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Royals
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 17, 1971
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Kansas City Royals, played on August 17, 1971 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 17, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 17, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Lance Clemons |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Kekich |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 17,223 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 44 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Merle Anthony 1B: George Maloney 2B: Hank Soar 3B: Larry Barnett |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
| Bob Oliver | Right Fielder |
| Chuck Harrison | First Baseman |
| Paul Schaal | Third Baseman |
| Buck Martinez | Catcher |
| Lance Clemons | Pitcher |
| Bob Lemon | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Gene Michael | Shortstop |
| Thurman Munson | Catcher |
| Bobby Murcer | Center Fielder |
| Roy White | Left Fielder |
| Danny Cater | Third Baseman |
| John Ellis | First Baseman |
| Ron Swoboda | Right Fielder |
| Ron Hansen | Second Baseman |
| Mike Kekich | Pitcher |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 17, 1971
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Kekich
Patek hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Kekich
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cater fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Kekich
Otis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Kekich
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cater fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michael vs. Clemons
Michael hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Clemons
Munson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murcer vs. Clemons
Murcer takes first base on ball four. Munson moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Clemons
White hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cater vs. Clemons
Cater hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Kekich
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrison vs. Kekich
Harrison hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schaal vs. Kekich
Schaal hits a fly ball into right field. Swoboda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Kekich
Martinez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Clemons
Ellis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swoboda vs. Clemons
Swoboda hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hansen vs. Clemons
Hansen strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemons vs. Kekich
Clemons hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hansen misplays the ball. That's an error on Hansen. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Kekich
Patek hits a line drive into right field. Swoboda picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Swoboda. Clemons goes all the way around to score. Patek moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rojas vs. Kekich
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cater fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Otis vs. Kekich
Otis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Patek scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Kekich
There goes Otis. The throw from Munson and he is out, Hansen applying the tag. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Kekich
Piniella hits a popup towards third. Cater settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kekich vs. Clemons
Kekich strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michael vs. Clemons
Michael hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Clemons
Munson strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Kekich
Oliver hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Munson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrison vs. Kekich
Harrison hits a fly ball into right field. Swoboda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Kekich
Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Clemons
Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harrison scoops it up and throws to first, with Clemons covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Clemons
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Clemons
Cater hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Kekich
Martinez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clemons vs. Kekich
Clemons bunts towards the mound. Kekich fields it and throws to first for the out. Martinez moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Patek vs. Kekich
Patek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Martinez moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rojas vs. Kekich
Rojas hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Hansen catches it and throws to first to double up Patek. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Clemons
Ellis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swoboda vs. Clemons
Swoboda is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hansen vs. Clemons
Hansen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal juggles the ball. That's an error on Schaal. Swoboda goes all the way around to score. Hansen moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kekich vs. Clemons
Kekich is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Michael vs. Clemons
Michael hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Kekich
Otis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hansen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Kekich
Piniella takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Kekich
Oliver hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. White throws the ball in to Cater who relays the ball to Hansen who tags Oliver trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Piniella moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Harrison vs. Kekich
Harrison hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Piniella scores. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schaal vs. Kekich
Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Clemons
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal juggles the ball. That's an error on Schaal. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murcer vs. Clemons
Murcer hits a line drive into right field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Clemons
White strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cater vs. Clemons
Cater hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Munson moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ellis vs. Clemons
Ellis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Kekich
Martinez hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemons vs. Kekich
Clemons hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Murcer who is chasing the ball. Clemons reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Patek vs. Kekich
Patek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Clemons scores. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Kekich
Rojas hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Munson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Kekich
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kekich fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swoboda vs. Clemons
Swoboda hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hansen vs. Clemons
Hansen hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Clemons
Felipe Alou pinch hits for Mike Kekich.
Alou hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michael vs. Clemons
Michael hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. Abernathy
Ted Abernathy now pitching.
Munson takes first base on ball four. Michael moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Murcer vs. Burgmeier
Tom Burgmeier now pitching.
Murcer hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Burgmeier
White hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Burgmeier
Cater is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 4 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Hambright
Roger Hambright now pitching.
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cater fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Hambright
Oliver hits a line drive towards the mound. Hambright reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrison vs. Hambright
Harrison hits a popup, foul, towards first. Ellis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 4 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Burgmeier
Ellis hits a fly ball into right field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swoboda vs. Burgmeier
Swoboda hits a line drive into center field. Otis picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Otis. Swoboda moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hansen vs. Burgmeier
Hansen is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hambright vs. Burgmeier
Jerry Kenney pinch runs for Ron Hansen.
Hambright hits a line drive into center field. Otis picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Otis. Swoboda scores. Kenney moves to third. Hambright moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Michael vs. Burgmeier
Michael hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kenney tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Munson vs. Burgmeier
Munson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 4 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Hambright
Jerry Kenney now playing third base. Danny Cater now playing first base. Horace Clarke now playing second base.
Schaal hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Hambright
Joe Keough pinch hits for Buck Martinez.
Keough hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murcer who is chasing the ball. Keough reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hopkins vs. Hambright
Gail Hopkins pinch hits for Tom Burgmeier.
There's a wild pitch. Keough scores. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopkins vs. Hambright
Hopkins hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hambright fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Hambright
Patek hits a popup towards short. Michael settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/17/1971, game 2 -- Kansas City at New York (D)
Kansas City AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Patek F, ss 5 1 4 1 Michael G, ss 4 1 1 1
Rojas C, 2b 4 0 0 0 Munson T, c 4 1 1 0
Otis A, cf 4 0 2 1 Murcer B, cf 3 1 1 3
Piniella L, lf 3 1 0 0 White R, lf 4 0 0 0
Oliver B, rf 4 0 1 0 Cater D, 3b-1b 4 0 1 0
Harrison C, 1b 4 0 2 1 Ellis J, 1b 4 0 0 0
Schaal P, 3b 4 0 0 0 Clarke H, 2b 0 0 0 0
Martinez B, c 2 0 0 0 Swoboda R, rf 3 3 2 0
Keough J, ph 1 1 1 0 Hansen R, 2b 3 0 0 0
Clemons L, p 2 2 1 0 Kenney J, pr-3b 0 1 0 0
Abernathy T, p 0 0 0 0 Kekich M, p 2 0 0 0
Burgmeier T, p 0 0 0 0 Alou F, ph 1 1 1 2
Hopkins G, ph 1 0 0 0 Hambright R, p 1 0 1 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 5 11 3 33 8 8 7
Kansas City 002 001 101 -- 5
New York 000 010 52x -- 8
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Clemons L 6.1 5 4 3 1 5
Abernathy T (L)* 0.0 0 1 1 1 0
Burgmeier T 1.2 3 3 2 1 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Kekich M (W) 7.0 10 4 2 2 1
Hambright R (S) 2.0 1 1 1 0 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 7th
E -- Hansen R, Swoboda R, Schaal P 2, Otis A 2
DP -- New York 2
LOB -- Kansas City 5, New York 6
3B -- Clemons L, Keough J
HR -- Alou F, Murcer B
CS -- Otis A
SH -- Clemons L
SF -- Michael G
HBP -- by Clemons L (Swoboda R)
WP -- Hambright R
T -- 2:44
A -- 17223
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