Top 1

• Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Patek vs. Wood
  
  Patek hits a fly ball into left field. Reichardt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Schaal vs. Wood
  
  Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Richard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Otis vs. Wood
  
  Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Hershberger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Richard vs. Hedlund
  
  Richard is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Johnstone vs. Hedlund
  
  Johnstone takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  May vs. Hedlund
  
  May is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Melton vs. Hedlund
  
  There goes Johnstone. The throw from May and he is safe. Johnstone steals second. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Melton vs. Hedlund
  
  Melton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Oliver vs. Wood
  
  Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Richard fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Rojas vs. Wood
  
  Rojas hits a popup towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Paepke vs. Wood
  
  Paepke hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wood fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Reichardt vs. Hedlund
  
  Reichardt hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Herrmann vs. Hedlund
  
  Herrmann hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Andrews vs. Hedlund
  
  Andrews hits a fly ball into right field. Savage settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Savage vs. Wood
  
  Savage strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  May vs. Wood
  
  May hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Reichardt. May reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Hedlund vs. Wood
  
  Hedlund strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Patek vs. Wood
  
  Patek hits a popup, foul, towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hershberger vs. Hedlund
  
  Hershberger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Oliver scoops it up and throws to first, with Hedlund covering, for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wood vs. Hedlund
  
  Wood is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Richard vs. Hedlund
  
  Richard hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Schaal vs. Wood
  
  Schaal hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Herrmann settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Otis vs. Wood
  
  Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Oliver vs. Wood
  
  There goes Otis. The throw from Herrmann and he is safe. Otis steals second. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Oliver vs. Wood
  
  Oliver strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Rojas vs. Wood
  
  Rojas hits a line drive into left field. Reichardt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Johnstone vs. Hedlund
  
  Johnstone hits a popup towards third. Schaal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  May vs. Hedlund
  
  May hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Melton vs. Hedlund
  
  Melton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hedlund fields it and throws to first for the out. May moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Reichardt vs. Hedlund
  
  Reichardt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Herrmann vs. Hedlund
  
  Herrmann hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hedlund fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Paepke vs. Wood
  
  Paepke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Richard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Savage vs. Wood
  
  Savage strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  May vs. Wood
  
  May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Richard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Andrews vs. Hedlund
  
  Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hershberger vs. Hedlund
  
  Hershberger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wood vs. Hedlund
  
  Wood hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hedlund vs. Wood
  
  Hedlund hits a popup, foul, towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Patek vs. Wood
  
  Patek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wood fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Schaal vs. Wood
  
  Schaal hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Otis vs. Wood
  
  Otis strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Richard vs. Hedlund
  
  Richard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Johnstone vs. Hedlund
  
  Johnstone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Richard moves to third. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  May vs. Hedlund
  
  May takes first base on ball four. Johnstone moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Melton vs. Hedlund
  
  Melton hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Reichardt vs. Hedlund
  
  Reichardt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal juggles the ball. That's an error on Schaal. Richard scores. Johnstone scores. May moves to third. Reichardt moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Herrmann vs. Hedlund
  
  Herrmann is walked intentionally. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Andrews vs. Hedlund
  
  Andrews hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. May scores. Reichardt scores. Herrmann moves to third. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - White Sox, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Hershberger vs. York
  
  Jim York now pitching.
  
  Hershberger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Herrmann scores. Andrews moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - White Sox, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Wood vs. York
  
  Wood bunts towards the mound. York juggles the ball. That's an error on York. Andrews moves to third. Hershberger moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - White Sox, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Richard vs. York
  
  Richard hits a fly ball into left field. Paepke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Andrews tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - White Sox, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Johnstone vs. York
  
  Johnstone hits a ball on the ground towards first. Oliver scoops it up and throws to first, with York covering, for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Royals, 0 - White Sox, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Oliver vs. Wood
  
  Oliver hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - White Sox, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Rojas vs. Wood
  
  Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wood fields the ball and throws to second. Richard drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Richard. Rojas moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - White Sox, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Paepke vs. Wood
  
  Paepke hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Savage vs. Wood
  
  Savage strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  May vs. Wood
  
  May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  May vs. York
  
  May hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Melton vs. York
  
  There goes May. The throw from May and he is safe. May steals second. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Melton vs. York
  
  Melton hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Savage. Melton reaches second base with a double. May scores. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Reichardt vs. York
  
  Reichardt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Herrmann vs. York
  
  Herrmann takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Andrews vs. York
  
  Andrews hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Melton moves to third. Herrmann moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Hershberger vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Al Fitzmorris now pitching.
  
  Hershberger strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Wood vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Wood strikes out. View Play 

Top 8

• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Taylor vs. Wood
  
  Carl Taylor pinch hits for Al Fitzmorris.
  
  Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton juggles the ball. That's an error on Melton. Taylor moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Patek vs. Wood
  
  Patek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Taylor moves to third. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Schaal vs. Wood
  
  Schaal hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Herrmann settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Otis vs. Wood
  
  Otis hits a line drive towards third. Melton reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Richard vs. Bunker
  
  Wally Bunker now pitching.
  
  Richard hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Otis. Richard reaches second base with a double. Otis throws the ball in to Schaal who tags Richard trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Johnstone vs. Bunker
  
  Johnstone hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  May vs. Bunker
  
  May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Oliver vs. Wood
  
  Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rojas vs. Wood
  
  Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Richard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Paepke vs. Wood
  
  Paepke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 5/26/1971 -- Kansas City at Chicago (N)

  Kansas City        AB  R  H RBI    Chicago            AB  R  H RBI
Patek F, ss           4  0  0  0   Richard L, ss         4  1  2  1   
Schaal P, 3b          4  0  1  0   Johnstone J, rf       4  1  1  0   
Otis A, cf            4  0  1  0   May C, 1b             4  2  2  0   
Oliver B, 1b          4  0  2  0   Melton B, 3b          4  0  1  1   
Rojas C, 2b           4  1  0  0   Reichardt R, lf       4  1  2  0   
Paepke D, lf          4  1  1  2   Herrmann E, c         2  1  0  0   
Savage T, rf          3  0  0  0   Andrews M, 2b         4  1  2  2   
May J, c              3  0  1  0   Hershberger M, cf     4  0  1  1   
Hedlund M, p          2  0  0  0   Wood W, p             3  0  0  0   
York J, p             0  0  0  0                                      
Fitzmorris A, p       0  0  0  0                                      
Taylor C, ph          1  0  0  0                                      
Bunker W, p           0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     33  2  6  2                        33  7 11  5

Kansas City      000 000 200 --  2
Chicago          000 006 10x --  7

  Kansas City          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Hedlund M (L)         5.1  6  6  4  3  3
York J                1.0  4  1  1  1  0
Fitzmorris A          0.2  0  0  0  0  2
Bunker W              1.0  1  0  0  0  0

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Wood W (W)            9.0  6  2  2  0  6

E -- Schaal P, York J, Richard L, Melton B
DP -- Kansas City 1, Chicago 1
LOB -- Kansas City 4, Chicago 8
2B -- May J, Melton B, Richard L
HR -- Paepke D
SB -- Johnstone J, Otis A, May C
SH -- Wood W
SF -- Richard L
T -- 2:22
A -- 2605

    

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