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Retrosheet Boxscore: New York Yankees 2, Kansas City Royals 0 (1)

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New York Yankees 2, Kansas City Royals 0 (1)

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Discrepancies

Game Played on Tuesday, August 17, 1971 (D) at Yankee Stadium I

KC  A    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  1
NY  A    0  1  1    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   2  9  0
BATTING
Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Patek ss                      4   0   0   0       0   0       2   6
Rojas 2b                      4   0   1   0       0   1       4   4
Otis cf                       4   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
Piniella lf                   4   0   1   0       0   0       1   0
Oliver rf                     4   0   1   0       0   1       3   0
Harrison 1b                   4   0   2   0       0   1      11   2
Schaal 3b                     2   0   0   0       1   1       0   2
Paepke c                      3   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
Splittorff p                  2   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
  Knoop ph                    1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  York p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Totals                       32   0   5   0       1   6      24  17
FIELDING - 
DP: 4. Rojas-Patek-Harrison, Patek-Rojas, Schaal-Rojas-Harrison, Patek-Rojas-Harrison.
E: Schaal (20).
BATTING - 
Team LOB: 6.
New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Clarke 2b                     4   1   1   0       0   0       1   1
Munson c                      3   0   2   1       1   1       6   0
Murcer cf                     4   0   0   0       0   0       4   0
White lf                      4   1   2   0       0   1       3   0
Alou 1b                       3   0   2   0       0   0       8   0
Cater 3b                      3   0   1   1       0   0       1   4
Swoboda rf                    3   0   0   0       0   0       3   0
Michael ss                    3   0   1   0       0   0       1   3
Peterson p                    2   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                       29   2   9   2       1   2      27   9
BATTING - 
2B: Clarke (17,off Splittorff).
SH: Peterson (13,off Splittorff).
GDP: Murcer (6,off Splittorff); Cater 2 (16,off Splittorff 2).
Team LOB: 5.
PITCHING
Kansas City Royals           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Splittorff L(5-6)             7     9   2   2   1   0   0  28
York                          1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3
Totals                        8     9   2   2   1   2   0  31

New York Yankees             IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Peterson W(13-7)              9     5   0   0   1   6   0  33

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Merle Anthony, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Hank Soar
Time of Game: 1:55   
Starting Lineups:

   Kansas City Royals            New York Yankees         
1. Patek               ss        Clarke              2b
2. Rojas               2b        Munson              c
3. Otis                cf        Murcer              cf
4. Piniella            lf        White               lf
5. Oliver              rf        Alou                1b
6. Harrison            1b        Cater               3b
7. Schaal              3b        Swoboda             rf
8. Paepke              c         Michael             ss
9. Splittorff          p         Peterson            p

ROYALS 1ST: Patek flied out to center; Rojas made an out to
shortstop; Otis flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Royals 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Clarke grounded out (third to first); Munson
singled to center; Murcer grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Munson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 0, Yankees 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliver
singled to center; Harrison singled to left [Oliver to second];
Schaal popped to first in foul territory; Paepke grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: White singled to right; Alou reached on an error by
Schaal [White to second, Alou to first]; Cater singled to right
[White scored, Alou to second]; Swoboda flied out to right;
Michael lined into a double play (shortstop to second) [Alou out
at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Yankees 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Splittorff flied out to right; Patek grounded out
(third to first); Rojas grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Peterson grounded out (pitcher to first); Clarke
doubled; Munson singled to left [Clarke scored]; Murcer lined to
left; White grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 0, Yankees 2.

ROYALS 4TH: Otis flied out to right; Piniella grounded out
(third to first); Oliver was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 4TH: Alou singled to center; Cater grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Alou out at second];
Swoboda grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Royals 0, Yankees 2.

ROYALS 5TH: Harrison singled to left; Schaal walked [Harrison to
second]; Paepke flied out to center; On a bunt Splittorff forced
Harrison (pitcher to third) [Schaal to second]; Patek flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 5TH: Michael singled to center; Peterson out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Michael to second]; Clarke
flied out to right; Munson walked; Murcer grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Yankees 2.

ROYALS 6TH: Rojas was called out on strikes; Otis struck out;
Piniella singled to center; Oliver grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 6TH: White singled to second; Alou singled to center
[White to second]; Cater grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [White to third, Alou out at second];
Swoboda grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Royals 0, Yankees 2.

ROYALS 7TH: Harrison struck out; Schaal struck out; Paepke lined
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 7TH: Michael flied out to right; Peterson flied out to
center; Clarke grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 0, Yankees 2.

ROYALS 8TH: KNOOP BATTED FOR SPLITTORFF; Knoop was called out on
strikes; Patek flied out to left; Rojas singled to shortstop;
Otis forced Rojas (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Royals 0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 8TH: YORK REPLACED KNOOP (PITCHING); Munson struck out
(catcher to first); Murcer grounded out (first to pitcher);
White struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Yankees 2.

ROYALS 9TH: Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliver
flied out to right; Harrison flied out to center; Fritz
Peterson: 92 pitches; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Yankees 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Royals           0   5   1    6
 Yankees          2   9   0    5
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