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MIL
@BAL		6
5
BOS
@CAL		4
5
MIN
@CLE		5
3
CHW
@DET		6
1
NYY
@KCR		2
1
WSA
@OAK		2
8
ATL
@CHC		1
3
PIT
@HOU		3
0
SDP
@MON		3
1
LAD
@NYM		2
0
SFG
@PHI		6
0
CIN
@STL		1
6
Tuesday, June 15, 1971 7:32PM
, Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 15,348, Time of Game: 2:24
Yankees
2
28-33
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
5th, 10 GB
 at Royals
1
32-24
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
2nd, 5½ GB
W: Steve Kline (5-5)
L: Ken Wright (2-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         0  0  0   0  0  2   0  0  0    2  9  0
Royals          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    1  5  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 1 0 0 0 .248 .671 -0.056 1.17 0.011 -0.067 -0.4 0 4
Jerry Kenney 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .218 .599 -0.109 1.07 0.000 -0.109 -1.0 1 4
Bobby Murcer CF 4 1 2 2 0 1 .360 1.058 0.295 0.80 0.314 -0.019 1.6 3 0 HR
Roy White LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .294 .881 -0.049 0.63 0.008 -0.056 -0.4 3 0 HBP
Thurman Munson C 4 0 1 0 0 1 .253 .697 -0.031 0.65 0.018 -0.049 -0.2 1 0
John Ellis 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .256 .829 -0.069 0.68 0.000 -0.069 -0.9 9 1
   Danny Cater 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 .552 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 2 0
Felipe Alou RF 3 0 2 0 1 0 .253 .683 0.141 0.73 0.145 -0.004 1.2 4 0 2B
Gene Michael SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 .249 .638 -0.094 0.88 0.003 -0.097 -0.8 3 3
Steve Kline P 4 1 1 0 0 2 .226 .531 -0.080 1.00 0.054 -0.134 -1.0 1 0
Team Totals 34 2 9 2 1 7 .265 .688 -0.052 0.84 0.553 -0.604 -1.8 27 12
2B: F Alou (8, off K Wright).
HR: B Murcer (11, off K Wright; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).
HBP: R White (3, by K Wright).
TB: B Murcer 5; F Alou 3; G Michael 2; H Clarke; S Kline; T Munson.
RBI: B Murcer 2 (36).
2-out RBI: B Murcer 2.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Kenney-J Ellis.

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Freddie Patek SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 .261 .639 0.073 1.22 0.118 -0.045 0.5 1 2 2B,SB
Paul Schaal 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .274 .832 -0.048 1.16 0.010 -0.057 -0.3 2 3
Amos Otis CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .303 .889 -0.015 1.48 0.123 -0.137 -0.1 2 0 3B
Ed Kirkpatrick RF 3 0 1 1 0 0 .263 .742 -0.137 1.76 0.039 -0.176 -0.3 3 0 SF
Chuck Harrison 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .364 .900 -0.144 1.54 0.000 -0.144 -0.8 6 3
Lou Piniella LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .245 .605 0.030 1.08 0.082 -0.052 0.4 1 0
Bobby Knoop 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .235 .610 -0.118 1.65 0.000 -0.118 -1.0 4 3 GDP
   Gail Hopkins PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .260 .901 -0.045 1.99 0.000 -0.045 -0.3
   Rich Severson 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .393 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Jerry May C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .263 .685 -0.078 1.03 0.000 -0.078 -0.5 7 1
Ken Wright P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .063 .180 -0.030 0.62 0.000 -0.030 -0.2 1 1
   Cookie Rojas PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .300 .786 -0.038 1.56 0.000 -0.038 -0.2
   Jim York P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 30 1 5 1 2 1 .167 .479 -0.550 1.33 0.372 -0.920 -2.8 27 13
2B: F Patek (9, off S Kline).
3B: A Otis (3, off S Kline).
SF: E Kirkpatrick (4, off S Kline).
TB: A Otis 3; F Patek 2; L Piniella 2; E Kirkpatrick.
GIDP: B Knoop (1).
RBI: E Kirkpatrick (27).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 1. K Wright-J May-P Schaal-B Knoop.
Baserunning
SB: F Patek (18, 2nd base off S Kline/T Munson).

