September 6, 1971 Milwaukee Brewers at Kansas City Royals Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 10
CLE 5 CLE 1
@BAL 0 CHW 6
MIN 3 MIN 10
@CHW 3 KCR 4
MIL 3 KCR 6
MIL 4 NYY 5
BOS 3 NYY 3
BOS 0 CAL 4
@OAK 2 DET 3
@WSA 0 HOU 6
@ATL 4 LAD 5
SFG 2 NYM 7
@MON 0 STL 6
@PHI 3 PHI 2
STL 1 PIT 4
CHC 1 PIT 10
CHC 5 CIN 1
@SDP 0

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Municipal Stadium, Attendance: Not Given

Monday, September 6, 1971
Time of Game: 2:30

Brewers

60-78

Lost 1

6th, 28½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Brewers         0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  2    3  9  1
Royals          1  1  0   0  1  1   0  0  X    4  6  1

W: M Hedlund (13-7), L: L Krausse (6-12), S: T Burgmeier (15)

Royals

74-65

Won 1

2nd, 14 GB

BATTING

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Harper LF                   4   0   0   0    1   1  .268  .741    0    2   0   
B Heise 2B                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .240  .531    0    1   1   
  J Briggs PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .261  .798    0    0   0   GDP
  J Morris P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .367         0   1   
  P Ratliff PH                0   0   0   0    0   0  .169  .612    0    0   0   HBP
  B Mitchell PR               0   0   0   0    0   0  .192  .641         0   0   
J Cardenal CF                 5   0   3   2    0   0  .252  .679    0    2   0   
D May RF                      4   0   1   0    0   0  .283  .789    0    3   0   
  R Pena PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .249  .633    0    0   0   GDP
D Porter C                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .200  .382    0    1   2   
F Tepedino 1B                 3   0   0   0    1   2  .180  .462    0   10   2   
T Matchick 3B                 4   0   2   1    0   1  .304  .713    0    1   4   
R Auerbach SS                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .186  .506    0    3   1   
  D Schofield PH              0   1   0   0    1   0  .216  .652    0    0   0   
L Krausse P                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .026  .099    0    1   1   
  B Voss PH                   0   0   0   0    1   0  .257  .701    0    0   0   
  R Theobald 2B               1   1   1   0    0   0  .272  .647    0    0   1   
Totals                       35   3   9   3    4   7                    24  13

BATTING

HBP: P Ratliff (1, by T Abernathy).

TB: J Cardenal 3; T Matchick 2; D Porter; B Heise; D May; R Theobald.

GIDP: R Pena (6); J Briggs (4).

RBI: J Cardenal 2 (62); T Matchick (7).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 2 for 12.

FIELDING

E: R Auerbach (11).

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Floyd SS                    4   2   1   0    0   1  .179  .495    0    2   5   2B
S Valdespino LF               3   0   1   1    0   0  .500 1.154    0    0   0   2B
  B Oliver RF                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .252  .631    0    0   0   
A Otis CF                     3   0   2   1    0   0  .303  .805    0    4   0   2B,CS,SF
G Hopkins 1B                  3   1   1   1    1   0  .290  .834    0    6   2   HR,IW
P Schaal 3B                   2   1   1   1    1   0  .264  .768    0    0   3   HR,CS
J Keough RF-LF                3   0   0   0    0   0  .254  .659    0    0   0   
B Knoop 2B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .221  .600    0    4   1   
J May C                       0   0   0   0    0   0  .252  .673         2   0   
  E Kirkpatrick PH-C          2   0   0   0    1   0  .210  .628    0    7   0   
M Hedlund P                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .073  .178    0    2   0   
  T Abernathy P               1   0   0   0    0   0  .091  .182    0    0   0   
  J York P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .118  .520         0   0   
  T Burgmeier P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .668         0   1   
Totals                       27   4   6   4    3   1                    27  12

BATTING

2B: B Floyd (1, off L Krausse); S Valdespino (2, off L Krausse); A Otis (23, off L Krausse).

HR: G Hopkins (8, off L Krausse; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); P Schaal (8, off L Krausse; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

SF: A Otis (7, off L Krausse).

IBB: G Hopkins (8, by L Krausse).

TB: P Schaal 4; G Hopkins 4; A Otis 3; S Valdespino 2; B Floyd 2.

