Top 1

• Senators, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Unser vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Unser takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Nelson vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Nelson hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Mincher vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Mincher hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Unser moves to third. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Howard vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Howard hits a fly ball into right field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Unser tags and scores. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Allen vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Allen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mincher moves to second. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Burroughs vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Burroughs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mincher scores. Allen moves to third. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Billings vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Billings hits a fly ball into right field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Senators, 2 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Patek vs. McLain
  
  Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cullen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Keough vs. McLain
  
  Keough hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mincher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Keough for the out. Patek moves to second. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Otis vs. McLain
  
  Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nelson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Hopkins vs. McLain
  
  Hopkins hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mincher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hopkins for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Senators, 2 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cullen vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Cullen hits a fly ball into right field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McLain vs. Fitzmorris
  
  McLain hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Unser vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Unser 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 
• Senators, 2 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Nelson vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Nelson hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Senators, 2 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rojas vs. McLain
  
  Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McLain fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Piniella vs. McLain
  
  Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nelson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Schaal vs. McLain
  
  Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cullen fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Top 3

• Senators, 2 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mincher vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Mincher hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Rojas reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Howard vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Howard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Allen vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Allen strikes out. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Burroughs vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Burroughs is called out on strikes. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Senators, 2 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kirkpatrick vs. McLain
  
  Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Allen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fitzmorris vs. McLain
  
  Fitzmorris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Patek vs. McLain
  
  Patek hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Burroughs. Patek reaches second base with a double. Fitzmorris moves to third. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Keough vs. McLain
  
  Keough hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Burroughs throws the ball in to Cullen who tags Keough trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Fitzmorris scores. Patek scores. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Otis vs. McLain
  
  Otis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hopkins vs. McLain
  
  There goes Otis. The throw from Billings and he is safe. Otis steals second. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Hopkins vs. McLain
  
  Hopkins hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Howard. Hopkins reaches second base with a double. Otis scores. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Rojas vs. McLain
  
  Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cullen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Senators, 2 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Billings vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Billings hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cullen vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Cullen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McLain vs. Fitzmorris
  
  McLain takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Unser vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Unser hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hopkins scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Unser for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Senators, 2 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Piniella vs. McLain
  
  Piniella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Schaal vs. McLain
  
  Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Allen fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kirkpatrick vs. McLain
  
  Kirkpatrick is called out on strikes. View Play 

Top 5

• Senators, 2 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nelson vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Nelson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis who is chasing the ball. Nelson reaches third base with a triple. View Play 
• Senators, 2 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Mincher vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Mincher hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hopkins scoops it up and throws to first, with Fitzmorris covering, for the out. Nelson scores. View Play 
• Senators, 3 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Howard vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Howard takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Senators, 3 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Allen vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Allen takes first base on ball four. Howard moves to second. View Play 
• Senators, 3 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Burroughs vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Burroughs hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis. Burroughs reaches second base with a double. Howard scores. Allen goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Senators, 5 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Billings vs. York
  
  Jim York now pitching.
  
  Billings hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Burroughs scores. View Play 
• Senators, 6 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cullen vs. York
  
  Cullen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Billings moves to second. View Play 
• Senators, 6 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  McLain vs. York
  
  McLain hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Senators, 6 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  York vs. McLain
  
  York strikes out. View Play 
• Senators, 6 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Patek vs. McLain
  
  Patek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Senators, 6 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Keough vs. McLain
  
  There goes Patek. The throw from Billings and he is safe. Patek steals second. View Play 
• Senators, 6 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Keough vs. McLain
  
  Keough hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Allen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Patek moves to third. View Play 
• Senators, 6 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Otis vs. McLain
  
  Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Senators, 6 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Unser vs. York
  
  Unser hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas misplays the ball. That's an error on Rojas. View Play 
• Senators, 6 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Nelson vs. York
  
  Nelson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hopkins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 6 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Mincher vs. York
  
  Mincher hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 6 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Howard vs. York
  
  Howard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Unser moves to second. View Play 
• Senators, 6 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Allen vs. York
  
  Allen hits a line drive towards first. Hopkins reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Senators, 6 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hopkins vs. McLain
  
  Hopkins hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 6 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rojas vs. McLain
  
  Rojas hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 6 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Piniella vs. McLain
  
  Piniella hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Senators, 6 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Burroughs vs. York
  
  Burroughs strikes out. View Play 
• Senators, 6 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Billings vs. York
  
  Billings strikes out. View Play 
• Senators, 6 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cullen vs. York
  
  Cullen hits a fly ball into right field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 6 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  McLain vs. York
  
  McLain strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Senators, 6 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Schaal vs. McLain
  
  Schaal hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Senators, 6 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kirkpatrick vs. McLain
  
  Kirkpatrick takes first base on ball four. Schaal moves to second. View Play 
• Senators, 6 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Oliver vs. McLain
  
  Bob Oliver pinch hits for Jim York.
  
