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Senators
@ Royals
Municipal Stadium
August 22, 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 August 22, 1971 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 22, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Washington Senators
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 22, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Washington Senators |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jackie Brown |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Paul Splittorff |
| Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 12,502 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 14 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Art Frantz 1B: Bill Deegan 2B: Nestor Chylak 3B: Don Denkinger |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Del Unser | Right Fielder |
| Dave Nelson | Third Baseman |
| Frank Howard | First Baseman |
| Jeff Burroughs | Left Fielder |
| Dick Billings | Catcher |
| Elliott Maddox | Center Fielder |
| Toby Harrah | Shortstop |
| Tim Cullen | Second Baseman |
| Jackie Brown | Pitcher |
| Ted Williams | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Joe Keough | Center Fielder |
| Gail Hopkins | First Baseman |
| Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
| Bob Oliver | Right Fielder |
| Paul Schaal | Third Baseman |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | Catcher |
| Bobby Knoop | Second Baseman |
| Paul Splittorff | Pitcher |
| Bob Lemon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Senators
@ Royals
Municipal Stadium
August 22, 1971
Top 1
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Senators, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Splittorff
Unser hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nelson vs. Splittorff
Nelson hits a fly ball into right field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Splittorff
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoop fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Senators, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Brown
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Howard juggles the ball. That's an error on Howard. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keough vs. Brown
There goes Patek. The throw from Billings and he is safe. Patek steals second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Keough vs. Brown
Keough hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Cullen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hopkins vs. Brown
Hopkins hits a popup towards short. Harrah settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Piniella vs. Brown
There goes Patek. The throw from Billings and he is safe. Patek steals third. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Piniella vs. Brown
Piniella hits a popup beyond second. Cullen can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. Patek scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Brown
There goes Piniella. The throw from Billings and he is safe. Piniella steals second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliver vs. Brown
Oliver strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Senators, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Splittorff
Burroughs strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Billings vs. Splittorff
Billings hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maddox vs. Splittorff
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoop fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Senators, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Brown
Schaal hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Brown
Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knoop vs. Brown
Knoop hits a fly ball into right field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Splittorff vs. Brown
Splittorff 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 3
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Senators, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Splittorff
Harrah strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullen vs. Splittorff
Cullen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Splittorff
Brown strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Senators, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Brown
Patek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keough vs. Brown
Keough hits a ball on the ground towards first. Howard scoops it up and throws to first, with Brown covering, for the out. Patek moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hopkins vs. Brown
Hopkins hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Piniella vs. Brown
Piniella hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Senators, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Splittorff
Unser hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nelson vs. Splittorff
Nelson strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Splittorff
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoop scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Unser moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burroughs vs. Splittorff
Burroughs 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, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Brown
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nelson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Brown
Schaal hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkpatrick vs. Brown
Kirkpatrick hits a popup, foul, towards third. Nelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knoop vs. Brown
The ball gets by Billings for a passed ball. Schaal moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Knoop vs. Brown
Knoop hits a line drive into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Senators, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, 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 -
Senators, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Splittorff
Maddox hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Splittorff
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hopkins fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cullen vs. Splittorff
Cullen takes first base on ball four. Harrah moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Splittorff
Brown strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Senators, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Splittorff vs. Brown
Splittorff 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, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Brown
Patek hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Maddox. Patek reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Keough vs. Brown
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. Patek moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hopkins vs. Brown
Hopkins hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Patek scores. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Brown
Piniella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hopkins moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oliver vs. Brown
Oliver hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Burroughs. Oliver reaches second base with a double. Hopkins scores. Piniella goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schaal vs. Pina
Horacio Pina now pitching.
Schaal hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Senators, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Splittorff
Unser hits a fly ball into right field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Splittorff
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Splittorff
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Senators, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Pina
Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pina fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knoop vs. Pina
Knoop hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Splittorff vs. Pina
Splittorff takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Pina
Patek hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cullen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Senators, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Splittorff
Burroughs hits a fly ball into center field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Billings vs. Splittorff
Billings hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Oliver. Billings reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maddox vs. Splittorff
Maddox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Billings moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Harrah vs. Splittorff
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoop fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Senators, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Pina
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, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopkins vs. Pina
Hopkins 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, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Pina
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nelson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Senators, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullen vs. Splittorff
Cullen hits a fly ball into right field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Splittorff
Lenny Randle pinch hits for Horacio Pina.
Randle hits a fly ball into right field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Splittorff
Unser hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoop scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Senators, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Cox
Casey Cox now pitching.
Oliver hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Cox
Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkpatrick vs. Cox
Kirkpatrick hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knoop vs. Cox
Knoop hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Senators, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Splittorff
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Splittorff
Howard hits a line drive into right field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Splittorff
Burroughs hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Billings vs. Splittorff
Billings takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maddox vs. Burgmeier
Tom Burgmeier now pitching.
Maddox takes first base on ball four. Billings moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harrah vs. Burgmeier
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/22/1971 -- Washington at Kansas City (D)
Washington AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Unser D, rf 4 0 2 0 Patek F, ss 4 2 2 0
Nelson D, 3b 4 0 0 0 Keough J, cf 4 0 0 0
Howard F, 1b 4 0 0 0 Hopkins G, 1b 4 1 1 1
Burroughs J, lf 4 1 1 1 Piniella L, lf 4 1 2 1
Billings D, c 3 0 2 0 Oliver B, rf 4 0 1 2
Maddox E, cf 3 0 2 0 Schaal P, 3b 4 0 2 0
Harrah T, ss 4 0 0 0 Kirkpatrick E, c 4 0 1 0
Cullen T, 2b 2 0 0 0 Knoop B, 2b 4 0 0 0
Brown J, p 2 0 0 0 Splittorff P, p 2 0 0 0
Pina H, p 0 0 0 0 Burgmeier T, p 0 0 0 0
Randle L, ph 1 0 0 0
Cox C, p 0 0 0 0
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31 1 7 1 34 4 9 4
Washington 000 000 001 -- 1
Kansas City 100 030 00x -- 4
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Brown J (L) 4.2 8 4 3 0 1
Pina H 2.1 0 0 0 1 0
Cox C 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Splittorff P (W) 8.2 7 1 1 2 5
Burgmeier T (S) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0
E -- Howard F
DP -- Kansas City 3
LOB -- Washington 6, Kansas City 7
2B -- Patek F, Oliver B, Billings D
HR -- Burroughs J
SB -- Patek F 2, Piniella L
PB -- Billings D
T -- 2:14
A -- 12502
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