April 11, 1970 California Angels at Kansas City Royals Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 5
DET 3 MIL 8
@CHW 4 CAL 6
@KCR 3 MIN 8
OAK 2 CLE 3
@NYY 0 WSA 4
BOS 3 HOU 8
ATL 7 SDP 4
@LAD 0 PIT 4
@PHI 0 SFG 2
CIN 1 NYM 4
@STL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Municipal Stadium, Attendance: 9,434

Saturday, April 11, 1970
Time of Game: 2:16

Angels

4-0

Won 4

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Angels          3  0  0   0  0  3   0  0  0    6  9  0
Royals          0  1  0   0  0  0   2  0  0    3  6  1

W: A Messersmith (2-0), L: W Bunker (0-2), S: P Doyle (1)

Royals

2-3

Lost 2

3rd, 2½ GB

BATTING

California Angels            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Alomar 2B                   4   1   1   0    1   0  .474 1.026    0    2   3   2·SB
J Fregosi SS                  5   1   1   0    0   1  .412 1.029    0    1   2   2B,GDP
B Voss RF                     3   2   1   0    2   0  .500 1.529    0    5   0   SB
A Johnson LF                  4   2   2   6    0   0  .400 1.438    0    1   0   2·HR
J Spencer 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .733    0    9   1   2B
R Repoz CF                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .375 1.257    0    2   0   2B
J Azcue C                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .500    0    6   1   
A Rodriguez 3B                3   0   1   0    1   1  .313  .889    0    1   1   2B
A Messersmith P               3   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .334    0    0   1   
  R Reichardt PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  P Doyle P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
Totals                       35   6   9   6    4   3                    27  10

BATTING

2B: A Rodriguez (1, off W Bunker); J Fregosi (2, off W Bunker); J Spencer (1, off W Bunker); R Repoz (2, off K Wright).

HR: A Johnson 2 (2, 2 off W Bunker; 1st inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF; 6th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to LF).

TB: A Johnson 8; R Repoz 3; A Rodriguez 2; J Fregosi 2; J Spencer 2; B Voss; S Alomar.

GIDP: J Fregosi (1).

RBI: A Johnson 6 (9).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

BASERUNNING

SB: B Voss (1, 2nd base off W Bunker/E Rodriguez); S Alomar 2 (3, 3rd base off W Bunker/E Rodriguez, 2nd base off W Bunker/E Rodriguez).

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Kelly RF                    4   0   1   0    0   3  .294  .782    0    2   1   
A Otis CF                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .563    0    1   0   SH
E Kirkpatrick 1B              4   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .857    0   11   1   
B Oliver 3B                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .235  .706    0    2   5   2B
L Piniella LF                 4   0   1   1    0   0  .333  .945    0    2   0   2B
L Alcaraz 2B                  4   1   1   1    0   0  .158  .579    0    3   4   HR
J Hernandez SS                3   1   2   0    0   1  .133  .455    0    2   4   3B
E Rodriguez C                 3   0   0   1    0   0  .100  .200    0    3   0   
W Bunker P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .333    0    0   1   
  B Johnson P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  G Spriggs PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .500 1.000    0    0   0   
  K Wright P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
Totals                       32   3   6   3    0   7                    27  16

BATTING

2B: B Oliver (2, off A Messersmith); L Piniella (3, off A Messersmith).

3B: J Hernandez (1, off A Messersmith).

HR: L Alcaraz (1, off A Messersmith; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

SH: A Otis (1, off A Messersmith).

TB: J Hernandez 4; L Alcaraz 4; B Oliver 2; L Piniella 2; P Kelly.

RBI: E Rodriguez (1); L Alcaraz (4); L Piniella (2).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. P Kelly-B Oliver; L Alcaraz-J Hernandez-E Kirkpatrick.

E: L Alcaraz (1).

PITCHING

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, W (2-0)         7     6   3   3    0   6   1   1.69   27     -       ·  ·      6· 7· 2· 6     59    -     0.86   0.17
P Doyle, S (1)                 2     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    6     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.67   0.08
Totals                         9     6   3   3    0   7   1          33     -       ·  ·      9· 9· 2· 6           -

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
W Bunker, L (0-2)              5.1   7   6   6    2   0   2  10.45   25     -       ·  ·      9· 7· 0· 7     28    -     0.72  -0.29
B Johnson                      1.2   0   0   0    1   3   0   6.75    6     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.20   0.02
K Wright                       2     2   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    8     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.32   0.02
Totals                         9     9   6   6    4   3   2          39     -       ·  ·     15· 8· 0· 9          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry Napp, 1B - John Rice, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Larry Barnett.

Time of Game: 2:16.

Attendance: 9,434.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 74° F, Wind 10mph out to Leftfield.

LINEUPS

   California Angels             Kansas City Royals                   
1. S Alomar             2B    1. P Kelly              RF 
2. J Fregosi            SS    2. A Otis               CF 
3. B Voss               RF    3. E Kirkpatrick        1B 
4. A Johnson            LF    4. B Oliver             3B 
5. J Spencer            1B    5. L Piniella           LF 
6. R Repoz              CF    6. L Alcaraz            2B 
7. J Azcue              C     7. J Hernandez          SS 
8. A Rodriguez          3B    8. E Rodriguez          C  
9. A Messersmith        P     9. W Bunker             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   1  0-0  -23      18%  77% A Johnson       W Bunker        Home Run; Alomar Scores; Voss Scores
   b 2   0  3-0  -2-     -10%  61% L Piniella      A Messersmith   Double to RF; Oliver Scores
   t 6   0  1-3  1-3       8%  96% A Johnson       W Bunker        Home Run; Fregosi Scores; Voss Scores
   t 5   0  1-3  -2-      -7%  74% A Messersmith   W Bunker        Double Play: Flyball: RF-3B
   b 2   1  3-1  --3       6%  69% J Hernandez     A Messersmith   Strikeout

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Wally Bunker facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  S Alomar        Walk
          1--      56%  J Fregosi       Alomar Steals 2B
   O      -2-      52%  " "             Flyball: LF
          -2-      54%  B Voss          Walk
          12-      59%  A Johnson       Voss Steals 2B; Alomar Steals 3B
   RRR    -23      77%  " "             Home Run; Alomar Scores; Voss Scores
          ---      79%  J Spencer       Double to RF
   O      -2-      77%  R Repoz         Flyball: 2B
   O      -2-      75%  J Azcue         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 3, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Andy Messersmith facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      77%  P Kelly         Strikeout
   O      ---      79%  A Otis          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      79%  E Kirkpatrick   Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Royals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Ahead 3-0, Wally Bunker facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      78%  A Rodriguez     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      77%  A Messersmith   Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      77%  S Alomar        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Andy Messersmith facing 4-5-6
          ---      71%  B Oliver        Double to CF
   R      -2-      61%  L Piniella      Double to RF; Oliver Scores
   O      -2-      63%  L Alcaraz       Lineout: CF; Piniella to 3B
   O      --3      69%  J Hernandez     Strikeout
   O      --3      73%  E Rodriguez     Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 3, Royals 1.

Top of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Ahead 3-1, Wally Bunker facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      71%  J Fregosi       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      70%  B Voss          Flyball: SS
   O      ---      69%  A Johnson       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 1-3, Andy Messersmith facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      72%  W Bunker        Strikeout
   O      ---      73%  P Kelly         Strikeout
   O      ---      74%  A Otis          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Royals 1.

Top of the 4th, Angels Batting, Ahead 3-1, Wally Bunker facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      73%  J Spencer       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      72%  R Repoz         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      71%  J Azcue         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-3, Andy Messersmith facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      74%  E Kirkpatrick   Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      75%  B Oliver        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      77%  L Piniella      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Royals 1.

Top of the 5th, Angels Batting, Ahead 3-1, Wally Bunker facing 8-9-1
          ---      81%  A Rodriguez     Double to LF
   OO     -2-      74%  A Messersmith   Double Play: Flyball: RF-3B
   O      ---      73%  S Alomar        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-3, Andy Messersmith facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      76%  L Alcaraz       Flyball: 2B
          ---      73%  J Hernandez     Single to LF
   O      1--      77%  E Rodriguez     Flyball: RF
   O      1--      80%  W Bunker        Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 3, Royals 1.

Top of the 6th, Angels Batting, Ahead 3-1, Wally Bunker facing 2-3-4
          ---      84%  J Fregosi       Double to LF
          -2-      88%  B Voss          Single to RF; Fregosi to 3B
   RRR    1-3      96%  A Johnson       Home Run; Fregosi Scores; Voss Scores
   O      ---      96%  J Spencer       Flyball: CF
          ---      96%  R Repoz         Single to 1B
          1--      97%  J Azcue         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Repoz to 3B
                  Bob Johnson replaces Wally Bunker pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3      96%  A Rodriguez     Strikeout
   O      1-3      95%  A Messersmith   Strikeout
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Angels 6, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-6, Andy Messersmith facing 1-2-3
          ---      93%  P Kelly         Single to CF
   O      1--      95%  A Otis          Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Kelly to 2B
   O      -2-      96%  E Kirkpatrick   Lineout: RF; Kelly to 3B
   O      --3      97%  B Oliver        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 6, Royals 1.

Top of the 7th, Angels Batting, Ahead 6-1, Bob Johnson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      97%  S Alomar        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      97%  J Fregosi       Strikeout
          ---      97%  B Voss          Walk
   O      1--      97%  A Johnson       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 6, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-6, Andy Messersmith facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      98%  L Piniella      Flyball: 2B
   R      ---      96%  L Alcaraz       Home Run
          ---      92%  J Hernandez     Triple to RF
   RO     --3      93%  E Rodriguez     Groundout: 2B-1B; Hernandez Scores
                  George Spriggs pinch hits for Bob Johnson batting 9th
   O      ---      94%  G Spriggs       Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 6, Royals 3.

Top of the 8th, Angels Batting, Ahead 6-3, Ken Wright facing 5-6-7
                  Ken Wright replaces George Spriggs pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      93%  J Spencer       Foul Flyball: 3B
          ---      94%  R Repoz         Double to RF
   O      -2-      94%  J Azcue         Groundout: 2B-1B; Repoz to 3B
          --3      94%  A Rodriguez     Walk
                  Rick Reichardt pinch hits for Andy Messersmith batting 9th
   O      1-3      92%  R Reichardt     Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 6, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-6, Paul Doyle facing 1-2-3
                  Paul Doyle replaces Rick Reichardt pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      95%  P Kelly         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      96%  A Otis          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      97%  E Kirkpatrick   Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 6, Royals 3.

Top of the 9th, Angels Batting, Ahead 6-3, Ken Wright facing 1-2-3
          ---      97%  S Alomar        Single to LF
   OO     1--      97%  J Fregosi       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---      96%  B Voss          Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 6, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-6, Paul Doyle facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      98%  B Oliver        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  L Piniella      Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  L Alcaraz       Foul Flyball: 3B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 6, Royals 3.

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