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White Sox
@ Royals
Municipal Stadium
July 11, 1970
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Chicago White Sox, played on July 11, 1970 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 11, 1970 |
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Visiting Team |
Chicago White Sox
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Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 11, 1970 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Horlen |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Butler |
Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
City | Kansas City |
State | MO |
Attendance | 10,494 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 10 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Russ Goetz 1B: Don Denkinger 2B: Art Frantz 3B: Nestor Chylak |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Walt Williams | Right Fielder |
Luis Aparicio | Shortstop |
Syd O'Brien | Third Baseman |
Carlos May | Left Fielder |
Duane Josephson | Catcher |
Gail Hopkins | First Baseman |
Ken Berry | Center Fielder |
Bobby Knoop | Second Baseman |
Joe Horlen | Pitcher |
Don Gutteridge | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Pat Kelly | Right Fielder |
Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
Ed Kirkpatrick | Catcher |
Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
Bob Oliver | First Baseman |
Billy Sorrell | Third Baseman |
Tommy Matchick | Shortstop |
Bill Butler | Pitcher |
Bob Lemon | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
White Sox
@ Royals
Municipal Stadium
July 11, 1970
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Butler
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Butler
Aparicio hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Kirkpatrick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Butler
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sorrell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Horlen
Kelly hits a line drive into center field. Berry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Horlen
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Horlen
Otis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of May. Otis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kirkpatrick vs. Horlen
Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoop scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Butler
May takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Josephson vs. Butler
Josephson takes first base on ball four. May moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hopkins vs. Butler
Hopkins hits a popup towards first. Oliver settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berry vs. Butler
Berry hits a popup towards short. Matchick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Knoop vs. Butler
Knoop hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sorrell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Horlen
Piniella hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Berry. Piniella reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliver vs. Horlen
Oliver hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Piniella moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sorrell vs. Horlen
Sorrell hits a popup, foul, towards third. O'Brien settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Matchick vs. Horlen
Matchick hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of May. Matchick reaches second base with a double. Piniella scores. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Butler vs. Horlen
Butler hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Matchick scores. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Horlen
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hopkins scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kelly for the out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horlen vs. Butler
Horlen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Butler
Williams bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aparicio vs. Butler
Aparicio hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Brien vs. Butler
O'Brien takes first base on ball four. Horlen moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
May vs. Butler
May hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Horlen
Rojas hits a fly ball into center field. Berry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Horlen
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkpatrick vs. Horlen
Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of May. Kirkpatrick reaches second base with a double. Otis goes all the way around to score. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Piniella vs. Horlen
Piniella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kirkpatrick scores. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Horlen
Oliver hits a line drive towards short. Aparicio catches it and throws to first to double up Piniella. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Josephson vs. Butler
Josephson hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopkins vs. Butler
Hopkins hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berry vs. Butler
Berry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sorrell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sorrell vs. Horlen
Sorrell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hopkins scoops it up and throws to first, with Horlen covering, for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matchick vs. Horlen
Matchick hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Knoop settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Horlen
Butler strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knoop vs. Butler
Knoop hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horlen vs. Butler
Horlen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Butler
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Butler fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aparicio vs. Butler
Aparicio hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Williams moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
O'Brien vs. Butler
O'Brien hits a popup towards short. Matchick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Horlen
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hopkins scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kelly for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Horlen
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Brien fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Horlen
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Horlen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Butler
May takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Josephson vs. Butler
Josephson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Matchick fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopkins vs. Butler
Hopkins hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Horlen
Kirkpatrick strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Horlen
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoop scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Horlen
Oliver strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Butler
Berry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Matchick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knoop vs. Butler
Knoop hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKinney vs. Butler
Rich McKinney pinch hits for Joe Horlen.
McKinney hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sorrell vs. Weaver
Floyd Weaver now pitching.
Sorrell hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matchick vs. Weaver
Matchick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Butler vs. Weaver
Butler bunts towards third. O'Brien fields it and throws to first for the out. Matchick moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kelly vs. Weaver
Kelly strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Butler
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Butler
Aparicio 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 -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Butler
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sorrell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Weaver
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoop scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Weaver
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Brien fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Weaver
Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Weaver
Piniella hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Butler
May 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 -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Josephson vs. Butler
Josephson hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopkins vs. Butler
Hopkins hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Rojas reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/11/1970 -- Chicago at Kansas City (N) Chicago AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI Williams W, rf 4 0 0 0 Kelly P, rf 4 0 0 0 Aparicio L, ss 4 0 1 0 Rojas C, 2b 4 0 0 0 O'Brien S, 3b 3 0 0 0 Otis A, cf 4 1 2 0 May C, lf 2 0 0 0 Kirkpatrick E, c 4 1 2 1 Josephson D, c 3 0 0 0 Piniella L, lf 4 1 2 1 Hopkins G, 1b 4 0 1 0 Oliver B, 1b 3 0 0 0 Berry K, cf 3 0 0 0 Sorrell B, 3b 3 0 0 0 Knoop B, 2b 3 0 0 0 Matchick T, ss 3 1 2 1 Horlen J, p 1 0 1 0 Butler B, p 2 0 1 1 McKinney R, ph 1 0 0 0 Weaver F, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 28 0 3 0 31 4 9 4 Chicago 000 000 000 -- 0 Kansas City 022 000 00x -- 4 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Horlen J (L) 6.0 7 4 4 0 3 Weaver F 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Butler B (W) 9.0 3 0 0 5 1 DP -- Chicago 1, Kansas City 2 LOB -- Chicago 6, Kansas City 4 2B -- Otis A, Piniella L, Matchick T, Kirkpatrick E SH -- Butler B T -- 2:10 A -- 10494
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