| A single by Joe Keough and doubles by Luis Alcaraz and Hawk Taylor produced two runs in the eighth inning and gave the Royals a 6-5 victory over the Senators. Ed Kirkpatrick hit a homer and Alcaraz had an earlier run-scoring double to help fashion a 4-4 tie, but Frank Howard sent the Senators ahead in the seventh with a smash over the center field fence, 410 feet from home plate. [The Sporting News] |
Kansas City Royals 6, Washington Senators 5
Game Played on Sunday, May 31, 1970 (Day game) at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
Royals 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 - 6 13 2 Senators 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 - 5 7 0 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Senators AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Kelly rf 3 0 0 0 2 1 .267 Unser cf 5 0 1 1 0 0 .243 Hernandez ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .224 Stroud rf 4 1 2 0 1 1 .294 Otis cf 5 1 1 0 0 0 .277 Howard lf 5 1 1 1 0 1 .259 Oliver 3b 5 1 1 0 0 0 .292 Epstein 1b 4 0 0 1 0 1 .261 Keough 1b 4 2 2 0 1 0 .337 B. Allen 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .287 Kirkpatrick lf 5 1 3 2 0 1 .234 Cullen 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 Severson 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 Rodriguez 3b 3 1 1 0 1 1 .263 Alcaraz ph,2b 5 1 3 2 0 1 .174 Brinkman ss 3 1 0 0 1 0 .246 Rodriguez c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .258 French c 2 1 1 0 1 1 .200 Morehead p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .190 Roseboro ph,c 1 0 0 0 0 1 .220 Drabowsky p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Cox p 1 0 1 2 1 0 .158 Burgmeier p 1 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Pina p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Taylor ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .375 Nelson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .135 Wright p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Shellenback p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Hannan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Knowles p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Maye ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .262 Humphreys p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 37 6 13 5 4 4 Totals 33 5 7 5 6 7 Time of Game: 3:07 Attendance: 23,889 Left on Base: Royals 10, Senators 8 DP: Royals 0, Senators 1 Errors: Hernandez, Rodriguez Doubles: Alcaraz 2 (5), Taylor (3), Kirkpatrick (4) Home Runs: Kirkpatrick (7), Howard (15) Stolen Bases: Stroud 2 (15), Brinkman (2) Caught Stealing: Rodriguez (2) Sacrifice Hits: Hernandez (3) Sacrifice Flies: Epstein (3) GIDP: Kirkpatrick (4) Hit by Pitch: Rodriguez (2,by Cox) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Morehead 3 2 4 3 5 1 0 17 3.90 Drabowsky 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.58 Burgmeier W(1-1) 4 2 1 1 1 4 1 14 5.14 Wright SV(2) 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 7 2.70 Totals 9 7 5 4 6 7 1 40 Senators IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Cox 5 6 4 4 1 1 1 21 4.99 Pina 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 2.08 Shellenback 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 6.04 Hannan 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 4 3.60 Knowles L(1-4) 1 3 1 1 0 2 0 6 1.96 Humphreys 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 0.00 Totals 9 13 6 6 4 4 1 43 Hit by Pitch: Cox (3) Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Emmett Ashford, 2B - Hank Soar, 3B - Lou DiMuro ROYALS 1ST: Kelly walked; Hernandez out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Kelly to second]; Kelly was picked off second (pitcher to second); Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Senators 0. SENATORS 1ST: Unser grounded out (second to first); Stroud walked; Howard reached on an error by Hernandez [Stroud to third, Howard to first]; Epstein hit a sacrifice fly to left [Stroud scored (unearned), Howard to second]; B. Allen struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Senators 1. ROYALS 2ND: Oliver singled to center; Keough singled to right [Oliver to third]; Kirkpatrick grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Oliver scored (no RBI), Keough out at second]; ALCARAZ BATTED FOR