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Scores
Standings
CHW
@BOS		1
7
BAL
@CAL		8
2
CLE
@KCR		2
5
MIN
@NYY		3
7
DET
@OAK		2
9
MIL
@WSA		4
0
NYM
@CHC		7
6		 
(12)
LAD
@CIN		3
0
MON
@HOU		3
2
SFG
@PIT		2
0
PHI
@STL		8
6
Friday, April 23, 1971
, Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 7,696, Time of Game: 2:43
Indians
2
5-8
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
6th, 4 GB
 at Royals
5
7-9
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
4th, 5 GB
W: Dick Drago (3-1)
L: Sam McDowell (0-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  0  1   0  0  0   1  0  0    2  8  0
Royals          0  0  0   3  0  0   0  2  X    5  4  1

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
John Lowenstein 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .207 .579 -0.049 1.73 0.084 -0.133 0.0 2 1
Roy Foster RF-LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .219 .640 -0.201 1.68 0.000 -0.201 -1.5 1 0
Vada Pinson CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .245 .608 -0.135 1.31 0.000 -0.135 -1.0 1 0
Ray Fosse C 4 0 2 0 0 1 .224 .770 0.034 0.94 0.077 -0.043 -0.1 6 0
Graig Nettles 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .133 .602 -0.123 1.29 0.000 -0.123 -0.7 2 4
Ken Harrelson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .159 .456 -0.105 1.02 0.000 -0.105 -0.6 8 1
   Steve Mingori P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Ted Uhlaender LF-RF 3 2 2 0 1 0 .333 .757 0.145 1.06 0.160 -0.016 1.0 1 0 SB
Larry Brown SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .220 .518 -0.089 1.39 0.061 -0.150 -0.9 1 1 GDP
Sam McDowell P 2 0 2 1 0 0 .286 .571 0.121 0.95 0.121 0.000 1.0 0 0
   Vince Colbert P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Gomer Hodge PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 .600 1.467 0.136 3.20 0.136 0.000 1.0
   Chuck Machemehl P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Chuck Hinton 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .167 -0.003 0.11 0.000 -0.003 -0.1 1 0
Team Totals 35 2 8 2 1 3 .229 .479 -0.269 1.30 0.639 -0.909 -1.8 24 8
TB: S McDowell 2; T Uhlaender 2; R Fosse 2; L Brown; G Hodge.
GIDP: L Brown (2).
RBI: S McDowell (1); G Hodge (5).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
Baserunning
SB: T Uhlaender (1, 2nd base off D Drago/J May).

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Freddie Patek SS 4 0 1 3 1 1 .239 .657 0.060 1.33 0.133 -0.072 1.6 2 2
Cookie Rojas 2B 4 0 0 0 1 0 .333 .837 -0.054 0.79 0.025 -0.079 -1.3 1 3
Lou Piniella LF 5 0 0 0 0 3 .222 .554 -0.121 1.00 0.000 -0.121 -1.8 2 0
Bob Oliver 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 .246 .652 0.026 0.74 0.060 -0.034 0.1 12 0
Dennis Paepke RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .235 .572 0.038 0.94 0.080 -0.041 0.1 1 0
Paul Schaal 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 .327 .964 -0.010 0.98 0.071 -0.081 0.4 0 5 3B
Ed Kirkpatrick CF 1 2 0 0 3 0 .179 .569 0.090 1.15 0.113 -0.023 1.2 5 0 IW
Jerry May C 3 0 0 1 1 2 .263 .679 0.059 1.54 0.129 -0.070 -0.2 4 1
Dick Drago P 0 0 0 1 2 0 .125 .425 0.133 1.52 0.140 -0.007 1.1 0 3 SH
   Tom Burgmeier P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Gail Hopkins PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .273 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Carl Taylor PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .111 .361 0.008 1.11 0.008 0.000 0.4
   Ted Abernathy P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Team Totals 27 5 4 5 11 6 .148 .617 0.229 1.09 0.759 -0.528 1.6 27 15
3B: P Schaal (2, off C Machemehl).
SH: D Drago (3, off V Colbert).
IBB: E Kirkpatrick (2, by C Machemehl).
TB: P Schaal 3; F Patek; B Oliver; D Paepke.
RBI: F Patek 3 (5); J May (4); D Drago (2).
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 1 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 1. F Patek-C Rojas-B Oliver.
E: D Paepke (2).

