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Kansas City Royals @ Chicago White Sox

1970-09-23 · Day game · Comiskey Park I · Att: 693 · 63°F · 2:20

Chicago White Sox defeated Kansas City Royals 6–0. Chicago White Sox put up 2 in the 6th. Bart Johnson earned the win. Rich McKinney went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

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	5
CHA	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	1		6	11

W: Bart Johnson L: Paul Splittorff SV: (none)

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

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Amos Otis	2	0	2	0
George Spriggs	2	0	2	1
Lou Piniella	4	1	0	1
Ed Kirkpatrick	3	0	1	0
Billy Sorrell	4	1	0	0
Paul Schaal	4	1	0	1
Cookie Rojas	3	0	1	0
Bobby Floyd	3	1	0	1
Paul Splittorff	2	1	0	0
Pat Kelly	1	0	0	1

Chicago White Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Walt Williams	5	1	2	0	0	0
Tommy McCraw	5	0	1	0	0	1
Carlos May	4	1	2	0	1	0
Bill Melton	4	0	1	1	1	0
Luis Aparicio	0	0	0	0	1	0
Ken Berry	4	1	2	0	0	1
Bobby Knoop	4	0	0	0	0	3
Chuck Brinkman	3	2	1	0	1	1
Bart Johnson	3	0	1	1	0	1
Rich McKinney	3	1	1	2	1	1

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Paul Splittorff	7.0	10	3	8
Ken Wright	1.0	1	2	0

Chicago White Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bart Johnson	9.0	5	6	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Amos Otis: W
George Spriggs: W.1-2
Lou Piniella: 13/G.2-3;1-2
Ed Kirkpatrick: W
Billy Sorrell: 12(3)3/GDP/G

Bot 1

Walt Williams: S5/G
Tommy McCraw: S5/BG.1-2
Carlos May: 36(1)/FO/G.2-3;B-1
Bill Melton: S8.3-H;1-2
Luis Aparicio: CS3(25).1-2(TH3)
Luis Aparicio: W
Ken Berry: 63/G

Top 2

Paul Schaal: 63/G
Cookie Rojas: W
Bobby Floyd: K
Paul Splittorff: CS2(26)

Bot 2

Bobby Knoop: K
Chuck Brinkman: W
Bart Johnson: K
Walt Williams: 53/G

Top 3

Paul Splittorff: S4
Amos Otis: 3/FL
George Spriggs: 7/F
Lou Piniella: 563/G

Bot 3

Tommy McCraw: K/C
Carlos May: S9
Bill Melton: E4/G.1-2;B-1
Rich McKinney: K
Ken Berry: K

Top 4

Ed Kirkpatrick: 8/L8D
Billy Sorrell: 7/F
Paul Schaal: K/C

Bot 4

Bobby Knoop: K/C
Chuck Brinkman: K/C
Bart Johnson: 9/L

Top 5

Cookie Rojas: 63/G
Bobby Floyd: S4/G
Paul Splittorff: 36(1)/FO/BG.B-1
Amos Otis: 8/F

Bot 5

Walt Williams: S7
Tommy McCraw: 64(1)/FO/G.B-1
Carlos May: SB2
Carlos May: 8/F
Bill Melton: 7/F7D

Top 6

George Spriggs: K
Lou Piniella: S7
Ed Kirkpatrick: 46(1)3/GDP/G

Bot 6

Rich McKinney: W
Ken Berry: CS2(26)
Ken Berry: D8/78
Bobby Knoop: 8/F.2-3
Chuck Brinkman: E6/G.3-H(NR)(UR);B-1
Bart Johnson: D9.1-H(UR)
Walt Williams: 8/F

Top 7

Billy Sorrell: 6/P
Paul Schaal: 3/G
Cookie Rojas: 8/F

Bot 7

Tommy McCraw: 63/G
Carlos May: S9
Bill Melton: 53/G.1-2
Rich McKinney: HR/7.2-H
Ken Berry: S6/G
Bobby Knoop: K

Top 8

Bobby Floyd: 8/F
Pat Kelly: K/C
Amos Otis: W
George Spriggs: WP.1-2
George Spriggs: W
Lou Piniella: K/C

Bot 8

Chuck Brinkman: D8
Bart Johnson: E1/SH/BG.2-3;B-1
Walt Williams: WP.3-H;1-2
Walt Williams: 53/G
Tommy McCraw: 9/F
Carlos May: W
Bill Melton: W.2-3;1-2
Rich McKinney: 7/L

Top 9

Ed Kirkpatrick: 43/G
Billy Sorrell: S4/P
Paul Schaal: S8/G.1-2
Cookie Rojas: 5(2)3/GDP/G

Notes & reviews

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