Top 1

• Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Clarke vs. Morehead
  
  Clarke hits a popup towards first. Keough settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kenney vs. Morehead
  
  Kenney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oliver fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Murcer vs. Morehead
  
  Murcer takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  White vs. Morehead
  
  White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Murcer moves to second. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Cater vs. Morehead
  
  Cater hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kelly vs. Peterson
  
  Kelly hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Schaal vs. Peterson
  
  Schaal strikes out. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Otis vs. Peterson
  
  Otis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Oliver vs. Peterson
  
  Oliver strikes out. View Play 

Top 2

• Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Blefary vs. Morehead
  
  Blefary hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Munson vs. Morehead
  
  Munson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Michael vs. Morehead
  
  Michael hits a ball on the ground towards first. Keough picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Keough. Munson moves to third. Michael moves to second. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Peterson vs. Morehead
  
  Peterson strikes out. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Clarke vs. Morehead
  
  Clarke hits a line drive into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Piniella vs. Peterson
  
  Piniella hits a popup towards first. Cater settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Keough vs. Peterson
  
  Keough hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Rodriguez vs. Peterson
  
  Peterson fires to first and picks off Keough. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rodriguez vs. Peterson
  
  Rodriguez hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kenney vs. Morehead
  
  Kenney hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Murcer vs. Morehead
  
  Murcer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  White vs. Morehead
  
  There goes Murcer. The throw from Rodriguez and he is safe. Murcer steals second. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  White vs. Morehead
  
  White takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Cater vs. Morehead
  
  Cater hits a ball on the ground towards first. Keough fields it and throws to second for the out. Murcer moves to third. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Blefary vs. Morehead
  
  Morehead fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Morehead. Murcer scores. Cater moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Blefary vs. Morehead
  
  Blefary hits a ball on the ground towards first. Keough juggles the ball. That's an error on Keough. Cater scores. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Munson vs. Morehead
  
  Munson is called out on strikes. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Yankees, 2 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hernandez vs. Peterson
  
  Hernandez hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Morehead vs. Peterson
  
  Morehead is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kelly vs. Peterson
  
  Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Yankees, 2 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Michael vs. Morehead
  
  Michael hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Peterson vs. Morehead
  
  Peterson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Keough fields the ball and throws to Morehead covering. Safe. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Clarke vs. Morehead
  
  Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schaal fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Yankees, 2 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Schaal vs. Peterson
  
  Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first, with Peterson covering, for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Otis vs. Peterson
  
  Otis hits a popup towards first. Cater settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Oliver vs. Peterson
  
  Oliver strikes out. View Play 

Top 5

• Yankees, 2 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kenney vs. Morehead
  
  Kenney hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Murcer vs. Morehead
  
  Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  White vs. Morehead
  
  White takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cater vs. Morehead
  
  There goes White. The throw from Rodriguez and he is safe. White steals second. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Cater vs. Morehead
  
  Cater hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. White scores. View Play 
• Yankees, 3 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Blefary vs. Morehead
  
  Blefary hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Yankees, 3 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Piniella vs. Peterson
  
  Piniella hits a fly ball into right field. Blefary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 3 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Keough vs. Peterson
  
  Keough hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Yankees, 3 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Rodriguez vs. Peterson
  
  Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Top 6

• Yankees, 3 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Munson vs. Morehead
  
  Munson hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 3 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Michael vs. Morehead
  
  Michael takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Yankees, 3 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Peterson vs. Morehead
  
  Peterson bunts in front of the plate. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. Michael moves to second. View Play 
• Yankees, 3 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Clarke vs. Morehead
  
  Clarke hits a line drive towards third. Oliver reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Yankees, 3 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hernandez vs. Peterson
  
  Hernandez bunts in front of the plate. Munson scoops up the ball and tags Hernandez for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 3 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Severson vs. Peterson
  
  Rich Severson pinch hits for Dave Morehead.
  
  Severson hits a popup towards first. Cater settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 3 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kelly vs. Peterson
  
  Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Yankees, 3 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kenney vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Al Fitzmorris now pitching.
  
