Yankees @ Royals
August 28, 1971

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Top 9 R H E
Yankees 3 10 1
Royals 4 12 0
Top 9 R H E
Yankees 3 10 1
Royals 4 12 0

Jerry Kenney Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .246
OBP .500 .359
At Bats 4 285
Hits 2 70
• Singles 2 60
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 52
RBI’s 0 15

Mike Hedlund Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
11 6 0
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Municipal Stadium - August 28, 1971
Out
Mike Hedlund
Jerry May
Chuck Harrison
Bobby Knoop
Paul Schaal
Freddie Patek
Lou Piniella
Amos Otis
Bob Oliver
Jerry Kenney

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Yankees 3 10 1 7
Kansas City Royals 4 12 0 6
Winning Pitcher Mike Hedlund
Losing Pitcher Fritz Peterson
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Bob Oliver
Attendance 15,845
Time of Game 2 hours 25 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Kenney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Jake Gibbs pinch hits for Fritz Peterson. Gibbs hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Felipe Alou pinch hits for Frank Baker. Alou hits a popup, foul, towards first. Harrison settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Knoop hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baker fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Harrison hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Oliver hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Piniella scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 8 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kenney picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Kenney. Piniella moves to third.
Bottom 8 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Peterson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Cater hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Blomberg hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hedlund fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 White hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hedlund fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Peterson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Patek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Hedlund bunts towards third. Kenney catches it and throws to first to double up May.
Bottom 7 May hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Murcer hits a fly ball into right field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Munson hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Kenney hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Peterson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Knoop hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Peterson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Harrison hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Clarke reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Oliver hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Piniella scores.
Bottom 6 Piniella hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White who is chasing the ball. Piniella reaches third base with a triple.
Top 6 Baker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harrison scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Baker for the out.
Top 6 Clarke hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Cater hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Blomberg hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 White hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. May fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baker fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Schaal takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Patek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Peterson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Murcer hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Munson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Kenney hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Peterson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harrison scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Peterson for the out.
Bottom 4 Hedlund hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kenney fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 May hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Knoop moves to third.
Bottom 4 Knoop hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Harrison hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Oliver strikes out.
Top 4 Baker is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Hedlund fires to first and picks off Clarke.
Top 4 Clarke hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Cater hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hedlund fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Blomberg hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 4 White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cater scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Piniella for the out.
Bottom 3 Otis hits a line drive into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Patek tags and scores.
Bottom 3 Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Patek moves to third.
Bottom 3 Patek hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Blomberg. Patek reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harrison scoops it up and throws to first, with Hedlund covering, for the out.
Top 3 Munson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoop scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Kenney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Hedlund strikes out.
Bottom 2 May hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kenney settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Knoop hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 Harrison hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Peterson hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Baker 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. Cater moves to third.
Top 2 Clarke takes first base on ball four. Cater moves to second.
Top 2 Cater takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Oliver hits a line drive into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baker fields it and throws to second for the out. Schaal scores.
Bottom 1 Otis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Schaal moves to third.
Bottom 1 Schaal hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Patek strikes out.
Top 1 Blomberg hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harrison scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Blomberg for the out.
Top 1 White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harrison scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats White for the out. Kenney moves to third. Munson moves to second.
Top 1 Murcer hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Munson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Kenney moves to second.
Top 1 Kenney hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.