Baltimore Orioles vs Kansas City Royals
April 25, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 25, 1970 at Municipal Stadium. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Baltimore Orioles 9, Kansas City Royals 3

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Buford lf 5 1 3 1
Belanger ss 5 0 2 1
Robinson F. rf 5 0 1 0
Powell 1b 3 2 0 0
Blair cf 5 1 2 3
Robinson B. 3b 5 2 2 2
Johnson 2b 2 2 1 0
Etchebarren c 3 0 1 1
Palmer p 3 0 1 1
  Watt p 1 1 1 0
Totals 37 9 14 9
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Kelly rf 5 0 3 0
Kirkpatrick 1b 5 0 1 0
Otis cf 4 1 1 0
Oliver 3b 4 1 1 1
Piniella lf 4 1 2 2
Alcaraz 2b 4 0 0 0
Hernandez ss 3 0 1 0
Rodriguez c 4 0 2 0
Butler p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson p 1 0 0 0
  Spriggs ph 1 0 0 0
  Fitzmorris p 0 0 0 0
  Drabowsky p 0 0 0 0
  Wright p 0 0 0 0
  Rooker p 0 0 0 0
  Fiore ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 11 3
Baltimore 500 000 0409140
Kansas City 000 003 0003110
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Palmer  W (2-1) 6.1 10 3 3 2 3
  Watt  SV (1) 2.2 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
11
3
3
2
5
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Butler  L (2-1) 0.2 3 5 5 3 1
  Johnson   6.1 4 0 0 1 4
  Fitzmorris   0.0 0 1 1 1 0
  Drabowsky   0.1 2 2 2 0 0
  Wright   0.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Rooker   1.2 3 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
14
9
9
5
5

  E–None.  DP–Baltimore 2, Kansas City 1.  2B–Kansas City Hernandez (1,off Palmer).  3B–Baltimore B Robinson (1,off Drabowsky), Kansas City Otis (1,off Palmer).  HR–Baltimore Blair (1,1st inning off Butler 2 on, 2 out); B Robinson (2,1st inning off Butler 0 on, 2 out), Kansas City Piniella (2,6th inning off Palmer 1 on, 0 out).  SB–Kelly (6,2nd base off Palmer/Etchebarren).  WP–Palmer (3), Johnson (2).  U-HP–Bill Haller, 1B–Jim Odom, 2B–Bill Kunkel, 3B–Ed Runge.  T–2:45.  A–10,311.
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