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 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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Kansas City Royals 6, Cleveland Indians 9

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Kelly rf 4 0 0 0
Rojas 2b 4 1 2 0
Otis cf 5 0 1 1
Kirkpatrick c 5 2 2 0
Piniella lf 4 1 1 3
Oliver 1b 4 1 1 2
Sorrell 3b 4 0 2 0
Hernandez ss 4 1 2 0
Bunker p 2 0 0 0
  Burgmeier 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 38 6 11 6
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Pinson rf 5 2 2 3
Nettles 3b 3 1 1 0
Foster lf 3 1 0 0
Fosse c 3 1 0 0
Sims 1b 2 0 0 0
  Horton ph,1b 2 2 2 4
Uhlaender cf 2 0 1 1
  Bradford ph,cf 2 0 0 0
Leon 2b 4 2 2 0
Heidemann ss 4 0 1 0
Chance p 2 0 0 0
  Higgins p 0 0 0 0
  Lasher p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 9 9 8
Kansas City 000 200 0316112
Cleveland 011 022 30x990
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Bunker  L (0-7) 5.0 4 4 4 2 2
  Burgmeier   1.0 3 2 1 0 1
  O'Riley   2.0 2 3 3 2 1
Totals
8.0
9
9
8
4
4
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Chance  W (5-5) 7.1 10 5 5 0 4
  Higgins   1.0 1 1 1 2 1
  Lasher  SV (8) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
6
6
2
5

  E–Sorrell 2 (4).  DP–Kansas City 1.  PB–Fosse (15).  2B–Kansas City Hernandez (4,off Chance); Otis (21,off Chance); Kirkpatrick (14,off Chance).  HR–Kansas City Oliver (17,4th inning off Chance 1 on, 1 out); Piniella (9,8th inning off Chance 2 on, 1 out).  SH–Chance (3,off Bunker).  WP–Bunker (2).  U-HP–Art Frantz, 1B–Nestor Chylak, 2B–Russ Goetz, 3B–Don Denkinger.  T–2:10.  A–12,076.
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