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Scores
Standings
CLE
@BAL		3
4		 
(11)
MIN
@CHW		5
4
NYY
@DET		5
0
KCR
@MIL		3
4
CAL
@OAK		2
3
CIN
@ATL		11
6
HOU
@LAD		2
3
CHC
@MON		3
2
CHC
@MON		5
4		 
(10)
PIT
@NYM		3
2
SFG
@SDP		3
2		 
(10)
PHI
@STL		9
7
Friday, September 18, 1970
, County Stadium
Attendance: 10,424, Time of Game: 2:29
Royals
3
58-90
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
4th, 31 GB
 at Brewers
4
58-92
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
5th, 32 GB
W: Al Downing (5-12)
L: Bill Butler (4-12)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          1  0  1   0  0  0   1  0  0    3  5  1
Brewers         4  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  X    4  6  0

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Pat Kelly RF 3 1 1 1 1 0 .236 .668 0.013 1.54 0.052 -0.039 0.4 0 0 SB
Cookie Rojas 2B 3 1 0 0 1 0 .228 .555 -0.152 1.70 0.024 -0.176 -0.9 3 4
Amos Otis CF 3 0 1 1 1 0 .283 .778 0.055 1.36 0.136 -0.080 0.9 2 0 2B
Bob Oliver 1B 4 0 1 1 0 2 .259 .760 0.000 1.42 0.119 -0.118 0.3 10 1 2B
Lou Piniella LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .302 .779 -0.095 1.22 0.031 -0.126 -0.9 2 0 GDP
Paul Schaal 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .264 .685 -0.034 1.21 0.059 -0.093 -0.2 0 0
Ellie Rodriguez C 2 0 0 0 0 0 .243 .636 -0.058 1.11 0.000 -0.058 -0.4 4 0 SH
   Tommy Matchick PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .196 .480 -0.070 2.81 0.000 -0.070 -0.2
Rich Severson SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .252 .618 0.006 1.09 0.042 -0.036 -0.1 1 3
   George Spriggs PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .242 .638 -0.050 2.04 0.000 -0.050 -0.1
Bill Butler P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .048 .178 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Al Fitzmorris P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .296 .811 -0.039 0.80 0.000 -0.039 -0.4 2 2
   Hawk Taylor PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .173 .502 0.100 3.18 0.100 0.000 0.7
   Ted Abernathy P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .286 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ed Kirkpatrick PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .244 .768 -0.034 1.36 0.000 -0.034 -0.1
Team Totals 31 3 5 3 4 3 .161 .483 -0.358 1.43 0.563 -0.919 -1.2 24 10
2B: B Oliver (21, off A Downing); A Otis (31, off A Downing).
SH: E Rodriguez (1, off A Downing).
TB: A Otis 2; B Oliver 2; L Piniella; P Schaal; P Kelly.
GIDP: L Piniella (13).
RBI: B Oliver (95); A Otis (56); P Kelly (36).
2-out RBI: A Otis; B Oliver.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. A Fitzmorris-C Rojas.
E: P Schaal (19).
Baserunning
SB: P Kelly (34, 2nd base off A Downing/P Roof).

Milwaukee Brewers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Tommy Harper 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .288 .868 0.027 0.63 0.065 -0.038 -0.0 0 1 2B
Bernie Smith RF 2 0 0 0 1 0 .279 .772 0.005 0.84 0.038 -0.033 0.3 1 0
   Russ Snyder PH-RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .236 .596 -0.018 0.71 0.000 -0.018 -0.2 0 0
Dave May CF 3 1 1 0 1 0 .235 .657 0.012 0.79 0.040 -0.028 0.2 5 0
Ted Savage LF 3 1 0 1 1 1 .277 .894 0.096 0.92 0.145 -0.048 0.7 1 0
Roberto Pena SS 3 1 1 2 1 0 .241 .587 0.056 0.98 0.128 -0.073 0.2 1 2 GDP
Phil Roof C 2 0 0 0 1 0 .238 .715 -0.032 0.60 0.007 -0.039 -0.6 6 1 SH
Mike Hegan 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .238 .702 -0.026 0.55 0.018 -0.044 -0.4 10 0
Ted Kubiak 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 .251 .654 0.035 0.69 0.075 -0.040 0.4 3 5
Al Downing P 3 0 1 0 0 1 .121 .242 -0.011 0.62 0.023 -0.034 -0.2 0 2
   Dick Ellsworth P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ken Sanders P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .585 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 29 4 6 4 5 4 .207 .565 0.144 0.74 0.539 -0.395 0.3 27 11
2B: T Harper (33, off B Butler).
