Royals @ Senators
August 18, 1970

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Royals 11 14 0
Senators 8 12 2
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Royals 12 15 0
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Cookie Rojas Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .234
OBP .250 .274
At Bats 4 286
Hits 1 67
• Singles 1 55
• Doubles 0 8
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 15
RBI’s 0 22

Joe Grzenda Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 5 5
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Robert F. Kennedy Stadium - August 18, 1970
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Single
Joe Grzenda
Jim French
Mike Epstein
Tim Cullen
Aurelio Rodriguez
Ed Brinkman
Frank Howard
Ed Stroud
Del Unser
Cookie Rojas
Pat Kelly
Rich Severson
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Rojas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Severson scores. Kelly moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
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.