Yankees @ Royals
August 27, 1971

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Top 9 R H E
Yankees 0 3 1
Royals 4 8 0
Top 9 R H E
Yankees 0 3 1
Royals 4 8 0

Gene Michael Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .241
OBP .000 .313
At Bats 3 382
Hits 0 92
• Singles 0 76
• Doubles 0 13
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 39
RBI’s 0 34

Paul Splittorff Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 6 0
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Municipal Stadium - August 27, 1971
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Out
Paul Splittorff
Jerry May
Gail Hopkins
Bobby Knoop
Paul Schaal
Freddie Patek
Lou Piniella
Amos Otis
Joe Keough
Gene Michael
Ron Swoboda

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Yankees 0 3 1 8
Kansas City Royals 4 8 0 10
Winning Pitcher Paul Splittorff
Losing Pitcher Stan Bahnsen
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Amos Otis
Attendance 10,425
Time of Game 2 hours 23 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Michael hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Swoboda takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Cater hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Alou hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Keough hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 8 Patek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke misplays the ball. That's an error on Clarke. May moves to third. Splittorff moves to second.
Bottom 8 Splittorff hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Knoop scores. May moves to second.
Bottom 8 May hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Knoop moves to third.
Bottom 8 Knoop hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cater fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoop fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Murcer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Munson hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Clarke hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cater fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Bottom 7 Hopkins takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Otis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Clarke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. Patek tags and scores. Keough tags and moves to second.
Bottom 7 Keough hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Patek moves to third.
Bottom 7 Patek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Lindy McDaniel now pitching. Splittorff strikes out.
Top 7 John Ellis pinch hits for Stan Bahnsen. Ellis hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Michael strikes out.
Top 7 Swoboda is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 May hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Michael fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 6 Knoop takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Cater is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Alou hits a line drive towards short. Patek reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 White hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Keough. White reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Murcer hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Hopkins hits a fly ball into right field. Swoboda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Keough hits a popup towards the mound. Bahnsen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Munson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Clarke hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Bahnsen strikes out.
Bottom 4 There goes Patek. The throw from Munson and he is out, Michael applying the tag.
Bottom 4 Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 Splittorff 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 May hits a ball on the ground towards first. Alou scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats May for the out.
Top 4 Michael hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Swoboda takes first base on ball four. Cater moves to second.
Top 4 Cater takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Alou hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 White hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Knoop hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Schaal takes first base on ball four. Keough scores. Otis moves to third. Piniella moves to second.
Bottom 3 Piniella is walked intentionally.
Bottom 3 Hopkins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Keough moves to third. Otis moves to second.
Bottom 3 Otis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Patek scores. Keough moves to second.
Bottom 3 Keough takes first base on ball four. Patek moves to second.
Bottom 3 Patek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Splittorff hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Bahnsen, and towards Clarke, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 There goes Murcer. The throw from May and he is out, Knoop applying the tag.
Top 3 Murcer takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Munson hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Clarke hits a line drive towards short. Patek reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 May is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Knoop takes first base on ball four. Schaal moves to second.
Bottom 2 Schaal takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Hopkins hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Bahnsen hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Michael strikes out.
Top 2 Swoboda takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Cater hits a line drive into right field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Keough hits a fly ball into right field. Swoboda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Patek strikes out.
Top 1 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Munson moves to second.
Top 1 Murcer hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Munson takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.