September 19, 1970 Kansas City Royals at Milwaukee Brewers Play by Play and Box Score

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CLE 4
@BAL 2 BOS 7
WSA 3 BOS 11
WSA 3 MIN 5
@CHW 3 NYY 7
@DET 6 KCR 4
@MIL 1 OAK 2
CAL 1 CIN 7
@ATL 4 LAD 6
HOU 5 CHC 8
@MON 4 PIT 2
@NYM 1 SFG 3
@SDP 0 PHI 10
@STL 6

Standings at end of play this day

County Stadium, Attendance: 12,562

Saturday, September 19, 1970
Time of Game: 2:26

Royals

59-90

Won 1

4th, 31 GB

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

W: W Bunker (2-10), L: J Morris (2-3), S: T Abernathy (12)

Brewers

58-93

Lost 1

5th, 33 GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Otis CF                     5   0   2   1    0   0  .284  .778    0    5   0   
P Schaal 3B                   5   1   2   1    0   1  .266  .687    0    3   0   
L Piniella LF                 4   0   1   1    0   1  .301  .777    0    2   0   
B Oliver 1B                   3   1   1   0    1   1  .260  .761    0    6   0   SB
C Rojas 2B                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .229  .554    0    0   3   
E Kirkpatrick RF              4   0   0   0    0   1  .242  .761    0    1   0   
E Rodriguez C                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .239  .624    0    7   0   
J Hernandez SS                3   1   0   0    1   0  .232  .566    0    3   2   
W Bunker P                    2   1   1   0    1   0  .077  .327    0    0   0   
  T Abernathy P               1   0   0   0    0   0  .133  .266    0    0   0   
Totals                       35   4   8   4    3   6                    27   5

BATTING

TB: P Schaal 2; A Otis 2; L Piniella; W Bunker; B Oliver; C Rojas.

RBI: P Schaal (31); A Otis (57); C Rojas (28); L Piniella (81).

2-out RBI: A Otis; P Schaal.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 4 for 8.

FIELDING

E: J Hernandez (16).

BASERUNNING

SB: B Oliver (2, 2nd base off J Gelnar/P Roof).

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Harper 3B                   2   0   0   0    2   1  .287  .867    0    0   4   
M Hegan 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .238  .701    0   13   0   
D May CF                      4   0   0   0    0   0  .233  .649    0    1   0   
T Savage LF                   3   0   0   1    1   0  .273  .886    0    0   0   
R Snyder RF                   2   0   0   0    0   2  .234  .592    0    1   0   
  D Baldwin P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   2   
  B Burda PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .255  .659    0    0   0   
  J Gelnar P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .083  .237         0   0   
  T Francona PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .237  .631    0    0   0   
  D Ellsworth P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
R Pena SS                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .239  .582    0    2   4   
P Roof C                      4   0   0   0    0   1  .234  .706    0    7   0   
T Kubiak 2B                   3   1   2   0    1   0  .253  .659    0    2   4   
J Morris P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .500    0    0   2   
  F Wicker RF                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .188  .431    0    0   0   
Totals                       31   1   3   1    4   7                    27  16

BATTING

TB: T Kubiak 2; M Hegan.

RBI: T Savage (42).

2-out RBI: T Savage.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Kubiak-M Hegan.

E: T Harper (27); T Savage (4).

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
W Bunker, W (2-10)             7.2   3   1   0    3   6   0   4.47   30     -       ·  ·      5·12· 1· 3     74    -     1.02   0.33
T Abernathy, S (12)            1.1   0   0   0    1   1   0   2.37    5     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 0          3-1    1.63   0.08
Totals                         9     3   1   0    4   7   0          35     -       ·  ·      6·14· 1· 3          3-1

Milwaukee Brewers             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Morris, L (2-3)              4.2   6   3   3    1   2   0   4.08   20     -       ·  ·      6· 4· 1· 6     41    -     0.95  -0.14
D Baldwin                      2.1   0   0   0    1   2   0   2.67    9     -       ·  ·      6· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.47   0.06
J Gelnar                       1     1   1   1    1   1   0   4.30    5     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.28  -0.03
D Ellsworth                    1     1   0   0    0   1   0   4.19    4     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.14   0.01
Totals                         9     8   4   4    3   6   0          38     -       ·  ·     16· 4· 1· 8          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: W Bunker (4).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jake O'Donnell, 1B - Jim Honochick, 2B - Frank Umont, 3B - George Maloney.

Time of Game: 2:26.

