[Joy in Mudville]

Major League 1970 Game Log, Sunday, October 17th, 1976
Kansas City Royals vs New York Mets
Top of the 1st - New York Mets batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP S. Busby
Pitching: RHP S. Busby
Batting: LHB S. Braun 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball
1-2: Foul Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB G. Locklear 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4)
Batting: RHB D. Ford 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S)
Top of the 1st over - 0 run(s), 0 hit(s), 0 error(s), 0 left on base; New York 0 - Kansas City 0

Bottom of the 1st - Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for New York Mets : LHP K. Frailing
Pitching: LHP K. Frailing
Batting: LHB J. Briggs 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 78S)
Batting: RHB L. Piniella 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LD)
Batting: LHB J. Johnstone 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D) (infield hit)
J. Briggs to second
Batting: LHB P. Kelly 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball
0-2: Foul Ball
0-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3S)
J. Briggs to third
J. Johnstone to second
Batting: RHB D. Allen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB E. Rodriguez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 run(s), 2 hit(s), 0 error(s), 3 left on base; New York 0 - Kansas City 0

Top of the 2nd - New York Mets batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP S. Busby
Batting: LHB B. Powell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB E. Kranepool 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball
3-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6D)
Batting: LHB M. Jorgensen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M)
Batting: LHB W. Garrett 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89D)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 run(s), 0 hit(s), 0 error(s), 1 left on base; New York 0 - Kansas City 0

Bottom of the 2nd - Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for New York Mets : LHP K. Frailing
Batting: RHB R. Burleson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball
1-1: Foul Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LSF)
Batting: LHB C. May 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S)
Batting: RHB F. White 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 25) (infield hit)
Batting: LHB J. Briggs 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball
Reached via error on receiving a throw, E3
F. White to second
Batting: RHB L. Piniella 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 9LM)
F. White to third
J. Briggs to second
F. White scores
J. Briggs to third
Pitching: LHP B. Sykes
Batting: LHB J. Johnstone 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
L. Piniella to second
Batting: LHB P. Kelly 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78D)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 1 run(s), 2 hit(s), 1 error(s), 3 left on base; New York 0 - Kansas City 1

Top of the 3rd - New York Mets batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP S. Busby
Batting: RHB J. Grote 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 34D)
Batting: RHB T. Foli 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D)
Batting: LHB S. Braun 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 9LD), Distance : 329 ft
Batting: LHB G. Locklear 0-0: Foul Ball
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M)
Batting: RHB D. Ford 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 3rd over - 2 run(s), 2 hit(s), 0 error(s), 0 left on base; New York 2 - Kansas City 1

Bottom of the 3rd - Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for New York Mets : LHP B. Sykes
Batting: RHB D. Allen 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D)
Batting: RHB E. Rodriguez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 9LS)
Batting: RHB R. Burleson 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78D)
Batting: LHB C. May 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Popup, 78S)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 run(s), 1 hit(s), 0 error(s), 1 left on base; New York 2 - Kansas City 1

Top of the 4th - New York Mets batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP S. Busby
Batting: LHB B. Powell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13S)
Batting: LHB E. Kranepool 0-0: Reached on error, E3 (Groundball, 3S)
Batting: LHB M. Jorgensen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
E. Kranepool to second
Batting: LHB W. Garrett 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6)
E. Kranepool to third
M. Jorgensen to second
Batting: RHB J. Grote 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Grounds into fielders choice 1-2 (Groundball, 15S)
M. Jorgensen to third
W. Garrett to second
Batting: RHB T. Foli 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD)
M. Jorgensen scores
W. Garrett to third
J. Grote to second
W. Garrett scores
J. Grote to third
Batting: LHB S. Braun 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S)
Top of the 4th over - 2 run(s), 2 hit(s), 1 error(s), 2 left on base; New York 4 - Kansas City 1

Bottom of the 4th - Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for New York Mets : LHP B. Sykes
Batting: RHB F. White 0-0: Foul Ball
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: DOUBLE (Groundball, 5L)
Batting: LHB J. Briggs 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB L. Piniella 0-0: Ball
F. White is caught stealing 3rd base
J. Briggs to second
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB J. Johnstone 0-0: Foul Ball
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8RXD)
J. Briggs scores
Batting: LHB P. Kelly 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34)
Bottom of the 4th over - 1 run(s), 2 hit(s), 0 error(s), 1 left on base; New York 4 - Kansas City 2

Top of the 5th - New York Mets batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP S. Busby
Batting: LHB G. Locklear 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD)
Batting: RHB D. Ford 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4)
Batting: LHB B. Powell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 5th over - 0 run(s), 0 hit(s), 0 error(s), 0 left on base; New York 4 - Kansas City 2

