Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals
May 20, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 20, 1970 at Municipal Stadium. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Minnesota Twins 10, Kansas City Royals 5

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Tovar cf 4 1 1 0
Carew 2b 5 2 4 2
Oliva rf 5 0 1 0
Killebrew 3b 4 0 1 1
  Quilici pr,3b 0 1 0 0
Reese 1b 4 2 1 2
Holt lf 5 2 3 0
Cardenas ss 5 1 1 3
Ratliff c 2 1 1 2
  Hall p 1 0 0 0
Boswell p 3 0 0 0
  Mitterwald c 2 0 0 0
Totals 40 10 13 10
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Kelly rf 4 1 2 0
Fiore 1b 5 0 2 2
Otis cf 5 1 2 1
Oliver 3b 5 0 0 0
Keough lf 3 1 2 1
Alcaraz 2b 3 0 0 0
Hernandez ss 4 0 0 0
Rodriguez c 4 2 2 0
Johnson p 2 0 0 0
  Schaal ph 1 0 0 0
  Fitzmorris p 0 0 0 0
  Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0
  Piniella ph 0 0 0 1
Totals 36 5 10 5
Minnesota 001 002 34010131
Kansas City 100 021 0015101
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Boswell  W (2-5) 6.0 6 4 4 1 4
  Hall  SV (1) 3.0 4 1 1 2 5
Totals 9.0 10 5 5 3 9
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson  L (1-2) 7.0 10 6 6 4 7
  Fitzmorris   0.1 1 2 2 1 0
  Burgmeier   1.2 2 2 2 0 2
Totals 9.0 13 10 10 5 9

  E–Carew (5), Oliver (5).  DP–Minnesota 1.  2B–Minnesota Holt (1,off Johnson); Carew (7,off Johnson); Tovar (9,off Johnson), Kansas City Rodriguez (2,off Boswell); Fiore (2,off Boswell); Otis (8,off Hall).  3B–Minnesota Carew (1,off Fitzmorris), Kansas City Rodriguez (1,off Hall).  HR–Minnesota Carew (3,3rd inning off Johnson 0 on, 0 out); Ratliff (2,6th inning off Johnson 1 on, 1 out); Cardenas (5,7th inning off Johnson 2 on, 2 out); Reese (2,8th inning off Burgmeier 1 on, 2 out), Kansas City Otis (5,1st inning off Boswell 0 on, 2 out); Keough (3,6th inning off Boswell 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Piniella (3,off Hall).  SB–Carew (3,3rd base off Johnson/Rodriguez); Kelly (16,2nd base off Boswell/Ratliff).  U-HP–Lou DiMuro, 1B–Jerry Neudecker, 2B–Emmett Ashford, 3B–Hank Soar.  T–2:51.  A–7,710.

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