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BAL  4
NYY  3

NYY  8
@BAL  5

KCR  4
@CAL  1

(13)
MIN  6
@OAK  3

LAD 10
@ATL  1

CIN  6
SFG  0

HOU  5
SDP  1

PHI  3
@NYM  2

(10)
NYM 10
PHI  2

Standings at end of play this day

Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Attendance: 11,643

Sunday, April 19, 1970
Time of Game: 3:36
Royals
4
5-5
Won 1
3rd, 2 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11 12  13    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  0   3    4  7  1
Angels          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  0   0    1 12  2
W: J Rooker (1-0), L: M Queen (0-1)
Angels
1
7-4
Lost 1
2nd, ½ GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Spriggs RF                  5   1   1   0    1   2  .353  .803    0    3   1   
E Kirkpatrick 1B              5   0   1   0    1   1  .250  .697    0    9   1   CS
A Otis CF                     5   1   2   1    0   1  .256  .610    0    6   0   2B,SB,SH
B Oliver 3B                   6   0   2   1    0   1  .297  .811    0    2   3   2B
L Piniella LF                 4   0   1   0    2   0  .353  .954    0    3   0   2·IW
L Alcaraz 2B                  6   0   0   0    0   1  .146  .460    0    5   3   
R Severson SS                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .444    0    3   5   
  J Keough PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666    0    0   0   
  J Hernandez SS              0   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .380         1   1   
E Rodriguez C                 4   1   0   0    1   2  .200  .585    0    6   1   
D Drago P                     3   0   0   0    0   3  .000  .143    0    1   1   
  J Rooker P                  1   1   0   0    0   1  .500 1.167    0    0   1   HBP
Totals                       44   4   7   2    5  12                    39  17
BATTING
2B: B Oliver (3, off M Queen); A Otis (2, off M Queen).
SH: A Otis (2, off A Messersmith).
IBB: L Piniella 2 (2, by M Queen, by A Messersmith).
HBP: J Rooker (1, by M Queen).
TB: B Oliver 3; A Otis 3; L Piniella; E Kirkpatrick; G Spriggs.
RBI: B Oliver (5); A Otis (8).
2-out RBI: B Oliver.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 4 for 13.
FIELDING
DP: 3. J Hernandez-L Alcaraz-E Kirkpatrick; R Severson-L Alcaraz-E Kirkpatrick; E Rodriguez-R Severson.
E: R Severson (1).
BASERUNNING
SB: A Otis (4, 2nd base off A Messersmith/T Egan).
CS: E Kirkpatrick (1, Pickoff (CS) Home by T Egan).
California Angels            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Alomar 2B                   5   0   0   0    1   1  .333  .711    0    2   3   
J Fregosi SS                  6   0   4   1    0   0  .400 1.082    0    1   0   2B
B Voss RF                     6   0   1   0    0   0  .300  .937    0    3   1   
A Johnson LF                  6   0   2   0    0   0  .333  .895    0    3   0   GDP
J Johnstone CF                5   0   1   0    0   1  .444 1.224    0    4   0   SH
R Repoz 1B                    5   0   1   0    1   0  .250  .858    0    9   0   IW
A Rodriguez 3B                2   0   0   0    1   0  .268  .733    0    1   1   CS
  R Reichardt PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .650    0    0   0   
  C Ruiz 3B                   2   0   1   0    0   0  .333 1.000    0    3   1   2B,GDP
T Egan C                      3   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .572    0    8   1   
  J Spencer PH                0   0   0   0    1   0  .389  .909    0    0   0   IW
  C Wright PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .111         0   0   
  J Azcue C                   1   0   1   0    0   0  .211  .448    0    5   1   
A Messersmith P               3   1   1   0    0   2  .182  .455    0    0   3   2B
  P Doyle P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  K Tatum P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  B Cowan PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  E Fisher P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Hicks PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  M Queen P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  W Wolf P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       47   1  12   1    4   5                    39  12
BATTING
2B: J Fregosi (4, off D Drago); C Ruiz (1, off J Rooker); A Messersmith (1, off D Drago).
SH: J Johnstone (2, off D Drago).
IBB: J Spencer (1, by D Drago); R Repoz (1, by D Drago).
TB: J Fregosi 5; C Ruiz 2; A Johnson 2; A Messersmith 2; J Azcue; J Johnstone; B Voss; R Repoz.
GIDP: A Johnson (3); C Ruiz (1).
RBI: J Fregosi (7).
2-out RBI: J Fregosi.
Team LOB: 12.
With RISP: 3 for 14.
FIELDING
DP: 2. B Voss-S Alomar-J Azcue-C Ruiz; T Egan-A Rodriguez.
PB: J Azcue (6).
E: J Fregosi (3); R Repoz (1).
BASERUNNING
CS: A Rodriguez (1, 2nd base by D Drago/E Rodriguez).

