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September 21, 1970

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Royals 4 5 2
White Sox 8 8 1
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Royals 4 5 2
White Sox 8 8 1

Rich Severson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .253
OBP .333 .301
At Bats 3 233
Hits 1 59
• Singles 0 46
• Doubles 1 11
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 15
RBI’s 0 22

Wilbur Wood Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 13 21
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Comiskey Park - September 21, 1970
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Out
Wilbur Wood
Ed Herrmann
Tommy McCraw
Bobby Knoop
Rich Morales
Luis Aparicio
Carlos May
Ken Berry
Walt Williams
Rich Severson
Cookie Rojas

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Royals 4 5 2 4
Chicago White Sox 8 8 1 10
Winning Pitcher Wilbur Wood
Losing Pitcher Aurelio Monteagudo
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Bill Melton
Attendance
Time of Game 2 hours 44 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Rojas hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of May. Rojas reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Morales fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Berry hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Burgmeier scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Berry for the out.
Bottom 8 There goes McCraw. The throw from Kirkpatrick and he is safe. McCraw steals second.
Bottom 8 McCraw hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Williams scores. May scores. Herrmann moves to third.
Bottom 8 Herrmann takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Tom Burgmeier now pitching. There goes May. The throw from Kirkpatrick and he is safe. May steals second.
Bottom 8 May takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Aparicio hits a popup, foul, towards first. Oliver settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 There's a wild pitch. Wood scores. Williams moves to third.
Bottom 8 Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wood moves to third.
Bottom 8 Wood bunts towards the mound. Monteagudo fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 8 Knoop hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Knoop reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCraw scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kirkpatrick for the out.
Top 8 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 8 There goes Otis. The throw from Herrmann and he is safe. Otis steals second.
Top 8 Otis takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Tommy McCraw now playing first base. Ed Herrmann now catching. Rich Morales now playing third base. Spriggs hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCraw scoops it up and throws to first, with Wood covering, for the out.
Bottom 7 Spence 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 There goes McCraw. The throw from Kirkpatrick and he is safe. McCraw steals second.
Bottom 7 Tommy McCraw pinch runs for Duane Josephson. Berry hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Josephson is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 7 Melton hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Aurelio Monteagudo now pitching. 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.
Top 7 Hawk Taylor pinch hits for Dave Morehead. Taylor hits a popup, foul, towards first. Spence settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Wilbur Wood now pitching. Severson hits a ball on the ground towards second. Knoop fields it, throws to first for one, and over to second, with Aparicio covering. It's a double play.
Top 7 Rojas takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Lee Stange now pitching. Schaal hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Aparicio hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Spriggs. Aparicio reaches second base with a double. Berry scores. Ortiz scores. There goes Williams trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out.
Bottom 6 Williams takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Jose Ortiz pinch runs for Gail Hopkins. There's a wild pitch. Berry moves to third. Ortiz moves to second.
Bottom 6 Gail Hopkins pinch hits for Joe Horlen. Hopkins hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Berry moves to second.
Bottom 6 Knoop hits a fly ball into right field. Spriggs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Spence hits a popup, foul, towards third. Schaal settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Berry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Kirkpatrick hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Josephson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Morehead fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Melton hits a popup, foul, towards first. Oliver settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 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. Aparicio moves to third.
Bottom 5 There's a wild pitch. Aparicio moves to second.
Bottom 5 Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Severson misplays the ball. That's an error on Severson.
Top 5 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Spriggs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Horlen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Morehead is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Horlen takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Knoop strikes out.
Bottom 4 Spence hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Severson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Rojas hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Oliver scores. That run is unearned.
Top 4 Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoop scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Oliver moves to third.
Top 4 There goes Oliver. The throw from Josephson and he is safe. Oliver steals second.
Top 4 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio misplays the ball. That's an error on Aparicio.
Bottom 3 Berry hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Josephson strikes out.
Bottom 3 There goes May. The throw from Kirkpatrick and he is safe. May steals third.
Bottom 3 Melton takes first base on ball four. May moves to second.
Bottom 3 Dave Morehead now pitching. May takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Aparicio hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Kirkpatrick hits a popup towards third. Melton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Piniella is hit by the pitch.
Top 3 Otis hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Spriggs hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 3 Rooker strikes out.
Top 3 Severson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of May. Severson reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Williams hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Kirkpatrick settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Horlen bunts towards the mound. Rooker fields it and throws to first for the out. Knoop moves to second.
Bottom 2 Knoop takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Josephson is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. Josephson scores. Berry moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 2 Spence hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Melton tags and scores. Josephson tags and moves to third.
Bottom 2 Berry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Melton moves to third. Josephson moves to second.
Bottom 2 Josephson takes first base on ball four. Melton moves to second.
Bottom 2 Melton takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 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.
Top 2 Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Oliver strikes out.
Bottom 1 May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Severson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 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.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Horlen, and towards Aparicio, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Piniella takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Spriggs strikes out. Josephson drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Spriggs out.