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

Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Municipal Stadium, Attendance: 8,383

Monday, September 6, 1971
Time of Game: 2:50

Brewers

60-79

Lost 2

6th, 28½ GB

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

W: T Burgmeier (8-7), L: B Reynolds (0-1)

Royals

75-65

Won 2

2nd, 14 GB

BATTING

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Harper LF                   3   1   0   0    2   0  .266  .740    0    0   0   SB
R Theobald 2B                 3   0   2   0    1   0  .276  .659    0    3   2   2B,SH
J Cardenal CF                 4   1   2   2    0   0  .254  .681    0    1   0   SF
D May RF                      3   1   1   0    1   0  .283  .791    0    3   0   HBP
J Briggs 1B                   3   0   2   2    2   0  .264  .805    0   13   0   
T Matchick 3B                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .300  .704    0    0   2   
  R Pena PH-3B                3   0   0   0    0   0  .246  .625    0    1   3   
  K Sanders P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .071         0   0   
  B Mitchell PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .189  .629    0    0   0   
E Rodriguez C                 4   0   1   0    1   0  .211  .563    0    3   0   
B Heise SS                    3   1   1   0    0   0  .241  .533    0    0   5   
  A Kosco PH-3B               2   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .676    0    0   0   
M Lopez P                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .059  .118    0    0   1   
  B Reynolds P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  F Tepedino PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .178  .458    0    0   0   
  J Bell P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Schofield 3B-SS           1   0   0   0    0   1  .213  .644    0    0   1   
Totals                       34   4   9   4    7   2                    24  14

BATTING

2B: R Theobald (8, off B Dal Canton).

SF: J Cardenal (11, off B Dal Canton).

SH: R Theobald (19, off B Dal Canton).

HBP: D May (3, by T Burgmeier).

TB: R Theobald 3; J Cardenal 2; J Briggs 2; E Rodriguez; B Heise; D May.

RBI: J Cardenal 2 (64); J Briggs 2 (52).

2-out RBI: J Cardenal.

Team LOB: 13.

With RISP: 2 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 2. R Pena-J Briggs; B Heise-R Theobald-J Briggs.

E: J Briggs (11).

BASERUNNING

SB: T Harper (20, 3rd base off T Burgmeier/B Martinez).

PO: T Harper (1st base by B Dal Canton).

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Floyd SS                    3   2   1   1    1   1  .194  .564    0    1   3   2B
P Schaal 3B                   4   1   2   1    0   0  .266  .776    0    2   2   3B,2B
A Otis CF                     2   0   0   1    0   0  .302  .801    0    5   0   SF,SH
L Piniella LF                 3   0   2   1    1   0  .268  .663    0    1   0   
B Oliver RF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .252  .630    0    4   0   GDP
C Harrison 1B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .223  .569    0    9   0   GDP
B Knoop 2B                    3   1   0   0    1   1  .216  .591    0    2   1   
B Martinez C                  2   1   0   0    2   0  .150  .530    0    3   0   
B Dal Canton P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .087  .193         0   1   
  L Clemons P                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .286 1.375    0    0   2   
  D Paepke PH                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .213  .561    0    0   0   
  S Valdespino PH             1   1   1   2    0   0  .529 1.262    0    0   0   2B
  K Wright P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .091  .221         0   0   
  T Burgmeier P               1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .636    0    0   0   
Totals                       27   6   7   6    6   3                    27   9

BATTING

2B: B Floyd (2, off B Reynolds); P Schaal (26, off M Lopez); S Valdespino (3, off B Reynolds).

3B: P Schaal (6, off J Bell).

SF: A Otis (8, off B Reynolds).

SH: A Otis (2, off M Lopez).

TB: P Schaal 5; S Valdespino 2; B Floyd 2; L Piniella 2; B Oliver.

GIDP: C Harrison (1); B Oliver (10).

RBI: S Valdespino 2 (7); P Schaal (52); L Piniella (47); A Otis (72); B Floyd (2).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

FIELDING

PB: B Martinez (2).

E: C Harrison (3).

