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Standings
BOS
@CAL		4
3		 
(15)
MIN
@CLE		3
1
CHW
@DET		3
4		 
(10)
NYY
@KCR		1
4
ATL
@CHC		2
3
PIT
@HOU		4
5
SDP
@MON		2
1
LAD
@NYM		3
2
SFG
@PHI		4
9
CIN
@STL		7
2
Monday, June 14, 1971, 7:34PM
, Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 11,870, Time of Game: 2:23
Yankees
1
27-33
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
5th, 11 GB
 at Royals
4
32-23
⇐ Won 6 ⇒
2nd, 4½ GB
W: Mike Hedlund (6-3)
L: Mike Kekich (1-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         0  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  0    1  6  0
Royals          0  0  0   0  0  4   0  0  X    4  8  0

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Horace Clarke 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .248 .673 -0.135 1.27 0.000 -0.135 -1.3 1 1
Jerry Kenney 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .226 .618 -0.073 0.76 0.000 -0.073 -0.7 3 4
Bobby Murcer CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 .357 1.045 -0.008 0.50 0.025 -0.032 -0.1 2 0
Roy White LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .299 .890 0.022 0.82 0.072 -0.050 0.2 1 0
Danny Cater 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .240 .552 -0.125 1.07 0.000 -0.125 -1.1 7 0
Thurman Munson C 4 1 1 0 0 0 .253 .701 -0.031 0.82 0.033 -0.064 -0.4 6 0
Jim Lyttle RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .184 .501 0.050 1.14 0.094 -0.044 0.2 1 0
Gene Michael SS 3 0 2 1 0 0 .242 .630 0.113 1.32 0.125 -0.012 0.8 3 2
Mike Kekich P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .364 -0.046 1.67 0.000 -0.046 -0.4 0 2 2·SH
   Gary Waslewski P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   John Ellis PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .268 .865 -0.007 0.27 0.000 -0.007 -0.1
   Lindy McDaniel P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .667 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 31 1 6 1 0 3 .194 .387 -0.240 0.97 0.349 -0.588 -2.8 24 9
SH: M Kekich 2 (2, 2 off M Hedlund).
TB: G Michael 2; R White; J Lyttle; B Murcer; T Munson.
RBI: G Michael (21).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Kenney-D Cater.
PB: T Munson (2).

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Freddie Patek SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 .260 .631 -0.118 1.22 0.036 -0.154 -0.8 1 2 GDP
Paul Schaal 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 .278 .841 0.062 0.99 0.098 -0.036 0.1 2 0 SB
Amos Otis CF 3 1 1 0 1 0 .304 .887 0.183 1.64 0.252 -0.069 1.1 4 0
Chuck Harrison 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .444 1.087 0.043 1.25 0.095 -0.052 0.0 11 1
Lou Piniella LF 4 1 2 0 0 2 .234 .589 0.118 1.10 0.138 -0.020 0.9 1 0
Bob Oliver RF 4 0 1 2 0 1 .244 .604 0.019 0.74 0.068 -0.049 0.6 2 0
Bobby Knoop 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .267 .686 0.038 0.74 0.058 -0.019 -0.0 2 3
Jerry May C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .270 .703 0.035 1.37 0.089 -0.053 -0.3 3 1
Mike Hedlund P 3 0 0 0 0 1 .071 .175 -0.119 1.52 0.000 -0.119 -1.1 1 3
Team Totals 31 4 8 3 3 6 .258 .582 0.261 1.15 0.834 -0.571 0.6 27 10
TB: L Piniella 2; A Otis; B Knoop; C Harrison; P Schaal; B Oliver; J May.
GIDP: F Patek (3).
RBI: B Oliver 2 (16); C Harrison (7).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 3 for 10.
Baserunning
SB: P Schaal (4, 2nd base off M Kekich/T Munson).

New York Yankees

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Mike Kekich, L (1-2) 5 6 3 3 2 3 0 5.52 22 44 -0.062 1.46 0.2
Gary Waslewski 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 3.49 5 2 2 -0.213 1.15 -1.6
Lindy McDaniel 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 7.06 7 0 0 0.014 0.10 0.9
Team Totals 8 8 4 4 3 6 0 4.50 34 44 2 2 -0.261 0.97 -0.6
M Kekich faced 3 batters in the 6th inning.

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Mike Hedlund, W (6-3) 9 6 1 1 0 3 0 2.38 33 74 0.239 0.97 2.8
Team Totals 9 6 1 1 0 3 0 1.00 33 74 0.239 1.15 2.8
Balks: None.
WP: M Kekich (6); G Waslewski (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Jake O'Donnell, 2B - Frank Umont, 3B - Lou DiMuro.
Time of Game: 2:23.
Attendance: 11,870.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 78° F, Wind 8mph in unknown direction.

