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Royals
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
September 22, 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 September 22, 1970 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 22, 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 | September 22, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dick Drago |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Billy Wynne |
| Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 10 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Runge 1B: Jim Odom 2B: Bill Haller 3B: Bill Kunkel |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| George Spriggs | Right Fielder |
| Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | Catcher |
| Billy Sorrell | First Baseman |
| Paul Schaal | Third Baseman |
| Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
| Bobby Floyd | Shortstop |
| Dick Drago | Pitcher |
| Bob Lemon | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Walt Williams | Right Fielder |
| Luis Aparicio | Shortstop |
| Carlos May | Left Fielder |
| Bill Melton | Third Baseman |
| Ed Herrmann | Catcher |
| Tommy McCraw | First Baseman |
| Ken Berry | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Knoop | Second Baseman |
| Billy Wynne | Pitcher |
| Chuck Tanner | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
September 22, 1970
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Wynne
Otis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spriggs vs. Wynne
Spriggs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Otis moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Piniella vs. Wynne
Piniella hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Knoop settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kirkpatrick vs. Wynne
Kirkpatrick strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sorrell vs. Wynne
Sorrell 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 1
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Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Drago
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Drago
Aparicio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Drago
May strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Melton vs. Drago
There goes Aparicio. The throw from Kirkpatrick and he is safe. Aparicio steals second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Melton vs. Drago
Melton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Floyd scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Wynne
Schaal 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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Wynne
Rojas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Knoop settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Floyd vs. Wynne
Floyd hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herrmann vs. Drago
Herrmann hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCraw vs. Drago
McCraw hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Drago
Berry hits a fly ball into right field. Spriggs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drago vs. Wynne
Drago hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Wynne
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spriggs vs. Wynne
Spriggs strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knoop vs. Drago
Knoop strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynne vs. Drago
Wynne hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Drago
Williams hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Williams reaches second base with a double. Wynne moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Aparicio vs. Drago
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Floyd scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
May vs. Drago
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. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Wynne
Piniella hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Herrmann settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Wynne
Kirkpatrick hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sorrell vs. Wynne
Sorrell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Wynne
Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melton vs. Drago
Melton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herrmann vs. Drago
Herrmann hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCraw vs. Drago
McCraw hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sorrell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berry vs. Drago
There goes McCraw. The throw from Kirkpatrick and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Berry vs. Drago
Berry hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Wynne
Rojas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Floyd vs. Wynne
There goes Rojas. The throw from Herrmann and he is out, Knoop applying the tag. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Floyd vs. Wynne
Floyd is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drago vs. Wynne
Drago hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knoop vs. Drago
Knoop hits a ball on the ground towards short. Floyd scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynne vs. Drago
Wynne strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Drago
Williams strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Wynne
Otis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of May. Otis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spriggs vs. Wynne
Spriggs hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCraw scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Spriggs for the out. Otis moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Piniella vs. Wynne
Piniella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Otis scores. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkpatrick vs. Wynne
The umpire calls a balk on Wynne Piniella moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kirkpatrick vs. Wynne
Kirkpatrick hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCraw settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sorrell vs. Wynne
Sorrell is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schaal vs. Wynne
Schaal hits a popup, foul, towards third. Melton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Drago
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drago fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Drago
May hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Melton vs. Drago
Melton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Floyd fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herrmann vs. Drago
There goes Melton. The throw from Kirkpatrick and he is out, Floyd applying the tag. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Wynne
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Floyd vs. Wynne
Floyd hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Drago vs. Wynne
The umpire calls a balk on Wynne Floyd moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Drago vs. Wynne
Drago bunts towards first. McCraw scoops it up and throws to first, with Knoop covering, for the out. Floyd moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Otis vs. Wynne
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herrmann vs. Drago
Herrmann hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis. Herrmann reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCraw vs. Drago
Syd O'Brien pinch runs for Ed Herrmann.
McCraw hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. O'Brien moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Berry vs. Drago
Berry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. O'Brien scores. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopkins vs. Drago
Gail Hopkins pinch hits for Bobby Knoop.
Hopkins hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maye vs. Drago
Rich Morales pinch runs for Gail Hopkins. Lee Maye pinch hits for Billy Wynne.
Maye hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Floyd fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spriggs vs. Moore
Rich Morales now playing second base. Barry Moore now pitching. Chuck Brinkman now catching.
Spriggs hits a fly ball into center field. Berry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Moore
Piniella hits a line drive into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Moore
Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morales scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Drago
Bob Oliver now playing first base.
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drago fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Drago
Aparicio hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Drago
May hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Melton vs. Drago
Melton hits a fly ball into right field. Spriggs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Moore
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Moore
Schaal hits a fly ball into left field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Moore
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spence vs. Drago
Bob Spence pinch hits for Barry Moore.
Spence hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCraw vs. Drago
Ossie Blanco pinch runs for Bob Spence.
McCraw bunts towards first. Oliver scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McCraw for the out. Blanco moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Berry vs. Abernathy
Ted Abernathy now pitching.
Berry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Matias vs. Abernathy
John Matias pinch hits for Rich Morales.
Matias hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas fields it and throws to second for the out. Blanco moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Josephson vs. Abernathy
Duane Josephson pinch hits for Chuck Brinkman.
Josephson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Floyd scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/22/1970, game 1 -- Kansas City at Chicago (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Otis A, cf 3 1 1 0 Williams W, rf 4 0 1 0
Spriggs G, rf 4 0 1 0 Aparicio L, ss 3 0 0 0
Piniella L, lf 4 0 1 1 May C, lf 4 0 2 0
Kirkpatrick E, c 4 1 1 1 Melton B, 3b 4 0 1 0
Sorrell B, 1b 2 0 0 0 Herrmann E, c 3 0 1 0
Oliver B, 1b 1 0 0 0 O'Brien S, pr 0 1 0 0
Schaal P, 3b 4 0 0 0 Moore B, p 0 0 0 0
Rojas C, 2b 4 0 1 0 Spence B, ph 1 0 1 0
Floyd B, ss 3 0 1 0 Blanco O, pr 0 0 0 0
Drago D, p 2 0 1 0 McCraw T, 1b 3 0 0 0
Abernathy T, p 0 0 0 0 Berry K, cf 3 0 0 1
Knoop B, 2b 2 0 0 0
Hopkins G, ph 1 0 1 0
Morales R, pr-2b 0 0 0 0
Matias J, ph 1 0 0 0
Wynne B, p 2 0 1 0
Maye L, ph 1 0 0 0
Brinkman C, c 0 0 0 0
Josephson D, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 2 7 2 33 1 8 1
Kansas City 000 101 000 -- 2
Chicago 000 000 100 -- 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Drago D (W) 8.1 8 1 1 1 5
Abernathy T (S) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Wynne B (L) 7.0 7 2 2 2 4
Moore B 2.0 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Kirkpatrick E
DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- Kansas City 5, Chicago 8
2B -- Williams W, Otis A, Herrmann E
HR -- Kirkpatrick E
SB -- Aparicio L, McCraw T
CS -- Rojas C, Melton B
SH -- Drago D, McCraw T
Balk -- Wynne B 2
T -- 2:10
A -- 0
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