Kansas City Royals vs Chicago White Sox
May 16, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 16, 1970 at Comiskey Park I. The Chicago White Sox 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, Chicago White Sox 6

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Kelly rf 3 0 0 0
Hernandez ss 4 0 0 0
Otis cf 2 0 0 0
Oliver 1b 3 0 0 0
Keough lf 4 0 1 0
Schaal 3b 4 0 1 0
Severson 2b 3 0 0 0
Rodriguez c 3 1 1 1
Johnson p 2 0 0 0
  Taylor ph 0 0 0 0
  Wright p 0 0 0 0
  Fitzmorris p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 1 3 1
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
McCraw rf,1b 4 1 2 1
Aparicio ss 4 1 1 1
Hopkins 1b 4 0 2 1
  Matias pr,rf 1 1 0 0
May lf 4 1 3 3
O'Brien 3b 4 0 1 0
Herrmann c 3 1 2 0
Berry cf 3 1 1 0
Knoop 2b 4 0 0 0
John p 3 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 12 6
Kansas City 010 000 000131
Chicago 020 000 40x6121
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson  L (1-1) 6.0 8 2 2 1 5
  Wright   0.0 3 3 3 0 0
  Fitzmorris   2.0 1 1 1 2 1
Totals
8.0
12
6
6
3
6
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
John  W (3-6) 9.0 3 1 1 5 4
Totals
9.0
3
1
1
5
4

  E–Oliver (3), Aparicio (6).  DP–Chicago 2.  2B–Chicago Herrmann 2 (3,off Johnson 2); McCraw (1,off Wright).  3B–Chicago McCraw (1,off Johnson).  HR–Kansas City Rodriguez (1,2nd inning off John 0 on, 2 out), Chicago May (5,7th inning off Fitzmorris 2 on, 0 out).  SH–Severson (1,off John).  IBB–Taylor (1,by John).  SF–Aparicio (2,off Johnson).  HBP–John (1,by Johnson).  SB–Kelly (14,2nd base off John/Herrmann).  HBP–Johnson (1,John).  IBB–John (4,Taylor).  U-HP–Russ Goetz, 1B–Don Denkinger, 2B–Art Frantz, 3B–Nestor Chylak.  T–2:25.  A–3,655.
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