Starting Lineups

New York Yankees         Kansas City Royals
1 Horace Clarke 2B 1 Freddie Patek SS
2 Jerry Kenney 3B 2 Paul Schaal 3B
3 Bobby Murcer CF 3 Amos Otis CF
4 Roy White LF 4 Chuck Harrison 1B
5 Danny Cater 1B 5 Lou Piniella LF
6 Thurman Munson C 6 Bob Oliver RF
7 Jim Lyttle RF 7 Bobby Knoop 2B
8 Gene Michael SS 8 Jerry May C
9 Mike Kekich P 9 Mike Hedlund P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b6 0-1 0 1-- KCR A. Otis M. Kekich 17% 61% Single to LF; Schaal to 3B
b5 0-1 1 12- OO KCR F. Patek M. Kekich -13% 32% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
b6 1-1 0 12- KCR L. Piniella G. Waslewski 10% 80% Single to P/Bunt; Harrison to 2B; Otis to 3B
t5 0-0 1 1-3 R NYY G. Michael M. Hedlund -10% 30% Single to 1B/Bunt; Lyttle to 2B; Munson Scores
b6 0-1 0 1-3 R KCR C. Harrison M. Kekich 9% 70% Single to LF; Otis to 2B; Schaal Scores

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, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Mike Hedlund facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O NYY H. Clarke M. Hedlund 2% 52% Foul Flyball: 3B
t1 0-0 1 --- O NYY J. Kenney M. Hedlund 1% 54% Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 2 --- O NYY B. Murcer M. Hedlund 1% 54% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Mike Kekich facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- KCR F. Patek M. Kekich 4% 58% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-- O KCR P. Schaal M. Kekich -3% 55% Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
b1 0-0 1 1-- O KCR A. Otis M. Kekich -3% 52% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 2 1-- O KCR C. Harrison M. Kekich -2% 50% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Mike Hedlund facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O NYY R. White M. Hedlund 2% 52% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t2 0-0 1 --- O NYY D. Cater M. Hedlund 2% 54% Flyball: 1B
t2 0-0 2 --- O NYY T. Munson M. Hedlund 1% 55% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Mike Kekich facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- KCR L. Piniella M. Kekich 4% 59% Single to RF
b2 0-0 0 1-- O KCR B. Oliver M. Kekich -4% 55% Flyball: CF
b2 0-0 1 1-- O KCR B. Knoop M. Kekich -2% 53% Groundout: 3B-1B; Piniella to 2B
b2 0-0 2 -2- O KCR J. May M. Kekich -3% 50% Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Mike Hedlund facing 7-8-9
t3 0-0 0 --- O NYY J. Lyttle M. Hedlund 2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 0-0 1 --- NYY G. Michael M. Hedlund -3% 50% Single to RF
t3 0-0 1 1-- O NYY M. Kekich M. Hedlund 2% 51% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Michael to 2B
t3 0-0 2 -2- O NYY H. Clarke M. Hedlund 4% 55% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Mike Kekich facing 9-1-2
b3 0-0 0 --- O KCR M. Hedlund M. Kekich -2% 53% Strikeout
b3 0-0 1 --- O KCR F. Patek M. Kekich -2% 51% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 0-0 2 --- KCR P. Schaal M. Kekich 1% 52% Walk
b3 0-0 2 1-- KCR A. Otis M. Kekich 1% 54% Schaal Steals 2B
b3 0-0 2 -2- KCR A. Otis M. Kekich 1% 54% Wild Pitch; Schaal to 3B
b3 0-0 2 --3 O KCR A. Otis M. Kekich -4% 50% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Mike Hedlund facing 2-3-4
t4 0-0 0 --- O NYY J. Kenney M. Hedlund 3% 53% Flyball: CF
t4 0-0 1 --- O NYY B. Murcer M. Hedlund 2% 54% Strikeout
t4 0-0 2 --- O NYY R. White M. Hedlund 1% 56% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Mike Kekich facing 4-5-6
b4 0-0 0 --- O KCR C. Harrison M. Kekich -3% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 0-0 1 --- O KCR L. Piniella M. Kekich -2% 51% Strikeout
b4 0-0 2 --- O KCR B. Oliver M. Kekich -1% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Mike Hedlund facing 5-6-7
t5 0-0 0 --- O NYY D. Cater M. Hedlund 3% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 0-0 1 --- NYY T. Munson M. Hedlund -3% 50% Single to P/Bunt
t5 0-0 1 1-- NYY J. Lyttle M. Hedlund -9% 40% Single (LF-CF); Munson to 3B
