Royals @ Athletics
June 23, 1970

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Bottom 9	R	H	E
Royals	7	7	0
Athletics	5	9	0

Bottom 9	R	H	E
Royals	7	7	0
Athletics	5	9	0

Joe Rudi Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.500	.308
OBP	.500	.338
At Bats	4	133
Hits	2	41
• Singles	1	28
• Doubles	0	6
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	1	7
Walks	0	5
RBI’s	2	16

Bob Johnson Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
1	4	1

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Oakland-Alameda County Stadium - June 23, 1970

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Out

Bob Johnson

Ed Kirkpatrick

Bob Oliver

Cookie Rojas

Paul Schaal

Tommy Matchick

Lou Piniella

Amos Otis

Joe Keough

Joe Rudi

Jim Driscoll

John Donaldson

Final Stats

	Runs	Hits	Errors	LOB
Kansas City Royals	7	7	0	4
Oakland Athletics	5	9	0	6
Winning Pitcher	Dick Drago
Losing Pitcher	Chuck Dobson
Save	Bob Johnson
Game Winning RBI	Lou Piniella
Attendance	5,273
Time of Game	2 hours 20 minutes

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Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Rudi hits a fly ball into right field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 9 Campaneris hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Tartabull tags and scores.

Bottom 9 Jim Driscoll pinch hits for Paul Lindblad. Driscoll is hit by the pitch. Tartabull moves to third. Donaldson moves to second.

Bottom 9 Jose Tartabull pinch runs for Dave Duncan. Donaldson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Tartabull moves to second.

Bottom 9 Duncan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 9 Bob Johnson now pitching. Mincher hits a ball on the ground towards first. Oliver scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mincher for the out.

Top 9 Rojas hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Duncan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 9 Matchick hits a fly ball into center field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 9 Pat Kelly pinch hits for Dick Drago. Kelly hits a fly ball into center field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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

Bottom 8 Bando is called out on strikes.

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

Bottom 8 Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drago fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 8 Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lindblad fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 8 Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Donaldson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 8 Paul Lindblad now pitching. Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lindblad fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 7 Campaneris strikes out.

Bottom 7 Steve Hovley pinch hits for Jim Roland. Hovley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Donaldson moves to second.

Bottom 7 Donaldson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 7 Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 7 Mincher hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Keough hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Oliver takes first base on ball four.

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

Top 7 Rojas hits a fly ball into center field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drago fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Bottom 6 Bando hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rudi moves to second.

Bottom 6 Jackson is called out on strikes.

Bottom 6 Rudi hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

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

Top 6 Drago strikes out.

Top 6 Jim Roland now pitching. Schaal hits a popup towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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

Bottom 5 Tommy Davis pinch hits for Marcel Lachemann. Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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

Top 5 Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Marcel Lachemann now pitching. Piniella hits a popup towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Keough hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rojas scores. Otis scores. Oliver moves to second.

Top 5 Oliver takes first base on ball four. Rojas moves to third. Otis moves to second.

Top 5 Otis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rojas moves to second.

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

Top 5 Matchick hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 Mincher strikes out.

Bottom 4 Alou hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Drago strikes out.

Top 4 Schaal hits a popup towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Kirkpatrick hits a line drive towards the mound. Dobson reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

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

Bottom 3 Jackson hits a popup towards first. Oliver settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Rudi hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

Bottom 3 Campaneris takes first base on ball four.

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

Top 3 Piniella hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Keough hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Donaldson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 3 Oliver hits a fly ball into center field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Donaldson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Matchick fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 2 Duncan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Mincher hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bando tags and scores.

Bottom 2 Alou hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bando moves to third.

Bottom 2 Bando takes first base on ball four.

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

Top 2 Rojas hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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

Top 2 Drago strikes out.

Bottom 1 Jackson strikes out.

Bottom 1 Rudi bunts, foul, towards third. Schaal settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Campaneris hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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

Top 1 Kirkpatrick takes first base on ball four.

Top 1 There's a wild pitch. Piniella scores.

Top 1 Piniella hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jackson who is chasing the ball. Piniella reaches third base with a triple. Otis scores. Oliver scores. Keough goes all the way around to score.

Top 1 Keough takes first base on ball four. Otis moves to third. Oliver moves to second.

Top 1 Oliver hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Otis moves to second.

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

Top 1 Rojas is called out on strikes.

Top 1 Matchick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Donaldson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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