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August 24, 1970

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Bottom 8 R H E
Yankees 7 13 2
Royals 8 14 0
Bottom 8 R H E
Yankees 7 13 2
Royals 8 14 0

Lou Piniella Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .304
OBP .250 .349
At Bats 4 404
Hits 1 123
• Singles 1 91
• Doubles 0 19
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 9
Walks 0 29
RBI’s 0 63

Mike McCormick Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 4 2
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Municipal Stadium - August 24, 1970
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Intentional Walk
Mike McCormick
Thurman Munson
Danny Cater
Horace Clarke
Gene Michael
Frank Baker
Roy White
Bobby Murcer
Jim Lyttle
Lou Piniella
Cookie Rojas
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Piniella is walked intentionally.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 The ball gets by Munson for a passed ball. Rojas moves to second.
Bottom 8 Rojas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Mike McCormick now pitching. Gene Michael now playing third base. Kelly strikes out.
Top 8 John Ellis pinch hits for Gary Waslewski. Ellis strikes out.
Top 8 Gene Michael pinch hits for Jerry Kenney. Michael hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cater scores.
Top 8 Baker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cater moves to second.
Top 8 Lyttle is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Cater hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Burgmeier hits a line drive into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Severson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. There goes Schaal trying to get to home. White throws the ball in to Munson who tags Schaal, who's trying to score from second, for the out.
Bottom 7 There goes Schaal. The throw from Munson and he is safe. Schaal steals second.
Bottom 7 Schaal hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Oliver strikes out.
Top 7 Murcer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 White hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Munson hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Clarke hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Piniella hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 There goes Otis. The throw from Munson and he is safe. Otis steals second.
Bottom 6 Otis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Gary Waslewski now pitching. Rojas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Clarke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Ron Woods pinch hits for Steve Hamilton. Woods hits a ball on the ground towards first. Oliver scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Woods for the out.
Top 6 Kenney hits a popup towards short. Severson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Pat Kelly now playing right field. Rich Severson now playing shortstop. Baker is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Ellie Rodriguez pinch hits for George Spriggs. Rodriguez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Clarke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Burgmeier bunts towards the mound. Hamilton fields it and throws to first for the out. Schaal moves to third. Taylor moves to second.
Bottom 5 Steve Hamilton now pitching. Hawk Taylor pinch hits for Tommy Matchick. Taylor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Oliver scores. Schaal moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 5 Schaal hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Piniella scores. Kirkpatrick scores. Oliver moves to third.
Bottom 5 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baker misplays the ball. That's an error on Baker. Piniella moves to third. Kirkpatrick moves to second.
Bottom 5 Kirkpatrick takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 The ball gets by Munson for a passed ball. Piniella moves to second.
Bottom 5 Piniella bunts towards the mound. Klimkowski fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 5 Otis bunts towards the mound. Klimkowski picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Klimkowski. Otis moves to second.
Top 5 Lyttle hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Cater hits a ball on the ground towards short. Matchick scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Murcer hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 White strikes out.
Bottom 4 Rojas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Clarke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 There goes Spriggs. The throw from Munson and he is out, Baker applying the tag.
Bottom 4 Spriggs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Burgmeier strikes out.
Top 4 Munson hits a fly ball into right field. Spriggs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Clarke hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis who is chasing the ball. Clarke reaches third base with a triple. Kenney scores.
Top 4 Klimkowski bunts towards first. Oliver scoops it up and throws to first, with Rojas covering, for the out. Kenney moves to second.
Top 4 Kenney hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burgmeier fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Baker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Ron Klimkowski now pitching. Matchick hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Schaal hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murcer who is chasing the ball. Schaal reaches third base with a triple. Piniella scores. Kirkpatrick goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 3 Oliver strikes out.
Bottom 3 Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Piniella moves to third.
Bottom 3 Piniella hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Lyttle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 There's a wild pitch. White moves to third.
Top 3 Cater hits a popup, foul, towards first. Oliver settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 There goes White. The throw from Kirkpatrick and he is safe. White steals second.
Top 3 Tom Burgmeier now pitching. Murcer hits a fly ball into right field. Spriggs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Munson tags and scores.
Top 3 White hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Munson moves to third.
Top 3 Munson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Rojas hits a fly ball into right field. Lyttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Spriggs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Fitzmorris strikes out.
Bottom 2 Matchick hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lyttle. Matchick reaches second base with a double. Kirkpatrick scores. Oliver scores. Schaal goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 2 Schaal takes first base on ball four. Kirkpatrick moves to third. Oliver moves to second.
Bottom 2 Oliver hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kirkpatrick moves to second.
Bottom 2 Kirkpatrick takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Clarke 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 2 Stottlemyre is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Kenney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stottlemyre fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rojas moves to third.
Bottom 1 Rojas hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lyttle. Rojas reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Spriggs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kenney fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Baker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cater scores. There goes Lyttle trying to get to second. Spriggs throws the ball in to Rojas who relays the ball to Matchick who tags Lyttle for the out.
Top 1 Lyttle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cater moves to second.
Top 1 Cater hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. White scores.
Top 1 Murcer hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Munson tags and scores.
Top 1 There goes White. The throw from Kirkpatrick and he is safe. White steals second.
Top 1 White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Munson moves to third.
Top 1 Munson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Matchick scoops it up and throws to first for the out.