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Chicago White Sox @ 
Kansas City Royals
1970-07-12 · Day game · Municipal Stadium · Att: 10565 · 88°F · Wind 7 mph · 2:31
Chicago White Sox defeated Kansas City Royals 10–5. Chicago White Sox put up 4 in the 9th. Tommy John earned the win and Jerry Crider picked up the save. Bob Oliver went 1-for-5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 17 | |
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
W: Tommy John L: Dick Drago SV: Jerry Crider
Umpires — HP: Don Denkinger · 1B: Art Frantz · 2B: Nestor Chylak · 3B: Russ Goetz · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Chicago White Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tommy McCraw | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Luis Aparicio | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Gail Hopkins | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Carlos May | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ed Herrmann | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Syd O'Brien | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Ken Berry | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
 Bobby Knoop | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Tommy John | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bob Spence | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jerry Crider | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pat Kelly | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Cookie Rojas | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Amos Otis | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Lou Piniella | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Bob Oliver | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Hawk Taylor | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Paul Schaal | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jackie Hernandez | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dick Drago | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Tommy Matchick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Billy Sorrell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ed Kirkpatrick | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago White Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy John | 6.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
| Jerry Crider | 3.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Drago | 6.1 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
 Aurelio Monteagudo | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Tom Burgmeier | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Ken Wright | 1.1 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
 Don O'Riley | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Tommy McCraw: W
- Luis Aparicio: D7.1-H
- Gail Hopkins: S8.2-H
- Carlos May: 8/L
- Ed Herrmann: 46(1)/FO/G.B-1
- Syd O'Brien: 64(1)/FO/G
Bot 1
- Pat Kelly: S8/L
- Cookie Rojas: 8/F
- Amos Otis: 4/P
- Lou Piniella: W.1-2
- Bob Oliver: 9/F
Top 2
- Ken Berry: K/C
- Bobby Knoop: 53/G
- Tommy John: 9/L
Bot 2
- Hawk Taylor: 63/G
- Paul Schaal: S9/G
- Jackie Hernandez: S9/L.1-2
- Dick Drago: 13/SH/BG.2-3;1-2
- Pat Kelly: K
Top 3
- Tommy McCraw: 3/P
- Luis Aparicio: S8/G
- Gail Hopkins: 64(1)3/GDP/G
Bot 3
- Cookie Rojas: 7/F
- Amos Otis: W
- Lou Piniella: S9.1-2
- Bob Oliver: HR/7.2-H;1-H
- Hawk Taylor: 3/FL
- Paul Schaal: 63/G
Top 4
- Carlos May: S8/G
- Ed Herrmann: 54(1)3/GDP/G
- Syd O'Brien: HP
- Ken Berry: 43/G
Bot 4
- Jackie Hernandez: 163/G
- Dick Drago: K/C
- Pat Kelly: D8
- Cookie Rojas: 9/F
Top 5
- Bobby Knoop: S7
- Tommy John: 14/SH/BG.1-2
- Tommy McCraw: 43/G.2-3
- Luis Aparicio: 8/F
Bot 5
- Amos Otis: 53/G
- Lou Piniella: S8
- Bob Oliver: 64(1)/FO/G.B-1
- Hawk Taylor: 4/P
Top 6
- Gail Hopkins: 43/G
- Carlos May: 6/L
- Ed Herrmann: S8
- Syd O'Brien: S9.1-2
- Ken Berry: 43/G
Bot 6
- Paul Schaal: 9/F
- Jackie Hernandez: S7
- Dick Drago: 14/SH/BG.1-2
- Pat Kelly: 8/F
Top 7
- Bobby Knoop: T8/L
- Bob Spence: W
- Tommy McCraw: 9/SF.3-H;1-2
- Luis Aparicio: D7.2-H
- Gail Hopkins: 8/F8D.2-3
- Carlos May: 13/G
Bot 7
- Cookie Rojas: 63/G
- Amos Otis: 31/BG
- Lou Piniella: W
- Bob Oliver: K
Top 8
- Ed Herrmann: 3/G
- Syd O'Brien: S9
- Ken Berry: D7.1-H
- Bobby Knoop: SB3
- Bobby Knoop: S8/G.3-H
- Bob Spence: 3/G.1-2
- Tommy McCraw: K/C
Bot 8
- Hawk Taylor: 8/F8D
- Tommy Matchick: 4/P
- Billy Sorrell: 7/L
Top 9
- Luis Aparicio: 9/F
- Jerry Crider: S8/G
- Carlos May: 8/F
- Ed Herrmann: S9.1-2
- Syd O'Brien: W.2-3;1-2
- Ken Berry: D8/78.3-H;2-H;1-H
- Bobby Knoop: S5/G.2-3
- Bob Spence: D8/P.3-H;1-3
- Tommy McCraw: 43/G
Bot 9
- Ed Kirkpatrick: S8
- Pat Kelly: S5/BG.1-3(E5/TH);B-2
- Cookie Rojas: 63/G.3-H;2-2
- Amos Otis: S7.2-H(UR)
- Lou Piniella: 9/F
- Bob Oliver: K/C
Notes & reviews
- 415 ft