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Royals
@ Angels
Anaheim Stadium
April 17, 1970
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the California Angels and the Kansas City Royals, played on April 17, 1970 at Anaheim Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 17, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
California Angels
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 17, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | California Angels |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dave Morehead |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tom Murphy |
| Ballpark | Anaheim Stadium |
| City | Anaheim |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 24,154 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 27 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Odom 1B: Bill Kunkel 2B: Ed Runge 3B: Bill Haller |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Spriggs | Right Fielder |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | First Baseman |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| Bob Oliver | Third Baseman |
| Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
| Luis Alcaraz | Second Baseman |
| Rich Severson | Shortstop |
| Ellie Rodriguez | Catcher |
| Dave Morehead | Pitcher |
| Charlie Metro | Manager |
California Angels Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Sandy Alomar | Second Baseman |
| Jim Fregosi | Shortstop |
| Bill Voss | Right Fielder |
| Alex Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Jay Johnstone | Center Fielder |
| Roger Repoz | First Baseman |
| Joe Azcue | Catcher |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
| Tom Murphy | Pitcher |
| Lefty Phillips | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Angels
Anaheim Stadium
April 17, 1970
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spriggs vs. Murphy
Spriggs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkpatrick vs. Murphy
Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into right field. Voss picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Voss. Spriggs goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Murphy
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Murphy
There goes Otis. The throw from Azcue and he is safe. Otis steals second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliver vs. Murphy
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fregosi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Piniella vs. Murphy
Piniella hits a popup, foul, towards first. Repoz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Morehead
Alomar strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fregosi vs. Morehead
Fregosi is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Voss vs. Morehead
Voss hits a popup towards first. Kirkpatrick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alcaraz vs. Murphy
Alcaraz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Severson vs. Murphy
Severson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Alcaraz moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rodriguez vs. Murphy
Rodriguez is hit by the pitch. Alcaraz moves to third. Severson moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Morehead vs. Murphy
Morehead hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fregosi scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Alcaraz scores. Severson moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Spriggs vs. Murphy
Spriggs strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 2 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Morehead
Johnson hits a line drive into right field. Spriggs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnstone vs. Morehead
Johnstone hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Repoz vs. Morehead
Repoz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Johnstone moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Azcue vs. Morehead
Azcue strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rodriguez vs. Morehead
Rodriguez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 2 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Murphy
Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar misplays the ball. That's an error on Alomar. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Murphy
Otis hits a line drive into left field. Johnson catches it for the out, and throws it away. That's an error on Johnson. Kirkpatrick moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Oliver vs. Murphy
Oliver hits a fly ball into center field. Johnstone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kirkpatrick tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Murphy
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 3 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Morehead
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Severson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Morehead
Alomar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oliver fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fregosi vs. Morehead
Fregosi hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Morehead fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Morehead. Alomar moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Voss vs. Morehead
Voss hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Alomar moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Johnson vs. Morehead
Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Alomar scores. Fregosi moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Angels, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Johnstone vs. Morehead
Johnstone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fregosi scores. Johnson moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Repoz vs. Morehead
Repoz hits a popup towards short. Severson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 3 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alcaraz vs. Murphy
Alcaraz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Severson vs. Murphy
Severson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Murphy
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into right field. Voss settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 3 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Azcue vs. Morehead
Azcue hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Morehead
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into right field. Spriggs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Morehead
Murphy strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 3 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morehead vs. Murphy
Morehead takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spriggs vs. Murphy
Spriggs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Morehead moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kirkpatrick vs. Murphy
The ball gets by Azcue for a passed ball. Morehead moves to third. Spriggs moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kirkpatrick vs. Murphy
Kirkpatrick hits a fly ball into center field. Johnstone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Otis vs. Murphy
Otis strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Oliver vs. Murphy
Oliver hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Voss who is chasing the ball. Oliver reaches third base with a triple. Morehead scores. Spriggs scores. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Piniella vs. Murphy
Piniella hits a fly ball into center field. Johnstone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 5 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Morehead
Alomar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alcaraz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fregosi vs. Morehead
Fregosi takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Voss vs. Morehead
Voss hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Morehead
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fregosi moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnstone vs. Morehead
Johnstone hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Angels, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repoz vs. Morehead
Repoz hits a fly ball into right field. Spriggs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 5 - Angels, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alcaraz vs. Murphy
Alcaraz hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Angels, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Severson vs. Murphy
Severson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Murphy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Angels, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Murphy
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 5 - Angels, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Azcue vs. Morehead
Azcue hits a fly ball into right field. Spriggs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Angels, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Morehead
Rodriguez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Alcaraz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Angels, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Morehead
Murphy strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 5 - Angels, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morehead vs. Murphy
Morehead is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Angels, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spriggs vs. Murphy
Spriggs hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Angels, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkpatrick vs. Murphy
Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Spriggs moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Angels, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Otis vs. Fisher
Eddie Fisher now pitching.
Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Johnstone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Spriggs tags and scores. Kirkpatrick tags and moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Angels, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliver vs. Fisher
Oliver hits a fly ball into right field. Voss settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 6 - Angels, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Morehead
Alomar hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Angels, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fregosi vs. Morehead
Fregosi hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Angels, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Voss vs. Morehead
Voss hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alcaraz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 6 - Angels, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Fisher
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Angels, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alcaraz vs. Fisher
Alcaraz hits a fly ball into center field. Johnstone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Angels, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Severson vs. Fisher
Severson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Repoz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 6 - Angels, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Rooker
Paul Schaal now playing third base. Bob Oliver now playing first base. Jim Rooker now pitching.
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Angels, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnstone vs. Rooker
Johnstone hits a fly ball into right field. Spriggs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Angels, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowan vs. Rooker
Billy Cowan pinch hits for Roger Repoz.
Cowan hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 6 - Angels, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Fisher
Billy Cowan now playing first base.
Rodriguez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Angels, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rooker vs. Fisher
The ball gets by Azcue for a passed ball. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Angels, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rooker vs. Fisher
Rooker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rodriguez scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Angels, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spriggs vs. Doyle
Paul Doyle now pitching.
The umpire calls a balk on Doyle Rooker moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Angels, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spriggs vs. Doyle
Spriggs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Doyle fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rooker moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Angels, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Schaal vs. Doyle
Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fregosi has Rooker trapped. There's the throw to Azcue and over to Rodriguez, who tags Rooker for the out. Spriggs moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Angels, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Otis vs. Doyle
There goes Spriggs. The throw from Azcue and he is out, Rodriguez applying the tag. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Angels, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Doyle
Otis strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 7 - Angels, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Azcue vs. Rooker
Azcue hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Alcaraz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Angels, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Rooker
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Angels, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reichardt vs. Rooker
Rick Reichardt pinch hits for Paul Doyle.
Reichardt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Angels, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alomar vs. Rooker
Alomar hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/17/1970 -- Kansas City at California (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI California AB R H RBI
Spriggs G, rf 5 3 4 0 Alomar S, 2b 5 1 1 0
Kirkpatrick E, 1b 4 1 2 0 Fregosi J, ss 3 2 0 0
Schaal P, 3b 1 0 0 0 Voss B, rf 4 0 0 0
Otis A, cf 4 0 0 1 Johnson A, lf 4 1 2 1
Oliver B, 3b-1b 3 0 1 3 Johnstone J, cf 4 1 3 4
Piniella L, lf 4 0 0 0 Repoz R, 1b 3 0 1 0
Alcaraz L, 2b 3 1 1 0 Cowan B, ph-1b 1 0 0 0
Severson R, ss 4 0 1 0 Azcue J, c 4 0 0 0
Rodriguez E, c 2 1 0 0 Rodriguez A, 3b 4 0 0 0
Morehead D, p 2 1 0 0 Murphy T, p 3 0 0 0
Rooker J, p 1 0 1 1 Fisher E, p 0 0 0 0
Doyle P, p 0 0 0 0
Reichardt R, ph 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 7 10 5 35 5 7 5
Kansas City 111 020 101 -- 7
California 002 030 000 -- 5
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Morehead D (W) 7.0 7 5 3 1 5
Rooker J (S) 2.0 0 0 0 1 1
California IP H R ER BB SO
Murphy T (L) 6.1 8 6 4 2 3
Fisher E* 1.2 1 1 0 1 0
Doyle P 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
E -- Voss B, Alomar S, Johnson A, Morehead D
DP -- California 2
LOB -- Kansas City 5, California 5
3B -- Oliver B
HR -- Johnstone J
SB -- Otis A
CS -- Spriggs G
SF -- Oliver B, Otis A
HBP -- by Murphy T (Rodriguez E)
Balk -- Doyle P
PB -- Azcue J 2
T -- 2:27
A -- 24154
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