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July 16, 1970

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Bottom 9 R H E
Indians 6 9 0
Royals 0 4 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Indians 6 9 0
Royals 0 4 1

Bob Oliver Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .268
OBP .000 .324
At Bats 3 321
Hits 0 86
• Singles 0 52
• Doubles 0 15
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 15
Walks 0 26
RBI’s 0 53

Rich Hand Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 8 3
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Municipal Stadium - July 16, 1970
Rich Hand
Ray Fosse
Chuck Hinton
Eddie Leon
Graig Nettles
Jack Heidemann
Vada Pinson
Buddy Bradford
Roy Foster
Bob Oliver
Amos Otis

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Cleveland Indians 6 9 0 5
Kansas City Royals 0 4 1 6
Winning Pitcher Rich Hand
Losing Pitcher Jim Rooker
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Eddie Leon
Attendance 8,046
Time of Game 2 hours 30 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Oliver strikes out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Piniella bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Fosse settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Kirkpatrick hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Leon reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Otis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 9 Nettles hits a popup towards first. Oliver settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Oliver scoops it up and throws to first, with Morehead covering, for the out.
Top 9 Hand bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.
Top 9 Dave Morehead now pitching. Heidemann hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis. Heidemann reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Rojas hits a popup, foul, towards third. Nettles settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Kelly hits a fly ball into left field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Hawk Taylor pinch hits for Don O'Riley. Taylor hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Leon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Leon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Oliver scoops it up and throws to first, with O'Riley covering, for the out.
Top 8 Bradford hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Fosse tags and scores.
Top 8 Hinton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Matchick scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 There's a wild pitch. Fosse moves to third.
Top 8 There goes Fosse. The throw from Kirkpatrick and he is safe. Fosse steals second.
Top 8 Fosse takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Matchick hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fosse settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Sorrell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Oliver strikes out.
Bottom 7 Piniella hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Leon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Foster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Matchick scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Pinson hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hinton scoops it up and throws to first, with Hand covering, for the out.
Bottom 6 Otis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Leon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Rojas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Leon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Hand strikes out.
Top 6 Heidemann hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Leon is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Don O'Riley now pitching. Bradford hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Kelly hits a fly ball into center field. Bradford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Jim Campanis pinch hits for Al Fitzmorris. Campanis strikes out.
Bottom 5 Matchick hits a line drive into right field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Sorrell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Hinton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Matchick scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Fosse hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Kirkpatrick fires over to third and throws the ball away. That's an error on Kirkpatrick. Nettles scores. Foster moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 5 Al Fitzmorris now pitching. Foster hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pinson scores. Nettles moves to third.
Top 5 Nettles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pinson moves to second.
Top 5 Pinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Leon scores. Heidemann scores.
Top 5 Hand bunts towards third. Sorrell fields it and throws to first for the out. Leon moves to third. Heidemann moves to second.
Top 5 Heidemann hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Leon moves to second.
Top 5 Leon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bradford scores.
Top 5 Bradford hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kelly who is chasing the ball. Bradford reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 4 Oliver hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Leon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heidemann scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Kirkpatrick strikes out.
Top 4 Hinton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Matchick scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Fosse hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sorrell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Foster hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Foster reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Nettles hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heidemann fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Rojas hits a fly ball into left field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Kelly hits a fly ball into left field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Rooker takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Pinson hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Hand hits a ball on the ground towards short. Matchick scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Heidemann strikes out.
Bottom 2 Matchick hits a fly ball into right field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Sorrell hits a fly ball into right field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Leon hits a line drive into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Bradford hits a line drive into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Hinton takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Fosse hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hand fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Kirkpatrick takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Otis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Pinson. Otis reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Rojas hits a line drive towards the mound. Hand catches it and throws to first to double up Kelly.
Bottom 1 Kelly takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Foster hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Nettles strikes out.
Top 1 Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.