sMLB

Tuesday, May 12, 1970

Kansas City 27-54
KC
8

Final

6
CLE
Cleveland 30-48

Players of the Game

34.36 WPA

A. Otis CF

3-6, 2 R, 4 RBI, HR

18.41 WPA

L. Piniella LF

4-5, 3 R, 2B, BB

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
KC 0 0 1 0 4 2 1 0 0 8 20 0
CLE 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 16 1

KC Batting

Hitters AB R H RBI HR BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
L. Piniella LF 5 3 4 0 · 1 0 .292 .330 .382 .712
P. Schaal 2B 5 1 2 0 · 0 0 .287 .357 .353 .710
A. Otis CF 6 2 3 4 1 0 0 .256 .329 .407 .736
B. Oliver 1B 6 1 3 2 · 0 1 .256 .308 .410 .718
E. Kirkpatrick C 4 0 2 1 · 1 0 .204 .261 .381 .642
P. Kelly RF 5 0 3 1 · 0 1 .216 .324 .279 .603
B. Sorrell 3B 5 0 1 0 · 0 2 .190 .247 .228 .475
J. Hernandez SS 3 1 2 0 · 2 1 .291 .332 .370 .702
D. Drago P 2 0 0 0 · 0 1 .070 .070 .070 .140
a- E. Rodriguez PH 1 0 0 0 · 0 1 .297 .393 .376 .769
M. Hedlund P 0 0 0 0 · 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .334
b- J. Keough PH 1 0 0 0 · 0 0 .295 .367 .485 .852
M. Montgomery P 0 0 0 0 · 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
c- G. Spriggs PH 1 0 0 0 · 0 1 .197 .291 .303 .594
T. Burgmeier P 0 0 0 0 · 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
L. Alcaraz 2B 0 0 0 0 · 0 0 .100 .200 .133 .333
Totals 44 8 20 8 1 4 8

a - E. Rodriguez pinch hit for D. Drago in the 5th

b - J. Keough pinch hit for M. Hedlund in the 7th

c - G. Spriggs pinch hit for M. Montgomery in the 8th

2B: E. Kirkpatrick (2nd off M. Paul, 0 on, 0 outs); L. Piniella (3rd off M. Paul, 0 on, 0 outs); P. Kelly (5th off M. Paul, 2 on, 1 out); B. Oliver (6th off J. Rittwage, 0 on, 1 out)

HR: A. Otis (6th off J. Rittwage, 1 on, 1 out)

Total Bases: A. Otis 6, L. Piniella 5, B. Oliver 4, P. Kelly 4, E. Kirkpatrick 3, P. Schaal 2, J. Hernandez 2, B. Sorrell

2-Out RBI: A. Otis

Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Oliver 2, E. Rodriguez 2, D. Drago, B. Sorrell, G. Spriggs

Sac Bunt: P. Schaal

Team LOB: 14

Baserunning

CS: A. Otis (3, 3rd base by Dick Drago/D. Sims), P. Kelly (10, 2nd base by Dick Drago/D. Sims)

Fielding

DP: 2 (Schaal-Hernandez-Oliver, Schaal-Hernandez-Oliver)

CLE Batting

Hitters AB R H RBI HR BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
R. Foster LF 5 2 3 1 1 0 0 .267 .359 .408 .767
T. Uhlaender CF 5 0 2 0 · 0 0 .199 .258 .312 .570
T. Horton 1B 4 1 2 1 · 1 0 .280 .326 .486 .812
D. Sims C 5 1 3 2 1 0 2 .277 .371 .477 .848
V. Pinson RF 5 0 2 0 · 0 0 .289 .328 .433 .761
E. Leon 2B 4 1 1 1 1 1 0 .230 .299 .335 .634
G. Nettles 3B 3 0 2 1 · 1 0 .250 .365 .463 .828
L. Brown SS 3 0 0 0 · 0 0 .144 .230 .185 .415
b- C. Hinton PH 1 0 0 0 · 0 0 .242 .329 .326 .655
M. Paul P 2 1 1 0 · 0 1 .172 .226 .172 .398
J. Rittwage P 0 0 0 0 · 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
a- R. Scheinblum PH 1 0 0 0 · 0 0 .350 .381 .650 1.031
J. Bouton P 0 0 0 0 · 0 0 .375 .500 .375 .875
L. Klimchock 2B 1 0 0 0 · 0 0 .217 .250 .348 .598
P. Gonzalez SS 0 0 0 0 · 0 0 .148 .179 .148 .327
Totals 39 6 16 6 3 3 3

a - R. Scheinblum pinch hit for J. Rittwage in the 6th

b - C. Hinton pinch hit for L. Brown in the 7th

2B: T. Uhlaender (4th off D. Drago, 0 on, 1 out)

