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Royals
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
July 25, 1970
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Kansas City Royals, played on July 25, 1970 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 25, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 25, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Johnson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rick Austin |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 18,853 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 40 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Nestor Chylak 1B: Russ Goetz 2B: Don Denkinger 3B: Art Frantz |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pat Kelly | Right Fielder |
| Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
| Bob Oliver | First Baseman |
| Paul Schaal | Third Baseman |
| Ellie Rodriguez | Catcher |
| Jackie Hernandez | Shortstop |
| Bob Johnson | Pitcher |
| Bob Lemon | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Vada Pinson | Right Fielder |
| Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
| Roy Foster | Left Fielder |
| Duke Sims | Catcher |
| Tony Horton | First Baseman |
| Ted Uhlaender | Center Fielder |
| Eddie Leon | Shortstop |
| Lou Klimchock | Second Baseman |
| Rick Austin | Pitcher |
| Alvin Dark | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
July 25, 1970
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Austin
Kelly hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Austin
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Austin
Otis hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Austin
Piniella strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Johnson
Pinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Johnson
Nettles takes first base on ball four. Pinson moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foster vs. Johnson
Foster takes first base on ball four. Pinson moves to third. Nettles moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sims vs. Johnson
Sims hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pinson scores. Nettles moves to third. Foster moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Horton vs. Johnson
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez fields it and throws to second for the out. Nettles scores. Foster moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Uhlaender vs. Johnson
Uhlaender hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Foster scores. Horton moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Leon vs. Johnson
Leon strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Klimchock vs. Johnson
Klimchock hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Austin
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Leon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Austin
Schaal hits a fly ball into center field. Uhlaender settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Austin
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Austin vs. Johnson
Austin is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Johnson
Pinson hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Johnson
Nettles hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Austin
Hernandez hits a line drive towards third. Nettles reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Austin
Johnson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Horton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Austin
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Austin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Johnson
Foster strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sims vs. Johnson
Sims hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Johnson
There goes Sims. The throw from Rodriguez and he is out, Hernandez applying the tag. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Johnson
Horton strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Austin
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Leon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Austin
Otis hits a popup towards third. Nettles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Austin
Piniella hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Austin
Oliver is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. Johnson
Uhlaender hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leon vs. Johnson
Leon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal juggles the ball. That's an error on Schaal. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klimchock vs. Johnson
Klimchock hits a popup, foul, towards first. Oliver settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Austin vs. Johnson
Austin strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Austin
Schaal takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Austin
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Klimchock fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Austin
Hernandez is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Johnson
Pinson hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Johnson
Nettles hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kelly. Nettles reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foster vs. Johnson
Foster hits a popup towards short. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sims vs. Johnson
Sims takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Horton vs. Johnson
Horton strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Austin
Johnson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Austin
Kelly takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Austin
Rojas hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Austin
Otis hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Austin
Piniella hits a fly ball into right field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Austin
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Leon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. Johnson
Uhlaender hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leon vs. Johnson
Leon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Burgmeier
Tom Burgmeier now pitching. Larry Brown pinch hits for Lou Klimchock.
Brown hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Leon moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bradford vs. Burgmeier
Buddy Bradford pinch hits for Rick Austin.
Bradford strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pinson vs. Burgmeier
Pinson hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nettles vs. Burgmeier
Nettles hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Lasher
Larry Brown now playing second base. Fred Lasher now pitching.
Schaal hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Lasher
Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Lasher
Al Fitzmorris pinch runs for Ellie Rodriguez.
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Leon misplays the ball. That's an error on Leon. Fitzmorris moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kirkpatrick vs. Lasher
Ed Kirkpatrick pinch hits for Tom Burgmeier.
Kirkpatrick takes first base on ball four. Hernandez moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kelly vs. Lasher
Kelly hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fitzmorris scores. Hernandez scores. Kirkpatrick moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rojas vs. Lasher
There goes Kelly. The throw from Sims and he is safe. Kelly steals second. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rojas vs. Lasher
Rojas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kirkpatrick scores. Kelly scores. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Lasher
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Leon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 8 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Abernathy
Ted Abernathy now pitching. Ed Kirkpatrick now catching.
Foster hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Abernathy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sims vs. Abernathy
Sims 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 -
Royals, 8 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Abernathy
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 8 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Higgins
Dennis Higgins now pitching.
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Higgins
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Higgins
Schaal takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Abernathy vs. Higgins
Abernathy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Schaal moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hernandez vs. Higgins
Hernandez hits a fly ball into right field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 8 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. Abernathy
Uhlaender takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leon vs. Abernathy
Leon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Abernathy
Brown hits a line drive into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hinton vs. Abernathy
Chuck Hinton pinch hits for Dennis Higgins.
Hinton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 8 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Ellsworth
Dick Ellsworth now pitching.
Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Horton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kirkpatrick for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Ellsworth
Kelly hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Ellsworth
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. Kelly moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Otis vs. Ellsworth
Otis hits a fly ball into right field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 8 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Abernathy
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Abernathy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Abernathy
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. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Abernathy
Foster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/25/1970 -- Kansas City at Cleveland (D)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Kelly P, rf 4 2 2 2 Pinson V, rf 4 1 0 0
Rojas C, 2b 5 1 2 4 Nettles G, 3b 4 1 1 0
Otis A, cf 5 2 2 2 Foster R, lf 4 1 0 0
Piniella L, lf 4 0 1 0 Sims D, c 3 0 2 1
Oliver B, 1b 4 0 0 0 Horton T, 1b 4 0 0 1
Schaal P, 3b 2 0 0 0 Uhlaender T, cf 3 1 2 2
Rodriguez E, c 3 0 1 0 Leon E, ss 3 0 0 0
Fitzmorris A, pr 0 1 0 0 Klimchock L, 2b 2 0 0 0
Abernathy T, p 1 0 1 0 Brown L, ph-2b 2 0 1 0
Hernandez J, ss 4 1 0 0 Austin R, p 2 0 0 0
Johnson B, p 2 0 0 0 Bradford B, ph 1 0 0 0
Burgmeier T, p 0 0 0 0 Lasher F, p 0 0 0 0
Kirkpatrick E, ph-c 1 1 0 0 Higgins D, p 0 0 0 0
Hinton C, ph 1 0 0 0
Ellsworth D, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 8 9 8 33 4 6 4
Kansas City 100 003 400 -- 8
Cleveland 300 001 000 -- 4
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson B* 5.0 5 4 4 5 6
Burgmeier T (W) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Abernathy T (S) 3.0 0 0 0 1 0
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Austin R 6.0 4 4 4 2 5
Lasher F (L) 1.0 3 4 3 1 0
Higgins D 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Ellsworth D 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 6th
E -- Schaal P, Leon E
DP -- Cleveland 2
LOB -- Kansas City 4, Cleveland 8
2B -- Nettles G
HR -- Otis A 2, Rojas C, Uhlaender T
SB -- Kelly P
CS -- Sims D
T -- 2:40
A -- 18853
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