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White Sox
@ Royals
Municipal Stadium
July 5, 1971
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Chicago White Sox, played on July 5, 1971 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 5, 1971 |
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Visiting Team |
Chicago White Sox
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Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 5, 1971 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Horlen |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Rooker |
Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
City | Kansas City |
State | MO |
Attendance | 13,296 |
Time of Game | 1 hour 54 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Nestor Chylak 1B: Bill Deegan 2B: Don Denkinger 3B: Art Frantz |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Walt Williams | Right Fielder |
Mike Hershberger | Center Fielder |
Mike Andrews | Second Baseman |
Bill Melton | Third Baseman |
Rick Reichardt | Left Fielder |
Carlos May | First Baseman |
Tom Egan | Catcher |
Rich Morales | Shortstop |
Joe Horlen | Pitcher |
Chuck Tanner | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
Paul Schaal | Third Baseman |
Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
Ed Kirkpatrick | Catcher |
Gail Hopkins | First Baseman |
Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
Joe Keough | Right Fielder |
Jim Rooker | Pitcher |
Bob Lemon | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
White Sox
@ Royals
Municipal Stadium
July 5, 1971
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Rooker
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hershberger vs. Rooker
Hershberger hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Rooker
Andrews hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Keough. Andrews reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Melton vs. Rooker
Melton strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Horlen
Patek hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Reichardt. Patek reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schaal vs. Horlen
Schaal hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Otis vs. Horlen
Otis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Patek scores. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkpatrick vs. Horlen
Horlen fires to first and has Otis trapped. There's the throw to Morales who tags Otis for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Horlen
Kirkpatrick hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Andrews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reichardt vs. Rooker
Reichardt hits a fly ball into right field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Rooker
May hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Egan vs. Rooker
Egan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopkins vs. Horlen
Hopkins hits a fly ball into center field. Hershberger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Horlen
Rojas hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Horlen
Piniella hits a fly ball into center field. Hershberger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Rooker
Morales hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horlen vs. Rooker
Horlen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Rooker
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Horlen
Keough hits a fly ball into left field. Reichardt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rooker vs. Horlen
Rooker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Horlen
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hershberger vs. Rooker
Hershberger hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Rooker
Andrews hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melton vs. Rooker
Melton hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Horlen
Schaal is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Horlen
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Horlen
Kirkpatrick hits a fly ball into center field. Hershberger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reichardt vs. Rooker
Reichardt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Rooker
May takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Egan vs. Rooker
Egan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopkins vs. Horlen
Hopkins hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hopkins for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Horlen
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Horlen
Piniella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keough vs. Horlen
Keough hits a fly ball into center field. Hershberger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Rooker
Morales hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horlen vs. Rooker
Horlen bunts towards first. Hopkins scoops it up and throws to first, with Rojas covering, for the out. Morales moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Rooker
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hershberger vs. Rooker
Hershberger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Andrews vs. Rooker
Andrews hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rooker vs. Horlen
Rooker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Horlen
Patek hits a fly ball into left field. Reichardt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Horlen
Schaal strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melton vs. Rooker
Melton hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reichardt vs. Rooker
Reichardt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Rooker
May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Egan vs. Rooker
Egan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Horlen
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Morales scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Horlen
Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops it up and throws to first, with Horlen covering, for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopkins vs. Horlen
Hopkins hits a fly ball into left field. Reichardt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Rooker
Morales takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Richard vs. Rooker
Pat Kelly pinch runs for Rich Morales. Lee Richard pinch hits for Joe Horlen.
There goes Kelly. The throw from Kirkpatrick and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Richard vs. Rooker
Richard strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Williams vs. Rooker
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hershberger vs. Rooker
Hershberger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Johnson
Lee Richard now playing shortstop. Bart Johnson now pitching.
Rojas hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Johnson
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Richard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Johnson
Keough 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
Top 9
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Rooker
Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melton vs. Rooker
Melton hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reichardt vs. Rooker
Reichardt hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/5/1971, game 2 -- Chicago at Kansas City (D) Chicago AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI Williams W, rf 4 0 0 0 Patek F, ss 3 1 1 0 Hershberger M, cf 3 0 0 0 Schaal P, 3b 3 0 0 0 Andrews M, 2b 4 0 1 0 Otis A, cf 3 0 1 1 Melton B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Kirkpatrick E, c 3 0 0 0 Reichardt R, lf 4 0 1 0 Hopkins G, 1b 3 0 0 0 May C, 1b 2 0 0 0 Rojas C, 2b 3 0 0 0 Egan T, c 3 0 0 0 Piniella L, lf 3 0 1 0 Morales R, ss 2 0 1 0 Keough J, rf 3 0 0 0 Kelly P, pr 0 0 0 0 Rooker J, p 2 0 0 0 Johnson B, p 0 0 0 0 Horlen J, p 1 0 0 0 Richard L, ph-ss 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 28 0 3 0 26 1 3 1 Chicago 000 000 000 -- 0 Kansas City 100 000 00x -- 1 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Horlen J (L) 7.0 3 1 1 0 2 Johnson B 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Rooker J (W) 9.0 3 0 0 3 4 E -- Kirkpatrick E DP -- Kansas City 1 LOB -- Chicago 5, Kansas City 1 2B -- Andrews M, Patek F SB -- Kelly P CS -- Otis A SH -- Horlen J T -- 1:54 A -- 13296
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