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Yankees
@ Royals
Municipal Stadium
June 12, 1970
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the New York Yankees, played on June 12, 1970 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 12, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 12, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Fritz Peterson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dave Morehead |
| Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 9,272 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 27 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Don Denkinger 1B: Art Frantz 2B: Nestor Chylak 3B: Russ Goetz |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Horace Clarke | Second Baseman |
| Jerry Kenney | Third Baseman |
| Bobby Murcer | Center Fielder |
| Roy White | Left Fielder |
| Danny Cater | First Baseman |
| Curt Blefary | Right Fielder |
| Thurman Munson | Catcher |
| Gene Michael | Shortstop |
| Fritz Peterson | Pitcher |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pat Kelly | Right Fielder |
| Paul Schaal | Second Baseman |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| Bob Oliver | Third Baseman |
| Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
| Joe Keough | First Baseman |
| Ellie Rodriguez | Catcher |
| Jackie Hernandez | Shortstop |
| Dave Morehead | Pitcher |
| Bob Lemon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Royals
Municipal Stadium
June 12, 1970
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Morehead
Clarke hits a popup towards first. Keough settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kenney vs. Morehead
Kenney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oliver fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Morehead
Murcer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Morehead
White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Murcer moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cater vs. Morehead
Cater hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Peterson
Kelly hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Peterson
Schaal strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Peterson
Otis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Peterson
Oliver strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blefary vs. Morehead
Blefary hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Morehead
Munson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Michael vs. Morehead
Michael hits a ball on the ground towards first. Keough picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Keough. Munson moves to third. Michael moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Peterson vs. Morehead
Peterson strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Clarke vs. Morehead
Clarke hits a line drive into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Peterson
Piniella hits a popup towards first. Cater settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Peterson
Keough hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Peterson
Peterson fires to first and picks off Keough. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Peterson
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kenney vs. Morehead
Kenney hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Morehead
Murcer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Morehead
There goes Murcer. The throw from Rodriguez and he is safe. Murcer steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Morehead
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cater vs. Morehead
Cater hits a ball on the ground towards first. Keough fields it and throws to second for the out. Murcer moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Blefary vs. Morehead
Morehead fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Morehead. Murcer scores. Cater moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blefary vs. Morehead
Blefary hits a ball on the ground towards first. Keough juggles the ball. That's an error on Keough. Cater scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. Morehead
Munson is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Peterson
Hernandez hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morehead vs. Peterson
Morehead is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Peterson
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michael vs. Morehead
Michael hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peterson vs. Morehead
Peterson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Keough fields the ball and throws to Morehead covering. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clarke vs. Morehead
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schaal fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Peterson
Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first, with Peterson covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Peterson
Otis hits a popup towards first. Cater settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Peterson
Oliver strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kenney vs. Morehead
Kenney hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Morehead
Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Morehead
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cater vs. Morehead
There goes White. The throw from Rodriguez and he is safe. White steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cater vs. Morehead
Cater hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. White scores. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blefary vs. Morehead
Blefary hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Peterson
Piniella hits a fly ball into right field. Blefary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Peterson
Keough hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Peterson
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Morehead
Munson hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michael vs. Morehead
Michael takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peterson vs. Morehead
Peterson bunts in front of the plate. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. Michael moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clarke vs. Morehead
Clarke hits a line drive towards third. Oliver reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Peterson
Hernandez bunts in front of the plate. Munson scoops up the ball and tags Hernandez for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Severson vs. Peterson
Rich Severson pinch hits for Dave Morehead.
Severson hits a popup towards first. Cater settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Peterson
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kenney vs. Fitzmorris
Al Fitzmorris now pitching.
Kenney hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Otis, who is chasing the ball. Kenney reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Murcer vs. Fitzmorris
Murcer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kenney scores. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Monteagudo
Aurelio Monteagudo now pitching.
White strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cater vs. Monteagudo
Cater strikes out. There goes Murcer. The throw from Rodriguez to Hernandez, and Murcer is out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Peterson
Schaal hits a popup towards third. Kenney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Peterson
Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Peterson
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Peterson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blefary vs. Monteagudo
Blefary hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schaal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Monteagudo
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michael vs. Monteagudo
Michael takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peterson vs. Monteagudo
Peterson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Monteagudo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Peterson
Jim Lyttle now playing right field.
Piniella hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Peterson
Keough hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cater scoops it up and throws to first, with Peterson covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Peterson
Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Rodriguez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hernandez vs. Peterson
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kenney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Monteagudo
Clarke hits a popup towards short. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kenney vs. Monteagudo
Kenney hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Monteagudo
Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schaal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Monteagudo
White hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Peterson
Hawk Taylor pinch hits for Aurelio Monteagudo.
Taylor hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Clarke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Peterson
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Peterson
Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kenney fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Peterson
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kenney fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/12/1970 -- New York at Kansas City (N)
New York AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Clarke H, 2b 5 0 0 0 Kelly P, rf 4 0 0 0
Kenney J, 3b 5 2 2 1 Schaal P, 2b 4 0 1 0
Murcer B, cf 4 1 2 1 Otis A, cf 4 0 1 0
White R, lf 3 1 1 0 Oliver B, 3b 3 0 0 0
Cater D, 1b 4 1 1 1 Piniella L, lf 3 0 0 0
Blefary C, rf 4 0 0 0 Keough J, 1b 3 0 2 0
Lyttle J, rf 0 0 0 0 Rodriguez E, c 3 0 1 0
Munson T, c 4 0 1 0 Hernandez J, ss 3 0 0 0
Michael G, ss 2 0 1 0 Morehead D, p 1 0 0 0
Peterson F, p 3 0 1 0 Severson R, ph 1 0 0 0
Fitzmorris A, p 0 0 0 0
Monteagudo A, p 0 0 0 0
Taylor H, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 5 9 3 30 0 5 0
New York 002 010 101 -- 5
Kansas City 000 000 000 -- 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Peterson F (W) 9.0 5 0 0 0 4
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Morehead D (L) 6.0 6 3 1 4 2
Fitzmorris A* 0.0 2 1 1 0 0
Monteagudo A 3.0 1 1 1 1 2
* Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
E -- Keough J 2, Morehead D
DP -- New York 1, Kansas City 2
LOB -- New York 8, Kansas City 3
2B -- Rodriguez E
3B -- Kenney J
HR -- Kenney J
SB -- Murcer B, White R
CS -- Murcer B
SH -- Peterson F
T -- 2:27
A -- 9272
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