Royals @ Yankees
June 3, 1970

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Top 9 R H E
Royals 3 8 0
Yankees 5 10 1
Top 9 R H E
Royals 3 8 0
Yankees 5 10 1

Ellie Rodriguez Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .270
OBP .333 .370
At Bats 3 100
Hits 1 27
• Singles 1 20
• Doubles 0 5
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 15
RBI’s 1 7

Jack Aker Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 1 9
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Yankee Stadium - June 3, 1970
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Out
Jack Aker
Thurman Munson
Danny Cater
Horace Clarke
Jerry Kenney
Gene Michael
Roy White
Bobby Murcer
Ron Woods
Ellie Rodriguez
Joe Keough

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Royals 3 8 0 5
New York Yankees 5 10 1 5
Winning Pitcher Mike Kekich
Losing Pitcher Dick Drago
Save Jack Aker
Game Winning RBI Danny Cater
Attendance 6,891
Time of Game 2 hours 34 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 There's a wild pitch. Keough moves to second.
Top 9 Ed Kirkpatrick pinch hits for Rich Severson. Kirkpatrick hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Clarke reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Keough hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Piniella strikes out.
Bottom 8 Munson hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Woods hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burgmeier fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Cater hits a line drive into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Oliver hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Aker juggles the ball. That's an error on Aker.
Top 8 Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cater scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kelly for the out.
Bottom 7 White is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Murcer hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Kenney hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burgmeier fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Burgmeier strikes out.
Top 7 Jack Aker now pitching. Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Ron Woods now playing right field. Severson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Clarke hits a popup towards third. Oliver settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Kekich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Severson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Michael hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Keough hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Piniella hits a line drive into right field. Blefary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Oliver hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Munson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burgmeier fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Tom Burgmeier now pitching. Blefary strikes out.
Bottom 5 Cater hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 5 White hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Otis. White reaches second base with a double. Murcer scores.
Bottom 5 Murcer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kelly who is chasing the ball. Murcer reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 5 Kenney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Severson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Hernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 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.
Top 5 Drago strikes out.
Bottom 4 Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Severson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Kekich hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Blefary moves to second.
Bottom 4 Michael hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Munson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Keough settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Blefary hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Rodriguez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Piniella scores. There goes Keough trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out.
Top 4 Severson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cater settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Keough hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Oliver scores. Piniella moves to second.
Top 4 Piniella hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Oliver moves to third.
Top 4 Oliver hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kekich fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Cater hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Murcer scores.
Bottom 3 Murcer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clarke scores. Murcer moves to second.
Bottom 3 Kenney hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Drago scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kenney for the out. Clarke moves to second.
Bottom 3 Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Severson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Kekich strikes out.
Top 3 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kekich fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Drago strikes out.
Bottom 2 Michael hits a ball on the ground towards first. Keough scoops it up and throws to first, with Drago covering, for the out.
Bottom 2 Munson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Blefary hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Severson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Rodriguez hits a popup towards short. Michael settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Severson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Keough hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Piniella strikes out.
Bottom 1 Cater hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 White hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Clarke moves to third.
Bottom 1 Murcer strikes out.
Bottom 1 Kenney hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Clarke moves to second.
Bottom 1 Clarke hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Oliver strikes out.
Top 1 Otis hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 1 Hernandez strikes out.
Top 1 Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cater scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kelly for the out.