Kansas City Royals vs New York Yankees
August 14, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 14, 1970 at Yankee Stadium. The New York Yankees 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 2, New York Yankees 3

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Kelly rf 4 0 0 0
Rojas 2b 5 0 1 0
Otis cf 5 0 1 0
Piniella lf 3 1 1 0
Oliver 1b 3 1 1 0
Schaal 3b 2 0 0 0
Severson ss 4 0 1 2
Rodriguez c 4 0 0 0
Drago p 4 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 5 2
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Clarke 2b 4 0 0 1
Baker ss 4 0 1 0
White lf 4 0 0 0
Murcer cf 4 1 1 1
Cater 1b 4 0 1 0
Lyttle rf 4 0 0 0
Gibbs c 4 1 2 1
Kenney 3b 3 1 1 0
Peterson p 3 0 1 0
  McDaniel p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 7 3
Kansas City 020 000 000 0250
New York 001 000 100 1371
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Drago  L (6-12) 9.0 7 3 3 0 5
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
0
5
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Peterson   9.0 5 2 2 3 4
  McDaniel  W (8-4) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
10.0
5
2
2
4
4

  E–Lyttle (1).  2B–New York Peterson (1,off Drago); Baker (2,off Drago).  HR–New York Murcer (19,7th inning off Drago 0 on, 0 out); Gibbs (6,10th inning off Drago 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Oliver (2,off Peterson).  IBB–Schaal (1,by Peterson).  SB–Rojas (2,2nd base off Peterson/Gibbs).  CS–Piniella (4,2nd base by Peterson/Gibbs).  IBB–Peterson (4,Schaal).  U-HP–Ron Luciano, 1B–Red Flaherty, 2B–(none), 3B–Merlyn Anthony.  T–2:11.  A–10,350.
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