Royals @ Yankees
June 2, 1970

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Top 9	R	H	E
Royals	2	10	0
Yankees	3	9	0

Top 9	R	H	E
Royals	2	10	0
Yankees	3	9	0

Billy Sorrell Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.000
OBP	.000	.000
At Bats	0	0
Hits	0	0
• Singles	0	0
• Doubles	0	0
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	0
Walks	0	0
RBI’s	0	0

Lindy McDaniel Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
4	1	4

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Yankee Stadium - June 2, 1970

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Out

Lindy McDaniel

Thurman Munson

Danny Cater

Horace Clarke

Jerry Kenney

Gene Michael

Roy White

Bobby Murcer

Jim Lyttle

Billy Sorrell

Ellie Rodriguez

Joe Keough

Final Stats

	Runs	Hits	Errors	LOB
Kansas City Royals	2	10	0	7
New York Yankees	3	9	0	9
Winning Pitcher	Fritz Peterson
Losing Pitcher	Bob Johnson
Save	Lindy McDaniel
Game Winning RBI	Curt Blefary
Attendance	9,181
Time of Game	2 hours 20 minutes

View Box Score

Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Billy Sorrell pinch hits for Moe Drabowsky. Lindy McDaniel now pitching. Sorrell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 9 Rodriguez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Oliver scores. Keough moves to second.

Top 9 Alcaraz hits a line drive towards short. Michael reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Top 9 Pat Kelly pinch runs for Lou Piniella. Keough hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke fields it and throws to second for the out. Otis scores. Oliver moves to third.

Top 9 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kenney fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Otis moves to third. Oliver moves to second.

Top 9 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kenney fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Otis moves to second.

Top 9 Jim Lyttle now playing right field. Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kenney fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Bottom 8 Peterson strikes out.

Bottom 8 Michael hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kirkpatrick. Michael reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 8 Blefary hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Bottom 8 Munson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 8 Moe Drabowsky now pitching. Cater hits a line drive into right field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Kirkpatrick strikes out.

Top 8 Hernandez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rodriguez moves to second.

Top 8 Paul Schaal pinch hits for Bob Johnson. Schaal hits a popup towards third. Kenney settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

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

Bottom 7 White hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Murcer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Oliver settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Kenney hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Bottom 7 Clarke 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 7 Keough hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kenney fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 7 Oliver strikes out.

Bottom 6 Peterson hits a popup towards short. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Michael hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Blefary moves to third.

Bottom 6 Blefary is hit by the pitch.

Bottom 6 Munson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Alcaraz reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

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

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

Top 6 Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 6 Hernandez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 6 Johnson is called out on strikes.

Bottom 5 White hits a popup towards short. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alcaraz fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Clarke trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. Murcer moves to second.

Bottom 5 Kenney hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Peterson tags and scores. Clarke tags and moves to second.

Bottom 5 Clarke hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Peterson moves to third.

Bottom 5 Peterson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

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

Top 5 Alcaraz hits a popup towards short. Michael settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Keough hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cater scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Keough for the out.

Bottom 4 Michael strikes out.

Bottom 4 Blefary hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cater tags and scores.

Bottom 4 Munson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cater moves to third.

Bottom 4 There goes Cater. The throw from Rodriguez and he is safe. Cater steals second.

Bottom 4 Cater takes first base on ball four.

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

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

Top 4 Oliver hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Clarke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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

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

Bottom 3 There goes Murcer. The throw from Rodriguez and he is out, Hernandez applying the tag.

Bottom 3 Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.

Bottom 3 There goes Kenney. The throw from Rodriguez and he is safe. Kenney steals second.

Bottom 3 Kenney takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 3 Clarke is called out on strikes.

Top 3 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Peterson fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 3 Johnson strikes out.

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

Bottom 2 Peterson strikes out.

Bottom 2 Michael is called out on strikes.

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

Top 2 Alcaraz hits a line drive into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Keough hits a popup towards short. Michael catches it and throws to first to double up Piniella.

Top 2 Piniella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 1 Munson strikes out.

Bottom 1 Cater takes first base on ball four. Kenney moves to third. Murcer moves to second.

Bottom 1 White hits a popup towards short. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Murcer takes first base on ball four. Kenney moves to second.

Bottom 1 Kenney hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 1 Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 1 Otis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 1 Kirkpatrick strikes out.

Top 1 Hernandez is called out on strikes.

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