RBI: A Otis (71); S Valdespino (5); P Schaal (51); G Hopkins (42).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

FIELDING

DP: 2. B Knoop-B Floyd-G Hopkins; T Burgmeier-B Floyd-G Hopkins.

E: G Hopkins (6).

BASERUNNING

CS: P Schaal (5, 2nd base by L Krausse/D Porter); A Otis (8, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by J Morris).

PITCHING

Milwaukee Brewers             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
L Krausse, L (6-12)            6     5   4   3    3   0   2   2.92   25     -       ·  ·      9· 8· 0· 5     45    -     0.70  -0.20
J Morris                       2     1   0   0    0   1   0   3.64    6     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.15   0.01
Totals                         8     6   4   3    3   1   2          31     -       ·  ·     12· 9· 0· 6           -

Kansas City Royals            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Hedlund, W (13-7)            6.1   5   1   1    2   4   0   2.83   27     -       ·  ·      8· 6· 2· 5     61    -     1.08   0.17
T Abernathy, H (6)             2     3   2   2    2   3   0   2.58   11     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 3          2-0    2.08  -0.00
J York                         0     1   0   0    0   0   0   2.76    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          3-2    4.21  -0.11
T Burgmeier, S (15)            0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   1.84    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    6.05   0.27
Totals                         9     9   3   3    4   7   0          40     -       ·  ·     11· 6· 2· 9          7-2

J York faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: L Krausse (10; G Hopkins).

PO: J Morris (3; A Otis, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: T Abernathy (5; P Ratliff).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Art Frantz.

Time of Game: 2:30.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 93° F, Wind 7mph in unknown direction, Night.

LINEUPS

   Milwaukee Brewers             Kansas City Royals                   
1. T Harper             LF    1. B Floyd              SS 
2. B Heise              2B    2. S Valdespino         LF 
3. J Cardenal           CF    3. A Otis               CF 
4. D May                RF    4. G Hopkins            1B 
5. D Porter             C     5. P Schaal             3B 
6. F Tepedino           1B    6. J Keough             RF 
7. T Matchick           3B    7. B Knoop              2B 
8. R Auerbach           SS    8. J May                C  
9. L Krausse            P     9. M Hedlund            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   1  4-3  12-      27% 100% R Pena          T Burgmeier     Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
   t 7   1  4-1  123      16%  95% J Briggs        T Abernathy     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b 2   0  1-1  ---      12%  67% P Schaal        L Krausse       Home Run
   t 9   1  4-1  123     -11%  73% J Cardenal      J York          Single to LF; Schofield Scores; Theobald Scores; Mitchell to 2B
   t 2   0  1-0  12-     -11%  40% T Matchick      M Hedlund       Single to CF; Porter Scores; Tepedino to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Hedlund facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  T Harper        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      54%  B Heise         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      52%  J Cardenal      Single to RF
   O      1--      55%  D May           Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Lew Krausse facing 1-2-3
          ---      61%  B Floyd         Double to LF
   O      -2-      60%  S Valdespino    Groundout: 2B-1B; Floyd to 3B
   RO     --3      62%  A Otis          Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Floyd Scores
   O      ---      62%  G Hopkins       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Royals 1.

Top of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Hedlund facing 5-6-7
          ---      58%  D Porter        Single to RF
          1--      51%  F Tepedino      Walk; Porter to 2B
   R      12-      40%  T Matchick      Single to CF; Porter Scores; Tepedino to 2B
   O      12-      46%  R Auerbach      Foul Flyball: C
   O      12-      50%  L Krausse       Strikeout
   O      12-      55%  T Harper        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 1, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Lew Krausse facing 5-6-7
   R      ---      67%  P Schaal        Home Run
   O      ---      65%  J Keough        Flyball: SS
   O      ---      64%  B Knoop         Flyball: RF
                  Ed Kirkpatrick pinch hits for Jerry May batting 8th
          ---      65%  E Kirkpatrick   Walk
   O      1--      63%  M Hedlund       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 1, Royals 2.

