Senators @ Royals
August 20, 1971

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Bottom 9 R H E
Senators 6 10 0
Royals 3 10 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Senators 6 10 0
Royals 3 10 1

Lou Piniella Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .267
OBP .333 .298
At Bats 3 341
Hits 1 91
• Singles 1 67
• Doubles 0 17
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 15
RBI’s 0 39

Denny McLain Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
7 16 0
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Municipal Stadium - August 20, 1971
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Out
Denny McLain
Dick Billings
Tommy McCraw
Tim Cullen
Dave Nelson
Toby Harrah
Del Unser
Elliott Maddox
Jeff Burroughs
Lou Piniella
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

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.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 There goes Harrah. The slide. Kirkpatrick applies the tag. Harrah is out.
Top 9 Cullen takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 There goes Harrah. The throw from Kirkpatrick and he is safe. Harrah steals third.
Top 9 Billings hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Burroughs strikes out.
Top 9 Toby Harrah pinch runs for Bernie Allen. There goes Harrah. The throw from Kirkpatrick and he is safe. Harrah steals second.
Top 9 Allen takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Rojas hits a fly ball into right field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Hopkins hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 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.
Top 8 Howard strikes out.
Top 8 Mincher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Abernathy fields it and throws to first for the out. Unser moves to second.
Top 8 Nelson strikes out.
Top 8 Ted Abernathy now pitching. Unser bunts towards third. Schaal fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Keough hits a fly ball into right field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Patek strikes out.
Bottom 7 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.
Bottom 7 Kirkpatrick takes first base on ball four. Schaal moves to second.
Bottom 7 Schaal hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 McLain strikes out.
Top 7 Cullen hits a fly ball into right field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Billings strikes out.
Top 7 Burroughs strikes out.
Bottom 6 Piniella hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Rojas hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Hopkins hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Allen hits a line drive towards first. Hopkins reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Howard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Unser moves to second.
Top 6 Mincher hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Nelson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hopkins settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Unser hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas misplays the ball. That's an error on Rojas.
Bottom 5 Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 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.
Bottom 5 There goes Patek. The throw from Billings and he is safe. Patek steals second.
Bottom 5 Patek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 York strikes out.
Top 5 McLain hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 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.
Top 5 Jim York now pitching. Billings hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Burroughs scores.
Top 5 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.
Top 5 Allen takes first base on ball four. Howard moves to second.
Top 5 Howard takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 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.
Top 5 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.
Bottom 4 Kirkpatrick is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 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.
Bottom 4 Piniella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Unser hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hopkins scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Unser for the out.
Top 4 McLain takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Cullen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Billings hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cullen scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Hopkins hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Howard. Hopkins reaches second base with a double. Otis scores.
Bottom 3 There goes Otis. The throw from Billings and he is safe. Otis steals second.
Bottom 3 Otis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 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.
Bottom 3 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.
Bottom 3 Fitzmorris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 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.
Top 3 Burroughs is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Allen strikes out.
Top 3 Howard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Mincher hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Rojas reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cullen fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nelson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McLain fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Nelson hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Unser hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 McLain hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Cullen hits a fly ball into right field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Hopkins hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mincher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hopkins for the out.
Bottom 1 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nelson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 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.
Bottom 1 Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cullen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Billings hits a fly ball into right field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Burroughs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mincher scores. Allen moves to third.
Top 1 Allen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mincher moves to second.
Top 1 Howard hits a fly ball into right field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Unser tags and scores.
Top 1 Mincher hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Unser moves to third.
Top 1 Nelson hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Unser takes first base on ball four.