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
M Lopez                        4     4   3   3    3   1   0   4.57   17     -       ·  ·      9· 0· 0· 4     40    -     1.24  -0.15
B Reynolds, L (0-1)            1     2   2   2    1   1   0  11.25    6     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 2· 2          2-2    1.16  -0.33
J Bell                         1.1   1   1   1    2   0   0   6.75    7     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.75  -0.08
K Sanders                      1.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   1.91    5     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 0          1-0    0.43   0.05
Totals                         8     7   6   6    6   3   0          35     -       ·  ·     14· 3· 2· 7          3-2

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
B Dal Canton                   2.2   1   1   0    5   0   0   3.29   14     -       ·  ·      3· 5· 0· 1     49    -     1.14  -0.05
L Clemons                      2.1   4   2   1    0   1   0   3.92   11     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 0· 4          3-0    1.40  -0.13
K Wright, H (1)                0.2   2   1   1    1   0   0   3.69    5     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 2          0-0    1.66  -0.13
T Burgmeier, W (8-7)           3.1   2   0   0    1   1   0   1.76   14     -       ·  ·      5· 1· 3· 2          2-0    2.16   0.30
Totals                         9     9   4   2    7   2   0          44     -       ·  ·     11·11· 3· 9          5-0

M Lopez faced 2 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: M Lopez (5); B Dal Canton (3).

IBB: None.

PO: B Dal Canton (0; T Harper, 1st base).

HBP: T Burgmeier (6; D May).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:50.

Attendance: 8,383.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 81° F, Wind 8mph in unknown direction, Night.

LINEUPS

   Milwaukee Brewers             Kansas City Royals                   
1. T Harper             LF    1. B Floyd              SS 
2. R Theobald           2B    2. P Schaal             3B 
3. J Cardenal           CF    3. A Otis               CF 
4. D May                RF    4. L Piniella           LF 
5. J Briggs             1B    5. B Oliver             RF 
6. T Matchick           3B    6. C Harrison           1B 
7. E Rodriguez          C     7. B Knoop              2B 
8. B Heise              SS    8. B Martinez           C  
9. M Lopez              P     9. B Dal Canton         P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   0  3-1  -23      18%  65% S Valdespino    B Reynolds      Double to LF; Knoop Scores; Martinez Scores
   t 5   1  1-1  -23     -15%  22% J Briggs        L Clemons       Single to RF; Cardenal Scores; May Scores/unER
   b 5   0  3-3  -2-      13%  78% B Floyd         B Reynolds      Double to RF; Valdespino Scores
   t 6   2  5-3  12-     -13%  68% J Cardenal      K Wright        Single to RF; Heise Scores; Theobald to 3B
   t 9   0  6-4  1--     -12%  75% J Briggs        T Burgmeier     Single to CF; May to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bruce Dal Canton facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  T Harper        Walk
          1--      44%  R Theobald      Harper Picked off 1B, safe on E3; Harper to 2B
   O      -2-      45%  " "             Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Harper to 3B
   RO     --3      42%  J Cardenal      Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Harper Scores/unER
   O      ---      43%  D May           Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Brewers 1, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Marcelino Lopez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      41%  B Floyd         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      39%  P Schaal        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      38%  A Otis          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 1, Royals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bruce Dal Canton facing 5-6-7
          ---      35%  J Briggs        Walk
          1--      32%  T Matchick      Wild Pitch; Briggs to 2B
   O      -2-      36%  " "             Flyball: RF
          -2-      35%  E Rodriguez     Walk
   O      12-      39%  B Heise         Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      12-      42%  M Lopez         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 1, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Marcelino Lopez facing 4-5-6
          ---      42%  L Piniella      E3 on Foul Ball
          ---      47%  " "             Single to RF
   OO     1--      38%  B Oliver        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      37%  C Harrison      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Brewers 1, Royals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bruce Dal Canton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      39%  T Harper        Flyball: LF
          ---      35%  R Theobald      Double to CF
   O      -2-      39%  J Cardenal      Groundout: 3B-1B
          -2-      38%  D May           Walk
          12-      35%  J Briggs        Walk; Theobald to 3B; May to 2B
                  Lance Clemons replaces Bruce Dal Canton pitching and batting 9th; Roberto Pena pinch hits for Tom Matchick batting 6th
   O      123      42%  R Pena          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Brewers 1, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Marcelino Lopez facing 7-8-9
                  Roberto Pena moves to 3B
   O      ---      39%  B Knoop         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      37%  B Martinez      Groundout: P-1B
          ---      39%  L Clemons       Walk
   O      1--      36%  B Floyd         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 1, Royals 0.

Top of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Lance Clemons facing 7-8-9
          ---      33%  E Rodriguez     Single to CF
   O      1--      36%  B Heise         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      38%  M Lopez         Strikeout
   O      1--      41%  T Harper        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 1, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Marcelino Lopez facing 2-3-4
          ---      49%  P Schaal        Double to LF
   O      -2-      48%  A Otis          Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Schaal to 3B
   R      --3      56%  L Piniella      Single to LF; Schaal Scores
          1--      60%  B Oliver        Single to LF; Piniella to 2B
   OO     12-      50%  C Harrison      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 1, Royals 1.

