Top 1

• Brewers, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Harper vs. Hedlund
  
  Harper hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Brewers, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Heise vs. Hedlund
  
  Heise hits a ball on the ground towards short. Floyd scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Brewers, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cardenal vs. Hedlund
  
  Cardenal hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Brewers, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  May vs. Hedlund
  
  May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Floyd fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Brewers, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Floyd vs. Krausse
  
  Floyd hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Harper. Floyd reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Brewers, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Valdespino vs. Krausse
  
  Valdespino hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heise scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Floyd moves to third. View Play 
• Brewers, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Otis vs. Krausse
  
  Otis hits a fly ball into left field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Floyd tags and scores. View Play 
• Brewers, 0 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hopkins vs. Krausse
  
  Hopkins hits a ball on the ground towards first. Tepedino scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hopkins for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Brewers, 0 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Porter vs. Hedlund
  
  Porter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Brewers, 0 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Tepedino vs. Hedlund
  
  Tepedino takes first base on ball four. Porter moves to second. View Play 
• Brewers, 0 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Matchick vs. Hedlund
  
  Matchick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Porter scores. Tepedino moves to second. View Play 
• Brewers, 1 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Auerbach vs. Hedlund
  
  Auerbach hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Brewers, 1 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Krausse vs. Hedlund
  
  Krausse strikes out. View Play 
• Brewers, 1 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Harper vs. Hedlund
  
  Harper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Brewers, 1 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Schaal vs. Krausse
  
  Schaal hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Brewers, 1 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Keough vs. Krausse
  
  Keough hits a popup towards short. Auerbach settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Brewers, 1 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Knoop vs. Krausse
  
  Knoop hits a fly ball into right field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Brewers, 1 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kirkpatrick vs. Krausse
  
  Ed Kirkpatrick pinch hits for Jerry May.
  
  Kirkpatrick takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Brewers, 1 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hedlund vs. Krausse
  
  Hedlund hits a ball on the ground towards third. Matchick fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Brewers, 1 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Heise vs. Hedlund
  
  Ed Kirkpatrick now catching.
  
  Heise hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Brewers, 1 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cardenal vs. Hedlund
  
  Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Brewers, 1 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  May vs. Hedlund
  
  May hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hopkins juggles the ball. That's an error on Hopkins. May moves to second. View Play 
• Brewers, 1 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Porter vs. Hedlund
  
  Porter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hopkins scoops it up and throws to first, with Hedlund covering, for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Brewers, 1 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Floyd vs. Krausse
  
  Floyd hits a fly ball into center field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Brewers, 1 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Valdespino vs. Krausse
  
  Valdespino hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Heise settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Brewers, 1 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Otis vs. Krausse
  
  Otis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Harper. Otis reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Brewers, 1 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Hopkins vs. Krausse
  
  Hopkins is walked intentionally. View Play 
• Brewers, 1 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Schaal vs. Krausse
  
  Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Krausse fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Brewers, 1 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tepedino vs. Hedlund
  
  Tepedino strikes out. View Play 
• Brewers, 1 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Matchick vs. Hedlund
  
  Matchick strikes out. View Play 
• Brewers, 1 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Auerbach vs. Hedlund
  
  Auerbach hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Brewers, 1 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Keough vs. Krausse
  
  Keough hits a ball on the ground towards first. Tepedino scoops it up and throws to first, with Krausse covering, for the out. View Play 
• Brewers, 1 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Knoop vs. Krausse
  
  Knoop hits a ball on the ground towards first. Tepedino scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Knoop for the out. View Play 
• Brewers, 1 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kirkpatrick vs. Krausse
  
  Kirkpatrick hits a fly ball into right field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Brewers, 1 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Krausse vs. Hedlund
  
  Krausse hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Knoop reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Brewers, 1 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Harper vs. Hedlund
  
  Harper hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Brewers, 1 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Heise vs. Hedlund
  
  Heise hits a ball on the ground towards short. Floyd fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Brewers, 1 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cardenal vs. Hedlund
  
  Cardenal hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Brewers, 1 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hedlund vs. Krausse
  
  Hedlund hits a ball on the ground towards third. Matchick fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Brewers, 1 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Floyd vs. Krausse
  
  Floyd hits a ball on the ground towards short. Auerbach misplays the ball. That's an error on Auerbach. View Play 
• Brewers, 1 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Valdespino vs. Krausse
  
  Valdespino hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of May. Valdespino reaches second base with a double. Valdespino is thrown out after the base hit. Floyd goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Brewers, 1 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Otis vs. Krausse
  
  Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Matchick fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Brewers, 1 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  May vs. Hedlund
  
  May hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Kirkpatrick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Brewers, 1 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Porter vs. Hedlund
  
  Porter hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hopkins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Brewers, 1 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tepedino vs. Hedlund
  
  Tepedino hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hopkins scoops it up and throws to first, with Hedlund covering, for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Brewers, 1 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hopkins vs. Krausse
  
  Hopkins hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Brewers, 1 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Schaal vs. Krausse
  
  Schaal takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Brewers, 1 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Keough vs. Krausse
  
  There goes Schaal. The throw from Porter and he is out, Auerbach applying the tag. View Play 
• Brewers, 1 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Keough vs. Krausse
  
  Keough hits a fly ball into right field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Brewers, 1 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Knoop vs. Krausse
  
  Knoop hits a fly ball into center field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Brewers, 1 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Matchick vs. Hedlund
  
  Matchick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Brewers, 1 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Auerbach vs. Hedlund
  
  Auerbach strikes out. View Play 
• Brewers, 1 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Voss vs. Hedlund
  
  Bill Voss pinch hits for Lew Krausse.
  
