Saturday May 30, 1970
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The Senators' first three batters in the game produced three runs and that was enough to beat the Royals, 3-2. Ed Brinkman led off with a double, took third on a safe bunt by Wayne Comer and scored on a wild pitch. Frank Howard followed with a homer. Bob Oliver batted in the Royals' runs with a double and a homer. [The Sporting News]

Washington Senators 3, Kansas City Royals 2

Game Played on Saturday, May 30, 1970 (Day game) at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium

Royals 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 6 0 Senators 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x - 3 5 1 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Senators AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Kelly rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .272 Brinkman ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 .250 Kirkpatrick lf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .218 Comer rf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .163 Otis cf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .279 Howard 1b 3 1 1 2 1 1 .261 Oliver 3b,1b 4 1 2 2 0 1 .295 Reichardt lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .260 Keough 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .330 Rodriguez 3b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .261 Taylor ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Stroud cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .288 Schaal 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302 Casanova c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .185 Severson 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .254 Cullen 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .229 Hernandez ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .223 Bosman p 3 0 0 0 0 3 .115 Piniella ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .343 Knowles p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rooker pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Rodriguez c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .256 Butler p 2 0 0 0 1 2 .043 Campanis ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .188 Totals 32 2 6 2 4 6 Totals 28 3 5 2 3 7 Time of Game: 2:12 Attendance: 11,982 Left on Base: Royals 7, Senators 4 DP: Royals 0, Senators 2 Errors: Howard Doubles: Oliver (9), Brinkman (6) Home Runs: Oliver (9), Howard (14) Caught Stealing: Reichardt (2) GIDP: Rodriguez (4), Campanis (1) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Butler L(2-3) 8 5 3 3 3 7 1 31 3.70 Totals 8 5 3 3 3 7 1 31 Senators IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bosman W(5-4) 7.2 5 2 2 3 5 1 31 3.50 Knowles SV(8) 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 1.77 Totals 9 6 2 2 4 6 1 36 Wild Pitches: Butler (1) Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Emmett Ashford, 3B - Hank Soar ROYALS 1ST: Kelly grounded out (first unassisted); Kirkpatrick struck out; Otis walked; Oliver doubled [Otis scored]; Keough grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Senators 0. SENATORS 1ST: Brinkman doubled to right; On a bunt Comer singled to first [Brinkman to third]; Butler threw a wild pitch [Brinkman scored, Comer to second]; Howard homered [Comer scored]; Reichardt singled to left; Rodriguez popped to catcher in foul territory; Reichardt was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Stroud popped to third; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Senators 3. ROYALS 2ND: Severson singled to shortstop; Hernandez forced Severson (shortstop to second) [Hernandez to first]; Rodriguez grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Hernandez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Senators 3. SENATORS 2ND: Casanova struck out; Cullen was called out on strikes; Bosman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Senators 3. ROYALS 3RD: Butler walked; Kelly lined to center; Kirkpatrick struck out; Otis forced Butler (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Senators 3. SENATORS 3RD: Brinkman grounded out (shortstop to first); Comer lined to third; Howard walked; Reichardt struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Senators 3. ROYALS 4TH: Oliver was called out on strikes; Keough reached on an error by Howard [Keough to first]; Severson forced Keough (right to second to shortstop) [Severson to first]; Joe Keough thought fly to shallow RF was going to be caught; Hernandez forced Severson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Senators 3. SENATORS 4TH: Rodriguez popped to shortstop; Stroud grounded out (second to first); Casanova flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Senators 3. ROYALS 5TH: Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first); Butler was called out on strikes; Kelly walked; Kirkpatrick forced Kelly (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Senators 3. SENATORS 5TH: Cullen flied out to left; Bosman struck out; Brinkman grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Senators 3. ROYALS 6TH: Otis flied out to center; Oliver homered; Keough grounded out (second to first); Severson grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Senators 3. SENATORS 6TH: Comer walked; Howard flied out to center; Reichardt flied out to right; Rodriguez walked [Comer to second]; Stroud lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Senators 3. ROYALS 7TH: Hernandez grounded out (pitcher to first); Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); Butler struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Senators 3. SENATORS 7TH: Casanova flied out to right; Cullen popped to catcher in foul territory; Bosman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Senators 3. ROYALS 8TH: Kelly flied out to center; Kirkpatrick singled to center; On a bunt Otis singled to catcher [Kirkpatrick to second]; Oliver forced Otis (second unassisted) [Kirkpatrick to third, Oliver to first]; Tim Cullen made diving stop and crawled to 2B for the force; KNOWLES REPLACED BOSMAN (PITCHING); TAYLOR BATTED FOR KEOUGH; Taylor forced Oliver (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Senators 3. SENATORS 8TH: SCHAAL REPLACED TAYLOR (PLAYING 3B); OLIVER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Brinkman singled to third; On a bunt Comer forced Brinkman (pitcher to shortstop); Howard struck out; Reichardt flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Senators 3. ROYALS 9TH: Severson was called out on strikes; PINIELLA BATTED FOR HERNANDEZ; Piniella walked; ROOKER RAN FOR PINIELLA; Rodriguez singled to pitcher [Rooker to second]; CAMPANIS BATTED FOR BUTLER; Campanis grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Rodriguez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Senators 3.

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