Cleveland Indians

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Sam McDowell, L (0-3) 5.1 1 3 3 9 4 0 4.13 26 49 -0.197 1.35 -0.9
Vince Colbert 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.00 2 1 0 0.025 0.62 0.5
Chuck Machemehl 1.1 2 2 2 1 2 0 7.94 7 0 0 -0.003 0.53 -0.3
Steve Mingori 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1.93 4 2 2 -0.054 0.68 -0.9
Team Totals 8 4 5 5 11 6 0 5.62 39 49 3 2 -0.229 1.30 -1.6

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dick Drago, W (3-1) 7.1 8 2 2 1 3 0 2.01 31 56 0.124 1.31 1.0
Tom Burgmeier, S (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.87 2 1 0 0.120 2.46 0.5
Ted Abernathy, H (1) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 0.027 0.37 0.4
Team Totals 9 8 2 2 1 3 0 2.00 36 56 1 0 0.271 1.09 1.8
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: C Machemehl (3; E Kirkpatrick).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Jake O'Donnell, 2B - Frank Umont, 3B - Lou DiMuro.
Time of Game: 2:43.
Attendance: 7,696.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 65° F, Wind 10mph in unknown direction.

Starting Lineups

Cleveland Indians         Kansas City Royals
1 John Lowenstein 2B 1 Freddie Patek SS
2 Roy Foster RF 2 Cookie Rojas 2B
3 Vada Pinson CF 3 Lou Piniella LF
4 Ray Fosse C 4 Bob Oliver 1B
5 Graig Nettles 3B 5 Dennis Paepke RF
6 Ken Harrelson 1B 6 Paul Schaal 3B
7 Ted Uhlaender LF 7 Ed Kirkpatrick CF
8 Larry Brown SS 8 Jerry May C
9 Sam McDowell P 9 Dick Drago P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t7 1-3 1 12- R CLE G. Hodge D. Drago -14% 64% Single to CF; Brown to 2B; Uhlaender Scores
b4 0-1 1 123 R KCR J. May S. McDowell 13% 68% Walk; Oliver Scores; Paepke to 3B; Kirkpatrick to 2B
b4 1-1 1 123 R KCR D. Drago S. McDowell 11% 79% Walk; Paepke Scores; Kirkpatrick to 3B; May to 2B
t3 0-0 1 -2- R CLE S. McDowell D. Drago -11% 37% Single to LF; Uhlaender Scores
t5 1-3 0 1-- OO CLE L. Brown D. Drago 9% 82% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Dick Drago facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O CLE J. Lowenstein D. Drago 2% 52% Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 1 --- O CLE R. Foster D. Drago 1% 54% Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O CLE V. Pinson D. Drago 1% 54% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Sam McDowell facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O KCR F. Patek S. McDowell -2% 52% Strikeout
b1 0-0 1 --- O KCR C. Rojas S. McDowell -1% 51% Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- O KCR L. Piniella S. McDowell -1% 50% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Dick Drago facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O CLE R. Fosse D. Drago 2% 52% Flyball: CF
t2 0-0 1 --- O CLE G. Nettles D. Drago 2% 54% Flyball: LF
t2 0-0 2 --- O CLE K. Harrelson D. Drago 1% 55% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Sam McDowell facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- O KCR B. Oliver S. McDowell -2% 53% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 0-0 1 --- O KCR D. Paepke S. McDowell -2% 51% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 0-0 2 --- KCR P. Schaal S. McDowell 1% 52% Walk
