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Royals
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
May 5, 1971
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Kansas City Royals, played on May 5, 1971 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 5, 1971 |
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Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 5, 1971 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dick Drago |
Home Starting Pitcher | Steve Dunning |
Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
City | Cleveland |
State | OH |
Attendance | 3,056 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 32 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Deegan 1B: Nestor Chylak 2B: Don Denkinger 3B: Art Frantz |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
Joe Keough | Right Fielder |
Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
Ed Kirkpatrick | Catcher |
Bob Oliver | First Baseman |
Carl Taylor | Left Fielder |
Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
Paul Schaal | Third Baseman |
Dick Drago | Pitcher |
Bob Lemon | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jack Heidemann | Shortstop |
Eddie Leon | Second Baseman |
Ted Ford | Right Fielder |
Vada Pinson | Center Fielder |
Ray Fosse | Catcher |
Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
Ken Harrelson | First Baseman |
Ted Uhlaender | Left Fielder |
Steve Dunning | Pitcher |
Alvin Dark | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Royals
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
May 5, 1971
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Dunning
Patek bunts towards the mound. Dunning juggles the ball. That's an error on Dunning. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keough vs. Dunning
Keough bunts towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. Patek moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Otis vs. Dunning
Patek is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Dunning
Otis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkpatrick vs. Dunning
Kirkpatrick strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heidemann vs. Drago
Heidemann hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leon vs. Drago
Leon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Heidemann moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ford vs. Drago
Ford hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pinson vs. Drago
Pinson hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Heidemann tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fosse vs. Drago
Fosse takes first base on ball four. Leon moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nettles vs. Drago
Nettles strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Dunning
Oliver hits a fly ball into left field. Uhlaender settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Dunning
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Leon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Dunning
Rojas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schaal vs. Dunning
There goes Rojas. The throw from Fosse and he is safe. Rojas steals second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schaal vs. Dunning
Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Leon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Drago
Harrelson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis. Harrelson reaches second base with a double. Otis throws the ball in to Schaal who tags Harrelson trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. Drago
Uhlaender hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dunning vs. Drago
Dunning is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drago vs. Dunning
Drago strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Dunning
Patek hits a popup towards third. Nettles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Dunning
Keough takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Dunning
Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heidemann vs. Drago
Heidemann hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leon vs. Drago
Leon bunts towards the mound. Drago fields it and throws to first for the out. Heidemann moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ford vs. Drago
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Heidemann moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pinson vs. Drago
Pinson hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Dunning
Kirkpatrick is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Dunning
Oliver strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Dunning
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dunning fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fosse vs. Drago
Fosse hits a fly ball into right field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Drago
Nettles hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Drago
Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Dunning
Rojas hits a fly ball into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Dunning
Schaal hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Drago vs. Dunning
Drago strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Dunning
Patek hits a line drive towards the mound. Dunning reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. Drago
Uhlaender hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dunning vs. Drago
There goes Uhlaender. The throw from Kirkpatrick and he is out, Rojas applying the tag. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dunning vs. Drago
Dunning strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heidemann vs. Drago
Heidemann hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Dunning
Keough hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Dunning
Otis hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Dunning
Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dunning fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Dunning
Oliver hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Dunning
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heidemann fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Oliver moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rojas vs. Dunning
Rojas hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Uhlaender. Rojas reaches second base with a double. Oliver scores. Taylor moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Schaal vs. Dunning
Schaal is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Drago vs. Dunning
Drago strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Patek vs. Dunning
Patek takes first base on ball four. Taylor scores. Rojas moves to third. Schaal moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Keough vs. Mingori
Steve Mingori now pitching.
Keough hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mingori fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leon vs. Drago
Leon is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Drago
Ford hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Drago
Pinson is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Machemehl
Chuck Machemehl now pitching.
Otis strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Machemehl
Kirkpatrick hits a fly ball into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Machemehl
Oliver hits a popup, foul, towards first. Harrelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fosse vs. Drago
Fosse hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Drago
Nettles hits a fly ball into right field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrelson vs. Drago
Harrelson hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Uhlaender vs. Drago
Uhlaender hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fosse moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hodge vs. Drago
Gomer Hodge pinch hits for Chuck Machemehl.
Hodge hits a fly ball into left field. Taylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Pascual
Camilo Pascual now pitching.
Taylor hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Pascual
Rojas hits a fly ball into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schaal vs. Pascual
Schaal hits a popup in front of the plate. Fosse settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Drago vs. Pascual
Drago takes first base on ball four. Taylor moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Patek vs. Pascual
Patek strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heidemann vs. Drago
Heidemann hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leon vs. Drago
Leon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. Heidemann moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ford vs. Drago
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pinson vs. Drago
Pinson is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Pascual
Keough hits a fly ball into left field. Uhlaender settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Pascual
Otis hits a line drive into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Pascual
Kirkpatrick strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fosse vs. Drago
Fosse hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Drago
Nettles hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrelson vs. Drago
Harrelson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fosse moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hinton vs. Burgmeier
Tom Burgmeier now pitching. Chuck Hinton pinch hits for Ted Uhlaender.
Hinton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas fields it and throws to second for the out. Fosse moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bradford vs. Burgmeier
Buddy Bradford pinch hits for Camilo Pascual.
Bradford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fosse scores. Hinton moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Heidemann vs. Burgmeier
Heidemann hits a fly ball, foul, down the right field line, foul. Keough chases it down, and drops the ball. That's an error on Keough. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Heidemann vs. Burgmeier
Heidemann hits a popup, foul, towards first. Oliver settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/5/1971 -- Kansas City at Cleveland (D) Kansas City AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI Patek F, ss 4 0 0 1 Heidemann J, ss 5 1 3 0 Keough J, rf 3 1 1 0 Leon E, 2b 3 0 1 0 Otis A, cf 4 1 1 2 Ford T, rf 4 0 0 0 Kirkpatrick E, c 5 0 0 0 Pinson V, cf 3 0 0 1 Oliver B, 1b 4 1 1 0 Fosse R, c 3 1 2 0 Taylor C, lf 4 1 2 0 Nettles G, 3b 4 0 0 0 Rojas C, 2b 3 0 1 1 Harrelson K, 1b 4 0 2 0 Schaal P, 3b 3 0 1 0 Uhlaender T, lf 3 0 2 0 Drago D, p 3 0 0 0 Hinton C, ph 1 0 0 0 Burgmeier T, p 0 0 0 0 Dunning S, p 2 0 0 0 Mingori S, p 0 0 0 0 Machemehl C, p 0 0 0 0 Hodge G, ph 1 0 0 0 Pascual C, p 0 0 0 0 Bradford B, ph 1 0 1 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 4 7 4 34 2 11 2 Kansas City 000 004 000 -- 4 Cleveland 100 000 001 -- 2 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Drago D (W) 8.1 10 2 2 1 6 Burgmeier T (S) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Dunning S (L) 5.2 6 4 4 5 6 Mingori S 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Machemehl C 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Pascual C 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 E -- Dunning S, Keough J LOB -- Kansas City 9, Cleveland 8 2B -- Harrelson K, Rojas C HR -- Otis A SB -- Rojas C CS -- Patek F, Uhlaender T SH -- Keough J, Leon E SF -- Pinson V T -- 2:32 A -- 3056
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