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Kansas City Royals @ 
Washington Senators
1970-08-18 · Night game · Robert F. Kennedy Stadium · Att: 11576 · 3:17
Kansas City Royals defeated Washington Senators 12–8. Kansas City Royals put up 5 in the 6th. Al Fitzmorris earned the win and Ted Abernathy picked up the save. Bob Oliver went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 15 | |
| WS2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 |
W: Al Fitzmorris L: Dick Bosman SV: Ted Abernathy
Umpires — HP: Lou DiMuro · 1B: Jerry Neudecker · 2B: Emmett Ashford · 3B: Johnny Stevens · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 George Spriggs | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Cookie Rojas | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Amos Otis | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Lou Piniella | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Ed Kirkpatrick | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
 Bob Oliver | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
 Paul Schaal | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rich Severson | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Al Fitzmorris | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Pat Kelly | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Ted Abernathy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Washington Senators — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ed Stroud | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Del Unser | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Frank Howard | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Mike Epstein | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Aurelio Rodriguez | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Ed Brinkman | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim French | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tim Cullen | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dick Bosman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bernie Allen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Lee Maye | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Greg Goossen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Fitzmorris | 5.2 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| Ted Abernathy | 3.1 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
Washington Senators — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Bosman | 5.1 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
 Darold Knowles | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Horacio Pina | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jackie Brown | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Joe Grzenda | 2.0 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- George Spriggs: 43
- Cookie Rojas: 63
- Amos Otis: 4/L
Bot 1
- Ed Stroud: 13
- Del Unser: 43
- Frank Howard: W
- Mike Epstein: S9.1-3
- Aurelio Rodriguez: D8.3-H;1-H
- Ed Brinkman: W
- Jim French: 1/L
Top 2
- Lou Piniella: HP
- Ed Kirkpatrick: 8
- Bob Oliver: 64(1)3/GDP
Bot 2
- Tim Cullen: 7/7D
- Dick Bosman: 43
- Ed Stroud: K
Top 3
- Paul Schaal: S7
- Rich Severson: 54(1)3/GDP
- Al Fitzmorris: 4/P
Bot 3
- Del Unser: 4/P
- Frank Howard: 63
- Mike Epstein: S9
- Aurelio Rodriguez: 54(1)/FO
Top 4
- George Spriggs: K
- Cookie Rojas: S8
- Amos Otis: D8.1-H
- Lou Piniella: 53
- Ed Kirkpatrick: W
- Bob Oliver: 54(1)/FO
Bot 4
- Ed Brinkman: 63
- Jim French: W
- Tim Cullen: S9.1-2
- Dick Bosman: 15(2)/FO/BG.1-2
- Ed Stroud: WP.2-3;1-2
- Ed Stroud: 43
Top 5
- Paul Schaal: 7/7D
- Rich Severson: 6/FL
- Al Fitzmorris: W
- George Spriggs: S8.1-3
- Cookie Rojas: 8
Bot 5
- Del Unser: 43
- Frank Howard: 63
- Mike Epstein: W
- Aurelio Rodriguez: 54(1)/FO
Top 6
- Amos Otis: K
- Lou Piniella: S7
- Ed Kirkpatrick: T9.1-H
- Bob Oliver: S9.3-H
- Paul Schaal: S9.1-3
- Rich Severson: E4/G.3-H(NR);1-2
- Al Fitzmorris: D8.2-H;1-H(UR);B-3(E6)
- Pat Kelly: K/C
- Cookie Rojas: 13
Bot 6
- Ed Brinkman: 13
- Jim French: 63
- Tim Cullen: S7
- Bernie Allen: W.1-2
- Ed Stroud: S8.2-H;1-2
- Del Unser: S8.2-H;1-3
- Frank Howard: S6.3-H;1-2
- Mike Epstein: HP.2-3;1-2
- Aurelio Rodriguez: K
Top 7
- Amos Otis: D7
- Lou Piniella: 63
- Ed Kirkpatrick: IW
- Bob Oliver: HR/8.2-H;1-H
- Paul Schaal: 53
- Rich Severson: W
- Ted Abernathy: K
Bot 7
- Ed Brinkman: S5
- Jim French: K
- Tim Cullen: S9.1-3
- Lee Maye: HR/9.3-H;1-H
- Ed Stroud: 5/L
- Del Unser: W
- Frank Howard: K
Top 8
- Pat Kelly: W
- Cookie Rojas: 34/SH.1-2
- Amos Otis: IW
- Lou Piniella: S8.2-H;1-2
- Ed Kirkpatrick: S8.2-H;1X3(85)
- Bob Oliver: 64(1)/FO
Bot 8
- Mike Epstein: 3/G
- Aurelio Rodriguez: 13
- Ed Brinkman: S7
- Jim French: 3/G
Top 9
- Paul Schaal: 43
- Rich Severson: S8
- Ted Abernathy: 14/SH.1-2
- Pat Kelly: W
- Cookie Rojas: S8.2-H;1-2
- Amos Otis: 9/L
Bot 9
- Tim Cullen: 8
- Greg Goossen: K
- Ed Stroud: W
- Del Unser: K