| The Senators were stopped on a seven-game winning streak by the Royals, who piled up 11 of their runs in last four innings to gain a 12-8 victory. After rallying for five runs in the sixth, the Royals went into the seventh with a 6-5 lead and got the deciding blow when Bob Oliver hit a homer with two men on base. Lee Maye smashed a three-run homer as a pinch-hitter in the Senators' half, but the Royals added to their lead with three runs in the last two innings. [The Sporting News] |
Kansas City Royals 12, Washington Senators 8
Game Played on Tuesday, August 18, 1970 (Night game) at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
Royals 0 0 0 1 0 5 3 2 1 - 12 15 0 Senators 2 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 - 8 12 2 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Senators AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Spriggs rf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .237 Stroud cf 5 1 1 1 1 1 .277 Taylor ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174 Unser rf 5 0 1 1 1 1 .242 Kelly ph,rf 1 1 0 0 2 1 .231 Howard lf 4 1 1 1 1 1 .286 Rojas 2b 5 1 2 1 0 0 .237 Epstein 1b 3 1 2 0 1 0 .257 Otis cf 5 2 2 1 1 1 .286 Rodriguez 3b 5 0 1 2 0 1 .236 Piniella lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .309 Brinkman ss 4 1 2 0 1 0 .272 Kirkpatrick c 3 2 2 2 2 0 .233 French c 4 0 0 0 1 1 .195 Oliver 1b 5 2 2 4 0 0 .261 Cullen 2b 5 2 3 0 0 0 .200 Schaal 3b 5 1 2 0 0 0 .269 Bosman p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .107 Severson ss 4 2 1 0 1 0 .278 Knowles p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .059 Fitzmorris p 2 0 1 2 1 0 .348 Pina p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Abernathy p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .154 B. Allen ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 .244 Brown p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Maye ph 1 1 1 3 0 0 .273 Grzenda p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Goossen ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Totals 38 12 15 11 7 4 Totals 39 8 12 8 7 6 Time of Game: 3:17 Attendance: 11,576 Left on Base: Royals 9, Senators 12 DP: Royals 0, Senators 2 Errors: Brinkman, Cullen Doubles: Otis 2 (27), Fitzmorris (4), Rodriguez (24) Triples: Kirkpatrick (2) Home Runs: Oliver (25), Maye (7) Sacrifice Hits: Rojas (2), Abernathy (2) GIDP: Oliver (10), Severson (4) Hit by Pitch: Piniella (1,by Bosman), Epstein (6,by Abernathy) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Fitzmorris W(7-3) 5.2 7 5 5 5 1 0 29 3.63 Abernathy SV(8) 3.1 5 3 3 2 5 1 18 2.54 Totals 9 12 8 8 7 6 1 47 Senators IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bosman L(12-9) 5.1 8 6 5 2 2 0 26 3.20 Knowles 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.98 Pina 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2.33 Brown 1 2 3 3 2 1 1 7 4.40 Grzenda 2 4 3 3 3 0 0 12 4.99 Totals 9 15 12 11 7 4 1 48 Hit by Pitch: Abernathy (1), Bosman (2) Wild Pitches: Fitzmorris (10) Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Emmett Ashford, 3B - Johnny Stevens ROYALS 1ST: Spriggs grounded out (second to first); Rojas grounded out (shortstop to first); Otis lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Senators 0. SENATORS 1ST: Stroud grounded out (pitcher to first); Unser grounded out (second to first); Howard walked; Epstein singled to right [Howard to third]; Rodriguez doubled to center [Howard scored, Epstein scored]; Brinkman walked; French lined to pitcher; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Senators 2. ROYALS 2ND: Piniella was hit by a pitch; Kirkpatrick flied out to center; Oliver grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Piniella out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Senators 2. SENATORS 2ND: Cullen flied out to left; Bosman grounded out (second to first); Stroud struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Senators 2. ROYALS 3RD: Schaal singled to left; Severson grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Schaal out at second]; Fitzmorris popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Senators 2. SENATORS 3RD: Unser popped to second; Howard grounded out (shortstop to first); Epstein singled to right; Rodriguez