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Cleveland Guardians @ 
Kansas City Royals
1971-04-23 · Night game · Municipal Stadium · Att: 7696 · 65°F · Wind 10 mph · 2:43
Kansas City Royals defeated Cleveland Indians 5–2. Kansas City Royals put up 3 in the 4th. Dick Drago earned the win and Tom Burgmeier picked up the save. Freddie Patek went 1-for-4 with 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
W: Dick Drago L: Sam McDowell SV: Tom Burgmeier
Umpires — HP: Bill Haller · 1B: Jake O'Donnell · 2B: Frank Umont · 3B: Lou DiMuro · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Cleveland Guardians — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 John Lowenstein | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Roy Foster | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Vada Pinson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ray Fosse | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Graig Nettles | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ken Harrelson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ted Uhlaender | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Larry Brown | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Sam McDowell | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Gomer Hodge | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Chuck Hinton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Freddie Patek | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
 Cookie Rojas | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Lou Piniella | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Bob Oliver | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Dennis Paepke | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Paul Schaal | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Ed Kirkpatrick | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 Jerry May | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Dick Drago | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Carl Taylor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Cleveland Guardians — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam McDowell | 5.1 | 1 | 9 | 4 |
 Vince Colbert | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Machemehl | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Steve Mingori | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Drago | 7.1 | 8 | 1 | 3 |
 Tom Burgmeier | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ted Abernathy | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- John Lowenstein: 7
- Roy Foster: 53
- Vada Pinson: 53
Bot 1
- Freddie Patek: K
- Cookie Rojas: 53
- Lou Piniella: 3/FL
Top 2
- Ray Fosse: 8
- Graig Nettles: 7
- Ken Harrelson: 53
Bot 2
- Bob Oliver: 53
- Dennis Paepke: 53
- Paul Schaal: W
- Ed Kirkpatrick: 43
Top 3
- Ted Uhlaender: S8
- Larry Brown: SB2
- Larry Brown: 13
- Sam McDowell: S7.2-H
- John Lowenstein: E9/F.1-3;B-2
- Roy Foster: 53
- Vada Pinson: 9
Bot 3
- Jerry May: 6/L
- Dick Drago: W
- Freddie Patek: 8
- Cookie Rojas: W.1-2
- Lou Piniella: K
Top 4
- Ray Fosse: K
- Graig Nettles: 8/L
- Ken Harrelson: K/C
Bot 4
- Bob Oliver: W
- Dennis Paepke: S7.1-2
- Paul Schaal: 5/FL
- Ed Kirkpatrick: W.2-3;1-2
- Jerry May: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Dick Drago: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Freddie Patek: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Cookie Rojas: 3/FL
- Lou Piniella: K
Top 5
- Ted Uhlaender: W
- Larry Brown: 64(1)3/GDP
- Sam McDowell: S1/BG
- John Lowenstein: 6
Bot 5
- Bob Oliver: 5/FL
- Dennis Paepke: 63
- Paul Schaal: 4
Top 6
- Roy Foster: 53
- Vada Pinson: 13
- Ray Fosse: S8
- Graig Nettles: 43
Bot 6
- Ed Kirkpatrick: W
- Jerry May: K
- Dick Drago: 31/SH.1-2
- Freddie Patek: 9
Top 7
- Ken Harrelson: 63
- Ted Uhlaender: S9
- Larry Brown: S8.1-2
- Gomer Hodge: S8.1-2;2-H
- John Lowenstein: K
- Roy Foster: 8
Bot 7
- Cookie Rojas: 7
- Lou Piniella: K
- Bob Oliver: S9
- Dennis Paepke: 13
Top 8
- Vada Pinson: 143
- Ray Fosse: S6
- Graig Nettles: 26(1)/FO
- Ken Harrelson: 8/L
Bot 8
- Paul Schaal: T/78
- Ed Kirkpatrick: IW
- Jerry May: K
- Carl Taylor: W.1-2
- Freddie Patek: S7.1-2;2-H;3-H
- Cookie Rojas: 54(1)/FO.2-3
- Lou Piniella: 3/FL
Top 9
- Ted Uhlaender: 8
- Larry Brown: 2/FL
- Chuck Hinton: 13