Royals @ Orioles
May 5, 1970

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Top 9	R	H	E
Royals	3	5	0
Orioles	7	12	1

Top 9	R	H	E
Royals	3	5	0
Orioles	7	12	1

Luis Alcaraz Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.333	.138
OBP	.333	.152
At Bats	3	65
Hits	1	9
• Singles	0	5
• Doubles	1	2
• Triples	0	1
• Home Runs	0	1
Walks	0	1
RBI’s	0	8

Tom Phoebus Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
1	1	0

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Memorial Stadium - May 5, 1970

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Out

Tom Phoebus

Elrod Hendricks

Boog Powell

Davey Johnson

Brooks Robinson

Mark Belanger

Merv Rettenmund

Paul Blair

Frank Robinson

Luis Alcaraz

Mike Fiore

Final Stats

	Runs	Hits	Errors	LOB
Kansas City Royals	3	5	0	4
Baltimore Orioles	7	12	1	6
Winning Pitcher	Tom Phoebus
Losing Pitcher	Dick Drago
Save	(none)
Game Winning RBI	Davey Johnson
Attendance	4,614
Time of Game	2 hours 29 minutes

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Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Alcaraz hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Belanger fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 9 Fiore takes first base on ball four.

Top 9 Piniella hits a popup, foul, towards first. Powell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 9 Oliver hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Rettenmund hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Phoebus hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Johnson moves to second.

Bottom 8 Hendricks hits a popup towards short. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 8 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oliver fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 8 Otis hits a fly ball into left field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Hernandez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hendricks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Kelly strikes out.

Bottom 7 Blair strikes out.

Bottom 7 Powell hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Bottom 7 Robinson strikes out.

Bottom 7 Al Fitzmorris now pitching. Belanger hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Ed Kirkpatrick pinch hits for Wally Bunker. Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 7 Rodriguez hits a popup towards short. Belanger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Alcaraz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. Fiore moves to second.

Top 7 Merv Rettenmund now playing left field. Fiore takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 6 Buford hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Phoebus hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Hendricks hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 6 Oliver strikes out.

Top 6 Otis hits a fly ball into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Johnson strikes out.

Bottom 5 Robinson hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

Bottom 5 Blair hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Blair reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 5 Powell hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Hernandez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Kelly hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is bouncing around. Buford is chasing the ball. Kelly rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park home run.

Top 5 Bunker hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 Wally Bunker now pitching. Belanger hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Buford takes first base on ball four. Phoebus moves to second.

Bottom 4 Phoebus hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 4 Hendricks hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Bottom 4 Johnson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

Bottom 4 Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Blair hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez fields it and has Powell trapped. There's the throw to Alcaraz who tags Powell for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.

Bottom 4 Powell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kelly. Powell reaches second base with a double.

Top 4 Alcaraz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 4 Fiore hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fiore for the out.

Top 4 Piniella hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hendricks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oliver fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 3 Belanger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 3 Buford hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Phoebus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 3 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 3 Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kelly tags and scores. That run is unearned.

Top 3 Hernandez strikes out.

Top 3 There goes Kelly. The throw from Hendricks and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.

Top 3 Kelly hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 2 Hendricks hits a popup, foul, towards third. Oliver settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oliver fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Drago hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Rodriguez hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Alcaraz hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Buford. Alcaraz reaches second base with a double.

Top 2 Fiore hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Robinson. Fiore reaches second base with a double. Robinson throws the ball in to Hendricks who tags Fiore trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Piniella scores.

Top 2 Piniella hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Robinson. Piniella reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 1 Blair is called out on strikes.

Bottom 1 Powell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Robinson scores.

Bottom 1 Robinson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Robinson reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 1 Belanger hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Buford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alcaraz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Oliver hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. Hernandez moves to second.

Top 1 Hernandez is hit by the pitch.

Top 1 Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell scoops it up and throws to first, with Phoebus covering, for the out.

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