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Friday July 24, 1970
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Cleveland Indians 9, Kansas City Royals 6 (Game 2)

Game Played on Friday, July 24, 1970 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium

Royals       0  0  0    2  0  0    0  3  1  -   6 11  2
Indians      0  1  1    0  2  2    3  0  x  -   9  9  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kelly rf              4   0   0   0     1   1   .247      Pinson rf             5   2   2   3     0   1   .306
Rojas 2b              4   1   2   0     1   1   .203      Nettles 3b            3   1   1   0     1   1   .230
Otis cf               5   0   1   1     0   0   .302      Foster lf             3   1   0   0     1   0   .285
Kirkpatrick c         5   2   2   0     0   0   .228      Fosse c               3   1   0   0     1   0   .309
Piniella lf           4   1   1   3     0   0   .303      Sims 1b               2   0   0   0     0   0   .266
Oliver 1b             4   1   1   2     0   1   .264        Horton ph,1b        2   2   2   4     0   0   .262
Sorrell 3b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .309      Uhlaender cf          2   0   1   1     0   0   .236
Hernandez ss          4   1   2   0     0   1   .235        Bradford ph,cf      2   0   0   0     0   0   .199
Bunker p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .111      Leon 2b               4   2   2   0     0   0   .239
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .222      Heidemann ss          4   0   1   0     0   0   .211
  Campanis ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .156      Chance p              2   0   0   0     0   2   .038
  O'Riley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Higgins p           0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
  Schaal ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .258        Lasher p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   6  11   6     2   5             Totals               32   9   9   8     4   4

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance: 12,076
Left on Base: Royals 7, Indians 4
DP: Royals 1, Indians 0
Errors: Sorrell 2
Doubles: Hernandez (4), Otis (21), Kirkpatrick (14), Nettles (7)
Home Runs: Oliver (17), Piniella (9), Pinson 2 (9), Horton 2 (13)
Sacrifice Hits: Chance (3)
GIDP: Pinson (6)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bunker L(0-7)           5     4   4   4   2   2   2  21   8.10
Burgmeier               1     3   2   1   0   1   1   6   3.52
O'Riley                 2     2   3   3   2   1   1  10   4.91
Totals                  8     9   9   8   4   4   4  37

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Chance W(5-5)           7.1  10   5   5   0   4   2  32   4.31
Higgins                 1     1   1   1   2   1   0   6   4.97
Lasher SV(8)            0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.09
Totals                  9    11   6   6   2   5   2  40

Passed Balls: Fosse (15)
Wild Pitches: Bunker (2)

Umpires: HP - Art Frantz, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Don Denkinger


ROYALS 1ST: Kelly popped to third; Rojas singled to center; Otis
popped to shortstop; Kirkpatrick flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Pinson made an out to first; Nettles lined to
center; Foster popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
0, Indians 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Piniella flied out to left; Oliver grounded out
(third to first); Sorrell singled to right; Hernandez doubled to
left [Sorrell to third]; Bunker grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Fosse walked; Bunker threw a wild pitch [Fosse to
second]; Sims popped to shortstop; Uhlaender singled to center
[Fosse scored]; Leon lined to right; Heidemann flied out to
right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Indians 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Kelly grounded out (shortstop to first); Rojas was
called out on strikes; Otis lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 0, Indians 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Chance was called out on strikes; Pinson homered;
Nettles struck out; Foster grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Indians 2.

ROYALS 4TH: Kirkpatrick singled to center; Piniella grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Kirkpatrick to second]; Oliver homered
[Kirkpatrick scored]; Sorrell grounded out (second to first);
Hernandez struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Indians 2.

INDIANS 4TH: Fosse grounded out (pitcher to first); Sims
grounded out (first unassisted); Uhlaender flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Indians 2.

ROYALS 5TH: Bunker grounded out (third to first); Kelly struck
out; Rojas popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 2, Indians 2.

INDIANS 5TH: Leon singled to right; Heidemann flied out to
center; Chance out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Leon to
second]; Pinson homered [Leon scored]; Nettles walked; Foster
flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Indians 4.

ROYALS 6TH: Otis doubled to left; Kirkpatrick grounded out
(shortstop to first); Piniella grounded out (shortstop to
first); Oliver grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 2, Indians 4.

INDIANS 6TH: BURGMEIER REPLACED BUNKER (PITCHING); Fosse flied
out to center; HORTON BATTED FOR SIMS; Horton homered; BRADFORD
BATTED FOR UHLAENDER; Bradford grounded out (pitcher to first);
Leon singled to center; Heidemann singled to third [Leon scored
(error by Sorrell) (unearned) (no RBI), Heidemann to second];
Chance was called out on strikes; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 2, Indians 6.

ROYALS 7TH: HORTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); BRADFORD STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Sorrell singled to right; Hernandez forced
Sorrell (second to shortstop); CAMPANIS BATTED FOR BURGMEIER;
Campanis struck out; Kelly grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Indians 6.

INDIANS 7TH: O'RILEY REPLACED CAMPANIS (PITCHING); Pinson struck
out; Nettles doubled to right; Foster walked; Fosse flied out to
center; Horton homered [Nettles scored, Foster scored]; Bradford
reached on an error by Sorrell [Bradford to first]; Leon flied
out to right; 3 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Indians 9.

ROYALS 8TH: Rojas singled to center; Otis flied out to right;
Kirkpatrick doubled to right [Rojas to third]; Piniella homered
[Rojas scored, Kirkpatrick scored]; HIGGINS REPLACED CHANCE
(PITCHING); Oliver struck out; Sorrell grounded out (first to
pitcher); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Indians 9.

INDIANS 8TH: Heidemann flied out to left; Higgins walked; Pinson
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Higgins out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5,
Indians 9.

ROYALS 9TH: Hernandez singled to third; SCHAAL BATTED FOR
O'RILEY; Schaal flied out to center; Kelly walked [Hernandez to
second]; Fosse allowed a passed ball [Hernandez to third, Kelly
to second]; Rojas walked; LASHER REPLACED HIGGINS (PITCHING);
Otis forced Rojas (second to shortstop) [Hernandez scored, Kelly
to third]; Kirkpatrick grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 6, Indians 9.



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