Kansas City Royals vs Oakland Athletics
June 24, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 24, 1970 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Oakland Athletics 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, Oakland Athletics 5

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Matchick ss 5 0 3 0
Rojas 2b 5 0 2 0
Otis cf 4 0 1 1
Oliver 1b 4 0 0 0
Keough rf 4 0 2 0
Piniella lf 4 0 0 0
Kirkpatrick c 3 0 1 0
Schaal 3b 4 0 0 0
Rooker p 2 1 1 0
  Kelly ph 1 0 0 0
  Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0
  Sorrell ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 37 1 11 1
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Campaneris ss 4 0 1 1
Hovley rf 4 0 1 0
Jackson cf 4 0 1 0
Bando 3b 3 1 1 0
Alou lf 3 1 1 0
Rudi 1b 4 1 1 1
Fernandez c 4 0 0 0
Donaldson 2b 2 2 1 1
  Green 2b 0 0 0 0
Osteen p 2 0 0 0
  Lachemann p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 7 3
Kansas City 000 010 0001112
Oakland 020 003 00x570
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Rooker  L (4-5) 6.0 7 5 3 3 5
  Burgmeier   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
7
5
3
3
7
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Osteen  W (1-0) 5.0 7 1 1 1 3
  Lachemann  SV (3) 4.0 4 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
11
1
1
1
6

  E–Matchick (1), Schaal (11).  DP–Oakland 1.  2B–Oakland Alou (17,off Rooker); Rudi (7,off Rooker); Donaldson (1,off Rooker).  SH–Alou (2,off Rooker).  SB–Kirkpatrick (3,2nd base off Osteen/Fernandez); Hovley (6,2nd base off Rooker/Kirkpatrick).  CS–Jackson (10,2nd base by Rooker/Kirkpatrick).  WP–Osteen (1).  U-HP–Lou DiMuro, 1B–Jerry Neudecker, 2B–Emmett Ashford, 3B–Hank Soar.  T–2:16.  A–5,737.
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