California Angels vs Kansas City Royals
June 26, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 26, 1970 at Municipal Stadium. The California Angels defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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California Angels 5, Kansas City Royals 4

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Alomar 2b 5 0 1 1
Tatum cf 4 1 2 0
Fregosi ss 5 0 2 2
Johnson lf 5 0 0 0
Cowan 1b 2 1 0 0
  Spencer 1b 2 0 0 0
Azcue c 5 1 4 2
Reynolds rf 1 1 1 0
  Repoz rf 1 0 0 0
Ruiz 3b 3 1 1 0
May p 1 0 0 0
  Kealey p 0 0 0 0
  McMullen ph 1 0 0 0
  Fisher p 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 11 5
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Schaal 3b 5 1 2 0
Rojas 2b 4 0 4 1
Otis cf 3 0 0 0
Oliver 1b 4 1 1 1
Keough rf 4 1 1 0
Piniella lf 4 1 3 0
Kirkpatrick c 4 0 1 1
Hernandez ss 1 0 0 1
  Kelly ph 1 0 0 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
  Sorrell ph 1 0 0 0
Butler p 2 0 0 0
  Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0
  Wright p 0 0 0 0
  Matchick ss 2 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 12 4
California 100 004 0005110
Kansas City 100 101 0104120
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
May   4.0 8 2 2 1 6
  Kealey  W (1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Fisher  SV (2) 4.0 4 2 2 0 2
Totals
9.0
12
4
4
1
8
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Butler  L (2-7) 5.1 7 4 4 4 2
  Burgmeier   0.1 1 1 1 2 0
  Wright   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Johnson   3.0 2 0 0 0 5
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
6
7

  E–None.  DP–California 1, Kansas City 1.  TP–California 1.  2B–California Fregosi (15,off Butler); Azcue (8,off Butler), Kansas City Keough (5,off Fisher).  3B–Kansas City Piniella (2,off May).  HR–California Azcue (2,6th inning off Butler 1 on, 1 out), Kansas City Oliver (12,8th inning off Fisher 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Hernandez (4,off May).  SB–Schaal (4,2nd base off May/Azcue).  U-HP–Jerry Neudecker, 1B–Emmett Ashford, 2B–Hank Soar, 3B–Lou DiMuro.  T–2:42.  A–9,677.
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