1970 - 08 - 24 Kansas City Royals vs Oakland Athletics Recap

The 1970 baseball season - On the 24 of 08 1970, the Kansas City Royals attempted to defend their city's honor against the . The Kansas City Royals were coached by , the visitors by . was the umpire. The starting pitcher for the Kansas City Royals was and the pitcher for the was .

This database is as complete as possible and includes the visiting team, hometeam, umpire, starting pitching, batting order, stadium played at, attendance, and any additional information you may find useful. If you happen to notice any inconsistencies in the data shown, please let us know (it's a big database, and mistakes happen, especially in the earlier years).

1970 Kansas City Royals vs New York Yankees

Game Score Card / Stats


Game Date: 1970/08/24 Kansas City Royals vs New York Yankees
Played at Municipal Stadium II with 8622 people in attendance.


Opponents123456789RunsHitsErrors
Kansas City Royals03203000x8140
New York Yankees3011100107132
 
Teams# PitchersStarting PitcherManager
Kansas City Royals -2Al FitzmorrisBob Lemon
New York Yankees -5Mel StottlemyreRalph Houk
 
Home Runs in game:
Kansas City Royals -0
New York Yankees -1
 
Hometeam BatterBatting Order Visiting Team BatterBatting Order
George Spriggs9Horace Clarke4
Cookie Rojas4Thurman Munson2
Amos Otis8Roy White7
Lou Piniella7Bobby Murcer8
Ed Kirkpatrick2Danny Cater3
Bob Oliver3Jim Lyttle9
Paul Schaal5Frank Baker6
Tommy Matchick6Jerry Kenney5
Al Fitzmorris1Mel Stottlemyre1
 
Umpire Name Umpire Position:
Bill Kunkel Home Plate Umpire
Bill Haller First Base Umpire
Jim Odom Second Base Umpire
Ed Runge Third Base Umpire