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Standings
OAK
@CHW		7
4
OAK
@CHW		7
5
BOS
@CLE		4
3
BOS
@CLE		2
8
BAL
@DET		2
5
CAL
@KCR		1
4
MIL
@MIN		6
7
MIL
@MIN		3
8
NYY
@WSA		4
3
ATL
@LAD		3
4
ATL
@LAD		1
6
MON
@NYM		4
5
MON
@NYM		1
5
STL
@PHI		1
5
STL
@PHI		2
3		 
(13)
CHC
@PIT		3
8
CHC
@PIT		9
2
HOU
@SDP		10
5
HOU
@SDP		9
4
CIN
@SFG		3
6
CIN
@SFG		3
4
Monday, September 7, 1970
, Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 6,626, Time of Game: 2:21
Angels
1
76-63
⇐ Lost 4 ⇒
3rd, 7½ GB
 at Royals
4
53-86
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
4th, 30½ GB
W: Bob Johnson (7-10)
L: Tom Bradley (2-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Angels          0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    1  3  2
Royals          0  3  0   0  0  0   0  1  X    4  8  1

California Angels

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Sandy Alomar 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .261 .611 -0.027 0.82 0.037 -0.064 -0.2 2 1
Jay Johnstone CF 3 0 0 0 1 2 .235 .696 -0.013 1.18 0.066 -0.079 -0.3 3 0
Jim Fregosi SS 2 0 0 0 2 2 .282 .818 0.007 1.23 0.074 -0.067 0.2 0 0
Alex Johnson LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .320 .810 0.022 1.63 0.122 -0.101 0.3 2 0 GDP
Jim Spencer 1B 3 0 0 1 0 1 .282 .724 -0.126 1.83 0.000 -0.126 -0.9 8 1 SF
Roger Repoz RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .244 .784 -0.037 1.25 0.040 -0.077 -0.3 2 0
Ken McMullen 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .223 .675 -0.145 1.46 0.000 -0.145 -1.3 1 3
Joe Azcue C 3 0 1 0 0 1 .237 .585 -0.002 0.85 0.039 -0.041 -0.1 5 0
Tom Bradley P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .517 -0.008 0.33 0.000 -0.008 -0.1 0 1
   Dave LaRoche P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .929 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Mickey Rivers PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.018 0.77 0.000 -0.018 -0.1
   Ken Tatum P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .636 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Bill Voss PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .240 .683 -0.041 1.76 0.000 -0.041 -0.3
   Eddie Fisher P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .250 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 1
   Terry Cox P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 29 1 3 1 4 10 .103 .309 -0.388 1.27 0.378 -0.767 -3.1 24 8
SF: J Spencer (5, off B Johnson).
TB: J Azcue; A Johnson; S Alomar.
GIDP: A Johnson (22).
RBI: J Spencer (63).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 4.
Fielding
E: A Johnson (12); J Fregosi (20).

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Pat Kelly RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 .227 .652 0.023 0.77 0.082 -0.059 0.4 3 0 SB
Amos Otis CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .283 .777 -0.064 0.64 0.000 -0.064 -1.1 3 0
Ed Kirkpatrick C 4 1 1 1 0 2 .240 .769 0.001 0.35 0.031 -0.030 0.5 11 0 HR
Bob Oliver 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .257 .767 0.055 0.39 0.069 -0.014 0.7 6 0
Lou Piniella LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .294 .765 -0.065 0.53 0.000 -0.065 -1.1 1 0
Paul Schaal 3B 4 1 0 0 0 0 .264 .680 -0.006 0.58 0.020 -0.025 -0.4 1 0
Cookie Rojas 2B 3 1 2 0 1 0 .238 .578 0.087 0.69 0.093 -0.006 1.2 1 1 2B
Rich Severson SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 .256 .623 -0.082 1.02 0.010 -0.092 -1.2 1 4 IW
Bob Johnson P 2 0 1 2 0 0 .120 .340 0.160 1.53 0.184 -0.024 1.3 0 1 SH
Team Totals 32 4 8 4 2 5 .250 .669 0.109 0.70 0.489 -0.379 0.3 27 6
2B: C Rojas (11, off T Bradley).
HR: E Kirkpatrick (17, off E Fisher; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).
SH: B Johnson (5, off D LaRoche).
IBB: R Severson (2, by T Bradley).
TB: E Kirkpatrick 4; C Rojas 3; P Kelly 2; B Oliver 2; B Johnson.
RBI: B Johnson 2 (3); P Kelly (32); E Kirkpatrick (52).
2-out RBI: B Johnson 2; P Kelly.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 1. C Rojas-R Severson-B Oliver.
E: B Oliver (14).
Baserunning
SB: P Kelly (29, 2nd base off E Fisher/J Azcue).