b2 0-0 2 1-- O KCR E. Kirkpatrick S. McDowell -2% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Dick Drago facing 7-8-9
t3 0-0 0 --- CLE T. Uhlaender D. Drago -4% 46% Single to CF
t3 0-0 0 1-- CLE L. Brown D. Drago -3% 43% Uhlaender Steals 2B
t3 0-0 0 -2- O CLE L. Brown D. Drago 5% 48% Groundout: P-1B
t3 0-0 1 -2- R CLE S. McDowell D. Drago -11% 37% Single to LF; Uhlaender Scores
t3 1-0 1 1-- CLE J. Lowenstein D. Drago -8% 29% Reached on E9 (Fly Ball); McDowell to 3B; Lowenstein to 2B
t3 1-0 1 -23 O CLE R. Foster D. Drago 8% 36% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 1-0 2 -23 O CLE V. Pinson D. Drago 6% 42% Flyball: RF
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Indians' Sam McDowell facing 8-9-1
b3 0-1 0 --- O KCR J. May S. McDowell -3% 39% Lineout: SS
b3 0-1 1 --- KCR D. Drago S. McDowell 3% 42% Walk
b3 0-1 1 1-- O KCR F. Patek S. McDowell -3% 39% Flyball: CF
b3 0-1 2 1-- KCR C. Rojas S. McDowell 3% 41% Walk; Drago to 2B
b3 0-1 2 12- O KCR L. Piniella S. McDowell -5% 36% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Royals 0.
Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Dick Drago facing 4-5-6
t4 1-0 0 --- O CLE R. Fosse D. Drago 2% 38% Strikeout
t4 1-0 1 --- O CLE G. Nettles D. Drago 1% 40% Lineout: CF
t4 1-0 2 --- O CLE K. Harrelson D. Drago 1% 41% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Indians' Sam McDowell facing 4-5-6
b4 0-1 0 --- KCR B. Oliver S. McDowell 5% 46% Walk
b4 0-1 0 1-- KCR D. Paepke S. McDowell 8% 54% Single to LF; Oliver to 2B
b4 0-1 0 12- O KCR P. Schaal S. McDowell -7% 46% Foul Flyball: 3B
b4 0-1 1 12- KCR E. Kirkpatrick S. McDowell 9% 55% Walk; Oliver to 3B; Paepke to 2B
b4 0-1 1 123 R KCR J. May S. McDowell 13% 68% Walk; Oliver Scores; Paepke to 3B; Kirkpatrick to 2B
b4 1-1 1 123 R KCR D. Drago S. McDowell 11% 79% Walk; Paepke Scores; Kirkpatrick to 3B; May to 2B
b4 2-1 1 123 R KCR F. Patek S. McDowell 8% 87% Walk; Kirkpatrick Scores; May to 3B; Drago to 2B
b4 3-1 1 123 O KCR C. Rojas S. McDowell -5% 82% Foul Flyball: 1B
b4 3-1 2 123 O KCR L. Piniella S. McDowell -4% 78% Strikeout
3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 1, Royals 3.
Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-3, Royals' Dick Drago facing 7-8-9
t5 1-3 0 --- CLE T. Uhlaender D. Drago -5% 73% Walk
t5 1-3 0 1-- OO CLE L. Brown D. Drago 9% 82% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t5 1-3 2 --- CLE S. McDowell D. Drago -2% 81% Single to P/Bunt
t5 1-3 2 1-- O CLE J. Lowenstein D. Drago 3% 83% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Indians' Sam McDowell facing 4-5-6
b5 3-1 0 --- O KCR B. Oliver S. McDowell -1% 82% Foul Flyball: 3B
b5 3-1 1 --- O KCR D. Paepke S. McDowell -1% 81% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 3-1 2 --- O KCR P. Schaal S. McDowell -1% 81% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Royals 3.
Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-3, Royals' Dick Drago facing 2-3-4
t6 1-3 0 --- O CLE R. Foster D. Drago 3% 83% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 1-3 1 --- O CLE V. Pinson D. Drago 2% 85% Groundout: P-1B
t6 1-3 2 --- CLE R. Fosse D. Drago -2% 84% Single to CF
t6 1-3 2 1-- O CLE G. Nettles D. Drago 3% 86% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Indians' Sam McDowell facing 7-8-9
