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Senators
@ Royals
Municipal Stadium
June 8, 1971
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Washington Senators, played on June 8, 1971 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 8, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Washington Senators
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 8, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Washington Senators |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Casey Cox |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Paul Splittorff |
| Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 13,207 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 18 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Kunkel 1B: Red Flaherty 2B: John Rice 3B: Ron Luciano |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Del Unser | Center Fielder |
| Elliott Maddox | Third Baseman |
| Frank Howard | First Baseman |
| Dick Billings | Left Fielder |
| Paul Casanova | Catcher |
| Toby Harrah | Shortstop |
| Larry Biittner | Right Fielder |
| Tim Cullen | Second Baseman |
| Casey Cox | Pitcher |
| Ted Williams | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Paul Schaal | Third Baseman |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | Left Fielder |
| Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
| Bob Oliver | First Baseman |
| Joe Keough | Right Fielder |
| Jerry May | Catcher |
| Paul Splittorff | Pitcher |
| Bob Lemon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Senators
@ Royals
Municipal Stadium
June 8, 1971
Top 1
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Senators, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Splittorff
Unser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Splittorff
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Splittorff
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Splittorff fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Billings vs. Splittorff
Billings hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Senators, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Cox
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Cox
Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Cox
Otis strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Senators, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Casanova vs. Splittorff
Casanova hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Splittorff
Harrah hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Biittner vs. Splittorff
Biittner hits a line drive towards the mound. Splittorff catches it and throws to first to double up Harrah. View Play
Bottom 2
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Senators, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Cox
Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Cox
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Maddox fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Cox
Oliver is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keough vs. Cox
Keough hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Senators, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullen vs. Splittorff
Cullen hits a popup towards first. Oliver settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Splittorff
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Splittorff
Unser hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Splittorff fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Senators, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Cox
May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cullen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Splittorff vs. Cox
Splittorff hits a line drive into left field. Billings picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Billings. Splittorff moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Patek vs. Cox
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah misplays the ball. That's an error on Harrah. Splittorff moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Schaal vs. Cox
There goes Patek. The throw from Casanova and he is safe. Patek steals second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Schaal vs. Cox
Schaal takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Otis vs. Cox
Otis takes first base on ball four. Splittorff scores. Patek moves to third. Schaal moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kirkpatrick vs. Cox
Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Billings. Kirkpatrick reaches second base with a double. Patek scores. Schaal scores. Otis moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rojas vs. Cox
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Oliver vs. Cox
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cullen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Senators, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Splittorff
Maddox hits a fly ball into right field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Splittorff
Howard hits a fly ball into right field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Billings vs. Splittorff
Billings hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Senators, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Cox
Keough hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cullen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Cox
May hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Splittorff vs. Cox
Splittorff hits a fly ball into left field. Billings settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Cox
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Senators, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Casanova vs. Splittorff
Casanova strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Splittorff
Harrah takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Biittner vs. Splittorff
Biittner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Harrah moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cullen vs. Splittorff
Cullen hits a fly ball into right field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Harrah tags and scores. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Splittorff
Frank Fernandez pinch hits for Casey Cox.
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Senators, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Brown
Jackie Brown now pitching.
Schaal hits a popup towards first. Howard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Brown
Otis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Billings. Otis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kirkpatrick vs. Brown
Kirkpatrick is walked intentionally. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rojas vs. Brown
Rojas hits a fly ball into left field. Billings settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oliver vs. Brown
Oliver hits a fly ball into left field. Billings settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Senators, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Splittorff
Unser is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Splittorff
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Splittorff
Howard hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Keough. Howard reaches second base with a double. Maddox moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Billings vs. Splittorff
Billings hits a fly ball towards cemter. Otis catches it and throws to home to double up Maddox. View Play
Bottom 6
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Senators, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Brown
Keough hits a ball on the ground towards first. Howard scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Keough for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Brown
May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Maddox fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Splittorff vs. Brown
Splittorff hits a ball on the ground towards third. Maddox fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Senators, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Casanova vs. Splittorff
Casanova hits a fly ball into right field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Splittorff
Harrah hits a fly ball into right field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Splittorff
Biittner hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Senators, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Brown
Patek bunts towards third. Maddox fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schaal vs. Brown
There goes Patek. The throw from Casanova and he is safe. Patek steals second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schaal vs. Brown
Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Maddox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Otis vs. Brown
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Maddox fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Patek moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kirkpatrick vs. Riddleberger
Denny Riddleberger now pitching.
