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New York Yankees @ Kansas City Royals

1971-08-28 · Night game · Municipal Stadium · Att: 15845 · 81°F, night · Wind 9 mph from RF · 2:25

Kansas City Royals defeated New York Yankees 4–3. Mike Hedlund earned the win. Ron Blomberg went 2-for-4 with 2 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYA	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	3	10
KCA	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1		4	12

W: Mike Hedlund L: Fritz Peterson SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Marty Springstead · 1B: Jim Honochick · 2B: Larry McCoy · 3B: Jim Odom · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jerry Kenney	5	0	2	0	0	0
Thurman Munson	4	0	2	0	0	0
Bobby Murcer	4	0	0	0	0	0
Roy White	4	1	1	0	0	0
Ron Blomberg	4	2	2	3	0	0
Danny Cater	3	0	2	0	1	0
Horace Clarke	3	0	1	0	1	0
Frank Baker	3	0	0	0	0	1
Fritz Peterson	3	0	0	0	0	0
Felipe Alou	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jake Gibbs	1	0	0	0	0	0

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Freddie Patek	4	1	2	0	0	1
Paul Schaal	3	1	1	0	1	0
Amos Otis	3	0	1	1	0	0
Lou Piniella	4	2	2	1	0	0
Bob Oliver	4	0	2	2	0	1
Chuck Harrison	4	0	0	0	0	0
Bobby Knoop	4	0	2	0	0	0
Jerry May	3	0	2	0	0	0
Mike Hedlund	3	0	0	0	0	1

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Fritz Peterson	8.0	12	1	3

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mike Hedlund	9.0	10	2	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jerry Kenney: S8/G
Thurman Munson: S7/G.1-2
Bobby Murcer: 8/8D
Roy White: 3/G.2-3;1-2
Ron Blomberg: 3/G

Bot 1

Freddie Patek: K
Paul Schaal: S9
Amos Otis: S9.1-3
Lou Piniella: 64(1)/FO.3-H
Bob Oliver: 8/L

Top 2

Danny Cater: W
Horace Clarke: W.1-2
Frank Baker: 46(1)3/GDP.2-3
Fritz Peterson: 8

Bot 2

Chuck Harrison: 63
Bobby Knoop: S6
Jerry May: 5/FL
Mike Hedlund: K

Top 3

Jerry Kenney: 63
Thurman Munson: 43
Bobby Murcer: 31

Bot 3

Freddie Patek: D9/89
Paul Schaal: 43.2-3
Amos Otis: 8/L/SF.3-H
Lou Piniella: 3/G

Top 4

Roy White: S9
Ron Blomberg: HR/9.1-H
Danny Cater: 13
Horace Clarke: S9
Frank Baker: POCS2(13)
Frank Baker: K/C

Bot 4

Bob Oliver: K
Chuck Harrison: 43
Bobby Knoop: S7/G
Jerry May: S7.1-3
Mike Hedlund: 54(1)/FO

Top 5

Fritz Peterson: 3/G
Jerry Kenney: 8
Thurman Munson: S7
Bobby Murcer: 6

Bot 5

Freddie Patek: 13
Paul Schaal: W
Amos Otis: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 6

Roy White: 23
Ron Blomberg: HR/9
Danny Cater: S7
Horace Clarke: 8/89D
Frank Baker: 3/G

Bot 6

Lou Piniella: T7
Bob Oliver: S7.3-H
Chuck Harrison: 4/L
Bobby Knoop: 16(1)3/GDP

Top 7

Fritz Peterson: 2/FL
Jerry Kenney: S8/G
Thurman Munson: 7/7D
Bobby Murcer: 9/9D

Bot 7

Jerry May: S8/G
Mike Hedlund: 5(B)4(1)/DP/BL
Freddie Patek: S9
Paul Schaal: 13

Top 8

Roy White: 13
Ron Blomberg: 13
Danny Cater: S8/G
Horace Clarke: 63

Bot 8

Amos Otis: 13
Lou Piniella: S5.B-3(E5/TH)
Bob Oliver: S8/G.3-H(UR)
Chuck Harrison: 8/8D
Bobby Knoop: 64(1)/FO

Top 9

Felipe Alou: 3/FL
Jake Gibbs: 7
Jerry Kenney: 63