Washington Senators vs Kansas City Royals
August 30, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 30, 1970 at Municipal Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Washington Senators 3, Kansas City Royals 4

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Stroud cf 4 0 0 0
Unser rf 3 1 1 0
Howard lf 4 0 1 1
Epstein 1b 3 0 0 0
  Reichardt ph 1 0 1 0
Rodriguez 3b 4 1 1 0
Brinkman ss 1 1 1 0
Casanova c 2 0 1 1
Cullen 2b 3 0 0 0
Coleman p 2 0 0 0
  Goossen ph 1 0 1 0
  Pina p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 3 7 2
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Spriggs rf 3 0 1 0
Rojas 2b 4 0 0 0
Kirkpatrick cf,c 3 1 0 0
Oliver 1b 3 1 1 1
Sorrell lf 4 1 1 2
Schaal 3b 4 0 1 0
Matchick ss 3 1 1 0
Rodriguez c 3 0 1 0
  Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0
Drago p 2 0 0 0
  Otis ph,cf 1 0 1 0
Totals 30 4 7 3
Washington 100 010 100371
Kansas City 000 100 12x472
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Coleman   7.0 5 2 1 3 4
  Pina  L (4-2) 1.0 2 2 2 1 0
Totals
8.0
7
4
3
4
4
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Drago   7.0 5 3 2 2 3
  Burgmeier  W (5-5) 2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
3
2
2
4

  E–Casanova (6), Oliver (12), Rodriguez (4).  DP–Kansas City 5.  2B–Washington Rodriguez (28,off Drago), Kansas City Oliver (20,off Coleman).  HR–Kansas City Sorrell (3,8th inning off Pina 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Brinkman (1,off Drago).  SF–Casanova (4,off Drago).  U-HP–Jim Odom, 1B–Bill Kunkel, 2B–Bill Haller, 3B–Ed Runge.  T–2:20.  A–9,049.
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