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Kansas City Royals @ Cleveland Guardians
1970-07-26 · Day game · Cleveland Stadium · 2:38
Cleveland Indians defeated Kansas City Royals 6–5. Cleveland Indians put up 4 in the 6th. Steve Dunning earned the win and Rick Austin picked up the save. Bob Oliver went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 5 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | |
| CLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 |
W: Steve Dunning L: Ken Wright SV: Rick Austin
Umpires — HP: Russ Goetz · 1B: Don Denkinger · 2B: Art Frantz · 3B: Nestor Chylak · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pat Kelly | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Cookie Rojas | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Amos Otis | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Ed Kirkpatrick | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Lou Piniella | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bob Oliver | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
 Billy Sorrell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jackie Hernandez | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bill Butler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Paul Schaal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Hawk Taylor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cleveland Guardians — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eddie Leon | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Larry Brown | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Roy Foster | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
 Tony Horton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Chuck Hinton | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Duke Sims | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Buddy Bradford | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Graig Nettles | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Steve Dunning | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Vada Pinson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Lou Klimchock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Lasher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Butler | 4.0 | 8 | 2 | 4 |
 Ken Wright | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
 Tom Burgmeier | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Cleveland Guardians — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Dunning | 6.0 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Dennis Higgins | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fred Lasher | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Austin | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Pat Kelly: W
- Cookie Rojas: 9/L
- Amos Otis: 46(1)3/GDP
Bot 1
- Eddie Leon: S9
- Larry Brown: S3.1-2
- Roy Foster: K
- Tony Horton: K
- Chuck Hinton: 8/L
Top 2
- Ed Kirkpatrick: 8
- Lou Piniella: 63
- Bob Oliver: 5/P
Bot 2
- Duke Sims: 4/P
- Buddy Bradford: S8
- Graig Nettles: S8.1-3
- Steve Dunning: CS2(24)#
- Steve Dunning: K
Top 3
- Billy Sorrell: 8
- Jackie Hernandez: S8
- Bill Butler: W.1-2
- Pat Kelly: 46(1)3/GDP
Bot 3
- Eddie Leon: 3/P
- Larry Brown: 7/L
- Roy Foster: W
- Tony Horton: 43
Top 4
- Cookie Rojas: S8
- Amos Otis: S7.1-2
- Ed Kirkpatrick: S9.2-3;1-2
- Lou Piniella: 52(3)/FO.2-3;1-2
- Bob Oliver: S7.3-H;2-H;1-2
- Billy Sorrell: 46(1)3/GDP
Bot 4
- Chuck Hinton: HR/7
- Duke Sims: 3/G
- Buddy Bradford: W
- Graig Nettles: 36(1)/FO
- Steve Dunning: K
Top 5
- Jackie Hernandez: K
- Bill Butler: K/C
- Pat Kelly: W
- Cookie Rojas: PO1(13)
Bot 5
- Eddie Leon: D9
- Larry Brown: S9.2-H
- Roy Foster: D7.1-3
- Tony Horton: 63
- Vada Pinson: W
- Duke Sims: 4(B)6(2)/LDP
Top 6
- Cookie Rojas: S9
- Amos Otis: W.1-2
- Ed Kirkpatrick: K/C
- Lou Piniella: 13.2-3;1-2
- Bob Oliver: HR/7.3-H;2-H
- Billy Sorrell: 8
Bot 6
- Buddy Bradford: 9/L
- Graig Nettles: S9
- Lou Klimchock: HP.1-2
- Eddie Leon: 46(1)/FO.2-H(E6)(NR)
- Larry Brown: S7.1-2
- Roy Foster: HR/8.2-H;1-H
- Tony Horton: 9
Top 7
- Jackie Hernandez: 9
- Paul Schaal: 8
- Pat Kelly: K
Bot 7
- Vada Pinson: 9/L
- Duke Sims: 8
- Buddy Bradford: K/C
Top 8
- Cookie Rojas: W
- Amos Otis: 2/FL
- Ed Kirkpatrick: K+CS2(26)/DP
Bot 8
- Graig Nettles: 13
- Fred Lasher: 43
- Eddie Leon: 43
Top 9
- Lou Piniella: 53
- Bob Oliver: S7
- Hawk Taylor: 64(1)3/GDP