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Kansas City Royals @ 
Chicago White Sox
1971-09-03 · Night game · Comiskey Park I · Att: 21138 · night · 3:23
Kansas City Royals defeated Chicago White Sox 8–6. Kansas City Royals put up 3 in the 3rd. Tom Burgmeier earned the win and Ted Abernathy picked up the save. Carlos May went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 11 | |
| CHA | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 |
W: Tom Burgmeier L: Steve Kealey SV: Ted Abernathy
Umpires — HP: Larry Barnett · 1B: Merle Anthony · 2B: George Maloney · 3B: Hank Soar · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Freddie Patek | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 Sandy Valdespino | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
 Gail Hopkins | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Ed Kirkpatrick | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 Joe Keough | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Paul Schaal | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bobby Floyd | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jerry May | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Lance Clemons | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim York | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Amos Otis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Bob Oliver | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Chicago White Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Walt Williams | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Mike Hershberger | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Rich McKinney | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Bill Melton | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Rick Reichardt | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
 Carlos May | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
 Tom Egan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Morales | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Joe Horlen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Lee Richard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Kealey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jay Johnstone | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Huntz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Spence | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ed Herrmann | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lance Clemons | 3.2 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| Jim York | 3.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
 Tom Burgmeier | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ted Abernathy | 2.0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Chicago White Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Horlen | 3.0 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Rich Hinton | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Kealey | 3.1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Bart Johnson | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Terry Forster | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Vicente Romo | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Freddie Patek: W
- Sandy Valdespino: 2/FL
- Gail Hopkins: S7.1-2
- Ed Kirkpatrick: 65(2)/FO.1-2
- Joe Keough: 7
Bot 1
- Walt Williams: W
- Mike Hershberger: W.1-2
- Rich McKinney: 14/SH.2-3;1-2
- Bill Melton: S9.3-H;2-3
- Rick Reichardt: 4/P.3-H
- Carlos May: HR.1-H
- Tom Egan: 63
Top 2
- Paul Schaal: 9
- Bobby Floyd: 63
- Jerry May: 53
Bot 2
- Rich Morales: 8
- Joe Horlen: 8
- Walt Williams: 9
Top 3
- Lance Clemons: 13
- Freddie Patek: W
- Sandy Valdespino: D7.1-3
- Gail Hopkins: S9.3-H;2-3;B-2(TH)
- Ed Kirkpatrick: S9.3-H;2-H
- Joe Keough: 8/8D
- Paul Schaal: 64(1)/FO
Bot 3
- Mike Hershberger: 53
- Rich McKinney: 4
- Bill Melton: S7
- Rick Reichardt: K
Top 4
- Bobby Floyd: S7
- Jerry May: S8.1-3
- Lance Clemons: FC5.3XH(525);1-2;B-1
- Freddie Patek: 53.2-3;1-2
- Sandy Valdespino: S8.3-H;2-H
- Gail Hopkins: S8.1-2
- Ed Kirkpatrick: K
Bot 4
- Carlos May: S8
- Tom Egan: 8
- Rich Morales: W.1-2
- Lee Richard: K
- Walt Williams: FLE3
- Walt Williams: S9.2-3;1-2
- Mike Hershberger: W.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
- Rich McKinney: W.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
- Bill Melton: 6
Top 5
- Joe Keough: 6
- Paul Schaal: S8
- Bobby Floyd: 3
- Jerry May: K
Bot 5
- Rick Reichardt: W
- Carlos May: 63.1-2
- Tom Egan: CS3(25)
- Tom Egan: 63
Top 6
- Jim York: 63
- Freddie Patek: 63
- Sandy Valdespino: 8
Bot 6
- Rich Morales: 7
- Steve Kealey: 3
- Walt Williams: D7
- Jay Johnstone: 8
Top 7
- Gail Hopkins: 43
- Ed Kirkpatrick: K
- Joe Keough: 7
Bot 7
- Rich McKinney: 7
- Bill Melton: 8/8D
- Rick Reichardt: W
- Carlos May: W.1-2
- Steve Huntz: 9
Top 8
- Paul Schaal: 8/L
- Amos Otis: W
- Jerry May: S9.1-3
- Bob Oliver: K+SBH;SB2
- Freddie Patek: PB.2-3#
- Freddie Patek: W
- Sandy Valdespino: SB2
- Sandy Valdespino: S9.3-H;2-H(UR)
- Gail Hopkins: PB.1-2
- Gail Hopkins: HP
- Ed Kirkpatrick: K/C
Bot 8
- Rich Morales: FLE3
- Rich Morales: K
- Bob Spence: K
- Walt Williams: S8
- Jay Johnstone: W.1-2
- Rich McKinney: 64(1)/FO
Top 9
- Joe Keough: 9
- Paul Schaal: 7
- Amos Otis: K
Bot 9
- Bill Melton: 2/FL
- Rick Reichardt: K
- Carlos May: W
- Ed Herrmann: 6