Royals @ White Sox
September 5, 1971

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Top 9 R H E
Royals 0 3 2
White Sox 8 11 0
Top 9 R H E
Royals 0 3 2
White Sox 8 11 0

Lou Piniella Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .265
OBP .333 .296
At Bats 2 396
Hits 0 105
• Singles 0 78
• Doubles 0 19
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 1 17
RBI’s 0 46

Wilbur Wood Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
18 10 1
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Comiskey Park - September 5, 1971
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Out
Wilbur Wood
Ed Herrmann
Carlos May
Rich McKinney
Bill Melton
Rich Morales
Jay Johnstone
Mike Hershberger
Pat Kelly
Lou Piniella

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Royals 0 3 2 4
Chicago White Sox 8 11 0 8
Winning Pitcher Wilbur Wood
Losing Pitcher Paul Splittorff
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Rick Reichardt
Attendance 9,367
Time of Game 2 hours 12 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Piniella hits a fly ball into center field. Hershberger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Morales scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 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.
Bottom 8 Melton hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 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.
Bottom 8 Pat Kelly pinch runs for Walt Williams. Hershberger takes first base on ball four. Kelly moves to second.
Bottom 8 Ken Wright now pitching. Dennis Paepke now catching. Williams is hit by the pitch.
Top 8 Floyd hits a popup, foul, towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Dennis Paepke pinch hits for Jim York. Paepke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Morales scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Jay Johnstone now playing left field. Knoop strikes out.
Bottom 7 Wood strikes out.
Bottom 7 Herrmann is walked intentionally.
Bottom 7 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.
Bottom 7 May hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 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.
Bottom 7 Melton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McKinney moves to second.
Bottom 7 McKinney hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hershberger scores.
Bottom 7 There goes Hershberger. The throw from May and he is safe. Hershberger steals second.
Bottom 7 Hershberger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Herrmann scores.
Bottom 7 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Wood bunts in front of the plate. May fields it and throws to first for the out. Herrmann moves to second.
Bottom 7 Herrmann takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Harrison hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McKinney settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Oliver hits a popup, foul, towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Piniella hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Morales hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 May hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Reichardt hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McKinney moves to second.
Bottom 6 Melton hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 McKinney hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Splittorff juggles the ball. That's an error on Splittorff.
Top 6 Otis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McKinney settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Floyd hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Herrmann settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Hershberger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 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.
Bottom 5 The ball gets by May for a passed ball. Herrmann moves to third.
Bottom 5 Wood bunts in front of the plate. May fields it and throws to first for the out. Herrmann moves to second.
Bottom 5 Herrmann hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harrison juggles the ball. That's an error on Harrison.
Top 5 Splittorff hits a popup towards third. Melton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 May strikes out.
Top 5 Knoop hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Morales hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 May hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Melton scores. Reichardt moves to third.
Bottom 4 Reichardt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hershberger scores. Melton moves to third.
Bottom 4 Melton takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 McKinney hits a fly ball into right field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Hershberger hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Oliver. Hershberger reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Harrison is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Piniella hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Herrmann fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 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.
Bottom 3 Herrmann hits a line drive towards first. Harrison catches it and steps on first to double up Morales.
Bottom 3 Morales hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Otis hits a fly ball into left field. Reichardt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Morales scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Floyd strikes out.
Bottom 2 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.
Bottom 2 Reichardt is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Melton hits a fly ball into right field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 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.
Top 2 May hits a popup towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Knoop hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Harrison hits a ball on the ground towards short. Morales fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 1 McKinney hits a line drive towards first. Harrison reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Hershberger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Splittorff fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Piniella takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Otis hits a line drive towards short. Morales reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 The ball gets by Herrmann for a passed ball. Schaal moves to second.
Top 1 Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Floyd hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.