SEVERSON; Alcaraz singled to left; Rodriguez was hit by a pitch [Alcaraz to second]; Morehead grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Senators 1. SENATORS 2ND: ALCARAZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first); Brinkman grounded out (third to first); French singled to shortstop; Cox walked [French to second]; Unser flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Senators 1. ROYALS 3RD: Kelly grounded out (shortstop to first); Hernandez struck out; Otis popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Senators 1. SENATORS 3RD: Stroud singled to third; Stroud stole second; Howard reached on a fielder's choice [Stroud out at third (shortstop to second)]; Epstein forced Howard (first to shortstop) [Epstein to first]; B. Allen grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Senators 1. ROYALS 4TH: Oliver flied out to right; Keough flied out to center; Kirkpatrick homered; Alcaraz grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Senators 1. SENATORS 4TH: Rodriguez walked; Brinkman walked [Rodriguez to second]; French walked [Rodriguez to third, Brinkman to second]; DRABOWSKY REPLACED MOREHEAD (PITCHING); Cox singled to right [Rodriguez scored, Brinkman scored, French to third]; Unser singled to left [French scored, Cox to second]; BURGMEIER REPLACED DRABOWSKY (PITCHING); Stroud struck out; Howard flied out to right; Epstein was called out on strikes; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Senators 4. ROYALS 5TH: Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first); Burgmeier flied out to left; Kelly flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Senators 4. SENATORS 5TH: B. Allen walked; Rodriguez struck out; Brinkman forced B. Allen (second to shortstop) [Brinkman to first]; Brinkman stole second [Brinkman to third (error by Rodriguez)]; French struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Senators 4. ROYALS 6TH: Hernandez singled to pitcher; Otis singled to left [Hernandez to second]; PINA REPLACED COX (PITCHING); Oliver forced Hernandez (pitcher to third) [Otis to second, Oliver to first]; Keough forced Oliver (first to shortstop) [Otis to third, Keough to first]; Kirkpatrick singled to right [Otis scored, Keough to third]; Alcaraz doubled to left [Keough scored, Kirkpatrick to third]; Rodriguez grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Senators 4. SENATORS 6TH: NELSON BATTED FOR PINA; Nelson grounded out (pitcher to first); Unser lined to center; Stroud grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Senators 4. ROYALS 7TH: SHELLENBACK REPLACED NELSON (PITCHING); Burgmeier walked; Kelly walked [Burgmeier to second]; HANNAN REPLACED SHELLENBACK (PITCHING); Hernandez flied out to left [Burgmeier to third]; Otis grounded out (pitcher to first) [Kelly to second]; Oliver grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Senators 4. SENATORS 7TH: Howard homered; Epstein lined to shortstop; B. Allen lined to right; Rodriguez singled to left; Rodriguez was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Senators 5. ROYALS 8TH: CULLEN REPLACED B. ALLEN (PLAYING 2B); Keough singled to center; KNOWLES REPLACED HANNAN (PITCHING); Kirkpatrick struck out; Alcaraz doubled to right [Keough scored]; Rodriguez singled to center [Alcaraz to third]; TAYLOR BATTED FOR BURGMEIER; Taylor doubled to right [Alcaraz scored, Rodriguez to third]; Kelly struck out; Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 6, Senators 5. SENATORS 8TH: WRIGHT REPLACED TAYLOR (PITCHING); Brinkman grounded out (third to first); ROSEBORO BATTED FOR FRENCH; Roseboro struck out; MAYE BATTED FOR KNOWLES; Maye grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Senators 5. ROYALS 9TH: HUMPHREYS REPLACED MAYE (PITCHING); ROSEBORO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Otis popped to second; Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); Keough walked; Kirkpatrick doubled [Keough to third]; Alcaraz struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 6, Senators 5. SENATORS 9TH: Unser grounded out (pitcher to first); Stroud singled to center; Stroud stole second; Howard struck out; Epstein grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Senators 5.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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