HR: R. Foster (1st off D. Drago, 0 on, 0 outs); D. Sims (2nd off D. Drago, 1 on, 2 outs); E. Leon (7th off M. Montgomery, 0 on, 1 out)

Total Bases: R. Foster 6, D. Sims 6, E. Leon 4, T. Uhlaender 3, T. Horton 2, V. Pinson 2, G. Nettles 2, M. Paul

2-Out RBI: D. Sims 2, G. Nettles

Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Brown 2, D. Sims

GIDP: L. Brown, C. Hinton

Team LOB: 9

Baserunning

SB: V. Pinson (2, 2nd base, Mike Hedlund/E. Kirkpatrick)

Fielding

E: T. Uhlaender 1 (5)

KC Pitching

Pitcher IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI
D. Drago 4.0 10 5 5 1 1 2 22 99
M. Hedlund W 2.0 3 0 0 1 1 · 9 38
M. Montgomery H 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 1 4 17
T. Burgmeier SV 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 · 7 34

Game Score: D. Drago 29, M. Hedlund 49, M. Montgomery 42, T. Burgmeier 54

GB-FB: D. Drago 5-5, M. Hedlund 2-2, M. Montgomery 2-0, T. Burgmeier 1-3

Pitches: D. Drago 99, M. Hedlund 38, M. Montgomery 17, T. Burgmeier 34

CLE Pitching

Pitcher IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI
M. Paul 5.0 12 5 4 1 7 · 27 130
J. Rittwage L 2.0 6 3 3 1 0 1 13 45
J. Bouton 2.0 2 0 0 2 1 · 9 47

Game Score: M. Paul 52, J. Rittwage 35, J. Bouton 48

GB-FB: M. Paul 0-6, J. Rittwage 4-2, J. Bouton 1-3

Pitches: M. Paul 130, J. Rittwage 45, J. Bouton 47

Park: Cleveland Stadium Attendance: 9,623 Start: 8:05 PM ET

Game Log

Top 1st KC
Count
3-2
Outs
0
RBI / R
0 / 0
Runners
Exit Velo
111.8 mph
Pitcher
Mike Paul

0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5DF

0-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LMF

0-2: Ball

1-2: Ball

2-2: Ball

3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF

3-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF

3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 111 MPH)

Bot 1st CLE 2 Runs
Count
2-2
Outs
0
RBI / R
1 / 1
Runners
Exit Velo
101.0 mph
Launch Angle
27°
Pitcher
Dick Drago

0-0: Ball

1-0: Swinging Strike

1-1: Ball

2-1: Called Strike

2-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 78XD, EV 101 MPH), Distance : 411 ft

Top 2nd KC
Bot 2nd CLE 3 Runs
Count
3-2
Outs
2
RBI / R
2 / 1
Runners
Exit Velo
94.9 mph
Launch Angle
27°
Pitcher
Dick Drago

0-0: Foul Ball, location: 3F

0-1: Ball

1-1: Ball

2-1: Foul Ball, location: 7LMF

2-2: Ball

3-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF

3-2: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 9D, EV 94 MPH), Distance : 364 ft

Top 3rd KC 1 Run
Bot 3rd CLE
Top 4th KC
Bot 4th CLE
Top 5th KC 4 Runs
Bot 5th CLE
Top 6th KC 2 Runs
Count
0-2
Outs
1
RBI / R
2 / 1
Runners
Exit Velo
99.4 mph
Launch Angle
42°
Pitcher
Jim Rittwage

0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF

0-1: Called Strike

0-2: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 89XD, EV 99 MPH), Distance : 400 ft

Bot 6th CLE
Top 7th KC 1 Run
Bot 7th CLE 1 Run
Count
0-1
Outs
1
RBI / R
1 / 1
Runners
Exit Velo
103.8 mph
Launch Angle
30°
Pitcher
Monty Montgomery

0-0: Called Strike

0-1: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 103 MPH), Distance : 360 ft

Top 8th KC
Bot 8th CLE
Top 9th KC
Bot 9th CLE