Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals
June 21, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 21, 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 11, Kansas City Royals 2

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Tovar cf 3 1 1 1
Carew 2b 4 1 2 1
Killebrew 3b 4 1 1 1
  Quilici pr,3b 0 1 0 0
Allison rf 3 3 2 0
Renick lf 3 1 0 0
  Holt lf 1 1 0 1
Cardenas ss 5 1 2 3
Reese 1b 5 1 2 0
Mitterwald c 5 0 1 1
Perry p 2 0 1 0
  Perranoski p 2 0 0 0
Totals 37 11 12 8
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Schaal 3b 3 0 0 0
  Fitzmorris p 0 0 0 0
  Campanis ph 1 0 0 0
  Wright p 0 0 0 0
  Monteagudo p 0 0 0 0
Rojas 2b 4 0 1 0
Otis cf 4 0 0 0
Oliver 1b 4 1 1 0
Keough rf 4 1 2 0
Piniella lf 4 0 2 1
Kirkpatrick c 4 0 1 1
Floyd ss 1 0 0 0
  Matchick ph,ss 1 0 0 0
  Taylor ph 1 0 0 0
  Hernandez ss 0 0 0 0
Butler p 1 0 0 0
  Sorrell ph,3b 2 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 7 2
Minnesota 010 410 00511120
Kansas City 000 000 200275
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Perry  W (10-5) 6.2 5 2 2 0 7
  Perranoski  SV (16) 2.1 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
0
8
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Butler  L (2-6) 6.0 8 6 3 3 3
  Fitzmorris   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Wright   0.0 2 4 3 1 0
  Monteagudo   1.0 1 1 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
11
6
4
4

  E–Otis (1), Kirkpatrick (1), Floyd 2 (5), Hernandez (10).  DP–Kansas City 1.  2B–Minnesota Tovar (15,off Wright); Cardenas (15,off Monteagudo), Kansas City Keough (4,off Perry).  HR–Minnesota Killebrew (17,5th inning off Butler 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Tovar (7,off Butler); Perry (5,off Butler).  SF–Tovar (3,off Butler).  HBP–Allison (1,by Wright).  SB–Allison (1,3rd base off Butler/Kirkpatrick).  WP–Butler (2).  HBP–Wright (2,Allison).  U-HP–George Maloney, 1B–Jim Honochick, 2B–Frank Umont, 3B–Jake O'Donnell.  T–2:28.  A–10,864.
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