Baltimore Orioles vs Kansas City Royals
July 21, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 21, 1970 at Municipal Stadium. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baltimore Orioles 2, Kansas City Royals 1

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Buford lf 4 0 0 0
Grich 2b 4 0 1 1
Powell 1b 3 0 1 0
Robinson 3b 4 1 1 0
Hendricks c 4 0 1 0
Crowley rf 3 0 2 1
  Rettenmund pr,rf 0 0 0 0
Blair cf 2 0 0 0
Belanger ss 4 0 0 0
Hardin p 3 1 1 0
  Watt p 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 7 2
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Kelly rf 3 0 1 0
Otis cf 3 0 0 0
Piniella lf 4 1 1 0
Kirkpatrick c 2 0 0 0
Oliver 1b 4 0 1 0
Sorrell 3b 4 0 2 0
Rojas 2b 4 0 1 1
Matchick ss 4 0 0 0
Johnson p 3 0 1 0
  Taylor ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 7 1
Baltimore 001 000 001270
Kansas City 000 000 100170
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Hardin   7.0 6 1 1 2 3
  Watt  W (3-6) 2.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
3
5
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson  L (3-7) 9.0 7 2 2 4 11
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
4
11

  E–None.  DP–Baltimore 1.  2B–Baltimore B Robinson (24,off Johnson); Powell (20,off Johnson); Crowley (5,off Johnson).  IBB–Blair (1,by Johnson); Kirkpatrick (5,by Watt).  SH–Otis (4,off Watt).  CS–B Robinson (1,Home by Johnson/Kirkpatrick).  SB–Sorrell (1,2nd base off Watt/Hendricks).  IBB–Watt (3,Kirkpatrick); Johnson (3,Blair).  U-HP–Red Flaherty, 1B–Merlyn Anthony, 2B–Johnny Stevens, 3B–Ron Luciano.  T–2:24.  A–9,334.
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