California Angels

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Tom Bradley, L (2-3) 3.1 4 3 0 2 3 0 3.24 17 47 -0.216 1.06 -2.0
Dave LaRoche 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.79 2 2 0 0.055 1.27 0.9
Ken Tatum 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.18 6 0 0 0.055 0.37 0.9
Eddie Fisher 1.2 4 1 1 0 1 1 2.98 9 0 0 -0.010 0.23 -0.5
Terry Cox 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1 2 0 0.005 0.18 0.4
Team Totals 8 8 4 1 2 5 1 1.12 35 47 4 0 -0.111 1.27 -0.3

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bob Johnson, W (7-10) 9 3 1 0 4 10 0 3.16 34 85 0.389 1.27 3.1
Team Totals 9 3 1 0 4 10 0 0.00 34 85 0.389 0.70 3.1
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: T Bradley (5; R Severson).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ed Runge, 1B - Jim Odom, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Bill Haller.
Time of Game: 2:21.
Attendance: 6,626.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

California Angels         Kansas City Royals
1 Sandy Alomar 2B 1 Pat Kelly RF
2 Jay Johnstone CF 2 Amos Otis CF
3 Jim Fregosi SS 3 Ed Kirkpatrick C
4 Alex Johnson LF 4 Bob Oliver 1B
5 Jim Spencer 1B 5 Lou Piniella LF
6 Roger Repoz RF 6 Paul Schaal 3B
7 Ken McMullen 3B 7 Cookie Rojas 2B
8 Joe Azcue C 8 Rich Severson SS
9 Tom Bradley P 9 Bob Johnson P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b2 0-0 2 123 RR KCR B. Johnson T. Bradley 18% 76% Single to CF; Rojas to 3B; Schaal Scores/unER; Oliver Scores/unER
t4 1-3 2 123 O CAL K. McMullen B. Johnson 9% 80% Flyball: CF
b2 0-0 1 123 O KCR R. Severson T. Bradley -8% 58% Strikeout
t8 1-3 1 1-- OO CAL A. Johnson B. Johnson 8% 94% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b2 2-0 2 1-3 R KCR P. Kelly T. Bradley 7% 83% Single to CF; Johnson to 2B; Rojas Scores/unER

