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Royals
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
May 15, 1970
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Kansas City Royals, played on May 15, 1970 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 15, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 15, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Roger Nelson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Joe Horlen |
| Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 5,196 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 21 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Nestor Chylak 1B: Russ Goetz 2B: Don Denkinger 3B: Art Frantz |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pat Kelly | Right Fielder |
| Jackie Hernandez | Shortstop |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| Bob Oliver | Third Baseman |
| Joe Keough | Left Fielder |
| Mike Fiore | First Baseman |
| Rich Severson | Second Baseman |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | Catcher |
| Roger Nelson | Pitcher |
| Charlie Metro | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tommy McCraw | Right Fielder |
| Luis Aparicio | Shortstop |
| Gail Hopkins | First Baseman |
| Carlos May | Left Fielder |
| Syd O'Brien | Third Baseman |
| Ed Herrmann | Catcher |
| Ken Berry | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Knoop | Second Baseman |
| Joe Horlen | Pitcher |
| Don Gutteridge | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
May 15, 1970
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Horlen
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoop scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Horlen
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoop scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Horlen
Otis strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCraw vs. Nelson
McCraw hits a popup towards short. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Nelson
Aparicio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hopkins vs. Nelson
Hopkins hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Keough. Hopkins reaches second base with a double. Aparicio goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
May vs. Nelson
May hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hopkins scores. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Brien vs. Nelson
O'Brien strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herrmann vs. Nelson
Herrmann hits a ball on the ground towards second. Severson picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Severson. May moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Berry vs. Nelson
Berry is hit by the pitch. Herrmann moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Knoop vs. Nelson
Knoop hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Severson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Horlen
Oliver hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keough vs. Horlen
Keough strikes out. There goes Oliver. The throw from Herrmann to Aparicio, and Oliver is out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fiore vs. Horlen
Fiore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoop scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horlen vs. Nelson
Horlen hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCraw vs. Nelson
McCraw hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Severson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Nelson
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Severson vs. Horlen
Severson hits a fly ball into center field. Berry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Horlen
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. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Horlen
Nelson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Horlen
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoop scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopkins vs. Nelson
Hopkins hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Nelson
May hits a popup towards short. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Nelson
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nelson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herrmann vs. Nelson
Herrmann hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berry vs. Nelson
Berry hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knoop vs. Nelson
Knoop hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Horlen
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Horlen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Horlen
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Brien fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Horlen
Oliver takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keough vs. Horlen
Keough hits a fly ball into center field. Berry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horlen vs. Nelson
Horlen strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCraw vs. Nelson
McCraw hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Nelson
Aparicio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hopkins vs. Nelson
There's a wild pitch. Aparicio moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hopkins vs. Nelson
Hopkins hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Aparicio scores. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Nelson
May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Severson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 0 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fiore vs. Horlen
Fiore hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Severson vs. Horlen
Severson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fiore moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kirkpatrick vs. Horlen
Kirkpatrick hits a fly ball into left field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Fiore moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Campanis vs. Horlen
Jim Campanis pinch hits for Roger Nelson.
Campanis hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Brien fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kelly vs. Horlen
Kelly hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fiore scores. Campanis moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hernandez vs. Horlen
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 1 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Hedlund
Mike Hedlund now pitching. Jim Campanis now catching. Ed Kirkpatrick now playing left field. Joe Keough now playing first base.
O'Brien hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kelly who is chasing the ball. O'Brien reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Herrmann vs. Hedlund
Herrmann hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Severson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Berry vs. Hedlund
Berry hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knoop vs. Hedlund
Knoop hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horlen vs. Hedlund
Horlen hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Campanis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 1 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Horlen
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Horlen
Oliver strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Horlen
Keough hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hedlund vs. Horlen
Hedlund strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 1 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCraw vs. Hedlund
McCraw takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aparicio vs. Hedlund
Aparicio hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hopkins vs. Hedlund
Hopkins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Severson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McCraw moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
May vs. Hedlund
May hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McCraw scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Brien vs. Hedlund
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 1 - White Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Severson vs. Horlen
Tommy McCraw now playing first base. John Matias now playing right field.
Severson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkpatrick vs. Horlen
Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Matias. Kirkpatrick reaches second base with a double. Severson moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Campanis vs. Horlen
Campanis hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Brien fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kelly vs. Horlen
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoop scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Severson scores. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hernandez vs. Horlen
Hernandez hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCraw settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 2 - White Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herrmann vs. Hedlund
Herrmann hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Hedlund
Berry hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knoop vs. Hedlund
Knoop hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 2 - White Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Horlen
Otis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Horlen
Oliver hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Otis moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Keough vs. Horlen
Keough hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCraw fields it and throws to second for the out. Otis moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Schaal vs. Horlen
Paul Schaal pinch hits for Mike Hedlund.
Schaal takes first base on ball four. Keough moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Severson vs. Horlen
Severson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Horlen fields it and throws to home to get Otis. Keough moves to third. Schaal moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kirkpatrick vs. Horlen
There's a wild pitch. Keough scores. Schaal moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - White Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kirkpatrick vs. Horlen
Kirkpatrick hits a popup, foul, towards third. O'Brien settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 3 - White Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horlen vs. Fitzmorris
Al Fitzmorris now pitching.
Horlen hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Severson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - White Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCraw vs. Fitzmorris
McCraw hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Severson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - White Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Fitzmorris
Aparicio hits a fly ball into left field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 3 - White Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campanis vs. Horlen
Campanis strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - White Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Horlen
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoop scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - White Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Horlen
Hernandez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - White Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Horlen
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/15/1970 -- Kansas City at Chicago (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Kelly P, rf 5 0 1 2 McCraw T, rf-1b 4 1 0 0
Hernandez J, ss 5 0 1 0 Aparicio L, ss 5 2 2 0
Otis A, cf 5 0 1 0 Hopkins G, 1b 4 2 3 3
Oliver B, 3b 3 0 2 0 Matias J, rf 0 0 0 0
Keough J, lf-1b 4 1 1 0 May C, lf 4 0 2 2
Fiore M, 1b 2 1 1 0 O'Brien S, 3b 4 1 1 0
Hedlund M, p 1 0 0 0 Herrmann E, c 4 1 2 0
Schaal P, ph 0 0 0 0 Berry K, cf 3 2 2 4
Fitzmorris A, p 0 0 0 0 Knoop B, 2b 4 0 0 0
Severson R, 2b 4 1 2 0 Horlen J, p 4 0 0 0
Kirkpatrick E, c-lf 4 0 1 0
Nelson R, p 0 0 0 0
Campanis J, ph-c 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 3 10 2 36 9 12 9
Kansas City 000 010 110 -- 3
Chicago 203 121 00x -- 9
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Nelson R (L) 4.0 9 6 6 0 2
Hedlund M 3.0 3 3 3 1 0
Fitzmorris A 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Horlen J (W) 9.0 10 3 3 3 5
E -- Severson R
DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- Kansas City 9, Chicago 5
2B -- Hopkins G, Kirkpatrick E
3B -- O'Brien S
HR -- Hopkins G, Berry K 2
CS -- Oliver B
HBP -- by Nelson R (Berry K)
WP -- Nelson R, Horlen J
T -- 2:21
A -- 5196
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