Kansas City Royals vs. Texas Rangers

Aug 18, 1970

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
KC	0	0	0	1	0	5	3	2	1	12	15	0	9
TEX	2	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	8	12	2	12

loss:

D. Bosmanwin: Kansas City Royals logo

A. Fitzmorrissave: Kansas City Royals logo

T. Abernathy

Scoring Summary

KCTEX

1
Aurelio Rodriguez doubles (24) on a to center fielder Amos Otis. Frank Howard scores. Mike Epstein scores. [2 runs]
02
4
Amos Otis doubles (26) on a to center fielder Ed Stroud. Cookie Rojas scores. [1 run]
12
6
Ed Kirkpatrick triples (2) on a to right fielder Del Unser. Lou Piniella scores. [1 run]
22
6
Bob Oliver singles on a to right fielder Del Unser. Ed Kirkpatrick scores. [1 run]
32
6
Rich Severson reaches on a fielding error by second baseman Tim Cullen. Bob Oliver scores. Paul Schaal to 2nd. [1 run]
42
6
Al Fitzmorris doubles (4) on a to center fielder Ed Stroud. Paul Schaal scores. Rich Severson scores. Al Fitzmorris to 3rd. Al Fitzmorris advances to 3rd, on a fielding error by shortstop Ed Brinkman. [2 runs]
62
6
Ed Stroud singles on a to center fielder Amos Otis. Tim Cullen scores. Bernie Allen to 2nd. [1 run]
63
6
Del Unser singles on a to center fielder Amos Otis. Bernie Allen scores. Ed Stroud to 3rd. [1 run]
64
6
Frank Howard singles on a to shortstop Rich Severson. Ed Stroud scores. Del Unser to 2nd. [1 run]
65
7
Bob Oliver hits a home run (25). Amos Otis scores. Ed Kirkpatrick scores. [3 runs]
95
7
Lee Maye hits a home run (7). Ed Brinkman scores. Tim Cullen scores. [3 runs]
98
8
Lou Piniella singles on a to center fielder Ed Stroud. Pat Kelly scores. Amos Otis to 2nd. [1 run]
108
8
Ed Kirkpatrick singles on a to center fielder Ed Stroud. Amos Otis scores. Lou Piniella out at 3rd on the throw, center fielder Ed Stroud to third baseman Aurelio Rodriguez. [1 run] [2 outs]
118
9
Cookie Rojas singles on a to center fielder Ed Stroud. Rich Severson scores. Pat Kelly to 2nd. [1 run]
128

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1George SpriggsRF	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	.237
Hawk TaylorPH	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.174
Pat KellyPH-RF	0	1	1	0	1	2	0	1	.231
2Cookie Rojas2B	2	5	1	1	0	0	0	3	.237
3Amos OtisCF	2	5	2	1	1	1	0	2	.286
4Lou PiniellaLF	2	4	1	1	0	0	0	2	.309
5Ed KirkpatrickC	2	3	2	2	0	2	0	1	.233
6Bob Oliver1B	2	5	2	4	0	0	1	4	.261
7Paul Schaal3B	2	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	.269
8Rich SeversonSS	1	4	2	0	0	1	0	2	.278
9Al FitzmorrisP	1	2	0	2	0	1	0	0	.348
Ted AbernathyP	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	.154




TOTAL	15	38	12	11	4	7	1	16	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Al FitzmorrisRHP	5.2	7	5	5	1	5	0	46	3.63
Ted AbernathyRHP	3.1	5	3	3	5	2	1	34	2.54



TOTAL	9.0	12	8	8	6	7	1	80	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Ed StroudCF	1	5	1	1	1	1	0	2	.277
2Del UnserRF	1	5	0	1	1	1	0	1	.242
3Frank HowardLF	1	4	1	1	1	1	0	1	.286
4Mike Epstein1B	2	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	.257
5Aurelio Rodriguez3B	1	5	0	2	1	0	0	5	.236
6Ed BrinkmanSS	2	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	.272
7Jim FrenchC	0	4	0	0	1	1	0	4	.195
8Tim Cullen2B	3	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	.200
9Dick BosmanP	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	.107
Darold KnowlesP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.059
Horacio PinaP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Bernie AllenPH	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.244
Jackie BrownP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286
Lee MayePH	1	1	1	3	0	0	1	0	.273
Joe GrzendaP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Greg GoossenPH	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.250
TOTAL	12	39	8	8	6	7	1	15	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Dick BosmanRHP	5.1	8	6	5	2	2	0	36	3.20
Darold KnowlesLHP	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.98
Horacio PinaRHP	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	2.33
Jackie BrownRHP	1.0	2	3	3	1	2	1	15	4.40
Joe GrzendaLHP	2.0	4	3	3	0	3	0	21	4.99
TOTAL	9.0	15	12	11	4	7	1	77	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningKCTEX

TOP 1
BATTER OUT — George Spriggs out, second baseman Tim Cullen to first baseman Mike Epstein. [1 out]
00
BATTER OUT — Cookie Rojas out, shortstop Ed Brinkman to first baseman Mike Epstein. [2 outs]
00
LINEOUT — Amos Otis lines out to second baseman Tim Cullen. [3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
BATTER OUT — Ed Stroud out, pitcher Al Fitzmorris to first baseman Bob Oliver. [1 out]
00
BATTER OUT — Del Unser out, second baseman Cookie Rojas to first baseman Bob Oliver. [2 outs]
00
WALK — Frank Howard walks.
00
SINGLE — Mike Epstein singles on a to right fielder George Spriggs. Frank Howard to 3rd.
00
DOUBLE — Aurelio Rodriguez doubles (24) on a to center fielder Amos Otis. Frank Howard scores. Mike Epstein scores. [2 runs]
02
WALK — Ed Brinkman walks.
02
LINEOUT — Jim French lines out to pitcher Al Fitzmorris. [3 outs]
02

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Team Stats

TEX

12Runs8

15Hits12

0Errors2

.395Batting Avg.308

38At Bats39

5Extra-base Hits2

1Home Runs1

11Runs-Batted-In8

7Walks7

0Stolen Bases0

4Strikeouts6

9Left on Base12

23Total Bases16

Game Details

Tuesday, August 18, 1970 · 7:05 PM

Globe Life Field · Arlington, TX

attendance: 11,576 (28.7%)