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Brewers
@ Royals
Municipal Stadium
August 8, 1971
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Milwaukee Brewers, played on August 8, 1971 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 8, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Milwaukee Brewers
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 8, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Milwaukee Brewers |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Slaton |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dick Drago |
| Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 16,758 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 38 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Red Flaherty 1B: Bill Kunkel 2B: (none) 3B: Ron Luciano |
Milwaukee Brewers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tommy Harper | Left Fielder |
| Ron Theobald | Second Baseman |
| John Briggs | First Baseman |
| Jose Cardenal | Center Fielder |
| Dave May | Right Fielder |
| Tommy Matchick | Third Baseman |
| Ellie Rodriguez | Catcher |
| Rick Auerbach | Shortstop |
| Jim Slaton | Pitcher |
| Dave Bristol | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Joe Keough | Right Fielder |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| Gail Hopkins | First Baseman |
| Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
| Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
| Paul Schaal | Third Baseman |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | Catcher |
| Dick Drago | Pitcher |
| Bob Lemon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Brewers
@ Royals
Municipal Stadium
August 8, 1971
Top 1
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Brewers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Drago
Harper hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Theobald vs. Drago
Theobald hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Kirkpatrick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Briggs vs. Drago
Briggs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Brewers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Slaton
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Slaton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Slaton
Keough hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Theobald scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Slaton
Otis strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Brewers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Drago
Cardenal hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Drago
May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matchick vs. Drago
Matchick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Drago
Rodriguez 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
Bottom 2
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Brewers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopkins vs. Slaton
Hopkins hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Slaton
Piniella hits a fly ball into center field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Slaton
Rojas hits a popup towards short. Auerbach settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Slaton
Schaal hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkpatrick vs. Slaton
Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Schaal moves to third. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Drago vs. Slaton
There go the runners. The throw from Rodriguez to Auerbach covering second. The throw back to home, and Schaal is out at the plate. View Play
Top 3
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Brewers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Auerbach vs. Drago
Auerbach hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaton vs. Drago
Slaton strikes out. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Drago
Harper hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Theobald vs. Drago
Theobald hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Briggs vs. Drago
Briggs hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Theobald moves to third. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cardenal vs. Drago
Cardenal hits a line drive into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Brewers, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drago vs. Slaton
Drago is called out on strikes. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Slaton
Patek hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keough vs. Slaton
Keough takes first base on ball four. Patek moves to second. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Otis vs. Slaton
The umpire calls a balk on Slaton Patek moves to third. Keough moves to second. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Otis vs. Slaton
Otis hits a fly ball into left field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Patek tags and scores. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hopkins vs. Slaton
Hopkins is walked intentionally. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Piniella vs. Slaton
Piniella hits a fly ball into right field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Brewers, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Drago
May hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Matchick vs. Drago
Matchick 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 -
Brewers, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Drago
Rodriguez hits a popup towards first. Hopkins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Auerbach vs. Drago
Auerbach hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Brewers, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Slaton
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Theobald scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Slaton
Schaal hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cardenal. Schaal reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kirkpatrick vs. Slaton
Kirkpatrick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Drago vs. Slaton
Drago hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of May. Drago reaches second base with a double. Schaal scores. Kirkpatrick goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Patek vs. Slaton
Patek hits a line drive into left field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Keough vs. Slaton
Keough hits a line drive into right field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Brewers, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tepedino vs. Drago
Frank Tepedino pinch hits for Jim Slaton.
Tepedino is called out on strikes. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Drago
Harper hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Theobald vs. Drago
Theobald strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Brewers, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Krausse
Lew Krausse now pitching.
Otis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hopkins vs. Krausse
Hopkins hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Otis moves to third. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Piniella vs. Krausse
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Theobald fields it and throws to home to get Otis. Hopkins moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rojas vs. Krausse
Rojas hits a fly ball into right field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hopkins moves to third. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Schaal vs. Krausse
Schaal hits a popup, foul, towards third. Matchick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Brewers, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Briggs vs. Drago
Briggs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenal vs. Drago
Cardenal hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Drago
May hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Matchick vs. Drago
Matchick hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Kirkpatrick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Brewers, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Krausse
Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Theobald scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drago vs. Krausse
Drago hits a line drive towards short. Auerbach reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Krausse
Patek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keough vs. Krausse
Keough hits a popup towards short. Auerbach settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Brewers, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Drago
Rodriguez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hopkins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Auerbach vs. Drago
Auerbach hits a line drive towards short. Patek reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schofield vs. Drago
Dick Schofield pinch hits for Lew Krausse.
