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Kansas City Royals @ Cleveland Guardians
1970-07-25 · Day game · Cleveland Stadium · Att: 18853 · 2:40
Kansas City Royals defeated Cleveland Indians 8–4. Kansas City Royals put up 4 in the 7th. Tom Burgmeier earned the win and Ted Abernathy picked up the save. Amos Otis went 2-for-5 with 2 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | |
| CLE | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
W: Tom Burgmeier L: Fred Lasher SV: Ted Abernathy
Umpires — HP: Nestor Chylak · 1B: Russ Goetz · 2B: Don Denkinger · 3B: Art Frantz · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pat Kelly | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Cookie Rojas | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
 Amos Otis | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Lou Piniella | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bob Oliver | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Paul Schaal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Ellie Rodriguez | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jackie Hernandez | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bob Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ed Kirkpatrick | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Ted Abernathy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cleveland Guardians — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vada Pinson | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Graig Nettles | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Roy Foster | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Duke Sims | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Tony Horton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Ted Uhlaender | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Eddie Leon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Lou Klimchock | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rick Austin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Larry Brown | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Buddy Bradford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Chuck Hinton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Johnson | 5.0 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
 Tom Burgmeier | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ted Abernathy | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Cleveland Guardians — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Austin | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| Fred Lasher | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Dennis Higgins | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Dick Ellsworth | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Pat Kelly: 7
- Cookie Rojas: 53
- Amos Otis: HR/7
- Lou Piniella: K
Bot 1
- Vada Pinson: W
- Graig Nettles: W.1-2
- Roy Foster: W.2-3;1-2
- Duke Sims: S9.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Tony Horton: 64(1)/FO.3-H;2-3
- Ted Uhlaender: S8.3-H;1-2
- Eddie Leon: K
- Lou Klimchock: 9
Top 2
- Bob Oliver: 63
- Paul Schaal: 8
- Ellie Rodriguez: K
Bot 2
- Rick Austin: K/C
- Vada Pinson: 9
- Graig Nettles: 8
Top 3
- Jackie Hernandez: 5/L
- Bob Johnson: 3/FL
- Pat Kelly: 13
Bot 3
- Roy Foster: K
- Duke Sims: S8
- Tony Horton: CS2(26)#
- Tony Horton: K
Top 4
- Cookie Rojas: 63
- Amos Otis: 5/P
- Lou Piniella: S9
- Bob Oliver: K/C
Bot 4
- Ted Uhlaender: 7
- Eddie Leon: E5.B-1
- Lou Klimchock: 3/FL
- Rick Austin: K
Top 5
- Paul Schaal: W
- Ellie Rodriguez: 46(1)3/GDP
- Jackie Hernandez: K/C
Bot 5
- Vada Pinson: 9
- Graig Nettles: D9
- Roy Foster: 6/P
- Duke Sims: W
- Tony Horton: K
Top 6
- Bob Johnson: K/C
- Pat Kelly: W
- Cookie Rojas: HR/7.1-H
- Amos Otis: HR/7
- Lou Piniella: 9
- Bob Oliver: 63
Bot 6
- Ted Uhlaender: HR/9
- Eddie Leon: W
- Larry Brown: S9.1-2
- Buddy Bradford: K
- Vada Pinson: 9
- Graig Nettles: 7
Top 7
- Paul Schaal: 7
- Ellie Rodriguez: S7
- Jackie Hernandez: E6.1-3;B-1
- Ed Kirkpatrick: W.1-2
- Pat Kelly: S9.3-H;2-H(UR);1-3
- Cookie Rojas: SB2
- Cookie Rojas: S9.3-H;2-H
- Amos Otis: 64(1)3/GDP
Bot 7
- Roy Foster: 13
- Duke Sims: 43
- Tony Horton: 53
Top 8
- Lou Piniella: 13
- Bob Oliver: 13
- Paul Schaal: W
- Ted Abernathy: S8.1-2
- Jackie Hernandez: 9
Bot 8
- Ted Uhlaender: W
- Eddie Leon: 64(1)/FO
- Larry Brown: 9/L
- Chuck Hinton: 53
Top 9
- Ed Kirkpatrick: 3/G
- Pat Kelly: S9
- Cookie Rojas: 53.1-2
- Amos Otis: 9
Bot 9
- Vada Pinson: 13
- Graig Nettles: 43
- Roy Foster: 53