PITCHING

Kansas City Royals            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Drago                        9     8   1   1    4   4   0   3.00   38     -       ·  ·      9·12· 1· 8     67    -     1.82   0.12
J Rooker, W (1-0)              4     4   0   0    0   1   0   4.00   14     -       ·  ·      4· 5· 0· 4          2-0    2.63   0.59
Totals                        13    12   1   1    4   5   0          52     -       ·  ·     13·17· 1·12          2-0 
California Angels             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
A Messersmith                  8     2   1   0    2   8   0   2.48   28     -       ·  ·      5·10· 1· 2     82    -     1.28   0.41
P Doyle, H (1)                 0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    4.55   0.05
K Tatum, BS (1)                0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 0          1-1    3.66  -0.16
E Fisher                       2     0   0   0    0   3   0   0.00    6     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 2· 0          0-0    1.89   0.25
M Queen, L (0-1)               1.2   5   3   3    3   1   0   6.43   12     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 1· 5          0-0    2.43  -0.34
W Wolf                         0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.30   0.00
Totals                        13     7   4   3    5  12   0          51     -       ·  ·      9·13· 4· 7          4-1 
D Drago faced 2 batters in the 10th inning.
A Messersmith faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: M Queen (1; L Piniella); D Drago 2 (2; R Repoz, J Spencer); A Messersmith (1; L Piniella).
HBP: M Queen (1; J Rooker).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ed Runge, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Jim Odom, 3B - Bill Kunkel.
Time of Game: 3:36.
Attendance: 11,643.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: 69° F.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            California Angels                    
1. G Spriggs            RF    1. S Alomar             2B 
2. E Kirkpatrick        1B    2. J Fregosi            SS 
3. A Otis               CF    3. B Voss               RF 
4. B Oliver             3B    4. A Johnson            LF 
5. L Piniella           LF    5. J Johnstone          CF 
6. L Alcaraz            2B    6. R Repoz              1B 
7. R Severson           SS    7. A Rodriguez          3B 
8. E Rodriguez          C     8. T Egan               C  
9. D Drago              P     9. A Messersmith        P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   1  1-0  -2-      34%  56% A Otis          K Tatum         Reached on E6 (Fly Ball); Spriggs Scores/unER; Otis to 2B
   b 8   2  0-0  -2-     -28%  14% J Fregosi       D Drago         Single to RF; Messersmith Scores
   t 4   1  0-0  -23     -17%  44% B Oliver        A Messersmith   Double Play: Strikeout, Kirkpatrick Caught Stealing (PO) Hm (C-3B)
   b 9   2  1-1  123      15%  50% B Cowan         D Drago         Groundout: 3B-1B
   t13   0  1-1  12-      14%  84% G Spriggs       M Queen         Single to P; Rodriguez to 3B; Rooker to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Andy Messersmith facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  G Spriggs       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      46%  E Kirkpatrick   Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      45%  A Otis          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Drago facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  S Alomar        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      49%  J Fregosi       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  B Voss          Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Andy Messersmith facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  B Oliver        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      46%  L Piniella      Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      45%  L Alcaraz       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Drago facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  A Johnson       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      49%  J Johnstone     Flyball: RF
   O      ---      50%  R Repoz         Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 0.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Andy Messersmith facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      48%  R Severson      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      46%  E Rodriguez     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      45%  D Drago         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Drago facing 7-8-9
          ---      41%  A Rodriguez     Walk
   O      1--      44%  T Egan          Flyball: CF
   OO     1--      50%  A Messersmith   Double Play: Strikeout, Rodriguez Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 0.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Andy Messersmith facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  G Spriggs       Groundout: P-1B
