| The Yankees beat the the Royals for the ninth consecutive time this season, posting a 5-1 victory behind the six-hit hurling of Stan Bahnsen. The Yankees decided the outcome early in the game, scoring three runs in the second inning. Bobby Murcer singled, John Ellis doubled and Ron Woods hit a sacrifice fly for the first counter. Gene Michael singled home another run and, after a bunt by Bahnsen, Horace Clarke added a tally with a single. [The Sporting News] |
New York Yankees 5, Kansas City Royals 1
Game Played on Sunday, August 16, 1970 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I
Royals 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 0 Yankees 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 x - 5 10 0 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Spriggs rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .258 Clarke 2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .254 Monteagudo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Munson c 4 1 1 0 0 0 .286 Rojas 2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .237 White lf 3 1 2 1 1 0 .296 Otis cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .287 Cater 3b,1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .306 Piniella lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .309 Murcer cf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .248 Kirkpatrick c,rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .231 Ellis 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .238 Oliver 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .262 Kenney 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .202 Schaal 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .266 Woods rf 3 0 1 1 0 0 .233 Severson ss 2 0 1 0 1 0 .284 Michael ss 3 1 1 1 0 0 .218 Rooker p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .204 Bahnsen p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .161 Morehead p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .161 Sorrell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .276 Wright p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kelly ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .233 Martinez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 1 6 1 1 3 Totals 30 5 10 5 2 1 Time of Game: 2:13 Attendance: 13,200 Left on Base: Royals 5, Yankees 5 DP: Royals 1, Yankees 1 Doubles: Otis (25), Kirkpatrick (15), Ellis (7), Munson (20) Triples: Spriggs (1) Caught Stealing: White (6) Sacrifice Hits: Bahnsen (7) Sacrifice Flies: Woods (1) GIDP: Sorrell (2), Michael (6) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rooker L(7-13) 2 7 4 4 1 0 0 14 3.68 Morehead 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 7 3.53 Wright 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 4.91 Monteagudo 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 3.00 Totals 8 10 5 5 2 1 0 34 Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bahnsen W(11-8) 9 6 1 1 1 3 0 33 3.30 Totals 9 6 1 1 1 3 0 33 Umpires: HP - Merle Anthony, 1B - Johnny Stevens, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Red Flaherty ROYALS 1ST: Umpire Johnny Stevens substituting for ailing Bob Stewart; Spriggs grounded out (first unassisted); Rojas grounded out (shortstop to first); Otis doubled to left; Piniella flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 1ST: Clarke grounded out (shortstop to first); Munson flied out to center; White walked; Cater grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 0. ROYALS 2ND: Kirkpatrick grounded out (first to pitcher); Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); Schaal grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 2ND: Murcer singled to right; Ellis doubled to right [Murcer to third]; Woods hit a sacrifice fly to center [Murcer scored, Ellis to third]; Michael singled to center [Ellis scored]; Bahnsen out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Michael to second]; Clarke singled to left [Michael scored]; Munson flied out to center; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 3. ROYALS 3RD: Severson grounded out (shortstop to first); Rooker struck out; Spriggs tripled to center; Rojas singled to shortstop [Spriggs scored]; Otis flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 3. YANKEES 3RD: White singled to left; Cater singled to center [White to second]; Murcer singled to right [White scored, Cater to second]; MOREHEAD REPLACED ROOKER (PITCHING); Ellis made an out to second; Woods forced Murcer (second to shortstop) [Cater to third]; Michael grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 4. ROYALS 4TH: Piniella made an out to second; Kirkpatrick grounded out (second to first); Oliver flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 4. YANKEES 4TH: Bahnsen popped to third in foul territory; Clarke lined to center; Munson doubled to right; White singled to right [Munson scored]; White was caught stealing second (catcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 5. ROYALS 5TH: Schaal grounded out (shortstop to first); Severson singled to shortstop; SORRELL BATTED FOR MOREHEAD; Sorrell grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Severson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 5. YANKEES 5TH: WRIGHT REPLACED SORRELL (PITCHING); Cater flied out to right; Murcer lined to right; Ellis made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 5. ROYALS 6TH: Spriggs flied out to left; Rojas flied out to center; Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 5. YANKEES 6TH: Woods singled to left; Michael grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Woods out at second]; Bahnsen struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 5. ROYALS 7TH: Piniella grounded out (third to first); Kirkpatrick popped to catcher in foul territory; Oliver struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 5. YANKEES 7TH: Clarke grounded out (second to first); Munson grounded out (second to first); White made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 5. ROYALS 8TH: Schaal flied out to center; Severson walked; KELLY BATTED FOR WRIGHT; Kelly struck out; Spriggs singled to left [Severson to second]; Rojas flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 5. YANKEES 8TH: MONTEAGUDO REPLACED SPRIGGS (PITCHING); MARTINEZ REPLACED KELLY (PLAYING C ); KIRKPATRICK CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Cater walked; Murcer forced Cater (first to shortstop); Ellis flied out to left; Woods flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 5. ROYALS 9TH: KENNEY REPLACED ELLIS (PLAYING 3B); CATER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Otis grounded out (third to first); Piniella flied out to left; Kirkpatrick doubled; Oliver flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 5.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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