Royals @ Senators
May 31, 1970

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Bottom 9 R H E
Royals 6 13 2
Senators 5 7 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Royals 6 13 2
Senators 5 7 0

Mike Epstein Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .263
OBP .000 .373
At Bats 3 133
Hits 0 35
• Singles 0 23
• Doubles 0 5
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 0 23
RBI’s 1 18

Ken Wright Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 0 1
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Robert F. Kennedy Stadium - May 31, 1970
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Ken Wright
Ellie Rodriguez
Joe Keough
Luis Alcaraz
Bob Oliver
Jackie Hernandez
Ed Kirkpatrick
Amos Otis
Pat Kelly
Mike Epstein
Ed Stroud

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Royals 6 13 2 10
Washington Senators 5 7 0 8
Winning Pitcher Tom Burgmeier
Losing Pitcher Darold Knowles
Save Ken Wright
Game Winning RBI Hawk Taylor
Attendance 23,889
Time of Game 3 hours 7 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Howard strikes out.
Bottom 9 There goes Stroud. The throw from Rodriguez and he is safe. Stroud steals second.
Bottom 9 Stroud hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Unser hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wright fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Alcaraz strikes out.
Top 9 Kirkpatrick hits a fly ball into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Keough moves to third.
Top 9 Keough takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Bob Humphreys now pitching. John Roseboro now catching. Otis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cullen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Lee Maye pinch hits for Darold Knowles. Maye hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wright fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 John Roseboro pinch hits for Jim French. Roseboro strikes out.
Bottom 8 Ken Wright now pitching. Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oliver fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Kelly strikes out.
Top 8 Hawk Taylor pinch hits for Tom Burgmeier. Taylor hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Stroud. Taylor reaches second base with a double. Alcaraz scores. Rodriguez moves to third.
Top 8 Rodriguez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Alcaraz moves to third.
Top 8 Alcaraz hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Stroud. Alcaraz reaches second base with a double. Keough goes all the way around to score.
Top 8 Darold Knowles now pitching. Kirkpatrick strikes out.
Top 8 Tim Cullen now playing second base. Keough hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 There goes Rodriguez. The throw from Rodriguez and he is out, Hernandez applying the tag.
Bottom 7 Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Allen hits a line drive into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Epstein hits a line drive towards short. Hernandez reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Howard hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hannan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hannan fields it and throws to first for the out. Kelly moves to second.
Top 7 Jim Hannan now pitching. Hernandez hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Burgmeier moves to third.
Top 7 Kelly takes first base on ball four. Burgmeier moves to second.
Top 7 Jim Shellenback now pitching. Burgmeier takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Stroud hits a ball on the ground towards first. Keough scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stroud for the out.
Bottom 6 Unser hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Dave Nelson pinch hits for Horacio Pina. Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burgmeier fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pina fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Alcaraz hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Howard. Alcaraz reaches second base with a double. Keough scores. Kirkpatrick moves to third.
Top 6 Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Otis scores. Keough moves to third.
Top 6 Keough hits a ball on the ground towards first. Epstein fields it and throws to second for the out. Otis moves to third.
Top 6 Horacio Pina now pitching. Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pina fields it and throws to third for the out. Otis moves to second.
Top 6 Otis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hernandez moves to second.
Top 6 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cox fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 French strikes out.
Bottom 5 There goes Brinkman. The throw from Rodriguez and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Bottom 5 Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alcaraz fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Rodriguez strikes out.
Bottom 5 Allen takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Kelly hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Burgmeier hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Epstein is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Howard hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Tom Burgmeier now pitching. Stroud strikes out.
Bottom 4 Unser hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. French scores. Cox moves to second.
Bottom 4 Moe Drabowsky now pitching. Cox hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rodriguez scores. Brinkman scores. French moves to third.
Bottom 4 French takes first base on ball four. Rodriguez moves to third. Brinkman moves to second.
Bottom 4 Brinkman takes first base on ball four. Rodriguez moves to second.
Bottom 4 Rodriguez takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Alcaraz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Kirkpatrick hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Keough hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Oliver hits a fly ball into right field. Stroud settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Allen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alcaraz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Epstein hits a ball on the ground towards first. Keough fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez fields it and has Stroud trapped. There's the throw to Alcaraz who tags Stroud for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 3 There goes Stroud. The throw from Rodriguez and he is safe. Stroud steals second.
Bottom 3 Stroud hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oliver fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Otis hits a popup towards short. Brinkman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Hernandez strikes out.
Top 3 Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Unser hits a fly ball into left field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Cox takes first base on ball four. French moves to second.
Bottom 2 French hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oliver fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Luis Alcaraz now playing second base. Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Morehead hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Rodriguez is hit by the pitch. Alcaraz moves to second.
Top 2 Luis Alcaraz pinch hits for Rich Severson. Alcaraz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Oliver scores.
Top 2 Keough hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Oliver moves to third.
Top 2 Oliver hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Allen strikes out.
Bottom 1 Epstein hits a fly ball into left field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Stroud tags and scores. Howard tags and moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 1 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Hernandez. Stroud moves to third.
Bottom 1 Stroud takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Unser 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 1 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Cox spins and fires to second, and Kelly is picked off.
Top 1 Hernandez bunts towards the mound. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. Kelly moves to second.
Top 1 Kelly takes first base on ball four.