Final
KC 3 — CWS 12
6/23/1971 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · CHA197106230
Complete available game record for KC at CWS, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| Chicago White Sox | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 12 | 15 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Richard | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Freddie Patek | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Severson | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Abernathy | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Burgmeier | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amos Otis | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cookie Rojas | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Williams | — | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Oliver | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Schaal | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rich McKinney | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Harrison | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Melton | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Lou Piniella | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Stroud | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Reichardt | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Carlos May | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Dennis Paepke | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Egan | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Buck Martinez | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Luis Alvarado | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Dick Drago | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Splittorff | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Fitzmorris | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wilbur Wood | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bobby Knoop | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Savage | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Splittorff | 4.0 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Wilbur Wood | 9.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0-0 |
| Dick Drago | 0.1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Al Fitzmorris | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Tom Burgmeier | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Ted Abernathy | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich McKinney | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick Reichardt | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Richard | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Melton | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Egan | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Alvarado | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Carlos May | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ed Stroud | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Williams | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wilbur Wood | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddie Patek | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Piniella | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cookie Rojas | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Schaal | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Severson | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Splittorff | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Oliver | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tom Burgmeier | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Drago | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Fitzmorris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Harrison | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Knoop | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buck Martinez | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Abernathy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Paepke | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 3 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | HR/78 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | S8 | 1–0 |
| 1 top | 1→3 | 8(B)3(1)/FDP | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 13 | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | K | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 5/FL | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | S8 | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 54(1)/FO | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 9/L | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | D9.1-H | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | S9.2-H | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | K/C | 1–2 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | K | 1–2 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | K | 1–2 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | S8 | 1–2 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | SB2 | 1–2 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | S/78.2-H | 1–2 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 2–2 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 8 | 2–2 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | D/78 | 2–2 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 3/BP | 2–2 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | S7.2-H | 2–2 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 2–3 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | WP.1-2;2-3 | 2–3 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | K | 2–3 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | S8.2-H;3-H | 2–3 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 2–5 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | E6 | 2–5 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | K | 2–5 |
| 4 top | 1→3 | 46(1)3/GDP | 2–5 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | S8 | 2–5 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 34/SH.1-2 | 2–5 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | K/C | 2–5 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | D7.2-H | 2–5 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 2–6 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 3/G | 2–6 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | W | 2–6 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 2/FL | 2–6 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 7 | 2–6 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | HR/78 | 2–6 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | S/78 | 2–7 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | W.1-2 | 2–7 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | D7.1-H;2-H | 2–7 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | S7.2-H | 2–9 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | K/C | 2–10 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | S7.1-3 | 2–10 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | WP.1-2;3-H | 2–10 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | D7.2-H | 2–11 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | OA.2X3(25) | 2–12 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | S/78 | 2–12 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | WP.1-2 | 2–12 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | W | 2–12 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 54(1)/FO | 2–12 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | HR/8 | 2–12 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 9 | 3–12 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 53 | 3–12 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 53 | 3–12 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 3–12 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | K | 3–12 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | K | 3–12 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | S7 | 3–12 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | K | 3–12 |
| 7 top | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP | 3–12 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | K/C | 3–12 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | E5.B-2 | 3–12 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 13.2-3 | 3–12 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 3–12 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 63 | 3–12 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | NP | 3–12 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 3 | 3–12 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 4 | 3–12 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | W | 3–12 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | K/C | 3–12 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 3–12 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 3–12 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 63 | 3–12 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 8 | 3–12 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 3/FL | 3–12 |