Final
KC 5 — CLE 2
7/24/1970 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · CLE197007241
Complete available game record for KC at CLE, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| Cleveland Guardians | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Leon | — | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Kelly | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Fred Lasher | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Graig Nettles | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cookie Rojas | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lou Klimchock | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Foster | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Amos Otis | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ray Fosse | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tony Horton | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Piniella | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Oliver | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Buddy Bradford | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Duke Sims | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Hinton | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Billy Sorrell | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Uhlaender | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jack Heidemann | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jackie Hernandez | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Higgins | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Hand | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vada Pinson | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vern Fuller | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Rollins | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Rooker | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Dick Ellsworth | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Brown | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ted Abernathy | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Hand | 3.0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Jim Rooker | 7.2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0-0 |
| Ted Abernathy | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Dennis Higgins | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Dick Ellsworth | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Fred Lasher | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Lasher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Leon | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Graig Nettles | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Roy Foster | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vern Fuller | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Hand | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Heidemann | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Buddy Bradford | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duke Sims | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Higgins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Hinton | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Horton | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dick Ellsworth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Fosse | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Sorrell | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackie Hernandez | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Pat Kelly | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Oliver | 3 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Amos Otis | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Piniella | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cookie Rojas | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Rooker | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Abernathy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→1 | CS2(26) | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | D7 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | K/C | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | S9 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→2 | 36(1)3/GDP | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | E6.B-1 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | HR/8.1-H(UR);B-H(UR) | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | S8 | 2–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 7 | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | K | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 13 | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | K/C | 2–0 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | S5 | 2–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 4/FL | 2–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 63.1-2 | 2–0 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | HR/7.2-H | 2–0 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | D9 | 4–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 8/L | 4–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | W | 4–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | K | 4–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | NP | 4–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | S7.1-2 | 4–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 4–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | K | 4–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | K | 4–0 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | E6.B-1 | 4–0 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 5/P | 4–0 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 6/P | 4–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 4–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 4–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP | 4–0 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 2/P | 4–0 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 9 | 4–0 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | K | 4–0 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | W | 4–0 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | S6.1-2 | 4–0 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 13/SH.2-3;1-2 | 4–0 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | NP | 4–0 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | W | 4–0 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | D9.3-H;2-H;1-3 | 4–0 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 13 | 4–2 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | K | 4–2 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | S9 | 4–2 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | S8.1-3 | 4–2 |
| 6 top | 0→2 | 54(1)3/GDP.3-H(NR) | 4–2 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 5/FL | 5–2 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 2/P | 5–2 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | S9 | 5–2 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 5–2 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | S8.1-2 | 5–2 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 5–2 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | W | 5–2 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | CS2(24) | 5–2 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | S8 | 5–2 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 9 | 5–2 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 5–2 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | NP | 5–2 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 5–2 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 5–2 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 3/G | 5–2 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | S6 | 5–2 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 7 | 5–2 |
| 8 top | 1→3 | 6(1)3/GDP | 5–2 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | S5 | 5–2 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | WP.1-2# | 5–2 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 3/P | 5–2 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 5–2 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | W | 5–2 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 5–2 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 3/P | 5–2 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 8 | 5–2 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 9 | 5–2 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | W | 5–2 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 43.1-2 | 5–2 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 43.2-3 | 5–2 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | NP | 5–2 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 3/G | 5–2 |