Final
CLE 2 — KC 5
4/23/1971 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · KCA197104230
Complete available game record for CLE at KC, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Guardians | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | 5 | 4 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Lowenstein | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Freddie Patek | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Cookie Rojas | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Roy Foster | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Piniella | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Vada Pinson | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Fosse | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Oliver | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Graig Nettles | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Paepke | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Harrelson | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Schaal | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Mingori | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Uhlaender | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | — | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jerry May | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Larry Brown | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Machemehl | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Burgmeier | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vince Colbert | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Drago | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Chuck Hinton | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gomer Hodge | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gail Hopkins | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Abernathy | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam McDowell | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Taylor | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Drago | 7.1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Sam McDowell | 5.1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 0-0 |
| Vince Colbert | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Tom Burgmeier | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Ted Abernathy | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Chuck Machemehl | 1.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Steve Mingori | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Mingori | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Graig Nettles | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Fosse | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Foster | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Foster | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Harrelson | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Vada Pinson | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Hinton | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vince Colbert | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Uhlaender | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Uhlaender | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Lowenstein | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Machemehl | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Brown | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam McDowell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry May | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Burgmeier | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Drago | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Abernathy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Oliver | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Paepke | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Freddie Patek | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Lou Piniella | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cookie Rojas | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Schaal | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 3/FL | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | W | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | S8 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | SB2 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 13 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | S7.2-H | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | E9/F.1-3;B-2 | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 53 | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 9 | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 6/L | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | W | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | K | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | K | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 8/L | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | K/C | 1–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | W | 1–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | S7.1-2 | 1–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 5/FL | 1–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | W.2-3;1-2 | 1–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | W.3-H;2-3;1-2 | 1–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | W.3-H;2-3;1-2 | 1–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | W.3-H;2-3;1-2 | 1–2 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 3/FL | 1–3 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | K | 1–3 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | W | 1–3 |
| 5 top | 0→2 | 64(1)3/GDP | 1–3 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | S1/BG | 1–3 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 6 | 1–3 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 5/FL | 1–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 1–3 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 4 | 1–3 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 53 | 1–3 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 13 | 1–3 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | S8 | 1–3 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 43 | 1–3 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | W | 1–3 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | K | 1–3 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 31/SH.1-2 | 1–3 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 1–3 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 63 | 1–3 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | S9 | 1–3 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | S8.1-2 | 1–3 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | NP | 1–3 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | S8.1-2;2-H | 1–3 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | K | 2–3 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 8 | 2–3 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 7 | 2–3 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | K | 2–3 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | S9 | 2–3 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 13 | 2–3 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 143 | 2–3 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | S6 | 2–3 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 26(1)/FO | 2–3 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 8/L | 2–3 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | T/78 | 2–3 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | IW | 2–3 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | K | 2–3 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | NP | 2–3 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | NP | 2–3 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 2–3 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | S7.1-2;2-H;3-H | 2–3 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 54(1)/FO.2-3 | 2–5 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 3/FL | 2–5 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 8 | 2–5 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 2/FL | 2–5 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 13 | 2–5 |