Kansas City Royals vs California Angels
September 2, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 2, 1970 at Anaheim Stadium. The California Angels 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, California Angels 3

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Severson ss 5 0 2 1
Rojas 2b 5 0 1 0
Otis cf 3 0 1 0
Piniella lf 3 0 1 0
Oliver 1b 4 0 1 0
Schaal 3b 3 0 0 0
  Matchick ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Kirkpatrick rf,c 4 1 2 0
Rodriguez c 3 0 1 0
  Spriggs ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Johnson p 3 0 1 0
  Kelly ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 1 10 1
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Alomar 2b 4 1 1 0
Gonzalez cf 4 0 2 1
Fregosi ss 4 1 1 0
Johnson lf 4 0 3 2
Spencer 1b 4 0 0 0
McMullen 3b 3 0 0 0
Repoz rf 3 0 1 0
Azcue c 4 1 2 0
Wright p 2 0 0 0
  Messersmith p 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 10 3
Kansas City 010 000 0001100
California 002 010 00x3100
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson  L (6-10) 8.0 10 3 3 2 9
Totals
8.0
10
3
3
2
9
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Wright  W (19-9) 6.2 10 1 1 1 3
  Messersmith  SV (5) 2.1 0 0 0 0 4
Totals
9.0
10
1
1
1
7

  E–None.  DP–California 1.  2B–California Repoz (17,off Johnson); Fregosi (31,off Johnson).  HBP–Otis (1,by Wright).  SH–Wright (4,off Johnson).  SB–Alomar (32,3rd base off Johnson/Rodriguez); Johnson (10,2nd base off Johnson/Rodriguez); Gonzalez (1,2nd base off Johnson/Rodriguez).  HBP–Wright (5,Otis).  U-HP–Jerry Neudecker, 1B–Emmett Ashford, 2B–Hank Soar, 3B–Lou DiMuro.  T–2:23.  A–9,212.
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