The Royals scored five runs on only three hits in the fifth inning and defeated the Brewers, 6-3. Dick Drago drew a pass to open the stanza, Pat Kelly singled and Mike Fiore and Amos Otis walked to force in the first run. Bob Oliver knocked in two more with a single, Joe Keough doubled another run across the plate and the final tally of the stanza counted on a sacrifice fly by Luis Alcaraz. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 6, Milwaukee Brewers 3
Game Played on Friday, May       22, 1970 (Night game) at Municipal Stadium
Brewers      1  0  1    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   3  5  0
Royals       0  0  0    1  5  0    0  0  x  -   6 10  0


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harper 3b             5   2   2   0     0   1   .286      Kelly rf              4   1   3   0     0   0   .274
Kubiak ss             4   0   1   0     1   1   .269      Fiore 1b              2   1   0   0     2   0   .186
Hegan 1b              5   0   0   1     0   2   .213      Otis cf               3   1   0   1     1   0   .277
Walton lf             0   0   0   0     5   0   .307      Oliver 3b             4   2   2   2     0   1   .297
Hovley rf             3   0   1   0     2   1   .297      Keough lf             4   0   1   1     0   1   .371
Allen cf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .222      Alcaraz 2b            3   0   1   2     0   0   .140
  Pattin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Hernandez ss          4   0   3   0     0   0   .253
  Savage ph           0   1   0   0     1   0   .300      Rodriguez c           4   0   0   0     0   0   .211
  Lauzerique p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .222      Drago p               2   1   0   0     1   1   .067
Gil 2b                2   0   0   0     1   0   .100        Fitzmorris p        1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Pena ph,2b          1   0   0   0     0   1   .258
Roof c                3   0   0   0     0   1   .204
  McNertney ph,c      1   0   1   0     0   0   .244
Bolin p               2   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Locker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Snyder cf           2   0   0   1     0   0   .273

Totals               31   3   5   2    10   8             Totals               31   6  10   6     4   3

Time of Game: 2:55   Attendance:  8,201
Left on Base: Brewers 11, Royals 6
DP: Brewers 1, Royals 1
Doubles: Harper (13), McNertney (5), Keough (2), Kelly (3)
Triples: Oliver (3)
Stolen Bases: Harper (18), Gil (1), Kubiak (2), Fiore (1), Kelly (17)
Caught Stealing: Hernandez (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Alcaraz (1)
GIDP: Allen (1), Rodriguez (3)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bolin L(1-3)            4     6   3   3   1   2   0  19   4.97
Locker                  0     0   1   1   1   0   0   1   3.80
Pattin                  3     3   2   2   2   1   0  13   5.81
Lauzerique              1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   5.73
Totals                  8    10   6   6   4   3   0  36

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Drago W(2-3)            7.1   5   3   3   9   6   0  35   4.69
Fitzmorris SV(1)        1.2   0   0   0   1   2   0   6   3.49
Totals                  9     5   3   3  10   8   0  41

Wild Pitches: Drago (1)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Emmett Ashford, 2B - Hank Soar, 3B - Lou DiMuro


BREWERS 1ST: Harper doubled; Kubiak grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Harper to third]; Hegan grounded out (first unassisted)
[Harper scored]; Walton walked; Hovley walked [Walton to
second]; Allen struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 1,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Kelly singled to right; Fiore made an out to
shortstop; Otis flied out to center; Oliver grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1, Royals 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Gil grounded out (shortstop to first); Roof
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bolin grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Keough struck out; Alcaraz made an out to first;
Hernandez singled to right; Rodriguez popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1, Royals 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Harper singled to center; Harper stole second;
Kubiak was called out on strikes; Hegan grounded out (second to
first) [Harper to third]; Drago threw a wild pitch [Harper
scored]; Walton walked; Hovley singled [Walton to second]; Allen
out on an unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 2, Royals
0.

ROYALS 3RD: Drago was called out on strikes; Kelly made an out
to second; Fiore made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 2, Royals 0.

BREWERS 4TH: Gil walked; Gil stole second; Roof was called out
on strikes; Bolin flied out to center; Harper struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Otis flied out to right; Oliver tripled to left;
Keough made an out to shortstop; Alcaraz singled to left [Oliver
scored]; Hernandez singled to center [Alcaraz to second];
Rodriguez flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 2,
Royals 1.

BREWERS 5TH: Kubiak singled to left; Kubiak stole second; Hegan
was called out on strikes; Walton walked; Hovley walked [Kubiak
to third, Walton to second]; Allen grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Hovley out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 2, Royals 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Drago walked; Kelly singled to right [Drago to
second]; LOCKER REPLACED BOLIN (PITCHING); Fiore walked [Drago
to third, Kelly to second]; PATTIN REPLACED ALLEN (PITCHING);
SNYDER REPLACED LOCKER (PLAYING CF); Otis walked [Drago scored,
Kelly to third, Fiore to second]; Oliver singled to center [Otis
to second, Fiore scored, Kelly scored]; Keough doubled to center
[Oliver to third, Otis scored]; Alcaraz hit a sacrifice fly to
left [Oliver scored]; Hernandez reached on a fielder's choice
[Keough out at home (shortstop to third)]; Hernandez was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 5 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 2, Royals 6.

BREWERS 6TH: Gil flied out to center; Roof grounded out
(shortstop to first); Snyder flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 2, Royals 6.

ROYALS 6TH: Rodriguez made an out to first; Drago lined to
center; Kelly doubled to left; Fiore walked; Kelly stole third
and Fiore stole second; Otis flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Brewers 2, Royals 6.

BREWERS 7TH: Harper flied out to left; Kubiak walked; Hegan
flied out to center; Walton walked [Kubiak to second]; Hovley
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers
2, Royals 6.

ROYALS 7TH: Oliver struck out; Keough flied out to center;
Alcaraz made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 2,
Royals 6.

BREWERS 8TH: SAVAGE BATTED FOR PATTIN; Savage walked; PENA
BATTED FOR GIL; Pena struck out; MCNERTNEY BATTED FOR ROOF;
McNertney doubled to right [Savage to third]; FITZMORRIS
REPLACED DRAGO (PITCHING); Snyder grounded out (second to first)
[McNertney to third, Savage scored]; Harper flied out to right;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 3, Royals 6.

ROYALS 8TH: LAUZERIQUE REPLACED SAVAGE (PITCHING); PENA STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); MCNERTNEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C );
Hernandez singled to left; Rodriguez grounded into a double play
(catcher to shortstop to first) [Hernandez out at second];
Fitzmorris grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 3, Royals 6.

BREWERS 9TH: Kubiak grounded out (pitcher to first); Hegan
struck out; Walton walked; Hovley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Brewers 3, Royals 6.