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Indians
@ Royals
Municipal Stadium
July 15, 1971
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Cleveland Indians, played on July 15, 1971 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 15, 1971 |
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Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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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 15, 1971 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Sam McDowell |
Home Starting Pitcher | Dick Drago |
Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
City | Kansas City |
State | MO |
Attendance | 9,663 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 4 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Russ Goetz 1B: Dave Phillips 2B: Larry Napp 3B: Jerry Neudecker |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Ted Uhlaender | Center Fielder |
Vada Pinson | Left Fielder |
Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
Chris Chambliss | First Baseman |
Roy Foster | Right Fielder |
Eddie Leon | Second Baseman |
Jack Heidemann | Shortstop |
Ken Suarez | Catcher |
Sam McDowell | Pitcher |
Alvin Dark | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
Paul Schaal | Third Baseman |
Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
Dennis Paepke | Right Fielder |
Bob Oliver | First Baseman |
Jerry May | Catcher |
Ed Kirkpatrick | Center Fielder |
Dick Drago | Pitcher |
Bob Lemon | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Indians
@ Royals
Municipal Stadium
July 15, 1971
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. Drago
Uhlaender hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pinson vs. Drago
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Drago
Nettles hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. McDowell
Patek hits a fly ball into center field. Uhlaender settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. McDowell
Schaal hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. McDowell
Rojas hits a line drive towards short. Heidemann reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. McDowell
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heidemann fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Drago
Chambliss hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foster vs. Drago
Foster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leon vs. Drago
Leon 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 2
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Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paepke vs. McDowell
Paepke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heidemann scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. McDowell
Oliver takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. McDowell
May strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkpatrick vs. McDowell
Kirkpatrick is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heidemann vs. Drago
Heidemann hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suarez vs. Drago
Suarez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Oliver scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Suarez for the out. Heidemann moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McDowell vs. Drago
McDowell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Uhlaender vs. Drago
Uhlaender 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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Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drago vs. McDowell
Drago hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. McDowell
Patek 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 -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. McDowell
Schaal hits a fly ball into left field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Drago
Pinson hits a fly ball into right field. Paepke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Drago
Nettles hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Drago
Chambliss hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foster vs. Drago
Foster hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Chambliss moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Leon vs. Drago
Leon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. McDowell
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. McDowell
Piniella hits a popup, foul, towards first. Chambliss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paepke vs. McDowell
Paepke is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heidemann vs. Drago
Heidemann hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suarez vs. Drago
Suarez hits a fly ball into center field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDowell vs. Drago
McDowell hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. McDowell
Oliver strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. McDowell
May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. McDowell
Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heidemann scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. Drago
Uhlaender hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Drago
Pinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Drago
Nettles 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
Bottom 6
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Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drago vs. McDowell
Drago takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. McDowell
Patek bunts towards first. Chambliss scoops it up and throws to first, with Leon covering, for the out. Drago moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schaal vs. McDowell
Schaal hits a line drive into right field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rojas vs. McDowell
Rojas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Piniella vs. McDowell
Piniella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Drago scores. Rojas moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Paepke vs. McDowell
Paepke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heidemann fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Drago
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drago fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Drago
Foster hits a fly ball into center field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leon vs. Drago
Leon hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. McDowell
Oliver hits a fly ball into right field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. McDowell
May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. McDowell
Kirkpatrick hits a popup, foul, towards third. Nettles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodge vs. Drago
Joe Keough now playing right field. Gomer Hodge pinch hits for Jack Heidemann.
Hodge hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Drago
Frank Baker pinch hits for Ken Suarez.
Baker hits a fly ball into center field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hinton vs. Drago
Chuck Hinton pinch hits for Sam McDowell.
Hinton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Uhlaender vs. Drago
Uhlaender hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drago fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drago vs. Hennigan
Chuck Hinton now catching. Fred Stanley now playing shortstop. Phil Hennigan now pitching.
Drago strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Hennigan
Patek hits a fly ball into center field. Uhlaender settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Hennigan
Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Drago
Pinson hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Drago
Nettles hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Keough. Nettles reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chambliss vs. Drago
Chambliss takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foster vs. Drago
Foster hits a fly ball towards left. Piniella catches it and throws to Patek who relays to Rojas to double up Chambliss. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/15/1971 -- Cleveland at Kansas City (N) Cleveland AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI Uhlaender T, cf 4 0 1 0 Patek F, ss 3 0 0 0 Pinson V, lf 4 0 1 0 Schaal P, 3b 4 0 1 0 Nettles G, 3b 4 0 1 0 Rojas C, 2b 2 0 0 0 Chambliss C, 1b 3 0 2 0 Piniella L, lf 3 0 1 1 Foster R, rf 4 0 1 0 Paepke D, rf 3 0 0 0 Leon E, 2b 3 0 0 0 Keough J, rf 0 0 0 0 Heidemann J, ss 2 0 1 0 Oliver B, 1b 2 0 0 0 Hodge G, ph 1 0 1 0 May J, c 3 0 0 0 Stanley F, ss 0 0 0 0 Kirkpatrick E, cf 3 0 0 0 Suarez K, c 2 0 0 0 Drago D, p 2 1 0 0 Baker F, ph 1 0 0 0 Hennigan P, p 0 0 0 0 McDowell S, p 2 0 0 0 Hinton C, ph-c 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 0 8 0 25 1 2 1 Cleveland 000 000 000 -- 0 Kansas City 000 001 00x -- 1 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO McDowell S (L) 7.0 2 1 1 3 4 Hennigan P 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Drago D (W) 9.0 8 0 0 1 2 DP -- Kansas City 4 LOB -- Cleveland 5, Kansas City 4 2B -- Nettles G SH -- Patek F T -- 2:04 A -- 9663
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