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Royals
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
July 24, 1970
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Kansas City Royals, played on July 24, 1970 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 24, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 24, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Wally Bunker |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dean Chance |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 12,076 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 10 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Art Frantz 1B: Nestor Chylak 2B: Russ Goetz 3B: Don Denkinger |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pat Kelly | Right Fielder |
| Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | Catcher |
| Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
| Bob Oliver | First Baseman |
| Billy Sorrell | Third Baseman |
| Jackie Hernandez | Shortstop |
| Wally Bunker | Pitcher |
| Bob Lemon | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Vada Pinson | Right Fielder |
| Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
| Roy Foster | Left Fielder |
| Ray Fosse | Catcher |
| Duke Sims | First Baseman |
| Ted Uhlaender | Center Fielder |
| Eddie Leon | Second Baseman |
| Jack Heidemann | Shortstop |
| Dean Chance | Pitcher |
| Alvin Dark | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
July 24, 1970
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Chance
Kelly hits a popup towards third. Nettles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Chance
Rojas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Chance
Otis hits a popup towards short. Heidemann settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkpatrick vs. Chance
Kirkpatrick hits a fly ball into right field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Bunker
Pinson hits a popup towards first. Oliver settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Bunker
Nettles hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Bunker
Foster hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Chance
Piniella hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Chance
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sorrell vs. Chance
Sorrell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Chance
Hernandez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Foster. Hernandez reaches second base with a double. Sorrell moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bunker vs. Chance
Bunker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heidemann scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fosse vs. Bunker
Fosse takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sims vs. Bunker
There's a wild pitch. Fosse moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sims vs. Bunker
Sims hits a popup towards short. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Uhlaender vs. Bunker
Uhlaender hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fosse scores. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leon vs. Bunker
Leon hits a line drive into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heidemann vs. Bunker
Heidemann hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Chance
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heidemann scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Chance
Rojas is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Chance
Otis hits a line drive into right field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chance vs. Bunker
Chance is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Bunker
Pinson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Bunker
Nettles strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Bunker
Foster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sorrell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Chance
Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Chance
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Chance fields it and throws to first for the out. Kirkpatrick moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliver vs. Chance
Oliver hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sorrell vs. Chance
Sorrell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Leon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Chance
Hernandez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fosse vs. Bunker
Fosse hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bunker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sims vs. Bunker
Sims hits a ball on the ground towards first. Oliver scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sims for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. Bunker
Uhlaender hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bunker vs. Chance
Bunker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Chance
Kelly strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Chance
Rojas hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fosse settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leon vs. Bunker
Leon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heidemann vs. Bunker
Heidemann hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chance vs. Bunker
Chance bunts towards third. Sorrell fields it and throws to first for the out. Leon moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pinson vs. Bunker
Pinson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Bunker
Nettles takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foster vs. Bunker
Foster hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Chance
Otis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Foster. Otis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kirkpatrick vs. Chance
Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heidemann scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Piniella vs. Chance
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heidemann scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliver vs. Chance
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fosse vs. Burgmeier
Tom Burgmeier now pitching.
Fosse hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Burgmeier
Tony Horton pinch hits for Duke Sims.
Horton hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bradford vs. Burgmeier
Buddy Bradford pinch hits for Ted Uhlaender.
Bradford hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burgmeier fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leon vs. Burgmeier
Leon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heidemann vs. Burgmeier
Heidemann hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sorrell picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Sorrell. Leon goes all the way around to score. Heidemann moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chance vs. Burgmeier
Chance is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sorrell vs. Chance
Tony Horton now playing first base. Buddy Bradford now playing center field.
Sorrell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Chance
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Leon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campanis vs. Chance
Jim Campanis pinch hits for Tom Burgmeier.
Campanis strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Chance
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards first. Horton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kelly for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. O'Riley
Don O'Riley now pitching.
Pinson strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. O'Riley
Nettles hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kelly. Nettles reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foster vs. O'Riley
Foster takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fosse vs. O'Riley
Fosse hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Horton vs. O'Riley
Horton hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bradford vs. O'Riley
Bradford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sorrell juggles the ball. That's an error on Sorrell. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leon vs. O'Riley
Leon hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 2 - Indians, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Chance
Rojas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Chance
Otis hits a fly ball into right field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkpatrick vs. Chance
Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Pinson. Kirkpatrick reaches second base with a double. Rojas moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Piniella vs. Chance
Piniella hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Indians, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Higgins
Dennis Higgins now pitching.
Oliver strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Indians, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sorrell vs. Higgins
Sorrell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Horton scoops it up and throws to first, with Higgins covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 5 - Indians, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heidemann vs. O'Riley
Heidemann hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Indians, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. O'Riley
Higgins takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Indians, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pinson vs. O'Riley
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 5 - Indians, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Higgins
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Indians, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schaal vs. Higgins
Paul Schaal pinch hits for Don O'Riley.
Schaal hits a fly ball into center field. Bradford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Indians, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Higgins
Kelly takes first base on ball four. Hernandez moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Indians, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rojas vs. Higgins
The ball gets by Fosse for a passed ball. Hernandez moves to third. Kelly moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Indians, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rojas vs. Higgins
Rojas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Indians, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Otis vs. Lasher
Fred Lasher now pitching.
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Leon fields it and throws to second for the out. Hernandez scores. Kelly moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Indians, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kirkpatrick vs. Lasher
Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Leon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/24/1970, game 2 -- Kansas City at Cleveland (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Kelly P, rf 4 0 0 0 Pinson V, rf 5 2 2 3
Rojas C, 2b 4 1 2 0 Nettles G, 3b 3 1 1 0
Otis A, cf 5 0 1 1 Foster R, lf 3 1 0 0
Kirkpatrick E, c 5 2 2 0 Fosse R, c 3 1 0 0
Piniella L, lf 4 1 1 3 Sims D, 1b 2 0 0 0
Oliver B, 1b 4 1 1 2 Horton T, ph-1b 2 2 2 4
Sorrell B, 3b 4 0 2 0 Uhlaender T, cf 2 0 1 1
Hernandez J, ss 4 1 2 0 Bradford B, ph-cf 2 0 0 0
Bunker W, p 2 0 0 0 Leon E, 2b 4 2 2 0
Burgmeier T, p 0 0 0 0 Heidemann J, ss 4 0 1 0
Campanis J, ph 1 0 0 0 Chance D, p 2 0 0 0
O'Riley D, p 0 0 0 0 Higgins D, p 0 0 0 0
Schaal P, ph 1 0 0 0 Lasher F, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 6 11 6 32 9 9 8
Kansas City 000 200 031 -- 6
Cleveland 011 022 30x -- 9
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Bunker W (L) 5.0 4 4 4 2 2
Burgmeier T 1.0 3 2 1 0 1
O'Riley D 2.0 2 3 3 2 1
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Chance D (W) 7.1 10 5 5 0 4
Higgins D 1.0 1 1 1 2 1
Lasher F (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Sorrell B 2
DP -- Kansas City 1
LOB -- Kansas City 7, Cleveland 4
2B -- Hernandez J, Otis A, Nettles G, Kirkpatrick E
HR -- Pinson V 2, Oliver B, Horton T 2, Piniella L
SH -- Chance D
WP -- Bunker W
PB -- Fosse R
T -- 2:10
A -- 12076
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