Kansas City Royals vs Baltimore Orioles
May 7, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 7, 1970 at Memorial 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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Kansas City Royals 6, Baltimore Orioles 7

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Kelly rf 4 2 2 0
Schaal ss,3b 4 1 2 1
Otis cf 3 1 0 0
Oliver 3b 5 1 3 4
  Hernandez ss 0 0 0 0
Piniella lf 4 1 2 0
Fiore 1b 3 0 2 0
Alcaraz 2b 5 0 0 1
Rodriguez c 3 0 0 0
Morehead p 4 0 1 0
  Drabowsky p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 12 6
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Buford lf 4 2 2 0
Belanger ss 4 0 2 1
  Rettenmund ph 0 1 0 0
Robinson F. rf 5 2 2 3
Powell 1b 4 1 3 3
Blair cf 4 0 0 0
Robinson B. 3b 4 0 0 0
Johnson 2b 4 0 1 0
Hendricks c 4 0 0 0
Cuellar p 0 0 0 0
  Hardin p 1 0 0 0
  Lopez p 0 0 0 0
  Hall p 0 0 0 0
  May ph 1 0 0 0
  Watt p 0 0 0 0
  Crowley ph 0 1 0 0
Totals 35 7 10 7
Kansas City 100 120 2006120
Baltimore 300 010 0037100
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Morehead   6.2 8 4 4 1 4
  Drabowsky  L (0-2) 2.0 2 3 3 2 2
Totals
8.2
10
7
7
3
6
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Cuellar   4.0 8 4 4 2 3
  Hardin   2.0 3 2 2 2 2
  Lopez   0.2 0 0 0 2 1
  Hall   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Watt  W (1-0) 2.0 1 0 0 2 1
Totals
9.0
12
6
6
8
8

  E–None.  DP–Baltimore 2.  2B–Kansas City Oliver (6,off Cuellar), Baltimore Belanger (2,off Morehead).  HR–Kansas City Oliver (6,7th inning off Hardin 1 on, 0 out), Baltimore Powell (8,1st inning off Morehead 2 on, 1 out); F Robinson (5,9th inning off Drabowsky 2 on, 2 out).  IBB–Piniella (3,by Cuellar).  SH–Cuellar (2,off Morehead).  SB–Kelly (10,2nd base off Cuellar/Hendricks); Otis (6,2nd base off Hardin/Hendricks).  CS–Kelly (6,2nd base by Watt/Hendricks).  BK–Cuellar (1).  IBB–Cuellar (2,Piniella).  U-HP–Bill Haller, 1B–Jim Odom, 2B–Ed Runge, 3B–Bill Kunkel.  T–3:00.  A–5,063.
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