Royals @ Angels
April 17, 1970

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Bottom 9	R	H	E
Royals	7	10	1
Angels	5	7	3

Bottom 9	R	H	E
Royals	7	10	1
Angels	5	7	3

Sandy Alomar Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.250	.350
OBP	.250	.366
At Bats	4	40
Hits	1	14
• Singles	1	13
• Doubles	0	1
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	0
Walks	0	1
RBI’s	0	1

Jim Rooker Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
0	0	0

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Anaheim Stadium - April 17, 1970

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Out

Jim Rooker

Ellie Rodriguez

Bob Oliver

Luis Alcaraz

Paul Schaal

Rich Severson

Lou Piniella

Amos Otis

George Spriggs

Sandy Alomar

Rick Reichardt

Final Stats

	Runs	Hits	Errors	LOB
Kansas City Royals	7	10	1	5
California Angels	5	7	3	5
Winning Pitcher	Dave Morehead
Losing Pitcher	Tom Murphy
Save	Jim Rooker
Game Winning RBI	Amos Otis
Attendance	24,154
Time of Game	2 hours 27 minutes

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Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Alomar hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 9 Rick Reichardt pinch hits for Paul Doyle. Reichardt takes first base on ball four.

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

Bottom 9 Azcue hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Alcaraz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 9 Otis strikes out.

Top 9 There goes Spriggs. The throw from Azcue and he is out, Rodriguez applying the tag.

Top 9 Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fregosi has Rooker trapped. There's the throw to Azcue and over to Rodriguez, who tags Rooker for the out. Spriggs moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.

Top 9 Spriggs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Doyle fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rooker moves to third.

Top 9 Paul Doyle now pitching. The umpire calls a balk on Doyle Rooker moves to second.

Top 9 Rooker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rodriguez scores. That run is unearned.

Top 9 The ball gets by Azcue for a passed ball. Rodriguez moves to second.

Top 9 Billy Cowan now playing first base. Rodriguez takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 8 Billy Cowan pinch hits for Roger Repoz. Cowan hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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

Bottom 8 Paul Schaal now playing third base. Bob Oliver now playing first base. Jim Rooker now pitching. Johnson strikes out.

Top 8 Severson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Repoz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Alcaraz hits a fly ball into center field. Johnstone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 7 Voss 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 Fregosi hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Alomar hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Oliver hits a fly ball into right field. Voss settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Eddie Fisher now pitching. Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Johnstone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Spriggs tags and scores. Kirkpatrick tags and moves to second.

Top 7 Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Spriggs moves to third.

Top 7 Spriggs hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Top 7 Morehead is called out on strikes.

Bottom 6 Murphy strikes out.

Bottom 6 Rodriguez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Alcaraz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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

Top 6 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 6 Severson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Murphy fields it and throws to first for the out.

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

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

Bottom 5 Johnstone hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.

Bottom 5 Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fregosi moves to second.

Bottom 5 Voss hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Fregosi takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 5 Alomar 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 5 Piniella hits a fly ball into center field. Johnstone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Oliver hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Voss who is chasing the ball. Oliver reaches third base with a triple. Morehead scores. Spriggs scores.

Top 5 Otis strikes out.

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

Top 5 The ball gets by Azcue for a passed ball. Morehead moves to third. Spriggs moves to second.

Top 5 Spriggs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Morehead moves to second.

Top 5 Morehead takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 4 Murphy strikes out.

Bottom 4 Rodriguez hits a fly ball into right field. Spriggs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Azcue hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Rodriguez hits a fly ball into right field. Voss settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Severson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Top 4 Alcaraz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 3 Repoz hits a popup towards short. Severson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Johnstone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fregosi scores. Johnson moves to third. That run is unearned.

Bottom 3 Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Alomar scores. Fregosi moves to third. That run is unearned.

Bottom 3 Voss hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Alomar moves to third.

Bottom 3 Fregosi hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Morehead fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Morehead. Alomar moves to second.

Bottom 3 Alomar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oliver fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

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

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

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

Top 3 Otis hits a line drive into left field. Johnson catches it for the out, and throws it away. That's an error on Johnson. Kirkpatrick moves to third.

Top 3 Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar misplays the ball. That's an error on Alomar.

Bottom 2 Rodriguez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Azcue strikes out.

Bottom 2 Repoz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Johnstone moves to second.

Bottom 2 Johnstone hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 2 Johnson hits a line drive into right field. Spriggs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Spriggs strikes out.

Top 2 Morehead hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fregosi scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Alcaraz scores. Severson moves to third.

Top 2 Rodriguez is hit by the pitch. Alcaraz moves to third. Severson moves to second.

Top 2 Severson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Alcaraz moves to second.

Top 2 Alcaraz takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 1 Voss hits a popup towards first. Kirkpatrick settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Fregosi is called out on strikes.

Bottom 1 Alomar strikes out.

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

Top 1 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fregosi scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 There goes Otis. The throw from Azcue and he is safe. Otis steals second.

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

Top 1 Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into right field. Voss picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Voss. Spriggs goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned.

Top 1 Spriggs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

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