Kansas City Royals vs Washington Senators
August 17, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 17, 1970 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium. The Washington Senators 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 0, Washington Senators 7

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Spriggs rf 4 0 0 0
Rojas 2b 3 0 0 0
  Monteagudo p 0 0 0 0
  Kelly ph 1 0 0 0
Otis cf 4 0 0 0
Piniella lf 2 0 0 0
Kirkpatrick c 2 0 0 0
  Martinez c 0 0 0 0
Oliver 1b 3 0 0 0
Schaal 3b 3 0 1 0
Severson ss 3 0 0 0
Johnson p 1 0 0 0
  Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0
  Matchick ph,2b 2 0 0 0
Totals 28 0 1 0
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Stroud cf 2 2 1 0
Unser rf 4 1 1 1
Howard lf 4 1 1 2
  Comer lf 0 0 0 0
Epstein 1b 4 1 1 1
Rodriguez 3b 4 1 1 1
Brinkman ss 3 0 1 1
Casanova c 4 0 0 0
Cullen 2b 3 1 1 0
Hannan p 2 0 0 0
Totals 30 7 7 6
Kansas City 000 000 000010
Washington 303 100 00x771
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson  L (5-8) 2.2 6 6 6 1 2
  Burgmeier   2.1 1 1 1 2 0
  Monteagudo   3.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
7
7
7
3
4
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Hannan  W (9-5) 9.0 1 0 0 2 6
Totals
9.0
1
0
0
2
6

  E–Howard (9).  DP–Washington 1.  PB–Kirkpatrick (4).  2B–Washington Rodriguez (23,off Johnson); Cullen (6,off Burgmeier).  3B–Kansas City Schaal (1,off Hannan).  HR–Washington Howard (33,1st inning off Johnson 1 on, 1 out); Epstein (16,1st inning off Johnson 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Hannan (2,off Burgmeier).  SB–Stroud (26,2nd base off Johnson/Kirkpatrick).  BK–Johnson (1).  U-HP–Johnny Stevens, 1B–Lou DiMuro, 2B–Jerry Neudecker, 3B–Emmett Ashford.  T–1:56.  A–5,722.
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