forced Epstein (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Senators 2. ROYALS 4TH: Spriggs struck out; Rojas singled to center; Otis doubled to center [Rojas scored]; Piniella grounded out (third to first); Kirkpatrick walked; Oliver forced Kirkpatrick (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Senators 2. SENATORS 4TH: Brinkman grounded out (shortstop to first); French walked; Cullen singled to right [French to second]; On a bunt Bosman forced French (pitcher to third) [Cullen to second]; Fitzmorris threw a wild pitch [Cullen to third, Bosman to second]; Stroud grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Senators 2. ROYALS 5TH: Schaal flied out to left; Severson popped to shortstop in foul territory; Fitzmorris walked; Spriggs singled to center [Fitzmorris to third]; Rojas flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Senators 2. SENATORS 5TH: Unser grounded out (second to first); Howard grounded out (shortstop to first); Epstein walked; Rodriguez forced Epstein (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Senators 2. ROYALS 6TH: Otis struck out; Piniella singled to left; Kirkpatrick tripled to right [Piniella scored]; Oliver singled to right [Kirkpatrick scored]; Schaal singled to right [Oliver to third]; Severson reached on an error by Cullen [Oliver scored (no RBI), Schaal to second]; KNOWLES REPLACED BOSMAN (PITCHING); Fitzmorris doubled to center [Schaal scored, Severson scored (unearned), Fitzmorris to third (error by Brinkman)]; TAYLOR BATTED FOR SPRIGGS; PINA REPLACED KNOWLES (PITCHING); KELLY BATTED FOR TAYLOR; Kelly was called out on strikes; Rojas grounded out (pitcher to first); 5 R (4 ER), 5 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Senators 2. SENATORS 6TH: KELLY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Brinkman grounded out (pitcher to first); French grounded out (shortstop to first); Cullen singled to left; B. ALLEN BATTED FOR PINA; B. Allen walked [Cullen to second]; Stroud singled to center [Cullen scored, B. Allen to second]; Unser singled to center [B. Allen scored, Stroud to third]; ABERNATHY REPLACED FITZMORRIS (PITCHING); Howard singled to shortstop [Stroud scored, Unser to second]; Epstein was hit by a pitch [Unser to third, Howard to second]; Rodriguez struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Royals 6, Senators 5. ROYALS 7TH: BROWN REPLACED B. ALLEN (PITCHING); Otis doubled to left; Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first); Kirkpatrick was walked intentionally; Oliver homered [Otis scored, Kirkpatrick scored]; Schaal grounded out (third to first); Severson walked; Abernathy struck out; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 9, Senators 5. SENATORS 7TH: Brinkman singled to third; French struck out; Cullen singled to right [Brinkman to third]; MAYE BATTED FOR BROWN; Maye homered [Brinkman scored, Cullen scored]; Stroud lined to third; Unser walked; Howard struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 9, Senators 8. ROYALS 8TH: GRZENDA REPLACED MAYE (PITCHING); Kelly walked; Rojas out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Kelly to second]; Otis was walked intentionally; Piniella singled to center [Kelly scored, Otis to second]; Kirkpatrick singled to center [Otis scored, Piniella out at third (center to third)]; Oliver forced Kirkpatrick (shortstop to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 11, Senators 8. SENATORS 8TH: Epstein grounded out (first unassisted); Rodriguez grounded out (pitcher to first); Brinkman singled to left; French grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 11, Senators 8. ROYALS 9TH: Schaal grounded out (second to first); Severson singled to center; Abernathy out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Severson to second]; Kelly walked; Rojas singled to center [Severson scored, Kelly to second]; Otis lined to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 12, Senators 8. SENATORS 9TH: Cullen flied out to center; GOOSSEN BATTED FOR GRZENDA; Goossen struck out; Stroud walked; Unser struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 12, Senators 8.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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