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September 4, 1970

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Top 9 R H E
Royals 0 5 2
Athletics 5 12 1
Top 9 R H E
Royals 0 5 2
Athletics 5 12 1

Ed Kirkpatrick Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .241
OBP .333 .332
At Bats 3 353
Hits 1 85
• Singles 0 52
• Doubles 1 16
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 15
Walks 0 47
RBI’s 0 49

Catfish Hunter Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
15 12 0
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Oakland-Alameda County Stadium - September 4, 1970
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Strikeout
Catfish Hunter
Gene Tenace
Don Mincher
Dick Green
Sal Bando
Bert Campaneris
Felipe Alou
Rick Monday
Reggie Jackson
Ed Kirkpatrick

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Royals 0 5 2 4
Oakland Athletics 5 12 1 7
Winning Pitcher Catfish Hunter
Losing Pitcher Al Fitzmorris
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Don Mincher
Attendance 3,720
Time of Game 2 hours 12 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Kirkpatrick strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Otis strikes out.
Top 9 Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Hunter strikes out.
Bottom 8 Green hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Tenace strikes out.
Bottom 8 Aurelio Monteagudo now pitching. Bando strikes out.
Top 8 Spriggs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Pat Kelly pinch hits for Dave Morehead. Kelly strikes out.
Top 8 Matchick hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Reggie Jackson now playing right field. Felipe Alou now playing left field. Sorrell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Mincher is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Allan Lewis pinch runs for Joe Rudi. There goes Lewis. The throw from Kirkpatrick and he is safe. Lewis steals third.
Bottom 7 Rudi hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Spriggs. Rudi reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 There goes Monday. The throw from Kirkpatrick and he is out, Matchick applying the tag.
Bottom 7 Monday hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Piniella hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Kirkpatrick strikes out.
Bottom 6 Campaneris strikes out.
Bottom 6 Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Green hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Dave Morehead now pitching. Tenace hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Otis hits a popup in front of the plate. Tenace settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Spriggs hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rudi. Spriggs reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Buck Martinez pinch hits for Al Fitzmorris. Martinez hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Bando hits a ball on the ground towards short. Matchick fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Alou hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Mincher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Rudi hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Monday tags and scores.
Bottom 5 Monday hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis who is chasing the ball. Monday reaches third base with a triple.
Top 5 Matchick hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Sorrell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bando settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Oliver hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Campaneris hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Hunter bunts in front of the plate. Kirkpatrick fields it and throws to first for the out. Green moves to second.
Bottom 4 Green bunts towards third. Sorrell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Tenace scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 4 Tenace hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sorrell juggles the ball. That's an error on Sorrell. Tenace moves to third.
Bottom 4 Bando hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Piniella hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Tenace settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hunter fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Alou hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Mincher hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 3 Rudi hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Monday hits a fly ball towards center. Otis catches it and throws to third to double up Campaneris.
Bottom 3 There goes Campaneris. The throw from Kirkpatrick and he is safe. Campaneris steals second.
Bottom 3 Campaneris hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Rojas hits a line drive towards center. Monday catches it and throws to first to double up Spriggs.
Top 3 Spriggs takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Fitzmorris strikes out.
Bottom 2 Hunter hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Kirkpatrick settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Green takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Tenace hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Tenace reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Bando hits a ball on the ground towards short. Matchick scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Alou hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Matchick is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Hunter fires over to first and Mincher drops the ball. That's an error on Mincher. Sorrell moves to second.
Top 2 Sorrell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Piniella hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Mincher hits a fly ball into right field. Spriggs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Rudi hits a popup, foul, towards first. Oliver settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 There goes Monday. The throw from Kirkpatrick and he is safe. Monday steals second.
Bottom 1 Monday hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas misplays the ball. That's an error on Rojas.
Bottom 1 Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Matchick scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rudi. Kirkpatrick reaches second base with a double. There goes Rojas trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out.
Top 1 Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Rojas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Spriggs hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.