Chicago White Sox vs Kansas City Royals
July 12, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 12, 1970 at Municipal Stadium. The Chicago White Sox defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago White Sox 10, Kansas City Royals 5

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
McCraw rf 4 1 0 1
Aparicio ss 5 1 3 2
  Morales ss 0 0 0 0
Hopkins 1b 4 0 1 1
  Crider p 1 1 1 0
May lf 5 0 1 0
Herrmann c 5 1 2 0
O'Brien 3b 3 2 2 0
Berry cf 5 2 2 4
Knoop 2b 5 1 4 1
John p 1 0 0 0
  Spence ph,1b 2 1 1 1
Totals 40 10 17 10
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Kelly rf 5 1 3 0
Rojas 2b 5 0 0 1
Otis cf 4 1 1 1
Piniella lf 3 1 2 0
Oliver 1b 5 1 1 3
Taylor c 4 0 0 0
Schaal 3b 3 0 1 0
  Matchick ph,ss 1 0 0 0
Hernandez ss 3 0 2 0
  Sorrell ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Drago p 1 0 0 0
  Monteagudo p 0 0 0 0
  Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0
  Wright p 0 0 0 0
  O'Riley p 0 0 0 0
  Kirkpatrick ph 1 1 1 0
Totals 36 5 11 5
Chicago 200 000 22410171
Kansas City 003 000 0025110
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
John  W (7-12) 6.0 8 3 3 2 2
  Crider  SV (3) 3.0 3 2 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
11
5
4
3
4
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Drago  L (6-6) 6.1 8 4 4 2 1
  Monteagudo   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Burgmeier   1.0 2 2 2 0 0
  Wright   1.1 5 4 4 1 1
  O'Riley   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
17
10
10
3
2

  E–None.  DP–Kansas City 2.  2B–Kansas City Kelly (9,off John).  3B–Chicago Knoop (1,off Drago).  HR–Kansas City Oliver (15,3rd inning off John 2 on, 1 out).  SH–John (8,off Drago); Drago 2 (4,off John 2).  SF–McCraw (2,off Drago).  SB–Berry (4,3rd base off Wright/Taylor).  U-HP–Don Denkinger, 1B–Art Frantz, 2B–Nestor Chylak, 3B–Russ Goetz.  T–2:31.  A–10,565.
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