Attendance: 12,562.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Milwaukee Brewers                    
1. A Otis               CF    1. T Harper             3B 
2. P Schaal             3B    2. M Hegan              1B 
3. L Piniella           LF    3. D May                CF 
4. B Oliver             1B    4. T Savage             LF 
5. C Rojas              2B    5. R Snyder             RF 
6. E Kirkpatrick        RF    6. R Pena               SS 
7. E Rodriguez          C     7. P Roof               C  
8. J Hernandez          SS    8. T Kubiak             2B 
9. W Bunker             P     9. J Morris             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   1  0-0  -2-      13%  65% L Piniella      J Morris        Single to CF; Schaal Scores; Piniella to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   t 5   2  0-1  12-      12%  76% A Otis          J Morris        Single to LF; Bunker to 2B; Hernandez Scores
   b 8   2  4-1  123      10%  97% T Francona      T Abernathy     Flyball: SS
   t 5   2  0-2  12-       9%  85% P Schaal        J Morris        Single to CF; Otis to 3B; Bunker Scores
   t 2   0  0-0  1--      -8%  46% C Rojas         J Morris        Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, John Morris facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  A Otis          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      46%  P Schaal        Flyball: SS
   O      ---      45%  L Piniella      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Wally Bunker facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  T Harper        Strikeout
          ---      45%  M Hegan         Single to RF
   O      1--      47%  D May           Groundout: 2B-1B; Hegan to 2B
   O      -2-      50%  T Savage        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Brewers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, John Morris facing 4-5-6
          ---      54%  B Oliver        Single to RF
   OO     1--      46%  C Rojas         Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B
   O      ---      45%  E Kirkpatrick   Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Wally Bunker facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      47%  R Snyder        Strikeout
   O      ---      49%  R Pena          Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      50%  P Roof          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Brewers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, John Morris facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      48%  E Rodriguez     Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  J Hernandez     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      45%  W Bunker        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Wally Bunker facing 8-9-1
          ---      41%  T Kubiak        Single to CF
          1--      38%  J Morris        Wild Pitch; Kubiak to 2B
   O      -2-      42%  " "             Foul Flyball: 1B
          -2-      40%  T Harper        Walk
   O      12-      45%  M Hegan         Strikeout
   O      12-      50%  D May           Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Brewers 0.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, John Morris facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  A Otis          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---      52%  P Schaal        Single to LF; Schaal to 2B/Adv on E7
   R      -2-      65%  L Piniella      Single to CF; Schaal Scores; Piniella to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      -2-      62%  B Oliver        Flyball: RF
   O      -2-      58%  C Rojas         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-1, Wally Bunker facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      61%  T Savage        Lineout: LF
   O      ---      63%  R Snyder        Strikeout
   O      ---      65%  R Pena          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Brewers 0.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, John Morris facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      63%  E Kirkpatrick   Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      61%  E Rodriguez     Groundout: P-1B
          ---      62%  J Hernandez     Walk
          1--      64%  W Bunker        Single to RF; Hernandez to 2B
   R      12-      76%  A Otis          Single to LF; Bunker to 2B; Hernandez Scores
   R      12-      85%  P Schaal        Single to CF; Otis to 3B; Bunker Scores
                  Dave Baldwin replaces Russ Snyder pitching and batting 5th; Floyd Wicker replaces John Morris playing RF batting 9th
   O      1-3      83%  L Piniella      Groundout: P-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-3, Wally Bunker facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      85%  P Roof          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      82%  T Kubiak        Single to RF
   O      1--      85%  F Wicker        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      88%  T Harper        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Brewers 0.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Dave Baldwin facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      87%  B Oliver        Strikeout
   O      ---      86%  C Rojas         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      85%  E Kirkpatrick   Groundout: 2B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-3, Wally Bunker facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      88%  M Hegan         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      90%  D May           Flyball: CF
   O      ---      91%  T Savage        Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Brewers 0.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Dave Baldwin facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      90%  E Rodriguez     Strikeout
   O      ---      89%  J Hernandez     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      90%  W Bunker        Walk
          1--      90%  A Otis          Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Bunker to 2B
   O      12-      89%  P Schaal        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-3, Wally Bunker facing 5-6-7
                  Bob Burda pinch hits for Dave Baldwin batting 5th
   O      ---      91%  B Burda         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      93%  R Pena          Flyball: SS
   O      ---      94%  P Roof          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Brewers 0.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, John Gelnar facing 3-4-5
                  John Gelnar replaces Bob Burda pitching and batting 5th
   O      ---      93%  L Piniella      Strikeout
          ---      94%  B Oliver        Walk
          1--      94%  C Rojas         Oliver Steals 2B
   R      -2-      97%  " "             Single to RF; Oliver Scores
   O      1--      97%  E Kirkpatrick   Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      96%  E Rodriguez     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-4, Wally Bunker facing 8-9-1
          ---      94%  T Kubiak        Walk
   O      1--      96%  F Wicker        Flyball: CF; Kubiak to 2B
          -2-      93%  T Harper        Walk
   O      12-      96%  M Hegan         Flyball: 3B
          12-      93%  D May           Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Harper to 2B; Kubiak to 3B
                  Ted Abernathy replaces Wally Bunker pitching and batting 9th
   R      123      87%  T Savage        Walk; Kubiak Scores/unER; Harper to 3B; May to 2B
                  Tito Francona pinch hits for John Gelnar batting 5th
   O      123      97%  T Francona      Flyball: SS
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Royals 4, Brewers 1.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Dick Ellsworth facing 8-9-1
                  Dick Ellsworth replaces Tito Francona pitching and batting 5th
   O      ---      97%  J Hernandez     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      96%  T Abernathy     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      97%  A Otis          Single to LF
   O      1--      96%  P Schaal        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Brewers 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Brewers Batting, Behind 1-4, Ted Abernathy facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      98%  R Pena          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---     100%  P Roof          Flyball: LF
   O      ---     100%  T Kubiak        Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Brewers 1.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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