  Kenney hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Otis, who is chasing the ball. Kenney reaches third base with a triple. View Play 
• Yankees, 3 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Murcer vs. Fitzmorris
  
  Murcer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kenney scores. View Play 
• Yankees, 4 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  White vs. Monteagudo
  
  Aurelio Monteagudo now pitching.
  
  White strikes out. View Play 
• Yankees, 4 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cater vs. Monteagudo
  
  Cater strikes out. There goes Murcer. The throw from Rodriguez to Hernandez, and Murcer is out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Yankees, 4 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Schaal vs. Peterson
  
  Schaal hits a popup towards third. Kenney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 4 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Otis vs. Peterson
  
  Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 4 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Oliver vs. Peterson
  
  Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Peterson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Yankees, 4 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Blefary vs. Monteagudo
  
  Blefary hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schaal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 4 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Munson vs. Monteagudo
  
  Munson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 4 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Michael vs. Monteagudo
  
  Michael takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Yankees, 4 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Peterson vs. Monteagudo
  
  Peterson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Monteagudo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Yankees, 4 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Piniella vs. Peterson
  
  Jim Lyttle now playing right field.
  
  Piniella hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 4 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Keough vs. Peterson
  
  Keough hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cater scoops it up and throws to first, with Peterson covering, for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 4 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rodriguez vs. Peterson
  
  Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Rodriguez reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Yankees, 4 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Hernandez vs. Peterson
  
  Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kenney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Yankees, 4 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Clarke vs. Monteagudo
  
  Clarke hits a popup towards short. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 4 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kenney vs. Monteagudo
  
  Kenney hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Yankees, 5 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Murcer vs. Monteagudo
  
  Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schaal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 5 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  White vs. Monteagudo
  
  White hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Yankees, 5 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Taylor vs. Peterson
  
  Hawk Taylor pinch hits for Aurelio Monteagudo.
  
  Taylor hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Clarke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 5 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kelly vs. Peterson
  
  Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 5 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Schaal vs. Peterson
  
  Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kenney fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Yankees, 5 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Otis vs. Peterson
  
  Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kenney fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 6/12/1970 -- New York at Kansas City (N)

  New York           AB  R  H RBI    Kansas City        AB  R  H RBI
Clarke H, 2b          5  0  0  0   Kelly P, rf           4  0  0  0   
Kenney J, 3b          5  2  2  1   Schaal P, 2b          4  0  1  0   
Murcer B, cf          4  1  2  1   Otis A, cf            4  0  1  0   
White R, lf           3  1  1  0   Oliver B, 3b          3  0  0  0   
Cater D, 1b           4  1  1  1   Piniella L, lf        3  0  0  0   
Blefary C, rf         4  0  0  0   Keough J, 1b          3  0  2  0   
Lyttle J, rf          0  0  0  0   Rodriguez E, c        3  0  1  0   
Munson T, c           4  0  1  0   Hernandez J, ss       3  0  0  0   
Michael G, ss         2  0  1  0   Morehead D, p         1  0  0  0   
Peterson F, p         3  0  1  0   Severson R, ph        1  0  0  0   
                                   Fitzmorris A, p       0  0  0  0   
                                   Monteagudo A, p       0  0  0  0   
                                   Taylor H, ph          1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     34  5  9  3                        30  0  5  0

New York         002 010 101 --  5
Kansas City      000 000 000 --  0

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Peterson F (W)        9.0  5  0  0  0  4

  Kansas City          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Morehead D (L)        6.0  6  3  1  4  2
Fitzmorris A*         0.0  2  1  1  0  0
Monteagudo A          3.0  1  1  1  1  2
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 7th

E -- Keough J 2, Morehead D
DP -- New York 1, Kansas City 2
LOB -- New York 8, Kansas City 3
2B -- Rodriguez E
3B -- Kenney J
HR -- Kenney J
SB -- Murcer B, White R
CS -- Murcer B
SH -- Peterson F
T -- 2:27
A -- 9272

    

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