Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Indians
July 24, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 24, 1970 at Cleveland Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 5, Cleveland Indians 2

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Kelly rf 4 0 1 0
Rojas 2b 4 0 1 0
Otis cf 4 1 2 0
Kirkpatrick c 3 0 0 0
Piniella lf 4 0 0 0
Oliver 1b 4 1 2 2
Sorrell 3b 4 2 2 0
Hernandez ss 4 0 1 0
Rooker p 3 1 1 2
  Abernathy p 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 10 4
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Leon 2b 5 0 2 2
Nettles 3b 4 0 0 0
  Lasher p 0 0 0 0
  Klimchock ph 1 0 0 0
Foster lf 4 0 2 0
Fosse c 4 0 0 0
Horton 1b 4 0 1 0
Bradford cf 2 1 0 0
Hinton rf 2 1 2 0
  Sims ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Heidemann ss 2 0 0 0
  Uhlaender ph 0 0 0 0
Hand p 0 0 0 0
  Rollins ph 1 0 1 0
  Higgins p 0 0 0 0
  Brown ph 0 0 0 0
  Ellsworth p 0 0 0 0
  Fuller ph,3b 1 0 0 0
  Pinson ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 8 2
Kansas City 022 001 0005100
Cleveland 000 020 000282
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Rooker  W (7-9) 7.2 8 2 2 4 5
  Abernathy  SV (3) 1.1 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
5
5
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Hand  L (3-9) 3.0 6 4 2 2 2
  Higgins   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Ellsworth   2.0 3 1 1 1 0
  Lasher   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
5
3
3
4

  E–Heidemann 2 (16).  DP–Kansas City 2, Cleveland 2.  2B–Kansas City Rojas (4,off Hand); Sorrell (2,off Hand), Cleveland Leon (11,off Rooker).  HR–Kansas City Rooker (1,2nd inning off Hand 1 on, 2 out); Oliver (16,3rd inning off Hand 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Heidemann (2,off Rooker).  CS–Kelly (13,2nd base by Hand/Fosse); Rojas (3,2nd base by Ellsworth/Fosse).  WP–Rooker (3).  U-HP–Don Denkinger, 1B–Art Frantz, 2B–Nestor Chylak, 3B–Russ Goetz.  T–2:42.
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