Schofield is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harper vs. Drago
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Brewers, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Weaver
Floyd Weaver now pitching.
Otis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hopkins vs. Weaver
Hopkins hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of May. Hopkins reaches second base with a double. Otis moves to third. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Piniella vs. Weaver
Piniella hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Theobald settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rojas vs. Weaver
Rojas is walked intentionally. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Schaal vs. Weaver
Schaal hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Otis scores. Hopkins scores. Rojas moves to third. Schaal moves to second. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kirkpatrick vs. Morris
John Morris now pitching.
Kirkpatrick hits a fly ball into right field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Drago vs. Morris
Drago hits a ball on the ground towards short. Auerbach scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Brewers, 1 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Theobald vs. Drago
Theobald hits a line drive into right field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Briggs vs. Drago
Briggs 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 -
Brewers, 1 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Drago
Cardenal hits a fly ball into right field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Brewers, 1 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Morris
Roberto Pena now playing third base. Tommy Matchick now playing second base.
Patek hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cardenal who is chasing the ball. Patek reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Keough vs. Morris
Keough hits a ball on the ground towards first. Briggs scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Keough for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Otis vs. Morris
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Auerbach scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hopkins vs. Morris
Hopkins hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Patek scores. View Play -
Brewers, 1 - Royals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Morris
Piniella hits a fly ball into right field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Brewers, 1 - Royals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Drago
May hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Royals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matchick vs. Drago
Matchick hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Royals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Voss vs. Drago
Bill Voss pinch hits for Ellie Rodriguez.
Voss hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hopkins fields it and steps on first for the out. There goes Matchick attempting to take third. There's the throw from Hopkins and Matchick is out, for the double play. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Royals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Auerbach vs. Drago
Auerbach hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Auerbach reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Royals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ratliff vs. Drago
Paul Ratliff pinch hits for John Morris.
Ratliff strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/8/1971 -- Milwaukee at Kansas City (D)
Milwaukee AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Harper T, lf 4 1 1 1 Patek F, ss 5 2 3 0
Theobald R, 2b 4 0 1 0 Keough J, rf 4 0 0 0
Pena R, 3b 0 0 0 0 Otis A, cf 3 1 1 1
Briggs J, 1b 4 0 2 0 Hopkins G, 1b 4 2 4 2
Cardenal J, cf 4 0 1 0 Piniella L, lf 5 0 0 0
May D, rf 4 1 2 1 Rojas C, 2b 3 0 0 0
Matchick T, 3b-2b 3 0 1 0 Schaal P, 3b 4 1 3 2
Rodriguez E, c 3 0 0 0 Kirkpatrick E, c 3 1 1 0
Voss B, ph 1 0 0 0 Drago D, p 4 0 1 2
Auerbach R, ss 4 0 1 0
Slaton J, p 1 0 0 0
Tepedino F, ph 1 0 0 0
Krausse L, p 0 0 0 0
Schofield D, ph 0 0 0 0
Weaver F, p 0 0 0 0
Morris J, p 0 0 0 0
Ratliff P, ph 1 0 0 0
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34 2 9 2 35 7 13 7
Milwaukee 001 000 001 -- 2
Kansas City 011 200 21x -- 7
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO
Slaton J (L) 4.0 6 4 4 3 2
Krausse L 2.0 3 0 0 0 0
Weaver F 0.1 2 2 2 2 0
Morris J 1.2 2 1 1 0 0
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Drago D (W) 9.0 9 2 2 1 4
DP -- Kansas City 2
LOB -- Milwaukee 7, Kansas City 10
2B -- Schaal P, Drago D, Hopkins G, Auerbach R
3B -- Patek F
HR -- Hopkins G, Harper T, May D
CS -- Schaal P
SF -- Otis A
HBP -- by Drago D (Schofield D)
Balk -- Slaton J
T -- 2:38
A -- 16758
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