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Royals
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
September 5, 1971
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Kansas City Royals, played on September 5, 1971 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
Date | September 5, 1971 |
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Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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Home Team |
Chicago White Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 5, 1971 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Paul Splittorff |
Home Starting Pitcher | Wilbur Wood |
Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 9,367 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 12 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Hank Soar 1B: Larry Barnett 2B: Johnny Stevens 3B: George Maloney |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bobby Floyd | Shortstop |
Paul Schaal | Third Baseman |
Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
Bob Oliver | Right Fielder |
Chuck Harrison | First Baseman |
Bobby Knoop | Second Baseman |
Jerry May | Catcher |
Paul Splittorff | Pitcher |
Bob Lemon | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Walt Williams | Right Fielder |
Mike Hershberger | Center Fielder |
Rich McKinney | Second Baseman |
Bill Melton | Third Baseman |
Rick Reichardt | Left Fielder |
Carlos May | First Baseman |
Rich Morales | Shortstop |
Ed Herrmann | Catcher |
Wilbur Wood | Pitcher |
Chuck Tanner | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Royals
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
September 5, 1971
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Floyd vs. Wood
Floyd hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schaal vs. Wood
Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Wood
The ball gets by Herrmann for a passed ball. Schaal moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Otis vs. Wood
Otis hits a line drive towards short. Morales reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Piniella vs. Wood
Piniella takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oliver vs. Wood
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Splittorff
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hershberger vs. Splittorff
Hershberger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Splittorff fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKinney vs. Splittorff
McKinney hits a line drive towards first. Harrison reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrison vs. Wood
Harrison hits a ball on the ground towards short. Morales fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knoop vs. Wood
Knoop hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Wood
May hits a popup towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Splittorff vs. Wood
Splittorff hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKinney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melton vs. Splittorff
Melton hits a fly ball into right field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reichardt vs. Splittorff
Reichardt is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Splittorff
May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoop scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Floyd vs. Wood
Floyd strikes 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. Morales 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 left field. Reichardt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Splittorff
Morales 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: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herrmann vs. Splittorff
Herrmann hits a line drive towards first. Harrison catches it and steps on first to double up Morales. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Splittorff
Wood hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoop scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Wood
Piniella hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Herrmann fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Wood
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrison vs. Wood
Harrison is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Splittorff
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hershberger vs. Splittorff
Hershberger hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Oliver. Hershberger reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McKinney vs. Splittorff
McKinney hits a fly ball into right field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Melton vs. Splittorff
Melton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reichardt vs. Splittorff
Reichardt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hershberger scores. Melton moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
May vs. Splittorff
May hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Melton scores. Reichardt moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Morales vs. Splittorff
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knoop vs. Wood
Knoop hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Wood
May strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Splittorff vs. Wood
Splittorff hits a popup towards third. Melton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herrmann vs. Splittorff
Herrmann hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harrison juggles the ball. That's an error on Harrison. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wood vs. Splittorff
Wood bunts in front of the plate. May fields it and throws to first for the out. Herrmann moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Splittorff
The ball gets by May for a passed ball. Herrmann moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Williams vs. Splittorff
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Herrmann tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hershberger vs. Splittorff
Hershberger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Floyd vs. Wood
Floyd 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, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Wood
Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Wood
Otis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McKinney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKinney vs. Splittorff
McKinney hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Splittorff juggles the ball. That's an error on Splittorff. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Melton vs. Splittorff
Melton hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reichardt vs. Splittorff
Reichardt hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McKinney moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
May vs. Splittorff
May hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Morales vs. Splittorff
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Wood
Piniella hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Wood
Oliver hits a popup, foul, towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrison vs. Wood
Harrison hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McKinney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herrmann vs. Splittorff
Herrmann takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wood vs. Splittorff
Wood bunts in front of the plate. May fields it and throws to first for the out. Herrmann moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Splittorff
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hershberger vs. Splittorff
Hershberger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Herrmann scores. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McKinney vs. Splittorff
There goes Hershberger. The throw from May and he is safe. Hershberger steals second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McKinney vs. Splittorff
McKinney hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hershberger scores. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Melton vs. Splittorff
Melton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McKinney moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnstone vs. York
Jim York now pitching. Jay Johnstone pinch hits for Rick Reichardt.
Johnstone hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. York
May hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morales vs. York
Morales hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Morales reaches second base with a double. May moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Herrmann vs. York
Herrmann is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wood vs. York
Wood strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 0 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knoop vs. Wood
Jay Johnstone now playing left field.
Knoop strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Wood
May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Morales scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paepke vs. Wood
Dennis Paepke pinch hits for Jim York.
Paepke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Floyd vs. Wood
Floyd hits a popup, foul, towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 0 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Wright
Ken Wright now pitching. Dennis Paepke now catching.
Williams is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hershberger vs. Wright
Pat Kelly pinch runs for Walt Williams.
Hershberger takes first base on ball four. Kelly moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McKinney vs. Wright
McKinney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Floyd fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Kelly moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Melton vs. Wright
Melton hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 0 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Wood
Pat Kelly now playing right field.
Schaal 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, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Wood
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Morales scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Wood
Piniella hits a fly ball into center field. Hershberger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/5/1971 -- Kansas City at Chicago (D) Kansas City AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Floyd B, ss 4 0 1 0 Williams W, rf 3 0 0 1 Schaal P, 3b 4 0 0 0 Kelly P, pr-rf 0 0 0 0 Otis A, cf 4 0 0 0 Hershberger M, cf 4 2 2 1 Piniella L, lf 3 0 0 0 McKinney R, 2b 5 1 1 1 Oliver B, rf 3 0 0 0 Melton B, 3b 4 2 1 0 Harrison C, 1b 3 0 1 0 Reichardt R, lf 3 0 2 1 Knoop B, 2b 3 0 0 0 Johnstone J, ph-lf 1 1 1 3 May J, c 3 0 0 0 May C, 1b 4 0 2 1 Wright K, p 0 0 0 0 Morales R, ss 4 0 2 0 Splittorff P, p 2 0 0 0 Herrmann E, c 2 2 0 0 York J, p 0 0 0 0 Wood W, p 2 0 0 0 Paepke D, ph-c 1 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 30 0 3 0 32 8 11 8 Kansas City 000 000 000 -- 0 Chicago 000 210 50x -- 8 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Splittorff P (L) 6.2 8 7 6 2 1 York J 0.1 3 1 1 1 1 Wright K 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Wood W (W) 9.0 3 0 0 1 4 E -- Harrison C, Splittorff P DP -- Kansas City 2 LOB -- Kansas City 4, Chicago 8 2B -- Hershberger M, Morales R HR -- Johnstone J SB -- Hershberger M SH -- Wood W 2 SF -- Williams W HBP -- by Wright K (Williams W) PB -- Herrmann E, May J T -- 2:12 A -- 9367
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