Sunday July 26, 1970
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Cleveland Indians 3, Kansas City Royals 0 (Game 2)

Game Played on Sunday, July 26, 1970 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium

Royals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 0 Indians 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 x - 3 9 0 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Kelly rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .245 Pinson rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .301 Rojas 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .211 Nettles 3b 4 1 1 1 0 1 .233 Otis cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .301 Foster lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .284 Piniella lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .294 Sims c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .266 Oliver 1b 2 0 1 0 2 0 .268 Horton 1b 4 1 3 1 0 0 .262 Sorrell 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .293 Uhlaender cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .237 Rodriguez c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .236 Brown ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .261 Severson ss 3 0 2 0 0 0 .258 Heidemann ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 Morehead p 2 0 1 0 0 1 .185 Leon 2b 2 1 1 1 1 0 .241 Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Hargan p 3 0 1 0 0 0 .100 Kirkpatrick ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .227 O'Riley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 30 0 5 0 3 4 Totals 33 3 9 3 1 2 Time of Game: 2:15 Attendance: 21,237 Left on Base: Royals 6, Indians 7 DP: Royals 0, Indians 1 Home Runs: Nettles (15), Leon (8), Horton (14) Stolen Bases: Horton (3) GIDP: Kelly (4) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Morehead L(2-4) 6 8 2 2 1 0 2 27 3.52 Burgmeier 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3.19 O'Riley 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 4 5.12 Totals 8 9 3 3 1 2 3 34 Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hargan W(4-2) 9 5 0 0 3 4 0 33 2.43 Totals 9 5 0 0 3 4 0 33 Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Art Frantz, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Russ Goetz ROYALS 1ST: Kelly flied out to left; Rojas grounded out (shortstop to first); Otis grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 1ST: Pinson singled to right; Nettles flied out to left; Foster flied out to left; Sims grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 0. ROYALS 2ND: Piniella grounded out (second to first); Oliver walked; Sorrell was called out on strikes; Rodriguez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 2ND: Horton singled to right; Horton stole second; Uhlaender flied out to left; Brown popped to second; Leon walked; Hargan forced Leon (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 0. ROYALS 3RD: Severson singled to third; On a bunt Morehead struck out; Kelly grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Severson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 3RD: Pinson popped to second; Nettles homered; Foster singled to third; Sims popped to shortstop; Horton grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 1. ROYALS 4TH: Rojas lined to right; Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); Piniella grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 1. INDIANS 4TH: Uhlaender grounded out (first to pitcher); Brown flied out to right; Leon grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 1. ROYALS 5TH: Oliver grounded out (third to first); Sorrell grounded out (pitcher to first); Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 1. INDIANS 5TH: Hargan grounded out (shortstop to first); Pinson flied out to center; Nettles grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 1. ROYALS 6TH: Severson grounded out (shortstop to first); Morehead singled to left; Kelly struck out; Rojas was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 1. INDIANS 6TH: Foster popped to shortstop; Sims singled to right; Horton singled to catcher [Sims to second]; Uhlaender flied out to left; Brown grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 1. ROYALS 7TH: Otis walked; Piniella forced Otis (second to shortstop); Oliver singled to center [Piniella out at third (center to third)]; Sorrell singled to right [Oliver to second]; Rodriguez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 1. INDIANS 7TH: Leon homered; Hargan singled to center; BURGMEIER REPLACED MOREHEAD (PITCHING); Pinson flied out to left; Nettles struck out; Foster flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 2. ROYALS 8TH: Severson singled to center; KIRKPATRICK BATTED FOR BURGMEIER; Kirkpatrick flied out to left; Kelly popped to shortstop; Rojas forced Severson (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 2. INDIANS 8TH: O'RILEY REPLACED KIRKPATRICK (PITCHING); Sims grounded out (second to first); Horton homered; Uhlaender grounded out (first unassisted); Brown struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 3. ROYALS 9TH: HEIDEMANN REPLACED BROWN (PLAYING SS); Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); Piniella grounded out (third to first); Oliver walked; Sorrell grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Indians 3.

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