t5 0-0 1 1-3 R NYY G. Michael M. Hedlund -10% 30% Single to 1B/Bunt; Lyttle to 2B; Munson Scores
t5 1-0 1 12- O NYY M. Kekich M. Hedlund 3% 33% Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Michael to 2B; Lyttle to 3B
t5 1-0 2 -23 O NYY H. Clarke M. Hedlund 6% 39% Flyball: CF
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Yankees' Mike Kekich facing 7-8-9
b5 0-1 0 --- KCR B. Knoop M. Kekich 6% 45% Single to LF
b5 0-1 0 1-- KCR J. May M. Kekich 9% 54% Single to CF (Line Drive); Knoop to 2B
b5 0-1 0 12- O KCR M. Hedlund M. Kekich -8% 45% Bunt Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; May to 2B
b5 0-1 1 12- OO KCR F. Patek M. Kekich -13% 32% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 0.
Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Mike Hedlund facing 2-3-4
t6 1-0 0 --- O NYY J. Kenney M. Hedlund 2% 34% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t6 1-0 1 --- NYY B. Murcer M. Hedlund -2% 32% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
t6 1-0 1 1-- NYY R. White M. Hedlund -7% 24% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Murcer to 3B
t6 1-0 1 1-3 O NYY D. Cater M. Hedlund 7% 32% Flyball: SS
t6 1-0 2 1-3 O NYY T. Munson M. Hedlund 5% 37% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Yankees' Mike Kekich facing 2-3-4
b6 0-1 0 --- KCR P. Schaal M. Kekich 7% 43% Single to RF
b6 0-1 0 1-- KCR A. Otis M. Kekich 17% 61% Single to LF; Schaal to 3B
b6 0-1 0 1-3 R KCR C. Harrison M. Kekich 9% 70% Single to LF; Otis to 2B; Schaal Scores
Gary Waslewski replaces Mike Kekich pitching and batting 9th
b6 1-1 0 12- KCR L. Piniella G. Waslewski 10% 80% Single to P/Bunt; Harrison to 2B; Otis to 3B
b6 1-1 0 123 R KCR B. Oliver G. Waslewski 8% 88% Wild Pitch; Piniella to 2B; Harrison to 3B; Otis Scores
b6 2-1 0 -23 RR KCR B. Oliver G. Waslewski 6% 94% Single to CF; Piniella Scores; Harrison Scores
b6 4-1 0 1-- KCR B. Knoop G. Waslewski 1% 94% Passed Ball; Oliver to 2B
b6 4-1 0 -2- O KCR B. Knoop G. Waslewski -0% 94% Groundout: 2B-1B; Oliver to 3B
b6 4-1 1 --3 O KCR J. May G. Waslewski -2% 92% Flyball: SS
b6 4-1 2 --3 O KCR M. Hedlund G. Waslewski -1% 91% Foul Flyball: RF
4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 4.
Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-4, Royals' Mike Hedlund facing 7-8-9
t7 1-4 0 --- O NYY J. Lyttle M. Hedlund 2% 93% Groundout: 1B-P
t7 1-4 1 --- O NYY G. Michael M. Hedlund 1% 95% Groundout: 2B-1B
John Ellis pinch hits for Gary Waslewski (P) batting 9th
t7 1-4 2 --- O NYY J. Ellis M. Hedlund 1% 95% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Yankees' Lindy McDaniel facing 1-2-3
Lindy McDaniel replaces John Ellis (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 4-1 0 --- O KCR F. Patek L. McDaniel -0% 95% Strikeout (foul bunt)
b7 4-1 1 --- O KCR P. Schaal L. McDaniel -0% 95% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 4-1 2 --- KCR A. Otis L. McDaniel 0% 95% Walk
b7 4-1 2 1-- O KCR C. Harrison L. McDaniel -0% 94% Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 4.
Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-4, Royals' Mike Hedlund facing 1-2-3
t8 1-4 0 --- O NYY H. Clarke M. Hedlund 2% 96% Foul Flyball: 3B
t8 1-4 1 --- O NYY J. Kenney M. Hedlund 1% 97% Groundout: P-1B
t8 1-4 2 --- O NYY B. Murcer M. Hedlund 1% 98% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Yankees' Lindy McDaniel facing 5-6-7
b8 4-1 0 --- O KCR L. Piniella L. McDaniel -0% 98% Strikeout
b8 4-1 1 --- O KCR B. Oliver L. McDaniel -0% 97% Flyball: SS
b8 4-1 2 --- O KCR B. Knoop L. McDaniel -0% 97% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 4.
Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-4, Royals' Mike Hedlund facing 4-5-6
t9 1-4 0 --- O NYY R. White M. Hedlund 2% 99% Strikeout
t9 1-4 1 --- O NYY D. Cater M. Hedlund 1% 100% Flyball: CF
t9 1-4 2 --- O NYY T. Munson M. Hedlund 0% 100% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 4.

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