Royals @ White Sox
September 23, 1970

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Top 9 R H E
Royals 0 5 3
White Sox 6 11 0
Top 9 R H E
Royals 0 5 3
White Sox 6 11 0

Cookie Rojas Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .234
OBP .333 .277
At Bats 2 401
Hits 0 94
• Singles 0 77
• Doubles 0 12
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 1 23
RBI’s 0 30

Bart Johnson Season Stats

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3 6 0
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Comiskey Park - September 23, 1970
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Out
Bart Johnson
Chuck Brinkman
Tommy McCraw
Bobby Knoop
Bill Melton
Rich McKinney
Carlos May
Ken Berry
Walt Williams
Cookie Rojas
Paul Schaal
Billy Sorrell

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Royals 0 5 3 7
Chicago White Sox 6 11 0 11
Winning Pitcher Bart Johnson
Losing Pitcher Paul Splittorff
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Bill Melton
Attendance 693
Time of Game 2 hours 20 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Schaal hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Sorrell moves to second.
Top 9 Sorrell hits a popup beyond second. Knoop can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit.
Top 9 Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoop scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 McKinney hits a line drive into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Melton takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to third. May moves to second.
Bottom 8 May takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 McCraw hits a fly ball into right field. Spriggs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 There's a wild pitch. Brinkman scores. Johnson moves to second.
Bottom 8 Johnson bunts towards the mound. Wright juggles the ball. That's an error on Wright. Brinkman moves to third.
Bottom 8 Ken Wright now pitching. Brinkman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis. Brinkman reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Piniella is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Spriggs takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 There's a wild pitch. Otis moves to second.
Top 8 Otis takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Pat Kelly pinch hits for Paul Splittorff. Kelly is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Floyd hits a fly ball into center field. Berry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Knoop strikes out.
Bottom 7 Berry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Floyd fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 McKinney hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 7 Melton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. May moves to second.
Bottom 7 May hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 McCraw hits a ball on the ground towards short. Floyd scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Rojas hits a fly ball into center field. Berry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCraw scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Schaal for the out.
Top 7 Sorrell hits a popup towards short. McKinney settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Johnson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Spriggs. Johnson reaches second base with a double. Brinkman goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned.
Bottom 6 Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Floyd misplays the ball. That's an error on Floyd. Berry scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 6 Knoop hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Berry moves to third.
Bottom 6 Berry hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis. Berry reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 There goes McKinney. The throw from Kirkpatrick and he is out, Floyd applying the tag.
Bottom 6 McKinney takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoop fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Piniella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Spriggs strikes out.
Bottom 5 Melton hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 May hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 There goes McCraw. The throw from Kirkpatrick and he is safe. McCraw steals second.
Bottom 5 McCraw hits a ball on the ground towards short. Floyd fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Berry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Splittorff bunts towards first. McCraw fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Floyd hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoop fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards short. McKinney scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Johnson hits a line drive into right field. Spriggs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Brinkman is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Knoop is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Schaal is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Sorrell hits a fly ball into left field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into center field. Berry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Berry strikes out.
Bottom 3 McKinney strikes out.
Bottom 3 Melton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas misplays the ball. That's an error on Rojas. May moves to second.
Bottom 3 May hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 McCraw is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton throws to second. Safe. Over to first, and Piniella is out.
Top 3 Spriggs hits a fly ball into left field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Otis hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCraw settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Splittorff hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoop fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Johnson strikes out.
Bottom 2 Brinkman takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Knoop strikes out.
Top 2 There goes Rojas. The throw from Brinkman and he is out, McKinney applying the tag.
Top 2 Floyd strikes out.
Top 2 Rojas takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Rich McKinney now playing shortstop. Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards short. McKinney scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Berry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Floyd scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Aparicio takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 There goes May. The throw from Kirkpatrick and he is out, Schaal applying the tag. Melton moves to second.
Bottom 1 Melton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Williams scores. May moves to second.
Bottom 1 May hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sorrell fields it and throws to second for the out. Williams moves to third.
Bottom 1 McCraw bunts towards third. Schaal fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Williams moves to second.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Sorrell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it, throws to the plate for one, and over to first for the double play.
Top 1 Kirkpatrick takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. Otis moves to third. Spriggs moves to second.
Top 1 Spriggs takes first base on ball four. Otis moves to second.
Top 1 Otis takes first base on ball four.