Kansas City Royals vs California Angels
April 17, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 17, 1970 at Anaheim Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the California Angels and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 7, California Angels 5

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Spriggs rf 5 3 4 0
Kirkpatrick 1b 4 1 2 0
  Schaal 3b 1 0 0 0
Otis cf 4 0 0 1
Oliver 3b,1b 3 0 1 3
Piniella lf 4 0 0 0
Alcaraz 2b 3 1 1 0
Severson ss 4 0 1 0
Rodriguez c 2 1 0 0
Morehead p 2 1 0 0
  Rooker p 1 0 1 1
Totals 33 7 10 5
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Alomar 2b 5 1 1 0
Fregosi ss 3 2 0 0
Voss rf 4 0 0 0
Johnson lf 4 1 2 1
Johnstone cf 4 1 3 4
Repoz 1b 3 0 1 0
  Cowan ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Azcue c 4 0 0 0
Rodriguez 3b 4 0 0 0
Murphy p 3 0 0 0
  Fisher p 0 0 0 0
  Doyle p 0 0 0 0
  Reichardt ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 7 5
Kansas City 111 020 1017101
California 002 030 000573
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Morehead  W (1-0) 7.0 7 5 3 1 5
  Rooker  SV (1) 2.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
7
5
3
2
6
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Murphy  L (1-1) 6.1 8 6 4 2 3
  Fisher   1.2 1 1 0 1 0
  Doyle   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
7
4
3
4

  E–Morehead (1), Alomar (3), Voss (1), Johnson (2).  DP–California 2.  PB–Azcue 2 (5).  3B–Kansas City Oliver (2,off Murphy).  HR–California Johnstone (2,5th inning off Morehead 2 on, 2 out).  SF–Oliver (1,off Murphy); Otis (1,off Fisher).  HBP–Rodriguez (1,by Murphy).  SB–Otis (3,2nd base off Murphy/Azcue).  CS–Spriggs (1,3rd base by Doyle/Azcue).  BK–Doyle (1).  HBP–Murphy (1,Rodriguez).  U-HP–Jim Odom, 1B–Bill Kunkel, 2B–Ed Runge, 3B–Bill Haller.  T–2:27.  A–24,154.
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