Ted Abernathy gained his third straight victory in relief with the Royals since coming from the Cardinals when pinch-hitter Billy Sorrell broke a tie with a run-scoring single in the eighth inning to beat the Angels, 4-3. Clyde Wright, making his first appearance since his no-hitter against the Athletics July 3, was lifted in the seventh when the Royals went ahead, 3-2, on a double by Amos Otis and single by Lou Piniella. Kansas City Royals 4, California Angels 3Game Played on Tuesday, July 7, 1970 (Night game) at Anaheim StadiumRoyals 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 - 4 13 1 Angels 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 - 3 7 1 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Kelly rf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .264 Alomar 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .268 Rojas 2b 5 0 2 0 0 0 .226 Repoz cf 4 1 3 2 1 0 .267 Otis cf 5 1 2 0 0 0 .311 Fregosi ss 4 0 1 1 1 1 .282 Piniella lf 3 0 1 1 1 0 .307 Johnson lf 5 0 0 0 0 1 .323 Oliver 1b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .276 Spencer 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .274 Schaal 3b 4 1 2 0 0 1 .256 McMullen 3b 2 0 0 0 2 1 .241 Rodriguez c 3 1 1 1 0 0 .234 Voss rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .263 Kirkpatrick ph,c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .230 Azcue c 2 1 1 0 1 0 .269 Hernandez ss 3 0 2 0 0 0 .237 J. Tatum pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .266 Sorrell ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .292 Egan c 1 0 0 0 0 1 .225 Matchick ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212 Wright p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .204 Fitzmorris p 3 0 0 0 0 2 .200 K. Tatum p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Ruiz ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 Abernathy p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Fisher p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Johnstone ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .227 Queen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 37 4 13 3 2 3 Totals 32 3 7 3 5 5 Time of Game: 2:58 Attendance: 8,481 Left on Base: Royals 8, Angels 10 DP: Royals 0, Angels 0 Errors: Piniella, Azcue Doubles: Otis 2 (17) Stolen Bases: Hernandez (1) Caught Stealing: Rojas (1) Sacrifice Hits: Wright (2), Ruiz (4), Voss (1) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Fitzmorris 5.1 4 2 2 2 0 0 22 3.93 Burgmeier 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.34 Abernathy W(3-0) 2.2 2 1 1 2 4 0 13 2.21 Johnson SV(4) 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 3.31 Totals 9 7 3 3 5 5 0 40 Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wright 6.2 9 3 2 2 3 0 30 2.89 K. Tatum 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.80 Fisher L(3-2) 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 5 2.15 Queen 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.81 Totals 9 13 4 3 2 3 0 39 Wild Pitches: Fitzmorris 2 (8), Wright (5) Umpires: HP - Red Flaherty, 1B - Merle Anthony, 2B - Bob Stewart, 3B - Ron Luciano ROYALS 1ST: Kelly grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Rojas flied out to left; Otis doubled to left; Piniella walked; Oliver forced Piniella (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 1ST: Alomar popped to shortstop in foul territory; Repoz popped to third in foul territory; Fregosi flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 0. ROYALS 2ND: Schaal flied out to center; Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first); Hernandez singled to second; Fitzmorris was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 2ND: Johnson flied out to center; Spencer popped to first in foul territory; McMullen walked; Voss forced McMullen (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 0. ROYALS 3RD: Kelly singled to left; Rojas singled to right [Kelly out at third (right to third), Rojas to second (on throw to 3b)]; Otis flied out to right; Piniella flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 3RD: Azcue singled to left; Wright out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Azcue to second]; Fitzmorris threw a wild pitch [Azcue to third]; Alomar grounded out (pitcher to first); Repoz singled to center [Azcue scored]; Fitzmorris threw a wild pitch [Repoz to second]; Fregosi walked; Johnson flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 1. ROYALS 4TH: Oliver singled to center; Schaal singled to left [Oliver to third]; Rodriguez forced Schaal (shortstop to second) [Oliver scored]; Hernandez singled to right [Rodriguez to third]; Hernandez stole second [Rodriguez scored (error by Azcue) (unearned), Hernandez to third]; Fitzmorris struck out; Kelly grounded out (second to first); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Angels 1. ANGELS 4TH: Spencer grounded out (second to first); McMullen flied out to left; Voss popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Angels 1. ROYALS 5TH: Rojas grounded out (third to first); Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); Piniella lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Angels 1. ANGELS 5TH: Azcue grounded out (second to first); Wright grounded out (second to first); Alomar grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Angels 1. ROYALS 6TH: Oliver walked; Wright threw a wild pitch [Oliver to second]; Schaal struck out; Rodriguez singled to right [Oliver to third]; Hernandez lined to second; Fitzmorris grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Angels 1. ANGELS 6TH: Repoz singled to left [Repoz to second (error by Piniella)]; Fregosi singled to right [Repoz scored]; Johnson forced Fregosi (pitcher to shortstop); BURGMEIER REPLACED FITZMORRIS (PITCHING); Spencer singled to right [Johnson to third]; ABERNATHY REPLACED BURGMEIER (PITCHING); McMullen struck out; Voss grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Angels 2. ROYALS 7TH: Kelly grounded out (second to first); Rojas flied out to center; Otis doubled to center; K. TATUM REPLACED WRIGHT (PITCHING); Piniella singled to right [Otis scored, Piniella out at second (right to catcher to shortstop)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Angels 2. ANGELS 7TH: Azcue walked; J. TATUM RAN FOR AZCUE; RUIZ BATTED FOR K. TATUM; Ruiz reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [J. Tatum to second]; Alomar singled to third [J. Tatum to third, Ruiz to second]; Repoz singled to first [J. Tatum scored, Ruiz to third, Alomar to second]; Fregosi forced Ruiz (pitcher to catcher) [Alomar to third, Repoz to second]; Johnson struck out; Spencer lined to first; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Royals 3, Angels 3. ROYALS 8TH: EGAN REPLACED J. TATUM (PLAYING C ); FISHER REPLACED RUIZ (PITCHING); Oliver grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Schaal singled to left; KIRKPATRICK BATTED FOR RODRIGUEZ; Kirkpatrick grounded out (second to first) [Schaal to second]; SORRELL BATTED FOR HERNANDEZ; Sorrell singled to right [Schaal scored]; Abernathy grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Angels 3. ANGELS 8TH: KIRKPATRICK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); MATCHICK REPLACED SORRELL (PLAYING SS); McMullen walked; Voss out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [McMullen to second]; Egan struck out; JOHNSTONE BATTED FOR FISHER; Johnstone was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Angels 3. ROYALS 9TH: QUEEN REPLACED JOHNSTONE (PITCHING); Kelly flied out to left; Rojas singled to center; Rojas was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Otis popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Angels 3. ANGELS 9TH: JOHNSON REPLACED ABERNATHY (PITCHING); Alomar popped to second; Repoz walked; Fregosi was called out on strikes; Johnson forced Repoz (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Angels 3. |
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