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After falling behind in the 10th inning, the Royals rallied for two runs in their half on a pinch-single by Hawk Taylor with the bases loaded to defeat the Brewers, 6-5. The Brewers forced the game into overtime by scoring twice in the ninth and took the lead in the 10th when Tommy Harper tripled and Ted Kubiak singled.

With one out in the Royals' half, Joe Keough beat out an infield hit and Luis Alcaraz and Ellie Rodriguez walked to load the bases. When Pat Kelly came to the plate as a pinch-hitter for Moe Drabowsky, the Brewers called on John O'Donoghue to relieve Gene Brabender. Taylor then batted instead of Kelly and rapped O'Donoghue's first pitch for the winning single. [The Sporting News]


Kansas City Royals 6, Milwaukee Brewers 5

Game Played on Sunday, May 24, 1970 (Day game) at Municipal Stadium

Brewers      0  0  0    0  1  1    0  0  2    1  -   5  7  0
Royals       3  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0    2  -   6 13  1


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harper 3b,cf          5   2   2   1     0   0   .295      Hernandez ss          5   1   2   0     0   0   .265
Kubiak ss             5   0   1   1     0   0   .261      Schaal 3b             5   1   2   0     0   0   .319
Savage rf             4   1   0   0     1   0   .276      Otis cf               4   1   2   1     1   0   .276
Allen cf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .246      Oliver 1b             5   0   0   0     0   1   .286
  Gelnar p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Piniella lf           2   0   1   1     0   0   .350
  Hershberger ph      1   0   0   0     0   0   .182        Kirkpatrick lf      3   0   0   0     0   0   .210
  Brabender p         1   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Keough rf             4   1   2   1     1   1   .359
  O'Donoghue p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Alcaraz 2b            4   2   1   0     1   1   .151
McNertney c           4   1   2   0     0   0   .253      Rodriguez c           3   0   1   0     2   0   .247
  Snyder pr           0   1   0   0     0   0   .273      Butler p              3   0   1   1     0   0   .048
  Roof c              0   0   0   0     0   0   .193        Fitzmorris p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Walton lf             2   0   1   1     2   0   .301        Drabowsky p         1   0   0   0     0   1   .250
Pena 1b               3   0   0   0     0   0   .232        Kelly ph            0   0   0   0     0   0   .275
  Hegan ph,1b         0   0   0   1     0   0   .213        Taylor ph           1   0   1   2     0   0   .308
Gil 2b                4   0   1   1     0   1   .176
Morris p              2   0   0   0     0   2   .273
  Alvis 3b            2   0   0   0     0   0   .155

Totals               36   5   7   5     3   3             Totals               40   6  13   6     5   4

Time of Game: 2:58   Attendance: 30,035
Left on Base: Brewers 5, Royals 11
DP: Brewers 0, Royals 0
Errors: Schaal
Doubles: McNertney (6), Gil (1), Alcaraz (3), Otis (9)
Triples: Harper (1)
Home Runs: Harper (5)
Caught Stealing: Harper (7), Keough (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Hegan (2)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Morris                  5.2   8   4   4   2   1   0  27   2.83
Gelnar                  2.1   1   0   0   0   2   0   7   4.28
Brabender L(1-6)        1.1   3   2   2   3   1   0  10   5.60
O'Donoghue              0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.11
Totals                  9.1  13   6   6   5   4   0  45

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Butler                  8.1   4   4   4   3   2   1  32   3.75
Fitzmorris              0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.49
Drabowsky W(1-2)        1.2   2   1   1   0   1   0   7   3.86
Totals                 10     7   5   5   3   3   1  40

Wild Pitches: Fitzmorris (2)

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


BREWERS 1ST: Harper reached on an error by Schaal; Harper was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Kubiak flied out
to center; Savage flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Hernandez singled to center; Schaal singled to right
[Hernandez to second]; Otis singled to center [Schaal to second,
Hernandez scored]; Oliver lined to left; Piniella singled to
right [Otis to third, Schaal scored]; Keough forced Piniella
(second to shortstop) [Otis scored]; Alcaraz made an out to
shortstop; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Royals 3.