Top of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Tied 1-1, Lance Clemons facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      53%  R Theobald      Groundout: P-1B
          ---      50%  J Cardenal      Single to CF
          1--      45%  D May           Single to P; Cardenal to 2B
          12-      38%  J Briggs        Passed Ball; Cardenal to 3B; May to 2B
   RR     -23      22%  " "             Single to RF; Cardenal Scores; May Scores/unER
   O      1--      24%  R Pena          Foul Flyball: RF
   O      1--      26%  E Rodriguez     Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 3, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-3, Marcelino Lopez facing 7-8-9
          ---      31%  B Knoop         Walk
          1--      40%  B Martinez      Walk; Knoop to 2B
                  Dennis Paepke pinch hits for Lance Clemons batting 9th
          12-      47%  D Paepke        Wild Pitch; Knoop to 3B; Martinez to 2B
                  Bob Reynolds replaces Marcelino Lopez pitching and batting 9th; Sandy Valdespino pinch hits for Dennis Paepke batting 9th
   RR     -23      65%  S Valdespino    Double to LF; Knoop Scores; Martinez Scores
   R      -2-      78%  B Floyd         Double to RF; Valdespino Scores
   O      -2-      78%  P Schaal        Lineout: RF; Floyd to 3B
   RO     --3      81%  A Otis          Lineout: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Floyd Scores
          ---      82%  L Piniella      Walk
   O      1--      81%  B Oliver        Strikeout
                  4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 3, Royals 5.

Top of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Behind 3-5, Ken Wright facing 8-9-1
                  Ken Wright replaces Sandy Valdespino pitching and batting 9th
          ---      75%  B Heise         Single to CF
                  Frank Tepedino pinch hits for Bob Reynolds batting 9th
   O      1--      80%  F Tepedino      Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      1--      84%  T Harper        Flyball: CF
          1--      81%  R Theobald      Walk; Heise to 2B
   R      12-      68%  J Cardenal      Single to RF; Heise Scores; Theobald to 3B
                  Tom Burgmeier replaces Ken Wright pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3      76%  D May           Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 4, Royals 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-4, Jerry Bell facing 6-7-8
                  Jerry Bell replaces Frank Tepedino pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      74%  C Harrison      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      72%  B Knoop         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      74%  B Martinez      Walk
   O      1--      72%  T Burgmeier     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 4, Royals 5.

Top of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Behind 4-5, Tom Burgmeier facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      76%  J Briggs        Lineout: 1B
   O      ---      79%  R Pena          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      81%  E Rodriguez     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 4, Royals 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-4, Jerry Bell facing 1-2-3
          ---      83%  B Floyd         Walk
   R      1--      94%  P Schaal        Triple to CF; Floyd Scores
   O      --3      93%  A Otis          Flyball: CF
                  Ken Sanders replaces Roberto Pena pitching and batting 6th; Dick Schofield replaces Jerry Bell playing 3B batting 9th
   O      --3      90%  L Piniella      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      --3      88%  B Oliver        Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 4, Royals 6.

Top of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Behind 4-6, Tom Burgmeier facing 8-9-1
                  Andy Kosco pinch hits for Bob Heise batting 8th
   O      ---      92%  A Kosco         Popfly: SS
   O      ---      94%  D Schofield     Strikeout
          ---      92%  T Harper        Walk
          1--      88%  R Theobald      Single to LF; Harper to 2B
          12-      88%  J Cardenal      Harper Steals 3B
   O      1-3      95%  " "             Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 4, Royals 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-4, Ken Sanders facing 6-7-8
                  Andy Kosco moves to 3B; Dick Schofield moves to SS
   O      ---      94%  C Harrison      Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      94%  B Knoop         Strikeout
   O      ---      94%  B Martinez      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 4, Royals 6.

Top of the 9th, Brewers Batting, Behind 4-6, Tom Burgmeier facing 4-5-6
          ---      87%  D May           Hit By Pitch
          1--      75%  J Briggs        Single to CF; May to 2B
                  Bobby Mitchell pinch hits for Ken Sanders batting 6th
   O      12-      85%  B Mitchell      Foul Bunt Popfly: C
   O      12-      93%  E Rodriguez     Lineout: RF
   O      12-     100%  A Kosco         Lineout: CF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 4, Royals 6.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation