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Municipal Stadium, Attendance: 10,311 |
Saturday, April 25, 1970 Time of Game: 2:45 |
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Orioles
9
10-5
Won 2
2nd, ½ GB
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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Orioles 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 9 14 0
Royals 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 11 0
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Royals
3
6-9
Lost 4
4th, 4½ GB
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Baltimore Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str PO A Details D Buford LF 5 1 3 1 0 0 .259 .757 2 0 M Belanger SS 5 0 2 1 0 1 .169 .430 2 5 F Robinson RF 5 0 1 0 0 3 .367 1.089 2 1 B Powell 1B 3 2 0 0 2 0 .185 .656 10 0 P Blair CF 5 1 2 3 0 0 .268 .734 5 0 HR B Robinson 3B 5 2 2 2 0 0 .310 .884 0 2 HR,3B D Johnson 2B 2 2 1 0 2 1 .375 1.096 1 3 A Etchebarren C 3 0 1 1 1 0 .261 .781 5 0 GDP J Palmer P 3 0 1 1 0 0 .222 .522 0 0 E Watt P 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.000 0 0 Totals 37 9 14 0 5 5 27 11
Kansas City Royals AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str PO A Details P Kelly RF 5 0 3 0 0 1 .364 .826 0 0 SB E Kirkpatrick 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 .232 .706 7 0 A Otis CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .224 .626 2 2 3B B Oliver 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .304 .976 2 2 L Piniella LF 4 1 2 2 0 0 .333 .902 4 0 HR L Alcaraz 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .133 .381 4 2 J Hernandez SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 .200 .650 1 4 2B E Rodriguez C 4 0 2 0 0 0 .188 .503 7 2 GDP B Butler P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .125 0 0 B Johnson P 1 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .500 0 1 G Spriggs PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .261 .631 0 0 A Fitzmorris P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M Drabowsky P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.000 0 0 K Wright P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J Rooker P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.167 0 0 M Fiore PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .091 0 0 Totals 36 3 11 0 2 5 27 13
Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit-Str Ct·Sw·Lk GB·FB·LD· ? GmSc IR-IS LevI WPA J Palmer, W (2-1) 6.1 10 3 3 2 3 1 3.86 29 - · · 7· 7· 1·10 42 - 0.85 -0.07 E Watt, S (1) 2.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 1.59 9 - · · 2· 4· 0· 1 2-0 0.81 0.16 Totals 9 11 3 3 2 5 1 38 - · · 9·11· 1·11 2-0
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 B Butler, L (2-1) 0.2 3 5 5 3 1 2 5.21 8 - · · 0· 1· 0· 3 24 - 0.88 -0.34 B Johnson 6.1 4 0 0 1 4 0 1.86 22 - · · 7· 6· 0· 4 2-1 0.37 0.05 A Fitzmorris 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 3.60 1 - · · 0· 0· 0· 0 0-0 0.55 -0.02 M Drabowsky 0.1 2 2 2 0 0 0 2.84 3 - · · 1· 0· 0· 2 1-1 0.68 -0.06 K Wright 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1.93 2 - · · 1· 0· 0· 1 2-1 0.47 -0.03 J Rooker 1.2 3 0 0 0 0 0 4.50 6 - · · 1· 2· 0· 3 3-2 0.10 -0.01 Totals 9 14 9 9 5 5 2 42 - · · 10· 9· 0·13 8-5
Baltimore Orioles Kansas City Royals 1. Don Buford LF 1. Pat Kelly RF 2. Mark Belanger SS 2. Ed Kirkpatrick 1B 3. Frank Robinson RF 3. Amos Otis CF 4. Boog Powell 1B 4. Bob Oliver 3B 5. Paul Blair CF 5. Lou Piniella LF 6. Brooks Robinson 3B 6. Luis Alcaraz 2B 7. Davey Johnson 2B 7. Jackie Hernandez SS 8. Andy Etchebarren C 8. Ellie Rodriguez C 9. Jim Palmer P 9. Bill Butler P
| Inn | Out | RoB | R/O | Pit(cnt) | wWPA | wWE | Score | @Bat | Batter | Pitcher | Play Description |
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| t1 | 2 | 12- | RRR | 26% | 76% | 0-0 | BAL | P. Blair | B. Butler | Home Run (LF-CF); Buford Scores; Powell Scores | |
| b6 | 0 | 1-- | RR | -12% | 76% | 1-5 | KCR | L. Piniella | J. Palmer | Home Run; Oliver Scores | |
| b7 | 1 | 12- | O | 8% | 80% | 3-5 | KCR | A. Otis | E. Watt | Flyball: LF | |
| t8 | 1 | 1-- | R | 8% | 95% | 5-3 | BAL | B. Robinson | M. Drabowsky | Triple to CF; Powell Scores | |
| b6 | 1 | 1-- | OO | 8% | 83% | 3-5 | KCR | E. Rodriguez | J. Palmer | Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B |
| Inn | Out | RoB | R/O | Pit(cnt) | wWPA | wWE | Score | @Bat | Batter | Pitcher | Play Description |
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| Top of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Bill Butler facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| t1 | 0 | --- | 4% | 54% | 0-0 | BAL | D. Buford | B. Butler | Single to LF | ||
| t1 | 0 | 1-- | O | -2% | 52% | 0-0 | BAL | M. Belanger | B. Butler | Flyball: LF; Buford to 2B | |
| t1 | 1 | -2- | O | -3% | 49% | 0-0 | BAL | F. Robinson | B. Butler | Strikeout | |
| t1 | 2 | -2- | 1% | 50% | 0-0 | BAL | B. Powell | B. Butler | Walk | ||
| t1 | 2 | 12- | RRR | 26% | 76% | 0-0 | BAL | P. Blair | B. Butler | Home Run (LF-CF); Buford Scores; Powell Scores | |
| t1 | 2 | --- | R | 7% | 83% | 3-0 | BAL | B. Robinson | B. Butler | Home Run | |
| t1 | 2 | --- | 1% | 83% | 4-0 | BAL | D. Johnson | B. Butler | Walk | ||
| Bob Johnson replaces Bill Butler pitching and batting 9th | |||||||||||
| t1 | 2 | 1-- | 1% | 84% | 4-0 | BAL | A. Etchebarren | B. Butler | Walk; Johnson to 2B | ||
| t1 | 2 | 12- | R | 5% | 90% | 4-0 | BAL | J. Palmer | B. Johnson | Single to LF; Johnson Scores; Etchebarren to 3B; Palmer to 2B/Adv on throw | |
| t1 | 2 | -23 | O | -2% | 88% | 5-0 | BAL | D. Buford | B. Johnson | Groundout: 1B unassisted | |
| 5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 5, Royals 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Behind 0-5, Orioles' Jim Palmer facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| b1 | 0 | --- | -2% | 85% | 0-5 | KCR | P. Kelly | J. Palmer | Single to CF | ||
| b1 | 0 | 1-- | -1% | 84% | 0-5 | KCR | E. Kirkpatrick | J. Palmer | Wild Pitch; Kelly to 2B | ||
| b1 | 0 | -2- | O | 3% | 87% | 0-5 | KCR | E. Kirkpatrick | J. Palmer | Strikeout | |
| b1 | 1 | -2- | O | 2% | 89% | 0-5 | KCR | A. Otis | J. Palmer | Foul Flyball: 1B | |
| b1 | 2 | -2- | O | 2% | 91% | 0-5 | KCR | B. Oliver | J. Palmer | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, Royals 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 5-0, Royals' Bob Johnson facing 2-3-4 | |||||||||||
| t2 | 0 | --- | 1% | 91% | 5-0 | BAL | M. Belanger | B. Johnson | Single | ||
| t2 | 0 | 1-- | 1% | 92% | 5-0 | BAL | F. Robinson | B. Johnson | Wild Pitch; Belanger to 2B | ||
| t2 | 0 | -2- | O | -1% | 91% | 5-0 | BAL | F. Robinson | B. Johnson | Strikeout | |
| t2 | 1 | -2- | O | -1% | 90% | 5-0 | BAL | B. Powell | B. Johnson | Flyball: CF | |
| t2 | 2 | -2- | O | -1% | 89% | 5-0 | BAL | P. Blair | B. Johnson | Flyball: 2B | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, Royals 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-5, Orioles' Jim Palmer facing 5-6-7 | |||||||||||
| b2 | 0 | --- | O | 1% | 91% | 0-5 | KCR | L. Piniella | J. Palmer | Flyball: CF | |
| b2 | 1 | --- | O | 1% | 91% | 0-5 | KCR | L. Alcaraz | J. Palmer | Flyball: CF | |
| b2 | 2 | --- | -1% | 90% | 0-5 | KCR | J. Hernandez | J. Palmer | Double (CF-RF) | ||
| b2 | 2 | -2- | O | 2% | 92% | 0-5 | KCR | E. Rodriguez | J. Palmer | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, Royals 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 5-0, Royals' Bob Johnson facing 6-7-8 | |||||||||||
| t3 | 0 | --- | O | -0% | 91% | 5-0 | BAL | B. Robinson | B. Johnson | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| t3 | 1 | --- | O | -0% | 91% | 5-0 | BAL | D. Johnson | B. Johnson | Strikeout | |
| t3 | 2 | --- | O | -0% | 91% | 5-0 | BAL | A. Etchebarren | B. Johnson | Groundout: 3B-1B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 5, Royals 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-5, Orioles' Jim Palmer facing 9-1-2 | |||||||||||
| b3 | 0 | --- | -2% | 88% | 0-5 | KCR | B. Johnson | J. Palmer | Walk | ||
| b3 | 0 | 1-- | O | 2% | 90% | 0-5 | KCR | P. Kelly | J. Palmer | Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B | |
| b3 | 1 | 1-- | OO | 3% | 93% | 0-5 | KCR | E. Kirkpatrick | J. Palmer | Line Drive Double Play: RF-2B-1B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 5, Royals 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 5-0, Royals' Bob Johnson facing 9-1-2 | |||||||||||
| t4 | 0 | --- | O | -1% | 93% | 5-0 | BAL | J. Palmer | B. Johnson | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| t4 | 1 | --- | O | -0% | 92% | 5-0 | BAL | D. Buford | B. Johnson | Foul Flyball: 3B | |
| t4 | 2 | --- | O | -0% | 92% | 5-0 | BAL | M. Belanger | B. Johnson | Strikeout | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 5, Royals 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-5, Orioles' Jim Palmer facing 3-4-5 | |||||||||||
| b4 | 0 | --- | O | 1% | 93% | 0-5 | KCR | A. Otis | J. Palmer | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| b4 | 1 | --- | O | 1% | 94% | 0-5 | KCR | B. Oliver | J. Palmer | Groundout: 3B-1B | |
| b4 | 2 | --- | -1% | 94% | 0-5 | KCR | L. Piniella | J. Palmer | Single to CF | ||
| b4 | 2 | 1-- | O | 1% | 95% | 0-5 | KCR | L. Alcaraz | J. Palmer | Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, Royals 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 5-0, Royals' Bob Johnson facing 3-4-5 | |||||||||||
| t5 | 0 | --- | O | -0% | 94% | 5-0 | BAL | F. Robinson | B. Johnson | Strikeout | |
| t5 | 1 | --- | O | -0% | 94% | 5-0 | BAL | B. Powell | B. Johnson | Flyball: LF | |
| t5 | 2 | --- | 0% | 94% | 5-0 | BAL | P. Blair | B. Johnson | Single to LF | ||
| t5 | 2 | 1-- | O | -1% | 94% | 5-0 | BAL | B. Robinson | B. Johnson | Baserunner Out Advancing; Blair out at 2B/C-2B | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 5, Royals 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-5, Orioles' Jim Palmer facing 7-8-9 | |||||||||||
| b5 | 0 | --- | O | 1% | 95% | 0-5 | KCR | J. Hernandez | J. Palmer | Flyball: CF | |
| b5 | 1 | --- | -1% | 94% | 0-5 | KCR | E. Rodriguez | J. Palmer | Single | ||
| b5 | 1 | 1-- | O | 1% | 95% | 0-5 | KCR | B. Johnson | J. Palmer | Strikeout | |
| b5 | 2 | 1-- | -1% | 94% | 0-5 | KCR | P. Kelly | J. Palmer | Single to RF; Rodriguez to 3B | ||
| b5 | 2 | 1-3 | -1% | 93% | 0-5 | KCR | E. Kirkpatrick | J. Palmer | Kelly Steals 2B | ||
| b5 | 2 | -23 | O | 3% | 96% | 0-5 | KCR | E. Kirkpatrick | J. Palmer | Flyball: LF | |
| 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 5, Royals 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 5-0, Royals' Bob Johnson facing 6-7-8 | |||||||||||
| t6 | 0 | --- | O | -0% | 96% | 5-0 | BAL | B. Robinson | B. Johnson | Groundout: P-1B | |
| t6 | 1 | --- | 0% | 96% | 5-0 | BAL | D. Johnson | B. Johnson | Walk | ||
| t6 | 1 | 1-- | OO | -1% | 95% | 5-0 | BAL | A. Etchebarren | B. Johnson | Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 5, Royals 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-5, Orioles' Jim Palmer facing 3-4-5 | |||||||||||
| b6 | 0 | --- | -4% | 92% | 0-5 | KCR | A. Otis | J. Palmer | Triple to CF | ||
| b6 | 0 | --3 | R | -3% | 88% | 0-5 | KCR | B. Oliver | J. Palmer | Single to RF; Otis Scores | |
| b6 | 0 | 1-- | RR | -12% | 76% | 1-5 | KCR | L. Piniella | J. Palmer | Home Run; Oliver Scores | |
| b6 | 0 | --- | O | 3% | 79% | 3-5 | KCR | L. Alcaraz | J. Palmer | Foul Flyball: 1B | |
| b6 | 1 | --- | -4% | 75% | 3-5 | KCR | J. Hernandez | J. Palmer | Walk | ||
| b6 | 1 | 1-- | OO | 8% | 83% | 3-5 | KCR | E. Rodriguez | J. Palmer | Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B | |
| 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 5, Royals 3. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 5-3, Royals' Bob Johnson facing 9-1-2 | |||||||||||
| t7 | 0 | --- | O | -1% | 82% | 5-3 | BAL | J. Palmer | B. Johnson | Flyball: LF | |
| t7 | 1 | --- | 2% | 83% | 5-3 | BAL | D. Buford | B. Johnson | Single to LF | ||
| t7 | 1 | 1-- | O | -2% | 81% | 5-3 | BAL | M. Belanger | B. Johnson | Flyball: 2B | |
| t7 | 2 | 1-- | O | -2% | 80% | 5-3 | BAL | F. Robinson | B. Johnson | Groundout: 3B-1B | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, Royals 3. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-5, Orioles' Jim Palmer facing 9-1-2 | |||||||||||
| George Spriggs pinch hits for Bob Johnson (P) batting 9th | |||||||||||
| b7 | 0 | --- | O | 4% | 84% | 3-5 | KCR | G. Spriggs | J. Palmer | Strikeout | |
| b7 | 1 | --- | -5% | 79% | 3-5 | KCR | P. Kelly | J. Palmer | Single to RF | ||
| b7 | 1 | 1-- | -7% | 72% | 3-5 | KCR | E. Kirkpatrick | J. Palmer | Single to P; Kelly to 2B | ||
| Eddie Watt replaces Jim Palmer pitching and batting 9th | |||||||||||
| b7 | 1 | 12- | O | 8% | 80% | 3-5 | KCR | A. Otis | E. Watt | Flyball: LF | |
| b7 | 2 | 12- | O | 7% | 88% | 3-5 | KCR | B. Oliver | E. Watt | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 5, Royals 3. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 5-3, Royals' Al Fitzmorris facing 4-5-6 | |||||||||||
| Al Fitzmorris replaces George Spriggs (PH) pitching and batting 9th | |||||||||||
| t8 | 0 | --- | 2% | 89% | 5-3 | BAL | B. Powell | A. Fitzmorris | Walk | ||
| Moe Drabowsky replaces Al Fitzmorris pitching and batting 9th | |||||||||||
| t8 | 0 | 1-- | O | -2% | 88% | 5-3 | BAL | P. Blair | M. Drabowsky | Foul Bunt Popfly: C | |
| t8 | 1 | 1-- | R | 8% | 95% | 5-3 | BAL | B. Robinson | M. Drabowsky | Triple to CF; Powell Scores | |
| t8 | 1 | --3 | 0% | 96% | 6-3 | BAL | D. Johnson | M. Drabowsky | Single to 3B; Robinson stays at 3B | ||
| Ken Wright replaces Moe Drabowsky pitching and batting 9th | |||||||||||
| t8 | 1 | 1-3 | R | 2% | 97% | 6-3 | BAL | A. Etchebarren | K. Wright | Single; Robinson Scores; Johnson to 2B | |
| t8 | 1 | 12- | 1% | 98% | 7-3 | BAL | E. Watt | K. Wright | Single/Bunt; Johnson to 3B; Etchebarren to 2B | ||
| Jim Rooker replaces Ken Wright pitching and batting 9th | |||||||||||
| t8 | 1 | 123 | RO | 0% | 99% | 7-3 | BAL | D. Buford | J. Rooker | Single to CF; Johnson Scores; Etchebarren out at Hm/CF-C; Watt to 2B | |
| t8 | 2 | 12- | RO | 1% | 99% | 8-3 | BAL | M. Belanger | J. Rooker | Single to CF; Watt Scores; Buford out at Hm/CF-2B-C-3B; Belanger to 2B | |
| 4 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 9, Royals 3. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-9, Orioles' Eddie Watt facing 5-6-7 | |||||||||||
| b8 | 0 | --- | O | 0% | 100% | 3-9 | KCR | L. Piniella | E. Watt | Flyball: CF | |
| b8 | 1 | --- | O | 0% | 100% | 3-9 | KCR | L. Alcaraz | E. Watt | Groundout: 3B-1B | |
| b8 | 2 | --- | O | 0% | 100% | 3-9 | KCR | J. Hernandez | E. Watt | Flyball: CF | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 9, Royals 3. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 9-3, Royals' Jim Rooker facing 3-4-5 | |||||||||||
| t9 | 0 | --- | 0% | 100% | 9-3 | BAL | F. Robinson | J. Rooker | Single to CF | ||
| t9 | 0 | 1-- | O | 0% | 100% | 9-3 | BAL | B. Powell | J. Rooker | Flyball: LF | |
| t9 | 1 | 1-- | O | 0% | 100% | 9-3 | BAL | P. Blair | J. Rooker | Flyball: CF | |
| t9 | 2 | 1-- | O | 0% | 100% | 9-3 | BAL | B. Robinson | J. Rooker | Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 9, Royals 3. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-9, Orioles' Eddie Watt facing 8-9-1 | |||||||||||
| b9 | 0 | --- | -0% | 99% | 3-9 | KCR | E. Rodriguez | E. Watt | Single to LF | ||
| Mike Fiore pinch hits for Jim Rooker (P) batting 9th | |||||||||||
| b9 | 0 | 1-- | O | 0% | 100% | 3-9 | KCR | M. Fiore | E. Watt | Strikeout Looking | |
| b9 | 1 | 1-- | O | 0% | 100% | 3-9 | KCR | P. Kelly | E. Watt | Strikeout | |
| b9 | 2 | 1-- | O | 0% | 100% | 3-9 | KCR | E. Kirkpatrick | E. Watt | Flyball: RF | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 9, Royals 3. | |||||||||||
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