New York Yankees

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Steve Kline, W (5-5) 9 5 1 1 2 1 0 3.01 33 72 0.551 1.33 2.8
Team Totals 9 5 1 1 2 1 0 1.00 33 72 0.551 0.84 2.8

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Ken Wright, L (2-3) 8 8 2 2 1 5 1 2.38 32 62 0.038 0.92 1.4
Jim York 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.71 4 0 0 0.013 0.18 0.4
Team Totals 9 9 2 2 1 7 1 2.00 36 62 0 0 0.051 1.33 1.8
Balks: None.
WP: K Wright (2).
HBP: K Wright (1; R White).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jake O'Donnell, 1B - Frank Umont, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Bill Haller.
Time of Game: 2:24.
Attendance: 15,348.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 78° F.

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 Ed Kirkpatrick RF
5 Thurman Munson C 5 Chuck Harrison 1B
6 John Ellis 1B 6 Lou Piniella LF
7 Felipe Alou RF 7 Bobby Knoop 2B
8 Gene Michael SS 8 Jerry May C
9 Steve Kline P 9 Ken Wright P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t6 0-0 2 -2- RR NYY B. Murcer K. Wright 30% 78% Home Run; Kline Scores
b9 0-2 0 --- KCR A. Otis S. Kline -12% 80% Triple to CF
t3 0-0 1 --3 OO NYY S. Kline K. Wright -11% 45% Double Play: Fielder's Choice P; Alou out at Hm/P-C-3B; Kline out at 2B/3B-2B
b9 0-2 0 --3 RO KCR E. Kirkpatrick S. Kline 10% 90% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Otis Scores
b2 0-0 1 12- OO KCR B. Knoop S. Kline 9% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-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, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Ken Wright facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O NYY H. Clarke K. Wright -2% 48% Groundout: 1B-P
t1 0-0 1 --- O NYY J. Kenney K. Wright -1% 46% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O NYY B. Murcer K. Wright -1% 46% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Steve Kline facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O KCR F. Patek S. Kline 2% 48% Flyball: RF
b1 0-0 1 --- O KCR P. Schaal S. Kline 1% 49% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- O KCR A. Otis S. Kline 1% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Ken Wright facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O NYY R. White K. Wright -2% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- O NYY T. Munson K. Wright -2% 46% Strikeout
t2 0-0 2 --- O NYY J. Ellis K. Wright -1% 45% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Steve Kline facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- KCR E. Kirkpatrick S. Kline -4% 41% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
b2 0-0 0 1-- O KCR C. Harrison S. Kline 4% 45% Lineout: RF
b2 0-0 1 1-- KCR L. Piniella S. Kline -4% 41% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Kirkpatrick to 2B
b2 0-0 1 12- OO KCR B. Knoop S. Kline 9% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Ken Wright facing 7-8-9
t3 0-0 0 --- NYY F. Alou K. Wright 7% 57% Double to LF
t3 0-0 0 -2- O NYY G. Michael K. Wright -5% 52% Lineout: RF
t3 0-0 1 -2- NYY S. Kline K. Wright 4% 56% Wild Pitch; Alou to 3B
t3 0-0 1 --3 OO NYY S. Kline K. Wright -11% 45% Double Play: Fielder's Choice P; Alou out at Hm/P-C-3B; Kline out at 2B/3B-2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Steve Kline facing 8-9-1
b3 0-0 0 --- O KCR J. May S. Kline 2% 47% Flyball: CF
b3 0-0 1 --- O KCR K. Wright S. Kline 2% 49% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 0-0 2 --- KCR F. Patek S. Kline -3% 46% Double (CF-RF)
b3 0-0 2 -2- KCR P. Schaal S. Kline -1% 45% Walk
b3 0-0 2 12- O KCR A. Otis S. Kline 5% 50% Lineout: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Ken Wright facing 1-2-3
t4 0-0 0 --- O NYY H. Clarke K. Wright -3% 47% Flyball: CF
t4 0-0 1 --- O NYY J. Kenney K. Wright -2% 46% Strikeout Looking
t4 0-0 2 --- NYY B. Murcer K. Wright 1% 47% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t4 0-0 2 1-- O NYY R. White K. Wright -3% 44% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Steve Kline facing 4-5-6
b4 0-0 0 --- O KCR E. Kirkpatrick S. Kline 3% 47% Flyball: LF
b4 0-0 1 --- O KCR C. Harrison S. Kline 2% 49% Flyball: LF