Bottom of the 5th - Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for New York Mets : LHP B. Sykes
Batting: RHB D. Allen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB E. Rodriguez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S)
Batting: RHB R. Burleson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB C. May 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 run(s), 0 hit(s), 0 error(s), 1 left on base; New York 4 - Kansas City 2

Top of the 6th - New York Mets batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP S. Busby
Pitching: RHP D. Drago
Batting: LHB E. Kranepool 0-0: Foul Ball
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4)
Batting: LHB M. Jorgensen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball
1-2: Foul Ball
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M)
Batting: LHB W. Garrett 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB J. Grote 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 6th over - 0 run(s), 0 hit(s), 0 error(s), 1 left on base; New York 4 - Kansas City 2

Bottom of the 6th - Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for New York Mets : LHP B. Sykes
Batting: RHB F. White 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS)
Batting: LHB J. Briggs 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4)
F. White to second
Batting: RHB L. Piniella 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56)
Batting: LHB J. Johnstone 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: DOUBLE (Flyball, 89D)
F. White scores
Batting: LHB P. Kelly 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F3 (Line Drive, 3)
Bottom of the 6th over - 1 run(s), 2 hit(s), 0 error(s), 1 left on base; New York 4 - Kansas City 3

Top of the 7th - New York Mets batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP D. Drago
Pitching: RHP R. Moffitt
Batting: RHB T. Foli 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M)
Batting: LHB S. Braun 0-0: SINGLE (Popup, 56S)
Batting: LHB G. Locklear 0-0: Sac Bunt - play at first, batter OUT! 1-4
S. Braun to second
Batting: RHB D. Ford 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9LM)
S. Braun to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, throw and OUT!
Top of the 7th over - 0 run(s), 2 hit(s), 0 error(s), 1 left on base; New York 4 - Kansas City 3

Bottom of the 7th - Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for New York Mets : LHP B. Sykes
Pitching: RHP L. Hardy
Batting: RHB D. Allen 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB E. Rodriguez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M)
Batting: RHB R. Burleson 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball
1-2: DOUBLE (Groundball, 3L)
Batting: LHB C. May 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 run(s), 1 hit(s), 0 error(s), 1 left on base; New York 4 - Kansas City 3

Top of the 8th - New York Mets batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP R. Moffitt
Pitching: LHP T. Burgmeier
Batting: LHB B. Powell 0-0: Foul Ball
0-1: Foul Ball
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball
2-2: Foul Ball
2-2: Foul Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S) (infield hit)
Batting: LHB E. Kranepool 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 13)
B. Powell to second
Batting: LHB M. Jorgensen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB W. Garrett 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 34)
B. Powell to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw made home
W. Garrett to second
Batting: RHB J. Grote 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S)
Top of the 8th over - 1 run(s), 2 hit(s), 0 error(s), 1 left on base; New York 5 - Kansas City 3

Bottom of the 8th - Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for New York Mets : RHP L. Hardy
Batting: RHB F. White 0-0: Reached on error, E5 (Groundball, 56S)
Batting: LHB J. Briggs 0-0: Ball
F. White is caught stealing 2nd base
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Swinging Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Pitching: RHP E. Romo
Batting: RHB L. Piniella 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Grounds into double play, 5-4-3 (Groundball, 5L)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 run(s), 0 hit(s), 1 error(s), 0 left on base; New York 5 - Kansas City 3

Top of the 9th - New York Mets batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : LHP T. Burgmeier
Pinch Hitting: RHB L. Stanton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6)
Batting: LHB S. Braun 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4)
Batting: LHB G. Locklear 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M)
Top of the 9th over - 0 run(s), 0 hit(s), 0 error(s), 0 left on base; New York 5 - Kansas City 3

Bottom of the 9th - Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for New York Mets : RHP E. Romo
Now at SS: B. Harrelson
Batting: LHB J. Johnstone 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: DOUBLE (Flyball, 78D)
Pitching: LHP R. Sadecki
Batting: LHB P. Kelly 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball
2-2: Foul Ball
2-2: Foul Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Pitching: RHP S. Simpson
Batting: RHB D. Allen 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6)
Pinch Hitting: LHB J. Brohamer 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Foul Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Pitching: RHP R. Eastwick
Batting: RHB R. Burleson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball
0-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5S)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 run(s), 1 hit(s), 0 error(s), 2 left on base; New York 5 - Kansas City 3

Game Over ... New York defeats Kansas City, 5 to 3