Dave Morehead yielded only five hits in his first complete game since August 19, 1968, and pitched the Royals to a 7-1 victory over the White Sox. The Royals clinched their verdict with five runs in the eighth inning, the first two scoring on a bases-loaded single by Bob Oliver. After a pass reloaded the sacks, two walks and a wild pitch added three runs. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 7, Chicago White Sox 1
Game Played on Monday, May       25, 1970 (Night game) at Municipal Stadium
White Sox    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  0
Royals       0  1  0    0  1  0    0  5  x  -   7 10  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Williams rf           4   1   2   0     0   0   .247      Kelly rf              4   1   2   1     1   1   .282
Aparicio ss           4   0   1   0     0   1   .319      Schaal 3b             5   1   1   0     0   0   .311
Hopkins 1b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .333      Otis cf               3   1   1   0     1   0   .277
Matias lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .218      Oliver 1b             4   1   1   2     0   0   .285
Melton 3b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .292      Keough lf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .346
Herrmann c            3   0   0   0     0   1   .305      Alcaraz 2b            3   2   2   1     1   1   .167
Berry cf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .259      Hernandez ss          3   0   0   1     1   1   .257
Knoop 2b              2   0   0   0     0   2   .185      Rodriguez c           4   1   2   0     0   0   .259
  O'Brien ph,2b       1   0   0   0     0   0   .247      Morehead p            4   0   1   1     0   1   .200
Crider p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McCraw ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .276
  Murphy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Weaver p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   1   5   0     0   7             Totals               33   7  10   6     5   5

Time of Game: 2:00   Attendance:  6,643
Left on Base: White Sox 4, Royals 7
DP: White Sox 0, Royals 0
Doubles: Morehead (1), Rodriguez (4), Schaal (3)
Stolen Bases: Kelly (18)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Crider L(1-1)           7     7   2   2   0   4   0  27   2.95
Murphy                  0     3   5   5   3   0   0   6   6.43
Weaver                  1     0   0   0   2   1   0   5   0.00
Totals                  8    10   7   7   5   5   0  38

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Morehead W(2-1)         9     5   1   0   0   7   0  32   3.62
Totals                  9     5   1   0   0   7   0  32

Passed Balls: Rodriguez (4)
Wild Pitches: Weaver (1)

Umpires: HP - Bob Stewart, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Merle Anthony, 3B - Red Flaherty


WHITE SOX 1ST: Williams singled; Aparicio singled [Williams to
third]; Hopkins singled [Williams stayed at third, Aparicio to
second]; Rodriguez allowed a passed ball [Hopkins to second,
Aparicio to third, Williams scored (unearned)]; Matias struck
out; Melton struck out; Herrmann struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Kelly struck out; Schaal flied out to right; Otis
singled to shortstop; Oliver grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Berry made an out to third; Knoop struck out;
Crider flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Keough was called out on strikes; Alcaraz singled to
center; Hernandez flied out to left; Rodriguez singled to center
[Alcaraz to second]; Morehead doubled to right [Rodriguez out at
home (right to second to catcher), Alcaraz scored]; 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Williams flied out to right; Aparicio was called
out on strikes; Hopkins grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Kelly flied out to center; Schaal made an out to
third; Otis flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 1, Royals 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Matias grounded out (second to first); Melton
lined to third; Herrmann grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Oliver lined to second; Keough made an out to
shortstop; Alcaraz singled to center; Hernandez struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Berry made an out to second; Knoop struck out;
Crider flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Royals 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Rodriguez doubled to center; Morehead flied out to
right; Kelly singled to right [Rodriguez scored]; Kelly stole
second; Schaal grounded out (third to first); Otis grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals
2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Williams grounded out (third to first); Aparicio
grounded out (second to first); Hopkins grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 2.

ROYALS 6TH: Oliver made an out to second; Keough made an out to
second; Alcaraz was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 White Sox 1, Royals 2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Matias grounded out (first to pitcher); Melton
singled to center; Herrmann made an out to first; Berry grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Royals 2.

ROYALS 7TH: Hernandez flied out to left; Rodriguez grounded out
(first to pitcher); Morehead grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 2.

WHITE SOX 8TH: O'BRIEN BATTED FOR KNOOP; O'Brien grounded out
(third to first); MCCRAW BATTED FOR CRIDER; McCraw struck out;
Williams singled to left; Aparicio made an out to shortstop; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 2.

ROYALS 8TH: O'BRIEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); MURPHY REPLACED
MCCRAW (PITCHING); Kelly singled to center; Schaal doubled to
left [Kelly to third]; Otis walked; Oliver singled to left [Otis
to second, Schaal scored, Kelly scored]; Keough was walked
intentionally [Otis to third, Oliver to second]; Alcaraz walked
[Otis scored, Oliver to third, Keough to second]; WEAVER
REPLACED MURPHY (PITCHING); Hernandez walked [Oliver scored,
Keough to third, Alcaraz to second]; Rodriguez forced Keough
(shortstop to catcher) [Hernandez to second, Alcaraz to third];
Morehead struck out; Weaver threw a wild pitch [Alcaraz scored,
Hernandez to third, Rodriguez to second]; Kelly was walked
intentionally; Schaal flied out to left; 5 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
White Sox 1, Royals 7.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Hopkins popped to first in foul territory; Matias
flied out to right; Melton grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 7.