  Voss takes first base on ball four. Matchick moves to second. View Play 
• Brewers, 1 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Harper vs. Abernathy
  
  Ted Abernathy now pitching.
  
  Harper takes first base on ball four. Matchick moves to third. Voss moves to second. View Play 
• Brewers, 1 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Briggs vs. Abernathy
  
  John Briggs pinch hits for Bob Heise.
  
  Briggs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoop fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Brewers, 1 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kirkpatrick vs. Morris
  
  John Morris now pitching. Ron Theobald now playing second base.
  
  Kirkpatrick hits a fly ball into left field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Brewers, 1 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Abernathy vs. Morris
  
  Abernathy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Auerbach scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Brewers, 1 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Floyd vs. Morris
  
  Floyd strikes out. View Play 

Top 8

• Brewers, 1 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cardenal vs. Abernathy
  
  Bob Oliver now playing right field. Joe Keough now playing left field.
  
  Cardenal hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Brewers, 1 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  May vs. Abernathy
  
  May hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cardenal moves to third. View Play 
• Brewers, 1 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Porter vs. Abernathy
  
  Porter is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Brewers, 1 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Tepedino vs. Abernathy
  
  Tepedino strikes out. View Play 
• Brewers, 1 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Matchick vs. Abernathy
  
  Matchick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Floyd fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Brewers, 1 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Oliver vs. Morris
  
  Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Matchick fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Brewers, 1 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Otis vs. Morris
  
  Otis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Brewers, 1 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hopkins vs. Morris
  
  Morris fires to first and has Otis trapped. There's the throw to Auerbach who tags Otis for the out. View Play 
• Brewers, 1 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hopkins vs. Morris
  
  Hopkins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Theobald scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Brewers, 1 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Schofield vs. Abernathy
  
  Dick Schofield pinch hits for Rick Auerbach.
  
  Schofield takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Brewers, 1 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Theobald vs. Abernathy
  
  Theobald hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Schofield moves to second. View Play 
• Brewers, 1 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Harper vs. Abernathy
  
  Harper is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Brewers, 1 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Ratliff vs. Abernathy
  
  Paul Ratliff pinch hits for John Morris.
  
  Ratliff is hit by the pitch. Schofield moves to third. Theobald moves to second. View Play 
• Brewers, 1 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Cardenal vs. York
  
  Bobby Mitchell pinch runs for Paul Ratliff. Jim York now pitching.
  
  Cardenal hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Schofield scores. Theobald scores. Mitchell moves to second. View Play 
• Brewers, 3 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Pena vs. Burgmeier
  
  Tom Burgmeier now pitching. Roberto Pena pinch hits for Dave May.
  
  Pena hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burgmeier fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

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         Game of 9/6/1971, game 1 -- Milwaukee at Kansas City (N)

  Milwaukee          AB  R  H RBI    Kansas City        AB  R  H RBI
Harper T, lf          4  0  0  0   Floyd B, ss           4  2  1  0   
Heise B, 2b           3  0  1  0   Valdespino S, lf      3  0  1  1   
Briggs J, ph          1  0  0  0   Oliver B, rf          1  0  0  0   
Morris J, p           0  0  0  0   Otis A, cf            3  0  2  1   
Ratliff P, ph         0  0  0  0   Hopkins G, 1b         3  1  1  1   
Mitchell B, pr        0  0  0  0   Schaal P, 3b          2  1  1  1   
Cardenal J, cf        5  0  3  2   Keough J, rf-lf       3  0  0  0   
May D, rf             4  0  1  0   Knoop B, 2b           3  0  0  0   
Pena R, ph            1  0  0  0   May J, c              0  0  0  0   
Porter D, c           4  1  1  0   Kirkpatrick E, ph-c   2  0  0  0   
Tepedino F, 1b        3  0  0  0   Hedlund M, p          2  0  0  0   
Matchick T, 3b        4  0  2  1   Abernathy T, p        1  0  0  0   
Auerbach R, ss        3  0  0  0   York J, p             0  0  0  0   
Schofield D, ph       0  1  0  0   Burgmeier T, p        0  0  0  0   
Krausse L, p          2  0  0  0                                      
Voss B, ph            0  0  0  0                                      
Theobald R, 2b        1  1  1  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     35  3  9  3                        27  4  6  4

Milwaukee        010 000 002 --  3
Kansas City      110 011 00x --  4

  Milwaukee            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Krausse L (L)         6.0  5  4  3  3  0
Morris J              2.0  1  0  0  0  1

  Kansas City          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Hedlund M (W)         6.1  5  1  1  2  4
Abernathy T           2.0  3  2  2  2  3
York J*               0.0  1  0  0  0  0
Burgmeier T (S)       0.2  0  0  0  0  0
  * Pitched to 1 batter in 9th

E -- Hopkins G, Auerbach R
DP -- Kansas City 2
LOB -- Milwaukee 10, Kansas City 3
2B -- Floyd B, Otis A, Valdespino S
HR -- Schaal P, Hopkins G
CS -- Schaal P, Otis A
SF -- Otis A
HBP -- by Abernathy T (Ratliff P)
T -- 2:30
A -- 0

    

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