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KCR
@BAL		1
3
BOS
@CAL		2
0
CLE
@CHW		4
5
MIN
@DET		9
10
NYY
@MIL		7
3
NYY
@MIL		5
3
WSA
@OAK		4
5
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@ATL		3
4
CHC
@CIN		7
1
CHC
@CIN		11
7
STL
@HOU		5
1
LAD
@MON		8
5
SDP
@NYM		5
6
SFG
@PHI		8
3
SFG
@PHI		7
2
Friday, July 31, 1970
, Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 10,159, Time of Game: 2:08
Royals
1
38-65
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
4th, 26½ GB
 at Orioles
3
64-39
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
1st
W: Dave McNally (14-7)
L: Dave Morehead (2-5)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  0    1  5  2
Orioles         0  1  0   1  0  0   0  1  X    3  9  0

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Pat Kelly RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .248 .697 -0.091 0.92 0.000 -0.091 -0.6 0 0
Cookie Rojas 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .212 .519 -0.052 0.81 0.017 -0.069 -0.3 6 4
   Al Fitzmorris P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .357 .929 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Amos Otis CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .293 .788 -0.043 0.92 0.032 -0.075 -0.3 1 0
Lou Piniella LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .305 .805 0.039 1.17 0.097 -0.058 0.3 2 0
Bob Oliver 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .272 .814 0.066 1.34 0.141 -0.075 0.3 8 1
Paul Schaal 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .248 .643 -0.159 1.89 0.000 -0.159 -1.2 0 3
Ellie Rodriguez C 2 0 0 1 0 0 .247 .665 -0.064 1.54 0.000 -0.064 -0.3 4 0 SF
Rich Severson SS-2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .252 .582 -0.082 1.04 0.000 -0.082 -0.5 1 4
Bill Butler P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .054 .200 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Dave Morehead P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .172 .407 -0.048 0.96 0.000 -0.048 -0.4 1 0
   Hawk Taylor PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .159 .456 -0.053 2.14 0.000 -0.053 -0.2
   Jackie Hernandez SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 .569 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 1
Team Totals 31 1 5 1 0 6 .161 .318 -0.487 1.19 0.287 -0.774 -3.2 24 14
SF: E Rodriguez (4, off D McNally).
TB: L Piniella 2; A Otis; B Oliver; C Rojas.
RBI: E Rodriguez (11).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 0 for 1.
Fielding
DP: 3. R Severson-C Rojas-B Oliver 2; P Schaal-C Rojas-B Oliver.
E: R Severson (5); A Fitzmorris (1).

Baltimore Orioles

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Merv Rettenmund LF 1 0 1 2 3 0 .286 .880 0.277 1.27 0.277 0.000 2.8 3 0 SB
Paul Blair CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .236 .706 -0.040 1.48 0.055 -0.095 -0.6 2 0 SH
Frank Robinson RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .317 .937 -0.162 1.06 0.000 -0.162 -1.9 4 0 GDP
Boog Powell 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .316 1.022 -0.089 0.85 0.000 -0.089 -1.0 9 0
Brooks Robinson 3B 3 1 2 0 1 0 .291 .799 0.061 0.52 0.067 -0.007 0.8 0 3
Davey Johnson 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .298 .810 -0.085 0.88 0.019 -0.103 -0.8 3 2 SH,GDP
Andy Etchebarren C 3 1 1 0 1 1 .224 .617 0.017 0.68 0.076 -0.059 0.2 6 0 GDP
Mark Belanger SS 4 1 3 0 0 0 .199 .523 0.075 0.62 0.084 -0.009 0.5 0 3 SB
Dave McNally P 3 0 0 0 1 1 .148 .524 -0.040 1.02 0.014 -0.054 -0.7 0 0
Team Totals 28 3 9 2 6 4 .321 .763 0.014 0.93 0.592 -0.578 -0.7 27 8
SH: D Johnson (3, off A Fitzmorris); P Blair (4, off D Morehead).
TB: M Belanger 3; B Robinson 2; A Etchebarren; M Rettenmund; P Blair; D Johnson.
GIDP: D Johnson (6); A Etchebarren (7); F Robinson (11).
RBI: M Rettenmund 2 (37).
2-out RBI: M Rettenmund 2.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 2 for 11.
Baserunning
SB: M Belanger (7, 2nd base off D Morehead/E Rodriguez); M Rettenmund (6, 2nd base off D Morehead/E Rodriguez).

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bill Butler 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 3.88 5 49 0.009 1.30 0.1
Dave Morehead, L (2-5) 6 6 2 2 4 4 0 3.48 26 1 0 0.036 0.94 1.2
Al Fitzmorris 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 3.56 5 0 0 -0.058 0.53 -0.5
Team Totals 8 9 3 2 6 4 0 2.25 36 49 1 0 -0.013 1.19 0.8
B Butler faced 1 batter in the 2nd inning.

