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

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

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Minnesota Twins 3, Kansas City Royals 5

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Tovar cf 3 0 0 0
  Woodson p 0 0 0 0
  Alyea ph 0 0 0 0
  Kaat pr 0 1 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
Carew 2b 4 1 2 3
Killebrew 3b 2 0 0 0
Oliva rf 4 0 0 0
Cardenas ss 4 0 0 0
Renick lf 4 0 0 0
Reese 1b 4 0 2 0
Mitterwald c 3 0 0 0
  Manuel ph 1 0 0 0
Boswell p 1 0 0 0
  Allison ph,cf 3 1 1 0
Totals 33 3 5 3
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Schaal 3b 4 0 0 0
Rojas 2b 4 1 1 0
Otis cf 4 1 2 1
Oliver 1b 3 1 0 0
Keough rf 2 1 1 0
Piniella lf 1 0 0 0
  Kelly lf 3 0 0 0
Kirkpatrick c 3 1 2 4
Floyd ss 3 0 0 0
Rooker p 3 0 0 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 6 5
Minnesota 000 000 030351
Kansas City 400 100 00x563
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Boswell  L (2-6) 4.0 5 5 2 1 4
  Woodson   3.0 1 0 0 0 3
  Williams   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
6
5
2
1
7
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Rooker  W (4-4) 7.0 4 3 3 3 5
  Johnson  SV (1) 2.0 1 0 0 0 4
Totals
9.0
5
3
3
3
9

  E–Tovar (3), Schaal 2 (10), Floyd (3).  DP–Kansas City 2.  2B–Minnesota Allison (1,off Rooker); Reese (7,off Johnson), Kansas City Rojas (1,off Boswell); Kirkpatrick (8,off Boswell).  3B–Kansas City Keough (2,off Boswell).  HR–Minnesota Carew (4,8th inning off Rooker 2 on, 0 out), Kansas City Kirkpatrick (9,4th inning off Boswell 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Keough (3,off Williams).  HBP–Oliver (2,by Williams).  HBP–Williams (3,Oliver).  U-HP–Jake O'Donnell, 1B–George Maloney, 2B–Jim Honochick, 3B–Frank Umont.  T–2:31.  A–10,016.
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