SH: P Roof (2, off T Abernathy).
TB: T Harper 2; T Kubiak; A Downing; D May; R Pena; M Hegan.
GIDP: R Pena (15).
RBI: R Pena 2 (44); T Kubiak (39); T Savage (41).
2-out RBI: T Kubiak.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 1. T Kubiak-M Hegan.

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bill Butler, L (4-12) 1.1 5 4 2 2 1 0 3.83 12 31 -0.373 1.01 -3.9
Al Fitzmorris 4.2 1 0 0 2 2 0 4.64 16 2 0 0.162 0.59 2.7
Ted Abernathy 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.41 7 0 0 0.068 0.62 0.9
Team Totals 8 6 4 2 5 4 0 2.25 35 31 2 0 -0.143 1.43 -0.3

Milwaukee Brewers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Al Downing, W (5-12) 6.1 4 3 3 4 1 0 3.38 27 50 -0.048 1.11 -0.3
Dick Ellsworth, H (3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.27 1 3 1 0.018 4.71 -0.0
Ken Sanders, S (8) 2.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1.75 8 2 0 0.388 2.12 1.5
Team Totals 9 5 3 3 4 3 0 3.00 36 50 5 1 0.358 0.74 1.2
Balks: None.
WP: A Fitzmorris (11).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Jake O'Donnell, 2B - Jim Honochick, 3B - Frank Umont.
Time of Game: 2:29.
Attendance: 10,424.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 58° F, Wind 7mph in unknown direction.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         Milwaukee Brewers
1 Pat Kelly RF 1 Tommy Harper 3B
2 Cookie Rojas 2B 2 Bernie Smith RF
3 Amos Otis CF 3 Dave May CF
4 Bob Oliver 1B 4 Ted Savage LF
5 Lou Piniella LF 5 Roberto Pena SS
6 Paul Schaal 3B 6 Phil Roof C
7 Ellie Rodriguez C 7 Mike Hegan 1B
8 Rich Severson SS 8 Ted Kubiak 2B
9 Bill Butler P 9 Al Downing P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 0-1 1 1-3 R MIL T. Savage B. Butler 12% 63% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Harper Scores; May to 3B; Savage to 2B
t1 0-0 2 1-- R KCR B. Oliver A. Downing -12% 41% Double to RF; Rojas Scores; Oliver to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
t7 3-4 2 -23 O KCR C. Rojas K. Sanders 12% 80% Flyball: RF
b1 1-1 1 -23 RR MIL R. Pena B. Butler 11% 74% Single to CF; Savage Scores/unER; May Scores
t7 2-4 1 12- KCR H. Taylor A. Downing -10% 66% Walk; Schaal to 3B; Severson to 2B

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, Brewers' Al Downing facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O KCR P. Kelly A. Downing 2% 52% Flyball: 1B
t1 0-0 1 --- KCR C. Rojas A. Downing -2% 50% Walk
t1 0-0 1 1-- O KCR A. Otis A. Downing 3% 52% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 2 1-- R KCR B. Oliver A. Downing -12% 41% Double to RF; Rojas Scores; Oliver to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
t1 1-0 2 --3 O KCR L. Piniella A. Downing 3% 44% Foul Flyball: C
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Brewers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Bill Butler facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- MIL T. Harper B. Butler 6% 50% Double to RF
b1 0-1 0 -2- O MIL B. Smith B. Butler -2% 49% Groundout: 2B-1B; Harper to 3B
b1 0-1 1 --3 MIL D. May B. Butler 2% 51% Walk
b1 0-1 1 1-3 R MIL T. Savage B. Butler 12% 63% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Harper Scores; May to 3B; Savage to 2B
b1 1-1 1 -23 RR MIL R. Pena B. Butler 11% 74% Single to CF; Savage Scores/unER; May Scores
b1 3-1 1 1-- O MIL P. Roof B. Butler -2% 73% Foul Flyball: 1B
b1 3-1 2 1-- MIL M. Hegan B. Butler 2% 74% Single to RF; Pena to 3B
b1 3-1 2 1-3 R MIL T. Kubiak B. Butler 7% 82% Single to RF; Hegan to 3B; Pena Scores/unER
b1 4-1 2 1-3 O MIL A. Downing B. Butler -3% 79% Strikeout
4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Brewers 4.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 1-4, Brewers' Al Downing facing 6-7-8
t2 1-4 0 --- O KCR P. Schaal A. Downing 2% 81% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 1-4 1 --- O KCR E. Rodriguez A. Downing 1% 83% Flyball: CF
t2 1-4 2 --- O KCR R. Severson A. Downing 1% 83% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Brewers 4.
