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Kansas City Royals @ California Angels

1970-09-03 · Night game · Angel Stadium of Anaheim · Att: 6960 · 2:17

California Angels defeated Kansas City Royals 1–0. Tom Bradley earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KCA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
CAL	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	4

W: Tom Bradley L: Jim Rooker SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Emmett Ashford · 1B: Hank Soar · 2B: Lou DiMuro · 3B: Jerry Neudecker · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Tommy Matchick	4	1	0	1
George Spriggs	4	0	0	2
Amos Otis	4	3	0	0
Lou Piniella	4	0	0	1
Ed Kirkpatrick	4	0	0	1
Bob Oliver	4	1	0	1
Billy Sorrell	3	0	1	0
Cookie Rojas	3	2	0	0
Jim Rooker	3	0	0	2

California Angels — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Sandy Alomar	4	0	0	0	0	0
Tony Gonzalez	4	0	0	0	0	3
Jim Fregosi	3	0	0	0	0	0
Alex Johnson	3	1	1	0	0	0
Ken McMullen	3	0	0	0	0	0
Tommie Reynolds	3	0	1	0	0	0
Jim Spencer	3	0	1	1	0	1
Joe Azcue	3	0	1	0	0	0
Tom Bradley	1	0	0	0	1	1

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim Rooker	8.0	4	1	5

California Angels — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tom Bradley	9.0	7	1	8

Play-by-play

Top 1

Tommy Matchick: 43
George Spriggs: K
Amos Otis: S9
Lou Piniella: K/C

Bot 1

Sandy Alomar: 4/L
Tony Gonzalez: K/C
Jim Fregosi: 8

Top 2

Ed Kirkpatrick: 63
Bob Oliver: 63
Billy Sorrell: W
Cookie Rojas: S9.1-3;B-2(TH3)
Jim Rooker: K

Bot 2

Alex Johnson: S8
Ken McMullen: 6
Tommie Reynolds: S9.1-3;B-2(TH3)
Jim Spencer: 43.2-3;3-H
Joe Azcue: 9

Top 3

Tommy Matchick: S8
George Spriggs: 7
Amos Otis: 8
Lou Piniella: 9

Bot 3

Tom Bradley: W
Sandy Alomar: 9
Tony Gonzalez: 7
Jim Fregosi: 4

Top 4

Ed Kirkpatrick: K/C
Bob Oliver: K
Billy Sorrell: 9

Bot 4

Alex Johnson: 3/FL
Ken McMullen: 6/L
Tommie Reynolds: 4

Top 5

Cookie Rojas: T7
Jim Rooker: 53
Tommy Matchick: 13
George Spriggs: K/C

Bot 5

Jim Spencer: S9
Joe Azcue: S9.1-3
Tom Bradley: 24/SH.1-2
Sandy Alomar: 63
Tony Gonzalez: K

Top 6

Amos Otis: S8
Lou Piniella: 46(1)/FO
Ed Kirkpatrick: WP.1-2
Ed Kirkpatrick: 2/FL
Bob Oliver: 63

Bot 6

Jim Fregosi: 63
Alex Johnson: 8
Ken McMullen: 6

Top 7

Billy Sorrell: 3/G
Cookie Rojas: 43
Jim Rooker: K/C

Bot 7

Tommie Reynolds: 63
Jim Spencer: K
Joe Azcue: 43

Top 8

Tommy Matchick: K
George Spriggs: 6
Amos Otis: S6
Lou Piniella: 53

Bot 8

Tom Bradley: K/C
Sandy Alomar: 43
Tony Gonzalez: K

Top 9

Ed Kirkpatrick: 8
Bob Oliver: S6
Billy Sorrell: 4(B)3(1)/LDP