Top 1

• Brewers, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Harper vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Harper hits a line drive towards short. Patek reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Brewers, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Theobald vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Theobald hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Brewers, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cardenal vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Brewers, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Patek vs. Slaton
  
  Patek strikes out. View Play 
• Brewers, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Valdespino vs. Slaton
  
  Valdespino takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Brewers, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Otis vs. Slaton
  
  Otis hits a fly ball into right field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Brewers, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hopkins vs. Slaton
  
  Hopkins hits a popup, foul, towards third. Matchick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Brewers, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Briggs vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Briggs takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Brewers, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  May vs. Fitzmorris
  
  May 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 
• Brewers, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Porter vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Porter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Brewers, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Matchick vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Matchick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fitzmorris fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Brewers, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Oliver vs. Slaton
  
  Oliver is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Brewers, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Schaal vs. Slaton
  
  Schaal hits a popup towards short. Heise settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Brewers, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Knoop vs. Slaton
  
  Knoop strikes out. View Play 

Top 3

• Brewers, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Heise vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Heise hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Brewers, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Slaton vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Slaton 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 
• Brewers, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Harper vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Harper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Brewers, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Martinez vs. Slaton
  
  Martinez hits a popup towards third. Matchick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Brewers, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fitzmorris vs. Slaton
  
  Fitzmorris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heise scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Brewers, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Patek vs. Slaton
  
  Patek strikes out. View Play 

Top 4

• Brewers, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Theobald vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Theobald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Brewers, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cardenal vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Cardenal hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis. Cardenal reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Brewers, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Briggs vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Briggs hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Brewers, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  May vs. Fitzmorris
  
  May hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cardenal scores. View Play 
• Brewers, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Porter vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Porter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. May moves to third. View Play 
• Brewers, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Matchick vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Matchick strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Brewers, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Valdespino vs. Slaton
  
  Valdespino hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heise scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Brewers, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Otis vs. Slaton
  
  Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Matchick fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Brewers, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hopkins vs. Slaton
  
  Hopkins hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Brewers, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Oliver vs. Slaton
  
  Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Matchick fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Brewers, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Heise vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Heise hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Valdespino. Heise reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Brewers, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Slaton vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Slaton strikes out. View Play 
• Brewers, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Harper vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Harper takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Brewers, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Theobald vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Theobald hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Heise moves to third. Harper moves to second. View Play 
• Brewers, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Cardenal vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Cardenal hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play 
• Brewers, 5 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Briggs vs. Clemons
  
  Lance Clemons now pitching.
  
  Briggs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Brewers, 5 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  May vs. Clemons
  
  May hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Clemons juggles the ball. That's an error on Clemons. Briggs goes all the way around to score. May moves to third. View Play 
• Brewers, 6 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Porter vs. Clemons
  
  There goes May, trying to steal home. The slide, and he is safe. May steals home. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Brewers, 7 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Porter vs. Clemons
  
  Porter takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Brewers, 7 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Matchick vs. Clemons
  
  Matchick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Porter moves to second. View Play 
• Brewers, 7 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Heise vs. Dal Canton
  
  Bruce Dal Canton now pitching.
  
  Heise hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Brewers, 7 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Slaton vs. Dal Canton
  
  Slaton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Brewers, 7 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Schaal vs. Slaton
  
  Schaal hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Brewers, 7 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Knoop vs. Slaton
  
  Knoop takes first base on ball four. Schaal moves to second. View Play 
• Brewers, 7 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Martinez vs. Slaton
  
  Martinez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Schaal moves to third. Knoop moves to second. View Play 
• Brewers, 7 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Kirkpatrick vs. Slaton
  
  Ed Kirkpatrick pinch hits for Bruce Dal Canton.
  
  Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Schaal scores. Knoop moves to third. Martinez moves to second. View Play 
• Brewers, 7 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Patek vs. Slaton
  
  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. Knoop scores. Martinez scores. Kirkpatrick goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Brewers, 7 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Valdespino vs. Morris
  
  John Morris now pitching.
  
  Valdespino hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Morris fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Brewers, 7 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Otis vs. Morris
  
  Otis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Patek scores. Valdespino moves to second. View Play 
• Brewers, 7 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Hopkins vs. Morris
  
  Hopkins hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Valdespino scores. Otis moves to second. View Play 
• Brewers, 7 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Oliver vs. Bell
  
  Jerry Bell now pitching.
  
  Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bell fields it and throws to third for the out. Hopkins moves to second. View Play 
• Brewers, 7 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Schaal vs. Bell
  
  Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Matchick fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Top 6

• Brewers, 7 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Harper vs. Butler
  
  Bill Butler now pitching.
  