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, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Bob Johnson facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O CAL S. Alomar B. Johnson 2% 52% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t1 0-0 1 --- O CAL J. Johnstone B. Johnson 1% 54% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t1 0-0 2 --- O CAL J. Fregosi B. Johnson 1% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Angels' Tom Bradley facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O KCR P. Kelly T. Bradley -2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- O KCR A. Otis T. Bradley -1% 51% Flyball: LF
b1 0-0 2 --- O KCR E. Kirkpatrick T. Bradley -1% 50% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Bob Johnson facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O CAL A. Johnson B. Johnson 2% 52% Strikeout
t2 0-0 1 --- O CAL J. Spencer B. Johnson 2% 54% Strikeout
t2 0-0 2 --- O CAL R. Repoz B. Johnson 1% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Angels' Tom Bradley facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- KCR B. Oliver T. Bradley 7% 61% Single to LF; Oliver to 2B/Adv on E7
b2 0-0 0 -2- O KCR L. Piniella T. Bradley -4% 57% Strikeout
b2 0-0 1 -2- KCR P. Schaal T. Bradley 2% 59% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
b2 0-0 1 12- KCR C. Rojas T. Bradley 6% 65% Walk; Oliver to 3B; Schaal to 2B
b2 0-0 1 123 O KCR R. Severson T. Bradley -8% 58% Strikeout
b2 0-0 2 123 RR KCR B. Johnson T. Bradley 18% 76% Single to CF; Rojas to 3B; Schaal Scores/unER; Oliver Scores/unER
b2 2-0 2 1-3 R KCR P. Kelly T. Bradley 7% 83% Single to CF; Johnson to 2B; Rojas Scores/unER
b2 3-0 2 12- O KCR A. Otis T. Bradley -2% 81% Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
3 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 0, Royals 3.
Top of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Behind 0-3, Royals' Bob Johnson facing 7-8-9
t3 0-3 0 --- O CAL K. McMullen B. Johnson 2% 83% Flyball: LF
t3 0-3 1 --- O CAL J. Azcue B. Johnson 1% 84% Strikeout
t3 0-3 2 --- O CAL T. Bradley B. Johnson 1% 85% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Angels' Tom Bradley facing 3-4-5
b3 3-0 0 --- O KCR E. Kirkpatrick T. Bradley -1% 84% Strikeout
b3 3-0 1 --- O KCR B. Oliver T. Bradley -1% 83% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 3-0 2 --- O KCR L. Piniella T. Bradley -1% 83% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Royals 3.
Top of the 4th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-3, Royals' Bob Johnson facing 1-2-3
t4 0-3 0 --- CAL S. Alomar B. Johnson -4% 79% Single to RF
t4 0-3 0 1-- O CAL J. Johnstone B. Johnson 3% 83% Strikeout
t4 0-3 1 1-- CAL J. Fregosi B. Johnson -4% 79% Walk; Alomar to 2B
t4 0-3 1 12- CAL A. Johnson B. Johnson -7% 72% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Fregosi to 2B; Alomar to 3B
t4 0-3 1 123 RO CAL J. Spencer B. Johnson 3% 75% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Alomar Scores/unER
t4 1-3 2 12- CAL R. Repoz B. Johnson -4% 71% Walk; Fregosi to 3B; Johnson to 2B
t4 1-3 2 123 O CAL K. McMullen B. Johnson 9% 80% Flyball: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Angels 1, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Angels' Tom Bradley facing 6-7-8
b4 3-1 0 --- O KCR P. Schaal T. Bradley -1% 78% Flyball: 1B
b4 3-1 1 --- KCR C. Rojas T. Bradley 3% 81% Double to RF
b4 3-1 1 -2- KCR R. Severson T. Bradley 1% 82% Intentional Walk
Dave LaRoche replaces Tom Bradley pitching and batting 9th
b4 3-1 1 12- O KCR B. Johnson D. LaRoche -2% 80% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Severson to 2B; Rojas to 3B