          ---      53%  E Kirkpatrick   Reached on E3 (Fly Ball); Kirkpatrick to 2B
          -2-      59%  A Otis          Single to CF; Kirkpatrick to 3B
          1-3      61%  B Oliver        Otis Steals 2B
   OO     -23      44%  " "             Double Play: Strikeout, Kirkpatrick Caught Stealing (PO) Hm (C-3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Drago facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  S Alomar        Strikeout
          ---      42%  J Fregosi       Double to LF
          -2-      36%  B Voss          Single to CF; Fregosi to 3B
   OO     1-3      50%  A Johnson       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 0.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Andy Messersmith facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      47%  L Piniella      Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      45%  L Alcaraz       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      44%  R Severson      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Drago facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      47%  J Johnstone     Strikeout
          ---      43%  R Repoz         Single to RF
          1--      39%  A Rodriguez     Reached on E6 (Fly Ball); Repoz to 2B
   O      12-      44%  T Egan          Flyball: LF
   O      12-      50%  A Messersmith   Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 0.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Andy Messersmith facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      47%  E Rodriguez     Lineout: LF
   O      ---      44%  D Drago         Strikeout
   O      ---      43%  G Spriggs       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Drago facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      46%  S Alomar        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      42%  J Fregosi       Single to LF
   O      1--      47%  B Voss          Flyball: LF
   O      1--      50%  A Johnson       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 0.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Andy Messersmith facing 2-3-4
          ---      56%  E Kirkpatrick   Single to RF
   O      1--      54%  A Otis          Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Kirkpatrick to 2B
   O      -2-      48%  B Oliver        Groundout: P-1B
          -2-      49%  L Piniella      Intentional Walk
   O      12-      42%  L Alcaraz       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Drago facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      45%  J Johnstone     Flyball: RF
   O      ---      48%  R Repoz         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  A Rodriguez     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 0.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Andy Messersmith facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      45%  R Severson      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      42%  E Rodriguez     Strikeout
   O      ---      40%  D Drago         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Drago facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      44%  T Egan          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      35%  A Messersmith   Double to LF
   O      -2-      42%  S Alomar        Flyball: CF
   R      -2-      14%  J Fregosi       Single to RF; Messersmith Scores
   O      1--      15%  B Voss          Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Angels 1.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Andy Messersmith facing 1-2-3
          ---      26%  G Spriggs       Walk
                  Paul Doyle replaces Andy Messersmith pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      22%  E Kirkpatrick   Groundout: P-2B-1B; Spriggs to 2B
                  Ken Tatum replaces Paul Doyle pitching and batting 9th
   R      -2-      56%  A Otis          Reached on E6 (Fly Ball); Spriggs Scores/unER; Otis to 2B
   O      -2-      47%  B Oliver        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      -2-      37%  L Piniella      Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Angels 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Angels Batting, Tied 1-1, Dick Drago facing 4-5-6
          ---      30%  A Johnson       Single to CF
   O      1--      31%  J Johnstone     Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Johnson to 2B
          -2-      30%  R Repoz         Intentional Walk
                  Rick Reichardt pinch hits for Aurelio Rodriguez batting 7th
   O      12-      37%  R Reichardt     Lineout: CF; Johnson to 3B
                  Jim Spencer pinch hits for Tom Egan batting 8th
          1-3      35%  J Spencer       Intentional Walk; Repoz to 2B
                  Billy Cowan pinch hits for Ken Tatum batting 9th; Clyde Wright pinch runs for Jim Spencer batting 8th
   O      123      50%  B Cowan         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 1, Angels 1.

Top of the 10th, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Eddie Fisher facing 6-7-8
                  Eddie Fisher replaces Billy Cowan pitching and batting 9th; Joe Azcue replaces Clyde Wright playing C batting 8th; Chico Ruiz replaces Rick Reichardt playing 3B batting 7th
   O      ---      44%  L Alcaraz       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      40%  R Severson      Lineout: 3B
   O      ---      37%  E Rodriguez     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Angels 1.

Bottom of the 10th, Angels Batting, Tied 1-1, Dick Drago facing 1-2-3
          ---      30%  S Alomar        Walk
          1--      19%  J Fregosi       Single to 1B; Alomar to 2B
                  Jim Rooker replaces Dick Drago pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      30%  B Voss          Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Fregosi to 2B
   O      12-      39%  A Johnson       Flyball: CF
   O      12-      50%  J Johnstone     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Angels 1.

Top of the 11th, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Eddie Fisher facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      44%  J Rooker        Strikeout
   O      ---      40%  G Spriggs       Strikeout
   O      ---      37%  E Kirkpatrick   Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Angels 1.

Bottom of the 11th, Angels Batting, Tied 1-1, Jim Rooker facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      43%  R Repoz         Flyball: 3B
          ---      31%  C Ruiz          Double to RF
   O      -2-      44%  J Azcue         Single to RF; Ruiz out at Hm/RF-C
                  Jim Hicks pinch hits for Eddie Fisher batting 9th
   O      1--      50%  J Hicks         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Angels 1.

Top of the 12th, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Mel Queen facing 3-4-5
                  Mel Queen replaces Jim Hicks pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      44%  A Otis          Strikeout
          ---      56%  B Oliver        Double to RF
          -2-      58%  L Piniella      Intentional Walk
   O      12-      48%  L Alcaraz       Flyball: SS
                  Joe Keough pinch hits for Rich Severson batting 7th
   O      12-      37%  J Keough        Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Angels 1.

Bottom of the 12th, Angels Batting, Tied 1-1, Jim Rooker facing 1-2-3
                  Jackie Hernandez replaces Joe Keough playing SS batting 7th
   O      ---      43%  S Alomar        Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      47%  J Fregosi       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      50%  B Voss          Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Angels 1.

Top of the 13th, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Mel Queen facing 8-9-1
          ---      58%  E Rodriguez     Walk
          1--      70%  J Rooker        Hit By Pitch; Rodriguez to 2B
          12-      84%  G Spriggs       Single to P; Rodriguez to 3B; Rooker to 2B
   R      123      94%  E Kirkpatrick   Passed Ball; Rodriguez Scores; Rooker to 3B; Spriggs to 2B
          -23      94%  " "             Walk
   ROO    123      93%  A Otis          Double Play: Double to CF; Rooker Scores; Spriggs out at Hm/RF-2B-C; Kirkpatrick out at 3B/C-3B; Otis to 3B
   R      --3      97%  B Oliver        Single to CF; Otis Scores
          1--      97%  L Piniella      Single to CF; Oliver to 2B
                  Wally Wolf replaces Mel Queen pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      97%  L Alcaraz       Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Angels 1.

Bottom of the 13th, Angels Batting, Behind 1-4, Jim Rooker facing 4-5-6
          ---      92%  A Johnson       Single to RF
          1--      81%  J Johnstone     Single to LF; Johnson to 3B
   O      1-3      90%  R Repoz         Flyball: 2B
   OO     1-3     100%  C Ruiz          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Angels 1.

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