Top of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Behind 1-2, Mike Hedlund facing 2-3-4
                  Ed Kirkpatrick moves to C
   O      ---      65%  B Heise         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      67%  J Cardenal      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      64%  D May           Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); May to 2B
   O      -2-      68%  D Porter        Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Brewers 1, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Lew Krausse facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      66%  B Floyd         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      65%  S Valdespino    Flyball: 2B
          ---      67%  A Otis          Double to LF
          -2-      68%  G Hopkins       Intentional Walk
   O      12-      64%  P Schaal        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 1, Royals 2.

Top of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Behind 1-2, Mike Hedlund facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      67%  F Tepedino      Strikeout
   O      ---      69%  T Matchick      Strikeout
   O      ---      70%  R Auerbach      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 1, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Lew Krausse facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      68%  J Keough        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      67%  B Knoop         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      66%  E Kirkpatrick   Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 1, Royals 2.

Top of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Behind 1-2, Mike Hedlund facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      69%  L Krausse       Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      71%  T Harper        Lineout: CF
          ---      69%  B Heise         Single to SS
   O      1--      72%  J Cardenal      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 1, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Lew Krausse facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      70%  M Hedlund       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      73%  B Floyd         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Floyd to 1B
   RO     1--      81%  S Valdespino    Double to RF; Floyd Scores/unER; Valdespino out at 3B/C-3B
   O      ---      81%  A Otis          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Brewers 1, Royals 3.

Top of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Behind 1-3, Mike Hedlund facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      83%  D May           Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      85%  D Porter        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      86%  F Tepedino      Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 1, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Lew Krausse facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      93%  G Hopkins       Home Run
          ---      94%  P Schaal        Walk
   O      1--      92%  J Keough        Schaal Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      92%  " "             Flyball: RF
   O      ---      91%  B Knoop         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 1, Royals 4.

Top of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Behind 1-4, Mike Hedlund facing 7-8-9
          ---      87%  T Matchick      Single to RF
   O      1--      91%  R Auerbach      Strikeout
                  Bill Voss pinch hits for Lew Krausse batting 9th
          1--      87%  B Voss          Walk; Matchick to 2B
                  Ted Abernathy replaces Mike Hedlund pitching and batting 9th
          12-      79%  T Harper        Walk; Matchick to 3B; Voss to 2B
                  Johnny Briggs pinch hits for Bob Heise batting 2nd
   OO     123      95%  J Briggs        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 1, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-1, John Morris facing 8-9-1
                  John Morris replaces Johnny Briggs pitching and batting 2nd; Ron Theobald replaces Bill Voss playing 2B batting 9th
   O      ---      95%  E Kirkpatrick   Flyball: LF
   O      ---      95%  T Abernathy     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      94%  B Floyd         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 1, Royals 4.

Top of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Behind 1-4, Ted Abernathy facing 3-4-5
                  Joe Keough moves to LF; Bob Oliver replaces Sandy Valdespino playing RF batting 2nd
          ---      90%  J Cardenal      Single to CF
          1--      80%  D May           Single to RF; Cardenal to 3B
   O      1-3      88%  D Porter        Strikeout Looking
   O      1-3      94%  F Tepedino      Strikeout
   O      1-3      98%  T Matchick      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 1, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-1, John Morris facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      98%  B Oliver        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      98%  A Otis          Single to LF
   O      1--      97%  G Hopkins       Otis Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
   O      ---      97%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 1, Royals 4.

Top of the 9th, Brewers Batting, Behind 1-4, Ted Abernathy facing 8-9-1
                  Dick Schofield pinch hits for Rick Auerbach batting 8th
          ---      94%  D Schofield     Walk
          1--      87%  R Theobald      Single to CF; Schofield to 2B
   O      12-      93%  T Harper        Strikeout Looking
                  Paul Ratliff pinch hits for John Morris batting 2nd
          12-      85%  P Ratliff       Hit By Pitch; Schofield to 3B; Theobald to 2B
                  Jim York replaces Ted Abernathy pitching and batting 9th; Bobby Mitchell pinch runs for Paul Ratliff batting 2nd
   RR     123      73%  J Cardenal      Single to LF; Schofield Scores; Theobald Scores; Mitchell to 2B
                  Tom Burgmeier replaces Jim York pitching and batting 9th; Roberto Pena pinch hits for Dave May batting 4th
   OO     12-     100%  R Pena          Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
        2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 3, Royals 4.

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