New York Yankees vs. Kansas City Royals

Aug 24, 1970

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
NYY	3	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	7	13	2	5
KC	0	3	2	0	3	0	0	0	-	8	14	0	10

loss:

R. Klimkowskiwin: Kansas City Royals logo

T. Burgmeier

NYYKC

1
Bobby Murcer out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Amos Otis. Thurman Munson scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
10
1
Danny Cater singles on a ground ball to center fielder Amos Otis. Roy White scores. [1 run]
20
1
Frank Baker singles on a to right fielder George Spriggs. Danny Cater scores. Jim Lyttle out at home on the throw, right fielder George Spriggs to second baseman Cookie Rojas to shortstop Tom Matchick to catcher Ed Kirkpatrick. [1 run] [3 outs]
30
2
Tom Matchick doubles (3) on a to right fielder Jim Lyttle. Ed Kirkpatrick scores. Bob Oliver scores. Paul Schaal scores. [3 runs]
33
3
Bobby Murcer out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder George Spriggs. Thurman Munson scores. [1 run] [1 out]
43
3
Paul Schaal triples (2) on a to center fielder Bobby Murcer. Lou Piniella scores. Ed Kirkpatrick scores. [2 runs]
45
4
Horace Clarke triples (2) on a to center fielder Amos Otis. Jerry Kenney scores. [1 run]
55
5
Bobby Murcer hits a home run (21). [1 run]
65
5
Paul Schaal singles on a to center fielder Bobby Murcer. Lou Piniella scores. Ed Kirkpatrick scores. Bob Oliver to 3rd. [2 runs]
67
5
Hawk Taylor singles on a to center fielder Bobby Murcer. Bob Oliver scores. Paul Schaal to 2nd. [1 run]
68
8
Gene Michael singles on a ground ball to third baseman Paul Schaal. Danny Cater scores. [1 run]
78

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	HR	LOB	AVG
1Horace Clarke2B	1	5	0	1	0	0	0	.250
2Thurman MunsonC	2	5	2	0	0	0	1	.284
3Roy WhiteLF	3	5	1	0	1	0	0	.292
4Bobby MurcerCF	1	2	1	3	0	1	1	.251
5Danny Cater1B	2	4	2	1	0	0	1	.303
6Jim LyttleRF	1	4	0	0	1	0	2	.364
7Frank BakerSS	2	4	0	1	1	0	1	.302
8Jerry Kenney3B	0	3	1	0	0	0	1	.199
Gene MichaelPH-3B	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	.218
9Mel Stottlemyre Sr.P	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.179
Ron KlimkowskiP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Steve HamiltonP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Ron WoodsPH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.228
Gary WaslewskiP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.063
John EllisPH	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	.242
Mike McCormickP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167
TOTAL	13	36	7	7	5	1	8	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Mel Stottlemyre Sr.RHP	2.2	6	5	5	2	2	26	3.20
Ron KlimkowskiRHP	1.2	3	3	2	1	1	14	3.15
Steve HamiltonLHP	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	3	2.64
Gary WaslewskiRHP	2.0	3	0	0	1	0	10	3.96
Mike McCormickLHP	1.0	1	0	0	2	2	16	6.35
TOTAL	8.0	14	8	7	6	5	69	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1George SpriggsRF	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.289
Ellie RodriguezPH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.237
Pat KellyRF	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.227
2Cookie Rojas2B	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	.238
3Amos OtisCF	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	.288
4Lou PiniellaLF	1	4	2	0	0	1	0	3	.304
5Ed KirkpatrickC	1	2	3	0	0	3	0	1	.237
6Bob Oliver1B	1	5	2	0	3	0	0	7	.261
7Paul Schaal3B	3	3	1	4	0	1	0	0	.270
8Tom MatchickSS	1	2	0	3	0	0	0	1	.212
Hawk TaylorPH	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.184
Rich SeversonSS	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.264
9Al FitzmorrisP	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	.333
Tom BurgmeierP	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	.182


TOTAL	14	36	8	8	6	5	0	20	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Al FitzmorrisRHP	2.0	7	4	4	1	0	0	14	3.94
Tom BurgmeierLHP	7.0	6	3	3	4	0	1	35	3.42



TOTAL	9.0	13	7	7	5	0	1	49	-

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1st inningNYYKC

TOP 1
BATTER OUT — Horace Clarke out, shortstop Tom Matchick to first baseman Bob Oliver. [1 out]
00
SINGLE — Thurman Munson singles on a to center fielder Amos Otis.
00
SINGLE — Roy White singles on a to right fielder George Spriggs. Thurman Munson to 3rd.
00
STOLEN BASE 2B — Roy White steals (18) 2nd base.
00
SAC FLY — Bobby Murcer out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Amos Otis. Thurman Munson scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
10
SINGLE — Danny Cater singles on a ground ball to center fielder Amos Otis. Roy White scores. [1 run]
20
SINGLE — Jim Lyttle singles on a to right fielder George Spriggs. Danny Cater to 2nd.
20
SINGLE — Frank Baker singles on a to right fielder George Spriggs. Danny Cater scores. Jim Lyttle out at home on the throw, right fielder George Spriggs to second baseman Cookie Rojas to shortstop Tom Matchick to catcher Ed Kirkpatrick. [1 run] [3 outs]
30
BOTTOM 1
BATTER OUT — George Spriggs out, third baseman Jerry Kenney to first baseman Danny Cater. [1 out]
30
DOUBLE — Cookie Rojas doubles (10) on a to right fielder Jim Lyttle.
30
BATTER OUT — Amos Otis out, shortstop Frank Baker to first baseman Danny Cater. Cookie Rojas to 3rd. [2 outs]
30
BATTER OUT — Lou Piniella out, pitcher Mel Stottlemyre to first baseman Danny Cater. [3 outs]
30

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NYY

7Runs8

13Hits14

2Errors0

.361Batting Avg.389

36At Bats36

2Extra-base Hits3

1Home Runs0

7Runs-Batted-In8

0Walks5

2Stolen Bases2

5Strikeouts6

5Left on Base10

18Total Bases18

Monday, August 24, 1970 · 8:05 PM

Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City, MO

attendance: 8,622 (22.7%)

weather: 83 degrees, unknown