b4 3-1 2 -23 O KCR P. Kelly D. LaRoche -4% 77% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 1, Royals 3.
Top of the 5th, Angels Batting, Behind 1-3, Royals' Bob Johnson facing 8-9-1
t5 1-3 0 --- O CAL J. Azcue B. Johnson 3% 79% Groundout: P-1B
Mickey Rivers pinch hits for Dave LaRoche (P) batting 9th
t5 1-3 1 --- O CAL M. Rivers B. Johnson 2% 81% Flyball: RF
t5 1-3 2 --- O CAL S. Alomar B. Johnson 1% 82% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Angels' Ken Tatum facing 2-3-4
Ken Tatum replaces Mickey Rivers (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b5 3-1 0 --- O KCR A. Otis K. Tatum -1% 81% Flyball: CF
b5 3-1 1 --- O KCR E. Kirkpatrick K. Tatum -1% 80% Strikeout
b5 3-1 2 --- O KCR B. Oliver K. Tatum -1% 80% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Royals 3.
Top of the 6th, Angels Batting, Behind 1-3, Royals' Bob Johnson facing 2-3-4
t6 1-3 0 --- O CAL J. Johnstone B. Johnson 3% 82% Strikeout
t6 1-3 1 --- CAL J. Fregosi B. Johnson -4% 79% Walk
t6 1-3 1 1-- CAL A. Johnson B. Johnson -5% 73% Single to LF; Fregosi to 2B
t6 1-3 1 12- O CAL J. Spencer B. Johnson 6% 80% Flyball: RF
t6 1-3 2 12- O CAL R. Repoz B. Johnson 6% 86% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 1, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Angels' Ken Tatum facing 5-6-7
b6 3-1 0 --- O KCR L. Piniella K. Tatum -1% 85% Flyball: 1B
b6 3-1 1 --- O KCR P. Schaal K. Tatum -1% 84% Flyball: CF
b6 3-1 2 --- O KCR C. Rojas K. Tatum -1% 83% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Royals 3.
Top of the 7th, Angels Batting, Behind 1-3, Royals' Bob Johnson facing 7-8-9
t7 1-3 0 --- O CAL K. McMullen B. Johnson 3% 86% Flyball: CF
t7 1-3 1 --- CAL J. Azcue B. Johnson -4% 82% Single to RF
Bill Voss pinch hits for Ken Tatum (P) batting 9th
t7 1-3 1 1-- O CAL B. Voss B. Johnson 4% 87% Strikeout Looking
t7 1-3 2 1-- O CAL S. Alomar B. Johnson 3% 90% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Angels' Eddie Fisher facing 8-9-1
Eddie Fisher replaces Bill Voss (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 3-1 0 --- O KCR R. Severson E. Fisher -1% 89% Flyball: CF
b7 3-1 1 --- O KCR B. Johnson E. Fisher -1% 88% Groundout: 1B-P
b7 3-1 2 --- KCR P. Kelly E. Fisher 1% 89% Single to CF
b7 3-1 2 1-- KCR A. Otis E. Fisher 1% 89% Kelly Steals 2B
b7 3-1 2 -2- O KCR A. Otis E. Fisher -2% 88% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Royals 3.
Top of the 8th, Angels Batting, Behind 1-3, Royals' Bob Johnson facing 2-3-4
t8 1-3 0 --- CAL J. Johnstone B. Johnson -7% 81% Walk
t8 1-3 0 1-- O CAL J. Fregosi B. Johnson 6% 87% Strikeout Looking
t8 1-3 1 1-- OO CAL A. Johnson B. Johnson 8% 94% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Angels' Eddie Fisher facing 3-4-5
b8 3-1 0 --- R KCR E. Kirkpatrick E. Fisher 3% 98% Home Run
b8 4-1 0 --- KCR B. Oliver E. Fisher 0% 98% Single to LF
b8 4-1 0 1-- O KCR L. Piniella E. Fisher -0% 98% Flyball: RF
b8 4-1 1 1-- O KCR P. Schaal E. Fisher -0% 97% Groundout: P-2B/Forceout at 2B
b8 4-1 2 1-- KCR C. Rojas E. Fisher 0% 98% Single to CF; Schaal to 2B
Terry Cox replaces Eddie Fisher pitching and batting 9th
b8 4-1 2 12- O KCR R. Severson T. Cox -0% 97% Foul Flyball: 1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 1, Royals 4.
Top of the 9th, Angels Batting, Behind 1-4, Royals' Bob Johnson facing 5-6-7
t9 1-4 0 --- O CAL J. Spencer B. Johnson 2% 99% Flyball: 3B
t9 1-4 1 --- O CAL R. Repoz B. Johnson 1% 100% Flyball: RF
t9 1-4 2 --- O CAL K. McMullen B. Johnson 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Royals 4.

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