b6 3-1 0 --- KCR E. Kirkpatrick S. McDowell 2% 88% Walk
b6 3-1 0 1-- O KCR J. May S. McDowell -2% 86% Strikeout
Vince Colbert replaces Sam McDowell pitching and batting 9th
b6 3-1 1 1-- O KCR D. Drago V. Colbert -1% 86% Bunt Groundout: 1B-P/Sacrifice; Kirkpatrick to 2B
b6 3-1 2 -2- O KCR F. Patek V. Colbert -2% 84% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Royals 3.
Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-3, Royals' Dick Drago facing 6-7-8
t7 1-3 0 --- O CLE K. Harrelson D. Drago 3% 87% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 1-3 1 --- CLE T. Uhlaender D. Drago -4% 83% Single to RF
t7 1-3 1 1-- CLE L. Brown D. Drago -6% 77% Single to CF; Uhlaender to 2B
Gomer Hodge pinch hits for Vince Colbert (P) batting 9th
t7 1-3 1 12- R CLE G. Hodge D. Drago -14% 64% Single to CF; Brown to 2B; Uhlaender Scores
t7 2-3 1 12- O CLE J. Lowenstein D. Drago 9% 72% Strikeout
t7 2-3 2 12- O CLE R. Foster D. Drago 8% 81% Flyball: CF
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Indians' Chuck Machemehl facing 2-3-4
Chuck Machemehl replaces Gomer Hodge (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 3-2 0 --- O KCR C. Rojas C. Machemehl -2% 79% Flyball: LF
b7 3-2 1 --- O KCR L. Piniella C. Machemehl -1% 78% Strikeout
b7 3-2 2 --- KCR B. Oliver C. Machemehl 1% 79% Single to RF
b7 3-2 2 1-- O KCR D. Paepke C. Machemehl -2% 77% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 3.
Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-3, Royals' Dick Drago facing 3-4-5
t8 2-3 0 --- O CLE V. Pinson D. Drago 5% 82% Groundout: P-2B-1B
t8 2-3 1 --- CLE R. Fosse D. Drago -6% 76% Single to SS
Tom Burgmeier replaces Dick Drago pitching and batting 9th
t8 2-3 1 1-- O CLE G. Nettles T. Burgmeier 7% 83% Groundout: C-SS/Forceout at 2B
t8 2-3 2 1-- O CLE K. Harrelson T. Burgmeier 5% 88% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Indians' Chuck Machemehl facing 6-7-8
Roy Foster moves from RF to LF
Ted Uhlaender moves from LF to RF
b8 3-2 0 --- KCR P. Schaal C. Machemehl 6% 94% Triple (LF-CF)
b8 3-2 0 --3 KCR E. Kirkpatrick C. Machemehl 1% 95% Intentional Walk
b8 3-2 0 1-3 O KCR J. May C. Machemehl -3% 92% Strikeout
Steve Mingori replaces Ken Harrelson (1B) pitching and batting 6th
Chuck Hinton replaces Chuck Machemehl (P) playing 1B batting 9th
Carl Taylor pinch hits for Gail Hopkins batting 9th
Gail Hopkins pinch hits for Tom Burgmeier (P) batting 9th
b8 3-2 1 1-3 KCR C. Taylor S. Mingori 1% 93% Walk; Kirkpatrick to 2B
b8 3-2 1 123 RR KCR F. Patek S. Mingori 5% 98% Single to LF; Taylor to 2B; Kirkpatrick Scores; Schaal Scores
b8 5-2 1 12- O KCR C. Rojas S. Mingori -0% 98% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Taylor to 3B
b8 5-2 2 1-3 O KCR L. Piniella S. Mingori -0% 97% Foul Flyball: 1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 5.
Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-5, Royals' Ted Abernathy facing 7-8-9
Ted Abernathy replaces Carl Taylor (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t9 2-5 0 --- O CLE T. Uhlaender T. Abernathy 2% 99% Flyball: CF
t9 2-5 1 --- O CLE L. Brown T. Abernathy 1% 100% Foul Flyball: C
t9 2-5 2 --- O CLE C. Hinton T. Abernathy 0% 100% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 5.

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