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Playing their first game under Bob Lemon, who replaced Charlie Metro as manager, the Royals defeated the Senators, 8-1. The Royals took command at the outset, scoring four runs in the first inning on a double by Pat Kelly, a pass to Paul Schaal, back-to-back triples by Amos Otis and Bob Oliver and a sacrifice fly by Lou Piniella. Oliver homered in the third. [The Sporting News] Kansas City Royals 8, Washington Senators 1Game Played on Tuesday, June 9, 1970 (Night game) at Municipal StadiumSenators 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 7 0 Royals 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 x - 8 12 1 Senators AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Maye rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .282 Kelly rf 3 2 2 0 1 0 .282 Stroud cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .300 Schaal 2b 3 1 0 0 1 2 .284 Howard 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .258 Otis cf 3 3 2 3 1 0 .283 Reichardt lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .261 Oliver 3b 4 2 3 2 0 0 .300 B. Allen 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .267 Keough 1b 3 0 2 2 0 0 .333 Cullen 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205 Piniella lf 3 0 1 1 0 0 .326 Rodriguez 3b 3 0 1 1 0 1 .275 Rodriguez c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .252 Brinkman ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .235 Hernandez ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .235 French c 3 0 1 0 1 0 .230 Drago p 4 0 1 0 0 2 .087 Cox p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .143 Unser ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .224 Shellenback p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Roseboro ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .183 Hannan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Nen ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 1 7 1 3 3 Totals 31 8 12 8 3 4 Time of Game: 2:14 Attendance: 7,404 Left on Base: Senators 8, Royals 4 DP: Senators 0, Royals 2 Errors: Schaal Doubles: Reichardt (4), Kelly 2 (5) Triples: Otis (4), Oliver (4) Home Runs: Oliver (11) Stolen Bases: Otis (10) Caught Stealing: Hernandez (3), Kelly (10) Sacrifice Flies: Rodriguez (2), Piniella (4), Keough (1) GIDP: Rodriguez (7), Reichardt (8) Senators IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Cox L(3-5) 4 7 5 5 2 2 1 19 5.10 Shellenback 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 8 4.78 Hannan 2 4 2 2 0 1 0 9 5.06 Totals 8 12 8 8 3 4 1 36 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Drago W(4-4) 9 7 1 1 3 3 0 36 4.46 Totals 9 7 1 1 3 3 0 36 Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Art Frantz SENATORS 1ST: Maye singled to right; Stroud grounded out (pitcher unassisted) [Maye to second]; Howard lined to right; Reichardt flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Senators 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Kelly doubled to left; Schaal walked; Otis tripled to right [Kelly scored, Schaal scored]; Oliver tripled to center [Otis scored]; Keough grounded out (shortstop to first); Piniella hit a sacrifice fly to right [Oliver scored]; Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Senators 0, Royals 4. SENATORS 2ND: B. Allen popped to third in foul territory; Rodriguez singled to right; Brinkman grounded out (shortstop to first) [Rodriguez to second]; French walked; Cox was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Senators 0, Royals 4. ROYALS 2ND: Hernandez singled to center; On a bunt Drago struck out; Hernandez was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Kelly walked; Kelly was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Senators 0, Royals 4. SENATORS 3RD: Maye walked; Stroud flied out to center; Howard flied out to center; Reichardt forced Maye (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Senators 0, Royals 4. ROYALS 3RD: Schaal struck out; Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliver homered; Keough singled to center; Piniella popped to third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Senators 0, Royals 5. SENATORS 4TH: B. Allen singled to right; Rodriguez grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [B. Allen out at second]; Brinkman singled to shortstop; French flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Senators 0, Royals 5. ROYALS 4TH: Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first); Hernandez grounded out (third to first); Drago singled to left; Kelly grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Senators 0, Royals 5. SENATORS 5TH: UNSER BATTED FOR COX; Unser grounded out (catcher to first); Maye lined to second; Stroud singled to shortstop; Howard struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Senators 0, Royals 5. ROYALS 5TH: SHELLENBACK REPLACED UNSER (PITCHING); Schaal grounded out (second to first); Otis walked; Oliver singled to right [Otis to third]; Keough hit a sacrifice fly to center [Otis scored, Oliver to second]; Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Senators 0, Royals 6. SENATORS 6TH: Reichardt doubled; B. Allen grounded out (second to first) [Reichardt to third]; Rodriguez hit a sacrifice fly to left [Reichardt scored]; Brinkman grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Senators 1, Royals 6. ROYALS 6TH: Rodriguez flied out to right; Hernandez flied out to right; Drago was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Senators 1, Royals 6. SENATORS 7TH: French grounded out (second to first); ROSEBORO BATTED FOR SHELLENBACK; Roseboro popped to third; Maye grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Senators 1, Royals 6. ROYALS 7TH: HANNAN REPLACED ROSEBORO (PITCHING); Kelly doubled to right; Schaal struck out; Otis singled to left [Kelly scored]; Oliver flied out to left; Otis stole second; Keough singled to center [Otis scored]; Piniella singled to shortstop [Keough out at third (shortstop to third)]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Senators 1, Royals 8. SENATORS 8TH: Stroud walked; Howard reached on an error by Schaal (assist by Hernandez) [Stroud to second, Howard to first]; Reichardt grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Stroud to third, Howard out at second]; B. Allen grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Senators 1, Royals 8. ROYALS 8TH: CULLEN REPLACED B. ALLEN (PLAYING 2B); Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first); Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to first); Drago grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Senators 1, Royals 8. SENATORS 9TH: Rodriguez struck out; Brinkman grounded out (third to first); French singled to center; NEN BATTED FOR HANNAN; Nen grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Senators 1, Royals 8. |
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