Baltimore Orioles

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dave McNally, W (14-7) 9 5 1 1 0 6 0 4.01 32 79 0.487 1.19 3.2
Team Totals 9 5 1 1 0 6 0 1.00 32 79 0.487 0.93 3.2
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Merle Anthony, 1B - Bob Stewart, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Red Flaherty.
Time of Game: 2:08.
Attendance: 10,159.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         Baltimore Orioles
1 Pat Kelly RF 1 Merv Rettenmund LF
2 Cookie Rojas 2B 2 Paul Blair CF
3 Amos Otis CF 3 Frank Robinson RF
4 Lou Piniella LF 4 Boog Powell 1B
5 Bob Oliver 1B 5 Brooks Robinson 3B
6 Paul Schaal 3B 6 Davey Johnson 2B
7 Ellie Rodriguez C 7 Andy Etchebarren C
8 Rich Severson SS 8 Mark Belanger SS
9 Bill Butler P 9 Dave McNally P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t7 0-2 0 1-- KCR B. Oliver D. McNally -14% 63% Single to RF; Piniella to 3B
b2 0-0 2 123 R BAL M. Rettenmund D. Morehead 11% 68% Walk; Etchebarren Scores; Belanger to 3B; McNally to 2B
t7 0-2 0 1-3 O KCR P. Schaal D. McNally 10% 73% Strikeout
b1 0-0 0 12- OO BAL F. Robinson B. Butler -10% 54% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B; Rettenmund to 3B
b4 1-0 2 -2- R BAL M. Rettenmund D. Morehead 10% 78% Single to CF; Belanger Scores

