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Kansas City Royals @ Chicago White Sox

1970-09-21 · Day game · Comiskey Park I · 2:44

Chicago White Sox defeated Kansas City Royals 8–4. Chicago White Sox put up 3 in the 8th. Wilbur Wood earned the win. George Spriggs went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Wilbur Wood L: Aurelio Monteagudo SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Haller · 1B: Bill Kunkel · 2B: Ed Runge · 3B: Jim Odom · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
George Spriggs	4	1	1	2	0	1
Amos Otis	3	0	0	0	1	0
Lou Piniella	2	0	0	0	1	0
Ed Kirkpatrick	4	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Oliver	4	1	0	0	0	1
Paul Schaal	4	1	1	1	0	0
Cookie Rojas	3	0	2	1	1	0
Rich Severson	4	1	1	0	0	0
Jim Rooker	1	0	0	0	0	1
Dave Morehead	1	0	0	0	0	1
Hawk Taylor	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago White Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Walt Williams	4	1	1	0	1	0
Luis Aparicio	5	0	1	2	0	0
Carlos May	3	1	0	0	2	0
Bill Melton	2	2	1	1	2	0
Duane Josephson	2	1	0	0	1	1
Ken Berry	5	1	2	0	0	0
Bob Spence	3	0	0	1	0	0
Bobby Knoop	3	0	1	0	1	1
Joe Horlen	0	0	0	0	1	0
Gail Hopkins	1	0	1	0	0	0
Wilbur Wood	1	1	0	0	0	0
Ed Herrmann	0	0	0	0	1	0
Tommy McCraw	1	0	1	2	0	0

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim Rooker	2.1	1	4	0
Dave Morehead	3.2	3	3	2
Aurelio Monteagudo	1.2	3	1	0
Tom Burgmeier	0.1	1	1	0

Chicago White Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Joe Horlen	6.0	3	1	4
Lee Stange	0.0	1	1	0
Wilbur Wood	3.0	1	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

George Spriggs: K23
Amos Otis: 53/G
Lou Piniella: W
Ed Kirkpatrick: 163/G

Bot 1

Walt Williams: 53/G
Luis Aparicio: 43/G
Carlos May: 63/G

Top 2

Bob Oliver: K
Paul Schaal: 53/G
Cookie Rojas: 43/G

Bot 2

Bill Melton: W
Duane Josephson: W.1-2
Ken Berry: S9.2-3;1-2
Bob Spence: 8/SF.3-H;2-3
Bobby Knoop: OA.3XH(2E6)(UR);1-3
Bobby Knoop: W
Joe Horlen: 14/SH/BG.1-2
Walt Williams: 2/FL

Top 3

Rich Severson: D7
Jim Rooker: K
George Spriggs: HR/9.2-H
Amos Otis: 9/F
Lou Piniella: HP
Ed Kirkpatrick: 5/P

Bot 3

Luis Aparicio: 7/F
Carlos May: W
Bill Melton: W.1-2
Duane Josephson: SB3
Duane Josephson: K
Ken Berry: 8/F

Top 4

Bob Oliver: E6.B-1
Paul Schaal: SB2
Paul Schaal: 43/G.2-3
Cookie Rojas: S7/G.3-H(UR)
Rich Severson: 64(1)3/GDP/G

Bot 4

Bob Spence: 43/G
Bobby Knoop: K
Joe Horlen: W
Walt Williams: 7/F

Top 5

Dave Morehead: K/C
George Spriggs: 13/G
Amos Otis: 63/G

Bot 5

Luis Aparicio: E6.B-1
Carlos May: WP.1-2
Carlos May: 43/G.2-3
Bill Melton: 3/FL
Duane Josephson: 13/G

Top 6

Lou Piniella: 53/G
Ed Kirkpatrick: 6/P
Bob Oliver: 53/G

Bot 6

Ken Berry: S8
Bob Spence: 5/FL
Bobby Knoop: 9/F
Gail Hopkins: S7.1-2
Walt Williams: WP.2-3;1-2
Walt Williams: W
Luis Aparicio: D9/F.3-H;2-H;1XH(932)

Top 7

Paul Schaal: HR/7
Cookie Rojas: W
Rich Severson: 43(B)6(1)/DP/G#
Hawk Taylor: 3/FL

Bot 7

Carlos May: 43/G
Bill Melton: HR/7
Duane Josephson: HP
Ken Berry: 7/F
Bob Spence: SB2
Bob Spence: 43/G

Top 8

George Spriggs: 31/G
Amos Otis: W
Lou Piniella: SB2
Lou Piniella: FC6/G.2X3(65);B-1
Ed Kirkpatrick: 3/G

Bot 8

Bobby Knoop: D7
Wilbur Wood: FC1/BG.2X3(15);B-1
Walt Williams: S9.1-3
Luis Aparicio: WP.3-H;1-3
Luis Aparicio: 3/FL
Carlos May: W
Ed Herrmann: SB2
Ed Herrmann: W
Tommy McCraw: S8.3-H;2-H;1-3
Ken Berry: SB2
Ken Berry: 1/G

Top 9

Bob Oliver: 53/G
Paul Schaal: 63/G
Cookie Rojas: D7
Rich Severson: 9/F

Notes & reviews

this doubleheader is a makeup of games rained out in Kansas City earlier in September
rundown on botched squeeze
Jim Rooker left with strained shoulder
Duane Josephson hit on the side of the head

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