  Harper is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Brewers, 7 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Theobald vs. Butler
  
  Theobald hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Brewers, 7 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cardenal vs. Butler
  
  Cardenal hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hopkins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Brewers, 7 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Briggs vs. Butler
  
  There goes Theobald. The throw from Martinez and he is out, Patek applying the tag. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Brewers, 7 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Knoop vs. Bell
  
  Knoop hits a ball on the ground towards third. Matchick fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Brewers, 7 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Martinez vs. Bell
  
  Martinez hits a fly ball into center field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Brewers, 7 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Butler vs. Bell
  
  Butler strikes out. View Play 

Top 7

• Brewers, 7 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Briggs vs. Butler
  
  Briggs hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Brewers, 7 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  May vs. Butler
  
  May is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Brewers, 7 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Porter vs. Butler
  
  Porter hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Knoop settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Brewers, 7 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Patek vs. Bell
  
  Patek hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Porter fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Brewers, 7 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Valdespino vs. Bell
  
  Valdespino hits a ball on the ground towards third. Matchick fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Brewers, 7 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Otis vs. Bell
  
  Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heise fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Brewers, 7 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hopkins vs. Bell
  
  Hopkins hits a ball on the ground towards third. Matchick fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Brewers, 7 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Matchick vs. Butler
  
  Matchick 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 
• Brewers, 7 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Heise vs. Butler
  
  Heise hits a fly ball into left field. Valdespino settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Brewers, 7 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bell vs. Butler
  
  Bell strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Brewers, 7 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Oliver vs. Bell
  
  Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heise scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Brewers, 7 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Schaal vs. Bell
  
  Schaal takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Brewers, 7 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Keough vs. Bell
  
  Joe Keough pinch hits for Bobby Knoop.
  
  Keough hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Schaal trying to get to third. May throws the ball in to Matchick, who tags Schaal for the out. View Play 
• Brewers, 7 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Martinez vs. Bell
  
  Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Matchick fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Brewers, 7 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Harper vs. Butler
  
  Bobby Floyd now playing second base.
  
  Harper hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Brewers, 7 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Theobald vs. Butler
  
  Rick Auerbach pinch runs for Tommy Harper.
  
  Theobald bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Martinez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Brewers, 7 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cardenal vs. Butler
  
  Cardenal hits a fly ball into right field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Brewers, 7 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Briggs vs. Butler
  
  Briggs strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Brewers, 7 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Piniella vs. Sanders
  
  Roberto Pena now playing first base. Ken Sanders now pitching. Dave May now playing left field. Bill Voss now playing right field. Lou Piniella p
  
  Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heise scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Brewers, 7 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Patek vs. Sanders
  
  Patek hits a fly ball into right field. Voss settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Brewers, 7 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Valdespino vs. Sanders
  
  Valdespino 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 

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         Game of 9/8/1971 -- Milwaukee at Kansas City (N)

  Milwaukee          AB  R  H RBI    Kansas City        AB  R  H RBI
Harper T, lf          4  1  1  0   Patek F, ss           5  1  1  3   
Auerbach R, pr        0  0  0  0   Valdespino S, lf      4  1  1  0   
Pena R, 1b            0  0  0  0   Otis A, cf            4  0  2  1   
Theobald R, 2b        5  1  2  0   Hopkins G, 1b         4  0  2  1   
Cardenal J, cf        5  2  2  4   Oliver B, rf          4  0  0  0   
Briggs J, 1b          4  1  1  0   Schaal P, 3b          3  1  1  0   
Sanders K, p          0  0  0  0   Knoop B, 2b           2  1  0  0   
May D, rf-lf          4  1  1  1   Keough J, ph          1  0  1  0   
Porter D, c           3  0  2  0   Floyd B, 2b           0  0  0  0   
Matchick T, 3b        4  0  1  0   Martinez B, c         4  1  1  0   
Heise B, ss           4  1  1  0   Fitzmorris A, p       1  0  0  0   
Slaton J, p           3  0  0  0   Clemons L, p          0  0  0  0   
Morris J, p           0  0  0  0   Dal Canton B, p       0  0  0  0   
Bell J, p             1  0  0  0   Kirkpatrick E, ph     1  1  1  1   
Voss B, rf            0  0  0  0   Butler B, p           1  0  0  0   
                                   Piniella L, ph        1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     37  7 11  5                        35  6 10  6

Milwaukee        000 160 000 --  7
Kansas City      000 060 000 --  6

  Milwaukee            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Slaton J*             4.0  5  5  5  2  4
Morris J+             0.0  3  1  1  0  0
Bell J (W)            4.0  2  0  0  1  1
Sanders K (S)         1.0  0  0  0  0  0

  Kansas City          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Fitzmorris A (L)      4.1  7  5  5  2  2
Clemons L#            0.0  2  2  1  1  0
Dal Canton B          0.2  0  0  0  0  0
Butler B              4.0  2  0  0  0  4
  * Pitched to 5 batters in 5th
  + Pitched to 3 batters in 5th
  # Pitched to 4 batters in 5th

E -- Clemons L
DP -- Milwaukee 1, Kansas City 1
LOB -- Milwaukee 6, Kansas City 5
2B -- Cardenal J, Heise B
3B -- Patek F
HR -- Cardenal J
SB -- May D
CS -- Theobald R
T -- 2:40
A -- 5790

    

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