Bottom of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Royals' Bill Butler facing 1-2-3
b2 4-1 0 --- O MIL T. Harper B. Butler -1% 82% Flyball: CF
b2 4-1 1 --- MIL B. Smith B. Butler 1% 83% Walk
b2 4-1 1 1-- MIL D. May B. Butler 2% 85% Single to CF; Smith to 2B
Al Fitzmorris replaces Bill Butler pitching and batting 9th
b2 4-1 1 12- MIL T. Savage A. Fitzmorris 3% 88% Wild Pitch; May to 2B; Smith to 3B
b2 4-1 1 -23 O MIL T. Savage A. Fitzmorris -4% 84% Strikeout
b2 4-1 2 -23 O MIL R. Pena A. Fitzmorris -3% 81% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Brewers 4.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 1-4, Brewers' Al Downing facing 9-1-2
t3 1-4 0 --- O KCR A. Fitzmorris A. Downing 2% 83% Flyball: CF
t3 1-4 1 --- KCR P. Kelly A. Downing -2% 81% Single to CF
t3 1-4 1 1-- KCR C. Rojas A. Downing -1% 79% Kelly Steals 2B
t3 1-4 1 -2- O KCR C. Rojas A. Downing 3% 82% Lineout: LF
t3 1-4 2 -2- R KCR A. Otis A. Downing -8% 74% Ground-rule Double; Kelly Scores
t3 2-4 2 -2- O KCR B. Oliver A. Downing 3% 78% Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Brewers 4.
Bottom of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Royals' Al Fitzmorris facing 6-7-8
b3 4-2 0 --- O MIL P. Roof A. Fitzmorris -1% 76% Foul Flyball: SS
b3 4-2 1 --- O MIL M. Hegan A. Fitzmorris -1% 75% Lineout: P
b3 4-2 2 --- O MIL T. Kubiak A. Fitzmorris -1% 74% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Brewers 4.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-4, Brewers' Al Downing facing 5-6-7
t4 2-4 0 --- O KCR L. Piniella A. Downing 3% 77% Foul Flyball: C
t4 2-4 1 --- O KCR P. Schaal A. Downing 2% 79% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 2-4 2 --- O KCR E. Rodriguez A. Downing 1% 80% Groundout: C-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Brewers 4.
