Cleveland Indians vs Kansas City Royals
July 18, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 18, 1970 at Municipal Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 4, Kansas City Royals 1

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Pinson lf 5 1 2 3
Nettles 3b 4 0 1 1
Foster rf 5 0 2 0
  Hinton 1b 0 0 0 0
Fosse c 4 0 1 0
Horton 1b 4 0 0 0
  Uhlaender rf 0 0 0 0
Bradford cf 4 0 0 0
Leon 2b 3 2 2 0
Heidemann ss 3 1 1 0
Hargan p 3 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 9 4
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Kelly rf 4 0 1 0
Rojas 2b 3 0 0 0
Otis cf 3 0 0 0
Kirkpatrick c 3 0 0 0
Piniella lf 2 0 0 0
Sorrell 3b 3 1 1 1
Oliver 1b 3 0 0 0
Matchick ss 3 0 0 0
Butler p 1 0 0 0
  Wright p 0 0 0 0
  Campanis ph 1 0 0 0
  O'Riley p 0 0 0 0
  Schaal ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 27 1 2 1
Cleveland 002 020 000490
Kansas City 000 010 000121
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Hargan  W (2-2) 9.0 2 1 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
2
1
1
1
2
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Butler  L (3-9) 4.1 4 4 4 3 0
  Wright   1.2 1 0 0 1 2
  O'Riley   3.0 4 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
4
5

  E–Otis (4).  DP–Cleveland 1.  2B–Cleveland Leon (9,off Butler); Nettles (4,off Butler).  HR–Kansas City Sorrell (2,5th inning off Hargan 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Hargan (2,off Butler).  CS–Kelly (12,2nd base by Hargan/Fosse).  U-HP–Red Flaherty, 1B–Merlyn Anthony, 2B–Bob Stewart, 3B–Ron Luciano.  T–2:00.  A–7,334.
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