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Kansas City Royals @ 
Chicago White Sox
1970-09-22 · Night game · Comiskey Park I · overcast · 2:10
Kansas City Royals defeated Chicago White Sox 2–1. Dick Drago earned the win and Ted Abernathy picked up the save. Ed Kirkpatrick went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| CHA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
W: Dick Drago L: Billy Wynne SV: Ted Abernathy
Umpires — HP: Ed Runge · 1B: Jim Odom · 2B: Bill Haller · 3B: Bill Kunkel · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Amos Otis | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 George Spriggs | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Lou Piniella | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Ed Kirkpatrick | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Billy Sorrell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Paul Schaal | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Cookie Rojas | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bobby Floyd | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Dick Drago | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bob Oliver | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago White Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Walt Williams | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Luis Aparicio | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Carlos May | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bill Melton | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ed Herrmann | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tommy McCraw | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ken Berry | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Bobby Knoop | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Billy Wynne | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Gail Hopkins | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Lee Maye | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Spence | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Matias | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duane Josephson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Drago | 8.1 | 8 | 1 | 5 |
 Ted Abernathy | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Chicago White Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Wynne | 7.0 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| Barry Moore | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Amos Otis: W
- George Spriggs: S7.1-2
- Lou Piniella: 4/P
- Ed Kirkpatrick: K
- Billy Sorrell: 43/G
Bot 1
- Walt Williams: K
- Luis Aparicio: W
- Carlos May: K
- Bill Melton: SB2
- Bill Melton: 63/G
Top 2
- Paul Schaal: 8/F
- Cookie Rojas: 4/P
- Bobby Floyd: 63/G
Bot 2
- Ed Herrmann: 53/G
- Tommy McCraw: 4/P
- Ken Berry: 9/F
Top 3
- Dick Drago: S9
- Amos Otis: 54(1)3/GDP/G
- George Spriggs: K
Bot 3
- Bobby Knoop: K
- Billy Wynne: S9/G
- Walt Williams: D7.1-3
- Luis Aparicio: 63/G
- Carlos May: 43/G
Top 4
- Lou Piniella: 2/FL
- Ed Kirkpatrick: HR/9
- Billy Sorrell: K/C
- Paul Schaal: 53/G
Bot 4
- Bill Melton: S4/G4M
- Ed Herrmann: 46(1)/FO/G.B-1
- Tommy McCraw: 36(1)/FO/G.B-1
- Ken Berry: SB2.1-3(E2/TH2)
- Ken Berry: 4/P
Top 5
- Cookie Rojas: S8
- Bobby Floyd: CS2(24)
- Bobby Floyd: K/C
- Dick Drago: 53/G
Bot 5
- Bobby Knoop: 63/G
- Billy Wynne: K
- Walt Williams: K
Top 6
- Amos Otis: D7
- George Spriggs: 3/G.2-3
- Lou Piniella: S8.3-H
- Ed Kirkpatrick: BK.1-2
- Ed Kirkpatrick: 3/FL
- Billy Sorrell: IW
- Paul Schaal: 5/FL
Bot 6
- Luis Aparicio: 13/G
- Carlos May: S8/G
- Bill Melton: 64(1)/FO/G
- Ed Herrmann: CS2(26)
Top 7
- Cookie Rojas: 63/G
- Bobby Floyd: S7/G
- Dick Drago: BK.1-2
- Dick Drago: 34/SH/BG.2-3
- Amos Otis: 53/G
Bot 7
- Ed Herrmann: D8
- Tommy McCraw: 43/G.2-3
- Ken Berry: 43/G.3-H
- Gail Hopkins: S7
- Lee Maye: 6(1)/FO/G
Top 8
- George Spriggs: 8/F
- Lou Piniella: 9/L
- Ed Kirkpatrick: 43/G
Bot 8
- Walt Williams: 13/G
- Luis Aparicio: 7/F7D
- Carlos May: S7
- Bill Melton: 9/F
Top 9
- Bob Oliver: 53/G
- Paul Schaal: 7/F
- Cookie Rojas: 63/G
Bot 9
- Bob Spence: S8
- Tommy McCraw: 3/SH/BG.1-2
- Ken Berry: W
- John Matias: 46(1)/FO/G.2-3;B-1
- Duane Josephson: 63/G