Bottom of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Royals' Al Fitzmorris facing 9-1-2
b4 4-2 0 --- MIL A. Downing A. Fitzmorris 2% 82% Single to CF
b4 4-2 0 1-- O MIL T. Harper A. Fitzmorris -2% 80% Flyball: 2B
b4 4-2 1 1-- O MIL B. Smith A. Fitzmorris -2% 78% Flyball: CF
b4 4-2 2 1-- O MIL D. May A. Fitzmorris -1% 77% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Brewers 4.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-4, Brewers' Al Downing facing 8-9-1
t5 2-4 0 --- O KCR R. Severson A. Downing 3% 79% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 2-4 1 --- O KCR A. Fitzmorris A. Downing 2% 81% Foul Flyball: C
t5 2-4 2 --- KCR P. Kelly A. Downing -2% 80% Walk
t5 2-4 2 1-- O KCR C. Rojas A. Downing 3% 82% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Brewers 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Royals' Al Fitzmorris facing 4-5-6
b5 4-2 0 --- MIL T. Savage A. Fitzmorris 2% 84% Walk
b5 4-2 0 1-- OO MIL R. Pena A. Fitzmorris -4% 80% Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B
b5 4-2 2 --- MIL P. Roof A. Fitzmorris 1% 81% Walk
b5 4-2 2 1-- O MIL M. Hegan A. Fitzmorris -1% 79% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Brewers 4.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-4, Brewers' Al Downing facing 3-4-5
t6 2-4 0 --- KCR A. Otis A. Downing -5% 74% Walk
t6 2-4 0 1-- O KCR B. Oliver A. Downing 5% 79% Groundout: P-2B/Forceout at 2B
t6 2-4 1 1-- OO KCR L. Piniella A. Downing 7% 86% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Brewers 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Royals' Al Fitzmorris facing 8-9-1
b6 4-2 0 --- O MIL T. Kubiak A. Fitzmorris -1% 84% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 4-2 1 --- O MIL A. Downing A. Fitzmorris -1% 84% Groundout: P-1B
b6 4-2 2 --- O MIL T. Harper A. Fitzmorris -1% 83% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Brewers 4.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-4, Brewers' Al Downing facing 6-7-8
t7 2-4 0 --- KCR P. Schaal A. Downing -6% 77% Single to RF
t7 2-4 0 1-- O KCR E. Rodriguez A. Downing 3% 80% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Schaal to 2B
t7 2-4 1 -2- KCR R. Severson A. Downing -4% 76% Fielder's Choice
Hawk Taylor pinch hits for Al Fitzmorris (P) batting 9th
t7 2-4 1 12- KCR H. Taylor A. Downing -10% 66% Walk; Schaal to 3B; Severson to 2B
Dick Ellsworth replaces Al Downing pitching and batting 9th
t7 2-4 1 123 RO KCR P. Kelly D. Ellsworth 2% 68% Groundout: 2B-1B; Taylor to 2B; Severson to 3B; Schaal Scores
Ken Sanders replaces Dick Ellsworth pitching and batting 9th
t7 3-4 2 -23 O KCR C. Rojas K. Sanders 12% 80% Flyball: RF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Brewers 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 4-3, Royals' Ted Abernathy facing 2-3-4
Ted Abernathy replaces Hawk Taylor (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Russ Snyder pinch hits for Bernie Smith (RF) batting 2nd
b7 4-3 0 --- O MIL R. Snyder T. Abernathy -2% 78% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 4-3 1 --- O MIL D. May T. Abernathy -1% 77% Flyball: 1B
b7 4-3 2 --- O MIL T. Savage T. Abernathy -1% 76% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Brewers 4.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-4, Brewers' Ken Sanders facing 3-4-5
Russ Snyder moves from PH to RF
t8 3-4 0 --- O KCR A. Otis K. Sanders 5% 81% Flyball: CF
t8 3-4 1 --- O KCR B. Oliver K. Sanders 4% 85% Strikeout
t8 3-4 2 --- KCR L. Piniella K. Sanders -3% 82% Single to LF
t8 3-4 2 1-- O KCR P. Schaal K. Sanders 6% 87% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Brewers 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 4-3, Royals' Ted Abernathy facing 5-6-7
b8 4-3 0 --- MIL R. Pena T. Abernathy 2% 89% Walk
b8 4-3 0 1-- O MIL P. Roof T. Abernathy -1% 89% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Pena to 2B
b8 4-3 1 -2- O MIL M. Hegan T. Abernathy -2% 87% Strikeout
b8 4-3 2 -2- O MIL T. Kubiak T. Abernathy -2% 85% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Brewers 4.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-4, Brewers' Ken Sanders facing 7-8-9
Tommy Matchick pinch hits for Ellie Rodriguez (C) batting 7th
t9 3-4 0 --- O KCR T. Matchick K. Sanders 7% 92% Strikeout Looking
George Spriggs pinch hits for Rich Severson (SS) batting 8th
t9 3-4 1 --- O KCR G. Spriggs K. Sanders 5% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
Ed Kirkpatrick pinch hits for Ted Abernathy (P) batting 9th
t9 3-4 2 --- O KCR E. Kirkpatrick K. Sanders 3% 100% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Brewers 4.

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