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Royals
@ Angels
Anaheim Stadium
July 8, 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 July 8, 1970 at Anaheim Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 8, 1970 |
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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 | July 8, 1970 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
Home Team | California Angels |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dick Drago |
Home Starting Pitcher | Tom Bradley |
Ballpark | Anaheim Stadium |
City | Anaheim |
State | CA |
Attendance | 7,733 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 42 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Merle Anthony 1B: Bob Stewart 2B: Ron Luciano 3B: Red Flaherty |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Pat Kelly | Right Fielder |
Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
Ed Kirkpatrick | Catcher |
Bob Oliver | First Baseman |
Billy Sorrell | Third Baseman |
Tommy Matchick | Shortstop |
Dick Drago | Pitcher |
Bob Lemon | Manager |
California Angels Lineup
Name | Position |
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Sandy Alomar | Second Baseman |
Roger Repoz | Center Fielder |
Jim Fregosi | Shortstop |
Alex Johnson | Left Fielder |
Jim Spencer | First Baseman |
Ken McMullen | Third Baseman |
Bill Voss | Right Fielder |
Joe Azcue | Catcher |
Tom Bradley | Pitcher |
Lefty Phillips | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Royals
@ Angels
Anaheim Stadium
July 8, 1970
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Bradley
Kelly strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Bradley
Rojas hits a line drive towards the mound. Bradley reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Bradley
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Drago
Alomar hits a line drive towards short. Matchick reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repoz vs. Drago
Repoz hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis who is chasing the ball. Repoz reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fregosi vs. Drago
Fregosi strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Johnson vs. Drago
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drago fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Bradley
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fregosi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Bradley
Kirkpatrick is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Bradley
Oliver hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Repoz. Oliver reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sorrell vs. Bradley
Sorrell is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Matchick vs. Bradley
Matchick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spencer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Matchick for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Drago
Spencer hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMullen vs. Drago
McMullen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sorrell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Voss vs. Drago
Voss hits a ball on the ground towards first. Oliver scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Voss for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drago vs. Bradley
Drago strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Bradley
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first, with Bradley covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Bradley
Rojas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Bradley
Bradley fires to first and has Rojas trapped. There's the throw to Alomar who tags Rojas for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Azcue vs. Drago
Azcue hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bradley vs. Drago
Bradley strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alomar vs. Drago
Alomar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Matchick fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Repoz vs. Drago
There goes Alomar. The throw from Kirkpatrick and he is safe. Alomar steals second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Repoz vs. Drago
Repoz hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Bradley
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Bradley, and towards Alomar, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Bradley
Piniella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkpatrick vs. Bradley
Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Bradley
Oliver strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fregosi vs. Drago
Fregosi hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Fregosi reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Drago
There's a wild pitch. Fregosi moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Johnson vs. Drago
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Matchick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Spencer vs. Drago
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Fregosi scores. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMullen vs. Drago
McMullen strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 0 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sorrell vs. Bradley
Sorrell hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matchick vs. Bradley
Matchick 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 -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drago vs. Bradley
Drago hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 0 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Voss vs. Drago
Voss hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Azcue vs. Drago
Azcue hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Voss moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bradley vs. Drago
Bradley bunts towards first. Oliver scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bradley for the out. Azcue moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Alomar vs. Drago
There's a wild pitch. Voss scores. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alomar vs. Drago
Alomar hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Repoz vs. Drago
Repoz strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 0 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Bradley
Kelly hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Alomar reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Bradley
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fregosi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Bradley
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bradley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Bradley
There goes Otis. The throw from Azcue and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Piniella vs. Bradley
Piniella hits a popup towards short. Fregosi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 0 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fregosi vs. Drago
Fregosi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sorrell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Drago
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Drago
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 0 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Bradley
Kirkpatrick hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Bradley
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bradley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sorrell vs. Bradley
Sorrell hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 0 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMullen vs. Drago
McMullen hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Voss vs. Drago
Voss hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Azcue vs. Drago
Azcue hits a ball on the ground towards short. Matchick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 0 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matchick vs. Bradley
Matchick hits a line drive towards first. Spencer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Bradley
Hawk Taylor pinch hits for Dick Drago.
Taylor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Bradley
Kelly strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Bradley
Rojas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Taylor moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Otis vs. Bradley
Otis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Alomar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 0 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bradley vs. Wright
Ken Wright now pitching.
Bradley hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Wright
Alomar hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repoz vs. Wright
Repoz hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 0 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Bradley
Piniella 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 -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Bradley
Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Bradley
Oliver hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kirkpatrick moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sorrell vs. Bradley
Sorrell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kirkpatrick scores. Oliver moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Matchick vs. Tatum
Jackie Hernandez pinch runs for Billy Sorrell. Ken Tatum now pitching.
Matchick takes first base on ball four. Hernandez moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Schaal vs. Tatum
Paul Schaal pinch hits for Ken Wright.
Schaal hits a popup, foul, towards first. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kelly vs. Tatum
Kelly takes first base on ball four. Oliver scores. Hernandez moves to third. Matchick moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rojas vs. Tatum
Rojas hits a ball on the ground for an out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 2 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fregosi vs. Abernathy
Paul Schaal now playing third base. Ted Abernathy now pitching.
Fregosi hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Abernathy
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Fregosi moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Spencer vs. Abernathy
Spencer bunts towards the mound. Abernathy fields it and throws to first for the out. Fregosi moves to third. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McMullen vs. Abernathy
McMullen hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Fregosi scores. Johnson moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/8/1970 -- Kansas City at California (N) Kansas City AB R H RBI California AB R H RBI Kelly P, rf 4 0 0 1 Alomar S, 2b 4 0 0 0 Rojas C, 2b 4 0 1 0 Repoz R, cf 4 0 1 0 Otis A, cf 4 0 1 0 Fregosi J, ss 4 2 3 0 Piniella L, lf 4 0 1 0 Johnson A, lf 4 0 1 0 Kirkpatrick E, c 4 1 1 0 Spencer J, 1b 3 0 0 1 Oliver B, 1b 4 1 2 0 McMullen K, 3b 4 0 0 1 Sorrell B, 3b 3 0 1 1 Voss B, rf 3 1 1 0 Hernandez J, pr 0 0 0 0 Azcue J, c 3 0 2 0 Abernathy T, p 0 0 0 0 Bradley T, p 2 0 0 0 Matchick T, ss 3 0 0 0 Tatum K, p 0 0 0 0 Drago D, p 2 0 0 0 Taylor H, ph 0 0 0 0 Wright K, p 0 0 0 0 Schaal P, ph-3b 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 2 7 2 31 3 8 2 Kansas City 000 000 002 -- 2 California 000 110 001 -- 3 1 out when winning run was scored. Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Drago D 7.0 6 2 2 0 4 Wright K 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Abernathy T (L) 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 California IP H R ER BB SO Bradley T 8.1 7 2 2 3 5 Tatum K (W) 0.2 0 0 0 2 0 E -- Azcue J DP -- Kansas City 1 LOB -- Kansas City 9, California 5 2B -- Oliver B, Fregosi J 3B -- Repoz R SB -- Alomar S, Otis A SH -- Bradley T, Spencer J WP -- Drago D 2 T -- 2:42 A -- 7733
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