Kansas City Royals vs Oakland Athletics
April 22, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 22, 1970 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 1, Oakland Athletics 2

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Kelly rf 4 0 0 0
Kirkpatrick 1b 3 1 1 1
  Spriggs pr 0 0 0 0
Otis cf 4 0 0 0
Oliver 3b 3 0 0 0
Piniella lf 3 0 1 0
Alcaraz 2b 3 0 0 0
Hernandez ss 3 0 1 0
Campanis c 3 0 0 0
Bunker p 1 0 0 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
  Wright p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 28 1 3 1
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Alou lf 4 1 1 0
Monday cf 3 0 1 0
Pena ss 3 0 0 0
Mincher 1b 1 0 0 1
Johnson 3b 4 0 0 0
Green 2b 2 0 0 0
Jackson rf 3 0 0 0
Duncan c 3 0 2 0
  Bando pr 0 1 0 0
  Fernandez c 0 0 0 0
Downing p 2 0 0 0
Totals 25 2 4 1
Kansas City 000 000 100130
Oakland 000 000 02x240
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Bunker  L (0-4) 7.1 4 2 2 4 3
  Johnson   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Wright   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
4
2
2
5
3
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Downing  W (2-1) 9.0 3 1 1 2 5
Totals
9.0
3
1
1
2
5

  E–None.  2B–Oakland Duncan (1,off Bunker).  HR–Kansas City Kirkpatrick (2,7th inning off Downing 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Downing (1,off Bunker).  SF–Mincher (1,off Wright).  CS–Hernandez (1,2nd base by Downing/Duncan); Piniella (2,2nd base by Downing/Duncan).  WP–Bunker (1), Johnson (1).  U-HP–Ron Luciano, 1B–Merlyn Anthony, 2B–Red Flaherty, 3B–Bob Stewart.  T–2:12.  A–5,277.
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