California Angels vs Kansas City Royals
April 11, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 11, 1970 at Municipal Stadium. The California Angels defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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California Angels 6, Kansas City Royals 3

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Alomar 2b 4 1 1 0
Fregosi ss 5 1 1 0
Voss rf 3 2 1 0
Johnson lf 4 2 2 6
Spencer 1b 4 0 1 0
Repoz cf 4 0 2 0
Azcue c 4 0 0 0
Rodriguez 3b 3 0 1 0
Messersmith p 3 0 0 0
  Reichardt ph 1 0 0 0
  Doyle p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 9 6
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Kelly rf 4 0 1 0
Otis cf 3 0 0 0
Kirkpatrick 1b 4 0 0 0
Oliver 3b 4 1 1 0
Piniella lf 4 0 1 1
Alcaraz 2b 4 1 1 1
Hernandez ss 3 1 2 0
Rodriguez c 3 0 0 1
Bunker p 2 0 0 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
  Spriggs ph 1 0 0 0
  Wright p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 6 3
California 300 003 000690
Kansas City 010 000 200361
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Messersmith  W (2-0) 7.0 6 3 3 0 6
  Doyle  SV (1) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
0
7
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Bunker  L (0-2) 5.1 7 6 6 2 0
  Johnson   1.2 0 0 0 1 3
  Wright   2.0 2 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
9
6
6
4
3

  E–Alcaraz (1).  DP–Kansas City 2.  2B–California Spencer (1,off Bunker); Rodriguez (1,off Bunker); Fregosi (2,off Bunker); Repoz (2,off Wright), Kansas City Oliver (2,off Messersmith); Piniella (3,off Messersmith).  3B–Kansas City Hernandez (1,off Messersmith).  HR–California Johnson 2 (2,1st inning off Bunker 2 on, 1 out,6th inning off Bunker 2 on, 0 out), Kansas City Alcaraz (1,7th inning off Messersmith 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Otis (1,off Messersmith).  SB–Alomar 2 (3,2nd base off Bunker/Rodriguez,3rd base off Bunker/Rodriguez); Voss (1,2nd base off Bunker/Rodriguez).  U-HP–Larry Napp, 1B–John Rice, 2B–Marty Springstead, 3B–Larry Barnett.  T–2:16.  A–9,434.
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