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July 23, 1970

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Bottom 9 R H E
Orioles 5 7 0
Royals 4 8 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Orioles 5 7 0
Royals 4 8 1

Lou Piniella Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .309
OBP .000 .350
At Bats 4 278
Hits 0 86
• Singles 0 60
• Doubles 0 15
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 8
Walks 0 20
RBI’s 0 47

Pete Richert Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 1 10
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Municipal Stadium - July 23, 1970
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Pete Richert
Elrod Hendricks
Chico Salmon
Davey Johnson
Brooks Robinson
Mark Belanger
Merv Rettenmund
Paul Blair
Frank Robinson
Lou Piniella
Amos Otis
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Piniella hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 9 Chico Salmon now playing first base. Mark Belanger now playing shortstop. Merv Rettenmund now playing left field. Paul Blair now playing center fiKelly is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Hendricks hits a popup, foul, towards first. Oliver settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Aurelio Monteagudo now pitching. Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez misplays the ball. That's an error on Hernandez. Robinson moves to third. Salmon moves to second.
Top 9 Tom Burgmeier now pitching. Chico Salmon pinch hits for Terry Crowley. Salmon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez fields it and throws to home to get Buford. Robinson moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 9 Robinson takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Rettenmund strikes out.
Top 9 There's a wild pitch. Buford moves to third.
Top 9 There goes Buford. The throw from Kirkpatrick and he is safe. Buford steals second.
Top 9 Paul Schaal now playing third base. Jackie Hernandez now playing shortstop. Don O'Riley now pitching. Buford takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Hawk Taylor pinch hits for Dick Drago. Taylor hits a line drive towards third. Robinson catches it and throws to first to double up Schaal.
Bottom 8 Pete Richert now pitching. Paul Schaal pinch hits for Tommy Matchick. Schaal takes first base on ball four. Rojas moves to second.
Bottom 8 Rojas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Oliver scores.
Bottom 8 Sorrell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Oliver moves to second.
Bottom 8 Oliver hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Palmer hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Grich hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Otis who is chasing the ball. Grich reaches third base with a triple. Robinson goes all the way around to score.
Top 8 Johnson strikes out.
Top 8 Hendricks hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Kirkpatrick hits a fly ball into center field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Piniella hits a popup towards first. Crowley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Otis hits a popup towards third. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Crowley hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Kirkpatrick fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Palmer tags and scores.
Top 7 Rettenmund hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Palmer moves to third.
Top 7 Buford is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Palmer takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Drago hits a popup, foul, towards first. Crowley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Matchick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Crowley scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Matchick for the out.
Top 6 Grich hits a ball on the ground towards first. Oliver scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Grich for the out.
Top 6 Johnson takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Hendricks hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Robinson hits a popup towards first. Oliver settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Rojas hits a line drive towards short. Grich catches it and steps on second to double up Sorrell.
Bottom 5 Sorrell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Robinson. Sorrell reaches second base with a double. Oliver scores.
Bottom 5 Oliver hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Rettenmund. Oliver reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Crowley is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Robinson takes first base on ball four. Rettenmund moves to second.
Top 5 Rettenmund takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Buford hits a ball on the ground towards first. Oliver scoops it up and throws to first, with Drago covering, for the out.
Top 5 Palmer strikes out.
Bottom 4 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grich fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Otis takes first base on ball four. Sorrell scores. Rojas moves to third. Matchick moves to second.
Bottom 4 Kelly strikes out.
Bottom 4 Drago strikes out.
Bottom 4 Matchick takes first base on ball four. Sorrell moves to third. Rojas moves to second.
Bottom 4 Rojas takes first base on ball four. Sorrell moves to second.
Bottom 4 Sorrell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Grich hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Johnson strikes out.
Top 4 Hendricks hits a popup, foul, towards third. Sorrell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Oliver hits a fly ball into center field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Kirkpatrick hits a popup, foul, towards third. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Crowley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Robinson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 3 Rettenmund hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sorrell fields it and throws to first for the out. Buford moves to second.
Top 3 Buford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Palmer strikes out.
Bottom 2 Otis hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Kelly takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Drago bunts towards first. Crowley scoops it up and throws to first, with Johnson covering, for the out. Matchick moves to second.
Bottom 2 Matchick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Rojas hits a fly ball into center field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Grich is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Johnson strikes out.
Top 2 Hendricks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Robinson scores.
Top 2 Robinson hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Otis, who is chasing the ball. Robinson reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 1 Sorrell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Oliver strikes out.
Bottom 1 Kirkpatrick takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 The umpire calls a balk on Palmer Kelly scores. Otis moves to third.
Bottom 1 There goes Otis. The throw from Hendricks and he is safe. Otis steals second.
Bottom 1 Piniella hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kelly moves to third.
Bottom 1 Otis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kelly moves to second.
Bottom 1 Kelly takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Crowley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Oliver scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Crowley for the out.
Top 1 Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Rettenmund strikes out.
Top 1 There goes Buford. The throw from Kirkpatrick and he is safe. Buford steals second.
Top 1 Buford takes first base on ball four.