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Washington Senators @ 
Kansas City Royals
1971-06-08 · Night game · Municipal Stadium · Att: 13207 · 80°F · Wind 10 mph · 2:18
Kansas City Royals defeated Washington Senators 4–2. Kansas City Royals put up 3 in the 3rd. Paul Splittorff earned the win and Ted Abernathy picked up the save. Tommy McCraw went 1-for-1 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WS2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
W: Paul Splittorff L: Casey Cox SV: Ted Abernathy
Umpires — HP: Bill Kunkel · 1B: Red Flaherty · 2B: John Rice · 3B: Ron Luciano · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Washington Senators — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Del Unser | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Elliott Maddox | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Frank Howard | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dick Billings | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Paul Casanova | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Toby Harrah | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Larry Biittner | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tim Cullen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Casey Cox | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Frank Fernandez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Don Wert | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tommy McCraw | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Don Mincher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Bernie Allen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Freddie Patek | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Paul Schaal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Amos Otis | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Ed Kirkpatrick | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Cookie Rojas | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bob Oliver | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Joe Keough | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jerry May | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Paul Splittorff | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ted Abernathy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Washington Senators — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casey Cox | 4.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
 Jackie Brown | 2.1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Denny Riddleberger | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Horacio Pina | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Splittorff | 7.2 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Ted Abernathy | 1.1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Del Unser: 63
- Elliott Maddox: 63
- Frank Howard: S1
- Dick Billings: 46(1)/FO
Bot 1
- Freddie Patek: 63
- Paul Schaal: 63
- Amos Otis: K
Top 2
- Paul Casanova: 8
- Toby Harrah: S8
- Larry Biittner: 1(B)3(1)/LDP
Bot 2
- Ed Kirkpatrick: S7
- Cookie Rojas: 54(1)3/GDP
- Bob Oliver: HP
- Joe Keough: 64(1)/FO
Top 3
- Tim Cullen: 3/P
- Casey Cox: 43
- Del Unser: 13
Bot 3
- Jerry May: 43
- Paul Splittorff: S7.B-2(E7)
- Freddie Patek: E6/G.2-3
- Paul Schaal: SB2
- Paul Schaal: W
- Amos Otis: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Ed Kirkpatrick: D7.3-H(UR);2-H;1-3
- Cookie Rojas: 63
- Bob Oliver: 43
Top 4
- Elliott Maddox: 9
- Frank Howard: 9
- Dick Billings: 63
Bot 4
- Joe Keough: 43
- Jerry May: S9
- Paul Splittorff: 7
- Freddie Patek: 64(1)/FO
Top 5
- Paul Casanova: K
- Toby Harrah: W
- Larry Biittner: S9.1-3
- Tim Cullen: 9/SF.3-H
- Frank Fernandez: 54(1)/FO
Bot 5
- Paul Schaal: 3/P
- Amos Otis: D7
- Ed Kirkpatrick: IW
- Cookie Rojas: 7
- Bob Oliver: 7
Top 6
- Del Unser: K/C
- Elliott Maddox: S5
- Frank Howard: D9.1-3
- Dick Billings: 8(B)2(3)/FDP
Bot 6
- Joe Keough: 3/G
- Jerry May: S5
- Paul Splittorff: 54(1)3/GDP
Top 7
- Paul Casanova: 9
- Toby Harrah: 9
- Larry Biittner: 8
Bot 7
- Freddie Patek: S5/BG
- Paul Schaal: SB2
- Paul Schaal: 53
- Amos Otis: S5.2-3
- Ed Kirkpatrick: K
- Cookie Rojas: SB2
- Cookie Rojas: E5/G.2-3;3-H(NR)(UR)
- Bob Oliver: K
Top 8
- Tim Cullen: 6E3
- Don Wert: 23.1-2
- Del Unser: W
- Elliott Maddox: 7
- Frank Howard: 13
Bot 8
- Joe Keough: 31
- Jerry May: 13
- Ted Abernathy: 3/FL
Top 9
- Tommy McCraw: HR/9
- Paul Casanova: 3/P
- Toby Harrah: 53
- Don Mincher: W
- Bernie Allen: W.1-2
- Don Wert: 8