The Royals, who never had won more than four games in a row previously in the club's brief history, gained their fifth straight victory by defeating the Yankees, 6-2. The Royals clinched the outcome in the first inning when Paul Schaal homered, Amos Otis singled and Cookie Rojas homered. Freddie Patek batted in three other runs with singles in the seventh and ninth.

A torn fingernail on his pitching hand forced winner Ken Wright to quit the mound with two out in the sixth and Tom Burgmeier finished. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 6, New York Yankees 2
Game Played on Friday, June      4, 1971 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Royals       3  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  2  -   6 11  2
Yankees      1  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  4  1


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              5   0   3   3     0   0   .251      Clarke 2b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .252
Schaal 3b             5   1   1   1     0   0   .288      Munson c              4   1   0   0     0   0   .244
Otis cf               4   1   2   0     0   1   .299      Murcer cf             3   0   1   0     1   1   .367
Oliver 1b             3   0   1   0     1   2   .250      White lf              3   0   2   1     1   0   .287
Rojas 2b              4   1   1   2     0   0   .318      Ellis 1b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .297
Paepke rf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .255      Alou rf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .236
  Keough ph,rf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .217      Cater 3b              2   0   0   0     0   1   .219
Savage lf             2   0   1   0     1   0   .162        Hansen 3b           2   1   0   0     0   0   .263
  Kirkpatrick ph,lf   1   1   1   0     0   0   .261      Michael ss            4   0   0   0     0   1   .254
May c                 4   2   1   0     0   0   .262      Peterson p            2   0   0   0     0   2   .080
Wright p              2   0   0   0     0   2   .071        Woods ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .207
  Burgmeier p         2   0   0   0     0   0   .167        Hardin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   6  11   6     2   6             Totals               33   2   4   1     2   9

Time of Game: 2:14   Attendance: 10,803
Left on Base: Royals 5, Yankees 6
DP: Royals 0, Yankees 3
Errors: Patek, Schaal, Cater
Doubles: May (7), Woods (1), White (7)
Home Runs: Schaal (4), Rojas (3)
GIDP: Schaal (4), May (3), Rojas (3)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wright W(2-2)           5.2   2   1   0   2   8   0  22   2.40
Burgmeier SV(4)         3.1   2   1   0   0   1   0  13   1.21
Totals                  9     4   2   0   2   9   0  35

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Peterson L(5-5)         7     8   4   3   1   6   2  29   4.06
Hardin                  2     3   2   2   1   0   0   9   5.06
Totals                  9    11   6   5   2   6   2  38

Wild Pitches: Burgmeier (1)

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


ROYALS 1ST: Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); Schaal
homered; Otis singled to left; Oliver struck out; Rojas homered
[Otis scored]; Paepke was called out on strikes; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 3, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Clarke struck out; Munson reached on an error by
Patek [Munson to second]; Murcer singled to second [Munson to
third]; White singled to center [Murcer to third, Munson scored
(unearned)]; Ellis struck out; Alou made an out to second; 1 R
(0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 3, Yankees 1.

ROYALS 2ND: Savage grounded out (third to first); May grounded
out (shortstop to first); Wright struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 3, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 2ND: Cater struck out; Michael struck out; Peterson
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Yankees 1.

ROYALS 3RD: On a bunt Patek singled to third; Schaal grounded
into a double play (shortstop to first) [Patek out at second];
Otis singled to left; Oliver singled to center [Otis to second];
Rojas forced Oliver (shortstop to second); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Royals 3, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Clarke struck out; Munson flied out to center;
Murcer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Yankees 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Paepke grounded out (shortstop to first); Savage
singled to center; May grounded into a double play (first to
shortstop to first) [Savage out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 3, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 4TH: White made an out to second; Ellis flied out to
left; Alou grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Royals 3, Yankees 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Wright struck out; Patek flied out to right; Schaal
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3,
Yankees 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Cater made an out to second; Michael grounded out
(shortstop to first); Peterson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Yankees 1.

ROYALS 6TH: Otis struck out; Oliver struck out; Rojas grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 6TH: Clarke grounded out (first unassisted); Munson
grounded out (third to first); Murcer walked; BURGMEIER REPLACED
WRIGHT (PITCHING); White walked (walk was charged to Wright)
[Murcer to second]; Ken Wright left with a finger injury;
Ellis made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 3,
Yankees 1.

ROYALS 7TH: Paepke grounded out (pitcher to first); Savage
walked; May reached on an error by Cater [Savage to second]; On
a bunt Burgmeier forced Savage (pitcher to third) [May to
second]; HANSEN REPLACED CATER (PLAYING 3B); Patek singled to
center [Burgmeier to second, May scored (unearned)]; Schaal
flied out to right; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 4,
Yankees 1.

YANKEES 7TH: Alou lined to center; Hansen reached on an error by
Schaal; On a bunt Michael made an out to catcher; WOODS BATTED
FOR PETERSON; Woods doubled to right [Hansen to third];
Burgmeier threw a wild pitch [Woods to third, Hansen scored
(unearned)]; Clarke grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R (0 ER),
1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, Yankees 2.

ROYALS 8TH: HARDIN REPLACED WOODS (PITCHING); Otis flied out to
center; Oliver walked; Rojas grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Oliver out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 4, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 8TH: Munson grounded out (pitcher to first); Murcer
grounded out (first unassisted); White doubled to left; Ellis
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, Yankees 2.

ROYALS 9TH: KEOUGH BATTED FOR PAEPKE; Keough grounded out
(second to first); KIRKPATRICK BATTED FOR SAVAGE; Kirkpatrick
singled to right; May doubled to left [Kirkpatrick to third];
Burgmeier lined to left; Patek singled to left [May scored,
Kirkpatrick scored]; Schaal grounded out (third to first); 2 R,
3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 6, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 9TH: KEOUGH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); KIRKPATRICK
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Alou flied out to center; Hansen
grounded out (shortstop to first); Michael flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 6, Yankees 2.