  Oliver hits a fly ball into right field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Schaal moves to third. View Play 
• Senators, 6 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Patek vs. McLain
  
  Patek strikes out. View Play 
• Senators, 6 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Keough vs. McLain
  
  Keough hits a fly ball into right field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Senators, 6 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Unser vs. Abernathy
  
  Ted Abernathy now pitching.
  
  Unser bunts towards third. Schaal fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Senators, 6 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Nelson vs. Abernathy
  
  Nelson strikes out. View Play 
• Senators, 6 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Mincher vs. Abernathy
  
  Mincher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Abernathy fields it and throws to first for the out. Unser moves to second. View Play 
• Senators, 6 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Howard vs. Abernathy
  
  Howard strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Senators, 6 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Otis vs. McLain
  
  Tommy McCraw now playing first base. Elliott Maddox now playing center field. Del Unser now playing left field.
  
  Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 6 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hopkins vs. McLain
  
  Hopkins hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 6 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rojas vs. McLain
  
  Rojas hits a fly ball into right field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Senators, 6 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Allen vs. Abernathy
  
  Allen takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Senators, 6 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Burroughs vs. Abernathy
  
  Toby Harrah pinch runs for Bernie Allen.
  
  There goes Harrah. The throw from Kirkpatrick and he is safe. Harrah steals second. View Play 
• Senators, 6 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Burroughs vs. Abernathy
  
  Burroughs strikes out. View Play 
• Senators, 6 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Billings vs. Abernathy
  
  Billings hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 6 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Cullen vs. Abernathy
  
  There goes Harrah. The throw from Kirkpatrick and he is safe. Harrah steals third. View Play 
• Senators, 6 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Cullen vs. Abernathy
  
  Cullen takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Senators, 6 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  McLain vs. Abernathy
  
  There goes Harrah. The slide. Kirkpatrick applies the tag. Harrah is out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Senators, 6 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Piniella vs. McLain
  
  Toby Harrah now playing shortstop. Tim Cullen now playing second base.
  
  Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 6 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Schaal vs. McLain
  
  Schaal takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Senators, 6 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kirkpatrick vs. McLain
  
  Kirkpatrick hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 6 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Harrison vs. McLain
  
  Chuck Harrison pinch hits for Ted Abernathy.
  
  Harrison is called out on strikes. View Play 

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         Game of 8/20/1971, game 1 -- Washington at Kansas City (N)

  Washington         AB  R  H RBI    Kansas City        AB  R  H RBI
Unser D, cf-lf        4  1  1  0   Patek F, ss           4  1  3  0   
Nelson D, 3b          5  1  1  0   Keough J, rf          4  0  1  2   
Mincher D, 1b         5  1  1  1   Otis A, cf            4  1  1  0   
McCraw T, 1b          0  0  0  0   Hopkins G, 1b         4  0  1  1   
Howard F, lf          3  1  2  1   Rojas C, 2b           4  0  1  0   
Maddox E, cf          0  0  0  0   Piniella L, lf        4  0  1  0   
Allen B, 2b           3  1  1  0   Schaal P, 3b          3  0  1  0   
Harrah T, pr-ss       0  0  0  0   Kirkpatrick E, c      3  0  0  0   
Burroughs J, rf       5  1  2  3   Fitzmorris A, p       1  1  1  0   
Billings D, c         5  0  1  1   York J, p             1  0  0  0   
Cullen T, ss-2b       4  0  0  0   Oliver B, ph          1  0  0  0   
McLain D, p           3  0  1  0   Abernathy T, p        0  0  0  0   
                                   Harrison C, ph        1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     37  6 10  6                        34  3 10  3

Washington       200 040 000 --  6
Kansas City      003 000 000 --  3

  Washington           IP  H  R ER BB SO
McLain D (W)          9.0 10  3  3  2  4

  Kansas City          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Fitzmorris A (L)      4.1  7  6  6  4  2
York J                2.2  2  0  0  0  3
Abernathy T           2.0  1  0  0  2  3

E -- Rojas C
DP -- Washington 2
LOB -- Washington 11, Kansas City 6
2B -- Patek F, Hopkins G, Burroughs J
3B -- Nelson D
SB -- Otis A, Patek F, Harrah T 2
CS -- Harrah T
SF -- Howard F
PB -- Kirkpatrick E
T -- 2:43
A -- 0

    

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