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Dave McNally facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O KCR P. Kelly D. McNally 2% 52% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 1 --- O KCR C. Rojas D. McNally 1% 54% Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 2 --- O KCR A. Otis D. McNally 1% 55% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Bill Butler facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- BAL M. Rettenmund B. Butler 4% 58% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-- BAL P. Blair B. Butler 5% 64% Single to LF; Rettenmund to 2B
b1 0-0 0 12- OO BAL F. Robinson B. Butler -10% 54% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B; Rettenmund to 3B
b1 0-0 2 --3 O BAL B. Powell B. Butler -4% 50% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 0.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Dave McNally facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- KCR L. Piniella D. McNally -4% 46% Single to CF
t2 0-0 0 1-- O KCR B. Oliver D. McNally 4% 50% Strikeout Looking
t2 0-0 1 1-- O KCR P. Schaal D. McNally 3% 53% Flyball: RF
t2 0-0 2 1-- O KCR E. Rodriguez D. McNally 2% 55% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Bill Butler facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- BAL B. Robinson B. Butler 4% 59% Walk
Dave Morehead replaces Bill Butler pitching and batting 9th
b2 0-0 0 1-- OO BAL D. Johnson D. Morehead -8% 51% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b2 0-0 2 --- BAL A. Etchebarren D. Morehead 1% 52% Walk
b2 0-0 2 1-- BAL M. Belanger D. Morehead 4% 56% Single to SS; Etchebarren to 3B; Belanger to 2B/Adv on E6
b2 0-0 2 -23 BAL D. McNally D. Morehead 1% 58% Walk
b2 0-0 2 123 R BAL M. Rettenmund D. Morehead 11% 68% Walk; Etchebarren Scores; Belanger to 3B; McNally to 2B
b2 1-0 2 123 O BAL P. Blair D. Morehead -6% 62% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 1.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Orioles' Dave McNally facing 8-9-1
t3 0-1 0 --- O KCR R. Severson D. McNally 3% 65% Strikeout
t3 0-1 1 --- O KCR D. Morehead D. McNally 2% 66% Foul Flyball: 1B
t3 0-1 2 --- O KCR P. Kelly D. McNally 1% 67% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Dave Morehead facing 3-4-5
b3 1-0 0 --- O BAL F. Robinson D. Morehead -2% 65% Strikeout
b3 1-0 1 --- O BAL B. Powell D. Morehead -1% 64% Groundout: 1B-P
b3 1-0 2 --- BAL B. Robinson D. Morehead 1% 65% Single to LF
b3 1-0 2 1-- O BAL D. Johnson D. Morehead -2% 63% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 1.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Orioles' Dave McNally facing 2-3-4
t4 0-1 0 --- O KCR C. Rojas D. McNally 3% 66% Flyball: 2B
t4 0-1 1 --- KCR A. Otis D. McNally -3% 63% Single to LF
t4 0-1 1 1-- O KCR L. Piniella D. McNally 4% 66% Lineout: 2B
t4 0-1 2 1-- O KCR B. Oliver D. McNally 3% 69% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Dave Morehead facing 7-8-9
b4 1-0 0 --- O BAL A. Etchebarren D. Morehead -2% 67% Strikeout
b4 1-0 1 --- BAL M. Belanger D. Morehead 2% 69% Single to RF
b4 1-0 1 1-- BAL D. McNally D. Morehead 2% 71% Belanger Steals 2B
b4 1-0 1 -2- O BAL D. McNally D. Morehead -3% 68% Lineout: LF
b4 1-0 2 -2- R BAL M. Rettenmund D. Morehead 10% 78% Single to CF; Belanger Scores
b4 2-0 2 1-- BAL P. Blair D. Morehead 1% 79% Rettenmund Steals 2B
b4 2-0 2 -2- O BAL P. Blair D. Morehead -2% 76% Flyball: 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 2.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Orioles' Dave McNally facing 6-7-8
t5 0-2 0 --- O KCR P. Schaal D. McNally 3% 79% Foul Flyball: 1B
t5 0-2 1 --- O KCR E. Rodriguez D. McNally 2% 81% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 0-2 2 --- O KCR R. Severson D. McNally 1% 82% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-0, Royals' Dave Morehead facing 3-4-5
b5 2-0 0 --- O BAL F. Robinson D. Morehead -1% 81% Flyball: LF
b5 2-0 1 --- O BAL B. Powell D. Morehead -1% 80% Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 2-0 2 --- O BAL B. Robinson D. Morehead -1% 79% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 2.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Orioles' Dave McNally facing 9-1-2
t6 0-2 0 --- O KCR D. Morehead D. McNally 3% 82% Strikeout
t6 0-2 1 --- O KCR P. Kelly D. McNally 2% 84% Flyball: LF
t6 0-2 2 --- KCR C. Rojas D. McNally -2% 83% Single to LF
t6 0-2 2 1-- O KCR A. Otis D. McNally 3% 85% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-0, Royals' Dave Morehead facing 6-7-8
b6 2-0 0 --- BAL D. Johnson D. Morehead 2% 87% Single to LF
b6 2-0 0 1-- OO BAL A. Etchebarren D. Morehead -4% 83% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b6 2-0 2 --- BAL M. Belanger D. Morehead 1% 84% Single to CF
b6 2-0 2 1-- O BAL D. McNally D. Morehead -1% 83% Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 2.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Orioles' Dave McNally facing 4-5-6
t7 0-2 0 --- KCR L. Piniella D. McNally -6% 77% Single to LF
t7 0-2 0 1-- KCR B. Oliver D. McNally -14% 63% Single to RF; Piniella to 3B
t7 0-2 0 1-3 O KCR P. Schaal D. McNally 10% 73% Strikeout
t7 0-2 1 1-3 RO KCR E. Rodriguez D. McNally 2% 75% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Piniella Scores
t7 1-2 2 1-- O KCR R. Severson D. McNally 4% 80% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Orioles 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-1, Royals' Dave Morehead facing 1-2-3
b7 2-1 0 --- BAL M. Rettenmund D. Morehead 3% 82% Walk
b7 2-1 0 1-- O BAL P. Blair D. Morehead -1% 81% Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Rettenmund to 2B
b7 2-1 1 -2- O BAL F. Robinson D. Morehead -3% 79% Strikeout
b7 2-1 2 -2- O BAL B. Powell D. Morehead -3% 76% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Orioles 2.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Orioles' Dave McNally facing 9-1-2
Hawk Taylor pinch hits for Dave Morehead (P) batting 9th
t8 1-2 0 --- O KCR H. Taylor D. McNally 5% 81% Strikeout Looking
t8 1-2 1 --- O KCR P. Kelly D. McNally 4% 85% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 1-2 2 --- O KCR C. Rojas D. McNally 3% 87% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Orioles 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-1, Royals' Al Fitzmorris facing 5-6-7
Al Fitzmorris replaces Cookie Rojas (2B) pitching and batting 2nd
Rich Severson moves from SS to 2B
Jackie Hernandez replaces Hawk Taylor (PH) playing SS batting 9th
b8 2-1 0 --- BAL B. Robinson A. Fitzmorris 2% 89% Single to RF
b8 2-1 0 1-- O BAL D. Johnson A. Fitzmorris -1% 89% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Robinson to 2B
b8 2-1 1 -2- R BAL A. Etchebarren A. Fitzmorris 6% 95% Single to P; Robinson Scores/Adv on E1/unER; Etchebarren to 2B
b8 3-1 1 -2- O BAL M. Belanger A. Fitzmorris -1% 94% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 3-1 2 -2- O BAL D. McNally A. Fitzmorris -1% 93% Flyball: SS
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Orioles 3.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-3, Orioles' Dave McNally facing 3-4-5
t9 1-3 0 --- O KCR A. Otis D. McNally 4% 97% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 1-3 1 --- O KCR L. Piniella D. McNally 2% 99% Flyball: RF
t9 1-3 2 --- O KCR B. Oliver D. McNally 1% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Orioles 3.

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