b4 0-0 2 --- O KCR L. Piniella S. Kline 1% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Ken Wright facing 5-6-7
t5 0-0 0 --- O NYY T. Munson K. Wright -3% 47% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 0-0 1 --- O NYY J. Ellis K. Wright -2% 45% Strikeout Looking
t5 0-0 2 --- NYY F. Alou K. Wright 2% 47% Walk
t5 0-0 2 1-- O NYY G. Michael K. Wright -3% 44% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Steve Kline facing 7-8-9
b5 0-0 0 --- O KCR B. Knoop S. Kline 3% 47% Flyball: RF
b5 0-0 1 --- O KCR J. May S. Kline 2% 49% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 0-0 2 --- O KCR K. Wright S. Kline 1% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Ken Wright facing 9-1-2
t6 0-0 0 --- NYY S. Kline K. Wright 5% 55% Single to CF
t6 0-0 0 1-- O NYY H. Clarke K. Wright -2% 53% Groundout: 1B-2B; Kline to 2B
t6 0-0 1 -2- O NYY J. Kenney K. Wright -5% 48% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 0-0 2 -2- RR NYY B. Murcer K. Wright 30% 78% Home Run; Kline Scores
t6 2-0 2 --- NYY R. White K. Wright 1% 79% Hit By Pitch
t6 2-0 2 1-- NYY T. Munson K. Wright 2% 81% Single to RF (Ground Ball); White to 3B
t6 2-0 2 1-3 O NYY J. Ellis K. Wright -3% 77% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Yankees' Steve Kline facing 1-2-3
b6 0-2 0 --- KCR F. Patek S. Kline -6% 71% Walk
b6 0-2 0 1-- KCR P. Schaal S. Kline -3% 68% Patek Steals 2B
b6 0-2 0 -2- O KCR P. Schaal S. Kline 3% 71% Groundout: 2B-1B; Patek to 3B
b6 0-2 1 --3 O KCR A. Otis S. Kline 8% 79% Lineout: SS
b6 0-2 2 --3 O KCR E. Kirkpatrick S. Kline 5% 84% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 0.
Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Royals' Ken Wright facing 7-8-9
t7 2-0 0 --- NYY F. Alou K. Wright 2% 86% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
t7 2-0 0 1-- O NYY G. Michael K. Wright -2% 84% Single to 1B; Alou out at 3B/1B-3B
t7 2-0 1 1-- O NYY S. Kline K. Wright -2% 83% Strikeout (foul bunt)
t7 2-0 2 1-- NYY H. Clarke K. Wright 1% 84% Single to P; Michael to 2B
t7 2-0 2 12- O NYY J. Kenney K. Wright -2% 81% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Yankees' Steve Kline facing 5-6-7
b7 0-2 0 --- O KCR C. Harrison S. Kline 3% 85% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 0-2 1 --- KCR L. Piniella S. Kline -4% 80% Single to RF
Gail Hopkins pinch hits for Bobby Knoop (2B) batting 7th
b7 0-2 1 1-- O KCR G. Hopkins S. Kline 5% 85% Flyball: CF
b7 0-2 2 1-- O KCR J. May S. Kline 3% 88% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 0.
Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Royals' Ken Wright facing 3-4-5
Rich Severson replaces Gail Hopkins (PH) playing 2B batting 7th
t8 2-0 0 --- O NYY B. Murcer K. Wright -1% 87% Flyball: SS
t8 2-0 1 --- O NYY R. White K. Wright -1% 87% Flyball: RF
t8 2-0 2 --- O NYY T. Munson K. Wright -0% 86% Lineout: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Yankees' Steve Kline facing 9-1-2
Cookie Rojas pinch hits for Ken Wright (P) batting 9th
b8 0-2 0 --- O KCR C. Rojas S. Kline 4% 90% Strikeout
b8 0-2 1 --- O KCR F. Patek S. Kline 2% 92% Flyball: RF
b8 0-2 2 --- O KCR P. Schaal S. Kline 1% 94% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 0.
Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Royals' Jim York facing 6-7-8
Jim York replaces Cookie Rojas (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t9 2-0 0 --- O NYY J. Ellis J. York -1% 93% Strikeout
t9 2-0 1 --- O NYY F. Alou J. York -0% 93% Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 2-0 2 --- NYY G. Michael J. York 0% 93% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t9 2-0 2 1-- O NYY S. Kline J. York -1% 92% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Yankees' Steve Kline facing 3-4-5
Danny Cater replaces John Ellis playing 1B batting 6th
b9 0-2 0 --- KCR A. Otis S. Kline -12% 80% Triple to CF
b9 0-2 0 --3 RO KCR E. Kirkpatrick S. Kline 10% 90% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Otis Scores
b9 1-2 1 --- O KCR C. Harrison S. Kline 6% 96% Foul Flyball: 1B
b9 1-2 2 --- O KCR L. Piniella S. Kline 4% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 1.

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