Royals @ Orioles
May 7, 1970

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Bottom 9	R	H	E
Royals	6	12	0
Orioles	4	9	0

Bottom 9	R	H	E
Royals	6	12	0
Orioles	7	10	0

Frank Robinson Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.250	.362
OBP	.250	.446
At Bats	4	80
Hits	1	29
• Singles	1	17
• Doubles	0	7
• Triples	0	1
• Home Runs	0	4
Walks	0	11
RBI’s	0	10

Moe Drabowsky Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
0	1	1

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Memorial Stadium - May 7, 1970

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Home Run

Moe Drabowsky

Ellie Rodriguez

Mike Fiore

Luis Alcaraz

Paul Schaal

Jackie Hernandez

Lou Piniella

Amos Otis

Pat Kelly

Frank Robinson

Merv Rettenmund

Terry Crowley

Final Stats

	Runs	Hits	Errors	LOB
Kansas City Royals	6	12	0	10
Baltimore Orioles	7	10	0	6
Winning Pitcher	Eddie Watt
Losing Pitcher	Moe Drabowsky
Save	(none)
Game Winning RBI	Frank Robinson
Attendance	5,063
Time of Game	3 hours

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Count: - , 2 Outs

End of Game

Robinson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 9 Merv Rettenmund pinch hits for Mark Belanger. Rettenmund takes first base on ball four. Crowley moves to second.

Bottom 9 Buford hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 9 Terry Crowley pinch hits for Eddie Watt. Crowley takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 9 Hendricks hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fiore scoops it up and throws to first, with Drabowsky covering, for the out.

Top 9 Alcaraz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Top 9 Fiore hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

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

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

Bottom 8 Robinson strikes out.

Bottom 8 Blair is called out on strikes.

Bottom 8 Paul Schaal now playing third base. Jackie Hernandez now playing shortstop. Powell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Top 8 Oliver strikes out.

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

Top 8 Schaal takes first base on ball four.

Top 8 There goes Kelly. The throw from Hendricks and he is out, Belanger applying the tag.

Top 8 Eddie Watt now pitching. Kelly takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 7 Moe Drabowsky now pitching. Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Belanger hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Buford moves to second.

Bottom 7 Buford hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 7 Dave May pinch hits for Dick Hall. May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alcaraz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 7 Hendricks hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Dick Hall now pitching. Morehead strikes out.

Top 7 Rodriguez takes first base on ball four. Fiore moves to second.

Top 7 Alcaraz is called out on strikes.

Top 7 Fiore takes first base on ball four.

Top 7 Marcelino Lopez now pitching. There goes Piniella. The throw from Hendricks and he is out, Belanger applying the tag.

Top 7 Piniella hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Top 7 Oliver hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

Top 7 There goes Otis. The throw from Hendricks and he is safe. Otis steals second.

Top 7 Otis takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 6 Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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

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

Bottom 6 Powell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 6 Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Top 6 Kelly strikes out.

Top 6 Morehead hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 5 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alcaraz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 5 Belanger hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Belanger reaches second base with a double. Buford goes all the way around to score.

Bottom 5 Buford takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 5 Hardin strikes out.

Bottom 5 Hendricks hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Rodriguez hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Alcaraz strikes out.

Top 5 Fiore takes first base on ball four. Oliver moves to second.

Top 5 Jim Hardin now pitching. Piniella hits a popup, foul, towards first. Powell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Oliver hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kelly scores. Schaal scores. Otis moves to third.

Top 5 Otis takes first base on ball four. Schaal moves to second.

Top 5 Schaal hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kelly moves to third.

Top 5 There goes Kelly. The throw from Hendricks and he is safe. Kelly steals second.

Top 5 Kelly hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 4 Johnson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schaal scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 Blair is called out on strikes.

Top 4 Morehead hits a fly ball into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 4 Alcaraz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out. Piniella scores.

Top 4 Fiore hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Piniella moves to third.

Top 4 Piniella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 3 Powell strikes out.

Bottom 3 Robinson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Alcaraz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Belanger hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch 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 ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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

Bottom 2 Buford strikes out.

Bottom 2 Cuellar bunts towards the mound. Morehead fields it and throws to first for the out. Johnson moves to second.

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

Bottom 2 Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 2 Kelly strikes out.

Top 2 Morehead strikes out.

Top 2 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oliver fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Blair hits a popup, foul, towards third. Oliver settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Powell hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.

Bottom 1 Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Buford moves to third.

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 into center field for a base hit.

Top 1 Alcaraz hits a line drive towards short. Belanger reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Fiore strikes out.

Top 1 Piniella is walked intentionally.

Top 1 Oliver hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Buford. Oliver reaches second base with a double. Schaal moves to third.

Top 1 Otis hits a popup, foul, towards first. Powell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Schaal hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kelly scores.

Top 1 The umpire calls a balk on Cuellar Kelly moves to second.

Top 1 Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell fields the ball and throws to Cuellar covering. Safe.

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