Kirkpatrick strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rojas vs. Pina
Horacio Pina now pitching. Don Wert now playing third base. Elliott Maddox now playing right field.
There goes Otis. The throw from Casanova and he is safe. Otis steals second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rojas vs. Pina
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert juggles the ball. That's an error on Wert. Patek scores. Otis moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Oliver vs. Pina
Oliver strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Senators, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullen vs. Splittorff
Cullen hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wert vs. Splittorff
Wert hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. May fields it and throws to first for the out. Cullen moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Unser vs. Splittorff
Unser takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maddox vs. Splittorff
Maddox hits a fly ball into left field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Howard vs. Abernathy
Ted Abernathy now pitching.
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Abernathy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Senators, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Pina
Keough hits a ball on the ground towards first. Howard scoops it up and throws to first, with Pina covering, for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Pina
May hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pina fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abernathy vs. Pina
Abernathy hits a popup, foul, towards first. Howard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Senators, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCraw vs. Abernathy
Tommy McCraw pinch hits for Dick Billings.
McCraw hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Casanova vs. Abernathy
Casanova hits a popup towards first. Oliver settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Abernathy
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mincher vs. Abernathy
Don Mincher pinch hits for Horacio Pina.
Mincher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allen vs. Abernathy
Bernie Allen pinch hits for Tim Cullen.
Allen takes first base on ball four. Mincher moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wert vs. Abernathy
Wert hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/8/1971 -- Washington at Kansas City (N)
Washington AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Unser D, cf 3 0 0 0 Patek F, ss 4 2 1 0
Maddox E, 3b-rf 4 0 1 0 Schaal P, 3b 3 1 0 0
Howard F, 1b 4 0 2 0 Otis A, cf 3 0 2 1
Billings D, lf 3 0 0 0 Kirkpatrick E, lf 3 0 2 2
McCraw T, ph 1 1 1 1 Rojas C, 2b 4 0 0 0
Casanova P, c 4 0 0 0 Oliver B, 1b 3 0 0 0
Harrah T, ss 3 1 1 0 Keough J, rf 4 0 0 0
Biittner L, rf 3 0 1 0 May J, c 4 0 2 0
Pina H, p 0 0 0 0 Splittorff P, p 3 1 1 0
Mincher D, ph 0 0 0 0 Abernathy T, p 1 0 0 0
Cullen T, 2b 2 0 0 1
Allen B, ph 0 0 0 0
Cox C, p 1 0 0 0
Fernandez F, ph 1 0 0 0
Brown J, p 0 0 0 0
Riddleberger D, p 0 0 0 0
Wert D, 3b 2 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 2 6 2 32 4 8 3
Washington 000 010 001 -- 2
Kansas City 003 000 10x -- 4
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Cox C (L) 4.0 4 3 2 2 1
Brown J 2.1 4 1 0 1 0
Riddleberger D 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Pina H 1.1 0 0 0 0 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Splittorff P (W) 7.2 5 1 1 2 2
Abernathy T (S) 1.1 1 1 1 2 0
E -- Billings D, Harrah T, Wert D, Oliver B
DP -- Washington 2, Kansas City 2
LOB -- Washington 7, Kansas City 8
2B -- Kirkpatrick E, Otis A, Howard F
HR -- McCraw T
SB -- Patek F 2, Otis A
SF -- Cullen T
HBP -- by Cox C (Oliver B)
T -- 2:18
A -- 13207
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