Athletics @ Royals
August 5, 1970

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Athletics 4 6 1
Royals 1 4 0
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Athletics 4 6 1
Royals 1 4 0

Don Mincher Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .249
OBP 1.000 .317
At Bats 3 309
Hits 3 77
• Singles 1 44
• Doubles 2 15
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 18
Walks 0 34
RBI’s 2 50

Tom Burgmeier Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 4 0
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Municipal Stadium - August 5, 1970
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Strikeout
Tom Burgmeier
Ed Kirkpatrick
Bob Oliver
Cookie Rojas
Paul Schaal
Rich Severson
Lou Piniella
Amos Otis
Pat Kelly
Don Mincher
Sal Bando
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Mincher is called out on strikes.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Bando takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Tom Burgmeier now pitching. Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Kelly strikes out.
Bottom 7 There's a wild pitch. Schaal moves to third.
Bottom 7 Billy Sorrell pinch hits for Dick Drago. Sorrell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mincher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sorrell for the out. Schaal moves to second.
Bottom 7 Severson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Schaal hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Donaldson hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Monday hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Dobson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Severson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Oliver hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mincher settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Kirkpatrick hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Piniella strikes out.
Top 6 Green hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Fernandez takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 There goes Jackson. The throw from Kirkpatrick and he is out, Rojas applying the tag.
Top 6 Jackson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mincher scores.
Top 6 Mincher hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Mincher reaches second base with a double. Bando goes all the way around to score.
Top 6 Bando takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Bottom 5 Rojas takes first base on ball four. Drago moves to second.
Bottom 5 Kelly hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Drago hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Schaal scores. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 5 Severson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Schaal moves to third.
Bottom 5 Schaal hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Monday. Schaal reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Donaldson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Monday strikes out.
Top 5 Dobson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Severson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Kirkpatrick hits a popup towards first. Mincher settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Felipe Alou now playing left field. Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Donaldson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Green hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Severson fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 4 Fernandez strikes out.
Top 4 Jackson is hit by the pitch. Mincher moves to second.
Top 4 Mincher hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bando scores.
Top 4 Felipe Alou pinch runs for Joe Rudi. Bando hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Bando reaches second base with a double. Alou goes all the way around to score. Bando moves to third.
Top 4 Rudi bunts towards the mound. Drago fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 Donaldson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drago fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Otis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Green settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Rojas hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Kelly hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Drago moves to second.
Bottom 3 Drago bunts towards first. Mincher fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Severson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando juggles the ball. That's an error on Bando.
Top 3 There goes Monday. The throw from Kirkpatrick and he is out, Severson applying the tag.
Top 3 Monday hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Dobson takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Green hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Kirkpatrick hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Fernandez hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mincher moves to third.
Top 2 Mincher hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kelly. Mincher reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Bando strikes out.
Bottom 1 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Donaldson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Rojas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Kelly strikes out.
Top 1 Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Severson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Donaldson takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Monday hits a ball on the ground towards short. Severson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.