Kansas City Royals vs Baltimore Orioles
July 31, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 31, 1970 at Memorial 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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Kansas City Royals 1, Baltimore Orioles 3

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Kelly rf 4 0 0 0
Rojas 2b 4 0 1 0
  Fitzmorris p 0 0 0 0
Otis cf 4 0 1 0
Piniella lf 4 1 2 0
Oliver 1b 4 0 1 0
Schaal 3b 3 0 0 0
Rodriguez c 2 0 0 1
Severson ss,2b 3 0 0 0
Butler p 0 0 0 0
  Morehead p 2 0 0 0
  Taylor ph 1 0 0 0
  Hernandez ss 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 5 1
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Rettenmund lf 1 0 1 2
Blair cf 3 0 1 0
Robinson F. rf 4 0 0 0
Powell 1b 4 0 0 0
Robinson B. 3b 3 1 2 0
Johnson 2b 3 0 1 0
Etchebarren c 3 1 1 0
Belanger ss 4 1 3 0
McNally p 3 0 0 0
Totals 28 3 9 2
Kansas City 000 000 100152
Baltimore 010 100 01x390
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Butler   1.0 1 0 0 2 0
  Morehead  L (2-5) 6.0 6 2 2 4 4
  Fitzmorris   1.0 2 1 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
9
3
2
6
4
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
McNally  W (14-7) 9.0 5 1 1 0 6
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
0
6

  E–Fitzmorris (1), Severson (5).  DP–Kansas City 3.  SF–Rodriguez (4,off McNally).  SH–Blair (4,off Morehead); Johnson (3,off Fitzmorris).  SB–Belanger (7,2nd base off Morehead/Rodriguez); Rettenmund (6,2nd base off Morehead/Rodriguez).  U-HP–Merlyn Anthony, 1B–Bob Stewart, 2B–Ron Luciano, 3B–Red Flaherty.  T–2:08.  A–10,159.
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