Royals @ Senators
August 18, 1970

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Bottom 9 R H E
Royals 12 15 0
Senators 8 12 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Royals 12 15 0
Senators 8 12 2

Del Unser Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .243
OBP .400 .307
At Bats 4 230
Hits 1 56
• Singles 1 49
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 1 21
RBI’s 1 23

Ted Abernathy Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
7 3 9
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Robert F. Kennedy Stadium - August 18, 1970
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Strikeout
Ted Abernathy
Ed Kirkpatrick
Bob Oliver
Cookie Rojas
Paul Schaal
Rich Severson
Lou Piniella
Amos Otis
Pat Kelly
Del Unser
Ed Stroud

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Royals 12 15 0 9
Washington Senators 8 12 2 12
Winning Pitcher Al Fitzmorris
Losing Pitcher Dick Bosman
Save Ted Abernathy
Game Winning RBI Bob Oliver
Attendance 11,576
Time of Game 3 hours 17 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Unser strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Stroud takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Greg Goossen pinch hits for Joe Grzenda. Goossen strikes out.
Bottom 9 Cullen hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Otis hits a line drive into right field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Rojas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Severson scores. Kelly moves to second.
Top 9 Kelly takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Abernathy bunts towards the mound. Grzenda fields it and throws to first for the out. Severson moves to second.
Top 9 Severson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cullen scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 French hits a ball on the ground towards first. Oliver scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats French for the out.
Bottom 8 Brinkman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Abernathy fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Epstein hits a ball on the ground towards first. Oliver scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Epstein for the out.
Top 8 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Otis scores. There goes Piniella trying to get to third. Stroud throws the ball in to Rodriguez, who tags Piniella for the out.
Top 8 Piniella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kelly scores. Otis moves to second.
Top 8 Otis is walked intentionally.
Top 8 Rojas bunts towards first. Epstein scoops it up and throws to first, with Cullen covering, for the out. Kelly moves to second.
Top 8 Joe Grzenda now pitching. Kelly takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Howard strikes out.
Bottom 7 Unser takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Stroud hits a line drive towards third. Schaal reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Lee Maye pinch hits for Jackie Brown. Maye hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 7 Cullen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brinkman moves to third.
Bottom 7 French strikes out.
Bottom 7 Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 7 Abernathy strikes out.
Top 7 Severson takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Oliver hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 7 Kirkpatrick is walked intentionally.
Top 7 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Jackie Brown now pitching. Otis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Howard. Otis reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Rodriguez strikes out.
Bottom 6 Epstein is hit by the pitch. Unser moves to third. Howard moves to second.
Bottom 6 Ted Abernathy now pitching. Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Severson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Stroud scores. Unser moves to second.
Bottom 6 Unser hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Allen scores. Stroud moves to third.
Bottom 6 Stroud hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cullen scores. Allen moves to second.
Bottom 6 Bernie Allen pinch hits for Horacio Pina. Allen takes first base on ball four. Cullen moves to second.
Bottom 6 Cullen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 French hits a ball on the ground towards short. Severson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Pat Kelly now playing right field. Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fitzmorris fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pina fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Hawk Taylor pinch hits for George Spriggs. Horacio Pina now pitching. Pat Kelly pinch hits for Hawk Taylor. Kelly is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Darold Knowles now pitching. Fitzmorris hits a line drive to center field. That will be extra bases. Stroud chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Brinkman. Brinkman fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Brinkman. Schaal scores. Severson goes all the way around to score. Fitzmorris moves to third.
Top 6 Severson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cullen misplays the ball. That's an error on Cullen. Oliver scores. Schaal moves to second.
Top 6 Schaal hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Oliver moves to third.
Top 6 Oliver hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kirkpatrick scores.
Top 6 Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Unser who is chasing the ball. Kirkpatrick reaches third base with a triple. Piniella goes all the way around to score.
Top 6 Piniella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Otis strikes out.
Bottom 5 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Epstein takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Severson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Unser 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 5 Rojas hits a fly ball into center field. Stroud settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Spriggs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fitzmorris moves to third.
Top 5 Fitzmorris takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Severson hits a popup, foul, towards short. Brinkman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Schaal hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Stroud hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 There's a wild pitch. Cullen moves to third. Bosman moves to second.
Bottom 4 Bosman bunts towards the mound. Fitzmorris fields it and throws to third for the out. Cullen moves to second.
Bottom 4 Cullen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. French moves to second.
Bottom 4 French takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Severson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Kirkpatrick takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Otis hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Stroud. Otis reaches second base with a double. Rojas goes all the way around to score.
Top 4 Rojas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Spriggs strikes out.
Bottom 3 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Epstein hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Severson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Unser hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Fitzmorris hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cullen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Severson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Schaal hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Stroud strikes out.
Bottom 2 Bosman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Cullen hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Kirkpatrick hits a fly ball into center field. Stroud settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Piniella is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 1 French hits a line drive towards the mound. Fitzmorris reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Brinkman takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Rodriguez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis. Rodriguez reaches second base with a double. Howard scores. Epstein goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 Epstein hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Howard moves to third.
Bottom 1 Howard takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Unser hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Stroud hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fitzmorris fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Otis hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Cullen reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Spriggs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cullen scoops it up and throws to first for the out.