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Kansas City Royals @ New York Yankees

1971-08-17 · Day game · Yankee Stadium I · 82°F, sunny · 1:55

New York Yankees defeated Kansas City Royals 2–0. Fritz Peterson earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Fritz Peterson L: Paul Splittorff SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Larry Barnett · 1B: Merle Anthony · 2B: George Maloney · 3B: Hank Soar · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Freddie Patek	4	0	0	0
Cookie Rojas	4	1	0	1
Amos Otis	4	0	0	1
Lou Piniella	4	1	0	0
Bob Oliver	4	1	0	1
Chuck Harrison	4	2	0	1
Paul Schaal	2	0	1	1
Dennis Paepke	3	0	0	0
Paul Splittorff	2	0	0	0
Bobby Knoop	1	0	0	1

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Horace Clarke	4	1	1	0	0	0
Thurman Munson	3	0	2	1	1	1
Bobby Murcer	4	0	0	0	0	0
Roy White	4	1	2	0	0	1
Felipe Alou	3	0	2	0	0	0
Danny Cater	3	0	1	1	0	0
Ron Swoboda	3	0	0	0	0	0
Gene Michael	3	0	1	0	0	0
Fritz Peterson	2	0	0	0	0	0

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Paul Splittorff	7.0	9	1	0
Jim York	1.0	0	0	2

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Fritz Peterson	9.0	5	1	6

Play-by-play

Top 1

Freddie Patek: 8/8D
Cookie Rojas: 6
Amos Otis: 8

Bot 1

Horace Clarke: 53
Thurman Munson: S8
Bobby Murcer: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 2

Lou Piniella: 63
Bob Oliver: S8
Chuck Harrison: S7.1-2
Paul Schaal: 3/FL
Dennis Paepke: 53

Bot 2

Roy White: S9
Felipe Alou: E5.1-2;B-1
Danny Cater: S9/G.2-H;1-2
Ron Swoboda: 9
Gene Michael: 6(B)4(2)/LDP

Top 3

Paul Splittorff: 9
Freddie Patek: 53
Cookie Rojas: 63

Bot 3

Fritz Peterson: 13
Horace Clarke: DGR/9
Thurman Munson: S7/G.2-H
Bobby Murcer: 7/L
Roy White: 63

Top 4

Amos Otis: 9
Lou Piniella: 53
Bob Oliver: K/C

Bot 4

Felipe Alou: S8
Danny Cater: 54(1)3/GDP
Ron Swoboda: 13

Top 5

Chuck Harrison: S7
Paul Schaal: W.1-2
Dennis Paepke: 8
Paul Splittorff: 15(2)/FO/BG.1-2
Freddie Patek: 7

Bot 5

Gene Michael: S8/G
Fritz Peterson: 34/SH.1-2
Horace Clarke: 9
Thurman Munson: W
Bobby Murcer: 43

Top 6

Cookie Rojas: K/C
Amos Otis: K
Lou Piniella: S8/G
Bob Oliver: 43

Bot 6

Roy White: S4
Felipe Alou: S8/G.1-2
Danny Cater: 64(1)3/GDP.2-3
Ron Swoboda: 63

Top 7

Chuck Harrison: K
Paul Schaal: K
Dennis Paepke: 7/L

Bot 7

Gene Michael: 9
Fritz Peterson: 8
Horace Clarke: 63

Top 8

Bobby Knoop: K/C
Freddie Patek: 7
Cookie Rojas: S6
Amos Otis: 54(1)/FO

Bot 8

Thurman Munson: K23
Bobby Murcer: 31
Roy White: K

Top 9

Lou Piniella: 63
Bob Oliver: 9/89D
Chuck Harrison: 8/78

Notes & reviews

Fritz Peterson: 92 pitches

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