BREWERS 2ND: Allen grounded out (third to first); McNertney
grounded out (second to first); Walton walked; Pena grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Royals 3.

ROYALS 2ND: Rodriguez flied out to left; Butler grounded out
(third to first); Hernandez grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Royals 3.

BREWERS 3RD: Gil flied out to left; Morris struck out; Harper
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Royals 3.

ROYALS 3RD: Schaal flied out to center; Otis grounded out
(shortstop to first); Oliver flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Royals 3.

BREWERS 4TH: Kubiak popped to third in foul territory; Savage
popped to first in foul territory; Allen flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Royals 3.

ROYALS 4TH: Piniella flied out to right; Keough was called out
on strikes; Alcaraz doubled to left; Rodriguez was walked
intentionally; Butler grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 0, Royals 3.

BREWERS 5TH: McNertney doubled to left; Walton flied to left in
foul territory; Pena grounded out (first to pitcher) [McNertney
to third]; Gil doubled to left [McNertney scored]; Morris struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1, Royals 3.

ROYALS 5TH: Hernandez popped to first in foul territory; Schaal
made an out to shortstop; Otis doubled to right; Oliver grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1,
Royals 3.

BREWERS 6TH: KIRKPATRICK REPLACED PINIELLA (PLAYING LF); Harper
homered; Kubiak flied out to right; Savage made an out to
shortstop; Allen flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 2, Royals 3.

ROYALS 6TH: Kirkpatrick flied out to right; Keough walked;
Alcaraz forced Keough (third to second); Rodriguez singled to
center [Alcaraz to second]; Butler singled to center [Rodriguez
to second, Alcaraz scored]; GELNAR REPLACED ALLEN (PITCHING);
ALVIS REPLACED MORRIS (PLAYING 3B); HARPER CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING CF); Hernandez forced Butler (shortstop to second); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 2, Royals 4.

BREWERS 7TH: McNertney made an out to third; Walton walked; Pena
made an out to third; Gil made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Brewers 2, Royals 4.

ROYALS 7TH: Schaal grounded out (third to first); Otis grounded
out (third to first); Oliver struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 2, Royals 4.

BREWERS 8TH: Alvis flied out to right; Harper grounded out
(shortstop to first); Kubiak made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 2, Royals 4.

ROYALS 8TH: Kirkpatrick flied out to left; Keough singled;
Keough was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Alcaraz struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 2, Royals 4.

BREWERS 9TH: Savage walked; HERSHBERGER BATTED FOR GELNAR;
Hershberger made an out to first; McNertney singled to left
[Savage to second]; SNYDER RAN FOR MCNERTNEY; FITZMORRIS
REPLACED BUTLER (PITCHING); Fitzmorris threw a wild pitch
[Savage to third]; Walton singled to left [Snyder to third,
Savage scored]; HEGAN BATTED FOR PENA; DRABOWSKY REPLACED
FITZMORRIS (PITCHING); Hegan hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Snyder scored]; Gil struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers
4, Royals 4.

ROYALS 9TH: BRABENDER REPLACED HERSHBERGER (PITCHING); ROOF
REPLACED SNYDER (PLAYING C ); HEGAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B);
Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first); Drabowsky struck
out; Hernandez singled to left; Schaal singled to left
[Hernandez to second]; Otis walked [Hernandez to third, Schaal
to second]; Oliver popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Brewers 4, Royals 4.

BREWERS 10TH: Alvis grounded out (second to first); Harper
tripled; Kubiak singled to right [Harper scored]; Savage made an
out to first; Brabender flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Brewers 5, Royals 4.

ROYALS 10TH: Kirkpatrick grounded out (second to first); Keough
singled to left; Alcaraz walked [Keough to second]; Rodriguez
walked [Keough to third, Alcaraz to second]; KELLY BATTED FOR
DRABOWSKY; O'DONOGHUE REPLACED BRABENDER (PITCHING); TAYLOR
BATTED FOR KELLY; Taylor singled to center [Rodriguez to second,
Alcaraz scored, Keough scored]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers
5, Royals 6.



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