Sunday May 17, 1970
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Kansas City Royals 8, Chicago White Sox 4 (Game 2)

Game Played on Sunday, May 17, 1970 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I

Royals 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 - 8 12 1 White Sox 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 9 0 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Kelly rf 5 1 3 3 1 1 .274 Williams rf 6 0 0 0 0 1 .247 Fiore 1b 5 0 1 0 1 2 .167 Aparicio ss 5 0 0 0 0 1 .339 Otis cf 6 0 1 0 0 1 .275 O'Brien 2b 4 1 1 0 1 0 .254 Oliver 3b 5 0 2 0 0 3 .307 May lf 4 0 0 0 1 1 .331 Keough lf 4 0 0 0 1 0 .327 Melton 3b 5 2 3 0 0 0 .341 Severson 2b 2 1 0 0 1 1 .226 McCraw 1b 3 1 1 0 2 1 .311 Kirkpatrick ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .227 Berry cf 5 0 1 2 0 1 .289 Alcaraz 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 .132 Herrmann c 5 0 2 1 0 1 .328 Hernandez ss 5 1 2 0 0 0 .210 Johnson p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Rodriguez c 2 2 0 0 3 0 .200 Bradford ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .222 Rooker p 5 2 2 5 0 2 .188 Crider p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Christian ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .250 Sisk p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Wood p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Morales ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Totals 41 8 12 8 7 10 Totals 42 4 9 4 4 9 Time of Game: 3:16 Attendance: 18,145 Left on Base: Royals 7, White Sox 9 DP: Royals 0, White Sox 2 Errors: Hernandez Doubles: Rooker 2 (2), Oliver (8) Home Runs: Kelly (2) Stolen Bases: Otis (8), Kelly (15) Caught Stealing: Fiore (1), O'Brien (1) GIDP: Keough (3) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rooker W(2-2) 11 9 4 4 4 9 0 46 4.27 Totals 11 9 4 4 4 9 0 46 White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Johnson 4 5 4 4 2 3 0 18 9.00 Crider 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 6 1.93 Sisk 1.2 1 0 0 2 3 0 8 6.23 Wood L(2-3) 3.1 5 4 4 2 3 1 16 3.08 Totals 11 12 8 8 7 10 1 48 Passed Balls: Herrmann (4) Umpires: HP - Art Frantz, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Don Denkinger ROYALS 1ST: Kelly struck out; Fiore singled to right; Fiore was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Otis grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 1ST: Williams flied out to right; Aparicio struck out; O'Brien reached on an error by Hernandez; O'Brien was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 0. ROYALS 2ND: Oliver struck out; Keough flied out to left; Severson walked; Hernandez singled to left [Severson to second]; Rodriguez walked [Severson to third, Hernandez to second]; Rooker doubled to left [Severson scored, Hernandez scored, Rodriguez scored]; Kelly singled to center [Rooker scored]; Fiore made an out to shortstop; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 4, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 2ND: May grounded out (catcher to first); Melton singled to shortstop; McCraw singled to left [Melton to second]; Berry was called out on strikes; Herrmann struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 4, White Sox 0. ROYALS 3RD: Otis flied out to left; Oliver doubled to left; Keough grounded out (second to first); Severson lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 4, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 3RD: Johnson struck out; Williams struck out; Aparicio popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, White Sox 0. ROYALS 4TH: Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to first); Rodriguez made an out to first; Rooker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 4TH: O'Brien walked; May struck out; Melton singled to left [O'Brien to second]; McCraw walked [O'Brien to third, Melton to second]; Berry singled to left [O'Brien scored, Melton scored, McCraw to second]; Herrmann singled to right [McCraw scored, Berry to second]; BRADFORD BATTED FOR JOHNSON; Bradford struck out; Williams forced Herrmann (shortstop to second); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 4, White Sox 3. ROYALS 5TH: CRIDER REPLACED BRADFORD (PITCHING); Kelly walked; Kelly was picked off first (pitcher to first); Fiore popped to catcher in foul territory; Otis made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, White Sox 3. WHITE SOX 5TH: Aparicio popped to first in foul territory; O'Brien made an out to shortstop; May grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, White Sox 3. ROYALS 6TH: Oliver singled to shortstop; Keough grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Oliver out at second]; Severson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, White Sox 3. WHITE SOX 6TH: Melton singled to left; McCraw struck out; Berry flied out to center; Herrmann singled to left [Melton to second]; CHRISTIAN BATTED FOR CRIDER; Christian singled to right [Melton scored, Herrmann to third]; Williams grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 4, White Sox 4. ROYALS 7TH: SISK REPLACED CHRISTIAN (PITCHING); Hernandez grounded out (second to first); Rodriguez walked; Rooker was called out on strikes; Kelly flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 4, White Sox 4. WHITE SOX 7TH: Aparicio grounded out (third to first); O'Brien flied out to center; May walked; Melton forced May (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 4, White Sox 4. ROYALS 8TH: Fiore struck out; Otis singled to center; Otis stole second; Oliver struck out; Keough was walked intentionally; WOOD REPLACED SISK (PITCHING); KIRKPATRICK BATTED FOR SEVERSON; Kirkpatrick flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 4, White Sox 4. WHITE SOX 8TH: ALCARAZ REPLACED KIRKPATRICK (PLAYING 2B); McCraw walked; Berry forced McCraw (shortstop to second); Herrmann flied out to center; Wood was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 4, White Sox 4. ROYALS 9TH: Hernandez singled to second; Rodriguez forced Hernandez (first to shortstop); Rooker lined into a double play (third to first) [Rodriguez out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, White Sox 4. WHITE SOX 9TH: Williams flied out to right; Aparicio flied out to center; O'Brien singled to shortstop; May flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 4, White Sox 4. ROYALS 10TH: Kelly singled to right; Fiore walked [Kelly to second]; Kelly stole third; Otis struck out; Herrmann allowed a passed ball [Fiore to second, Kelly stayed at third]; Oliver struck out; Keough grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 4, White Sox 4. WHITE SOX 10TH: Melton flied out to center; McCraw grounded out (second to first); Berry grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, White Sox 4. ROYALS 11TH: Alcaraz singled to left; Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to first) [Alcaraz to second]; Rodriguez was walked intentionally; Rooker doubled to right [Alcaraz scored, Rodriguez scored]; Kelly homered [Rooker scored]; Fiore struck out; Otis made an out to shortstop; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 8, White Sox 4. WHITE SOX 11TH: Herrmann grounded out (second to first); MORALES BATTED FOR WOOD; Morales flied out to center; Williams grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 8, White Sox 4.

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