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August 14, 1970

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Bottom 10 R H E
Royals 2 5 0
Yankees 2 6 1
Bottom 10 R H E
Royals 2 5 0
Yankees 3 7 1

Jake Gibbs Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .273
OBP .333 .320
At Bats 3 88
Hits 1 24
• Singles 1 13
• Doubles 0 5
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 6
RBI’s 0 15

Dick Drago Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 11 0
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Yankee Stadium - August 14, 1970
Dick Drago
Ellie Rodriguez
Bob Oliver
Cookie Rojas
Paul Schaal
Rich Severson
Lou Piniella
Amos Otis
Pat Kelly
Jake Gibbs

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Royals 2 5 0 7
New York Yankees 3 7 1 4
Winning Pitcher Lindy McDaniel
Losing Pitcher Dick Drago
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Jake Gibbs
Attendance 10,350
Time of Game 2 hours 11 minutes
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Gibbs hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 10 Otis hits a popup towards short. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Rojas hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Kelly takes first base on ball four.
Top 10 Lindy McDaniel now pitching. Drago hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Lyttle hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Cater hits a ball on the ground towards short. Severson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Murcer hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Peterson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Severson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke fields it and throws to second for the out. Piniella moves to third.
Top 9 Schaal is walked intentionally.
Top 9 Oliver bunts towards first. Cater scoops it up and throws to first, with Clarke covering, for the out. Piniella moves to second.
Top 9 Piniella takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 White hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Baker hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kelly. Baker reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Clarke 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 8 Peterson is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Otis hits a popup towards first. Cater settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 There goes Rojas. The throw from Gibbs and he is safe. Rojas steals second.
Top 8 Rojas hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Peterson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Drago strikes out.
Bottom 7 Kenney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Severson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Gibbs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Severson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Lyttle strikes out.
Bottom 7 Cater hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drago fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Murcer hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Rodriguez hits a fly ball into right field. Lyttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Severson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Schaal hits a line drive into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Severson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Baker strikes out.
Bottom 6 Clarke 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 6 Oliver hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Piniella hits a fly ball into right field. Lyttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Peterson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Peterson 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 5 Kenney 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 5 Gibbs hits a ball on the ground towards first. Oliver scoops it up and throws to first, with Drago covering, for the out.
Top 5 Rojas hits a line drive into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Kelly hits a fly ball into right field. Lyttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Drago hits a fly ball into right field. Lyttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Lyttle is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Cater hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Murcer hits a line drive into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Oliver scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats White for the out.
Top 4 Rodriguez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Clarke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Severson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Schaal hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Baker hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards first. Oliver scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Clarke for the out. Kenney scores. Peterson moves to third.
Bottom 3 Peterson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Peterson reaches second base with a double. Kenney moves to third.
Bottom 3 Kenney hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drago fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Gibbs 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 3 There goes Piniella. The throw from Gibbs and he is out, Clarke applying the tag.
Top 3 Oliver hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Otis moves to third.
Top 3 Piniella hits a fly ball towards right. Lyttle settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Lyttle. Otis moves to second.
Top 3 Otis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Peterson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Lyttle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Oliver scoops it up and throws to first, with Drago covering, for the out.
Bottom 2 Cater hits a ball on the ground towards short. Severson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Murcer 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 2 Kelly is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Drago is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baker fields it and throws to second for the out. Schaal moves to third.
Top 2 Severson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Piniella scores. Oliver scores. Schaal moves to second.
Top 2 Schaal takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Oliver hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Piniella moves to third. Oliver moves to second.
Top 2 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 1 White 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 Baker 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 Clarke is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Otis hits a fly ball into right field. Lyttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Kelly strikes out.