Kansas City Royals vs Oakland Athletics
September 5, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 5, 1970 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Kansas City Royals 3, Oakland Athletics 8

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Spriggs rf 2 1 1 0
  Rodriguez ph 1 0 0 0
  Kelly rf 0 0 0 0
Otis cf 4 0 1 0
Kirkpatrick c 4 1 1 2
Oliver 1b 4 0 1 0
Piniella lf 4 0 1 0
Rojas 2b 4 1 1 0
Sorrell 3b 3 0 0 0
Severson ss 3 0 1 1
Drago p 3 0 0 0
  Abernathy p 0 0 0 0
  Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 7 3
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Campaneris ss 4 2 1 0
Monday cf 4 1 1 1
Rudi lf,1b 4 0 3 1
Mincher 1b 4 0 1 0
  Lewis pr 0 1 0 0
  Duncan c 0 0 0 0
Alou rf,lf 4 1 3 1
Bando 3b 4 1 2 0
Tenace c 3 0 0 0
  Locker p 0 0 0 0
Green 2b 3 1 0 0
Dobson p 2 0 0 0
  Hovley ph 1 0 0 0
  Lindblad p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson ph,rf 1 1 1 4
Totals 34 8 12 7
Kansas City 100 001 100372
Oakland 200 010 05x8120
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Drago  L (7-14) 7.1 11 6 6 2 6
  Abernathy   0.1 0 1 1 1 1
  Burgmeier   0.1 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
12
8
8
3
7
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Dobson   7.0 6 3 3 2 6
  Lindblad  W (6-2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Locker  SV (7) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
2
8

  E–Oliver (13), Sorrell (9).  DP–Kansas City 3, Oakland 2.  2B–Kansas City Piniella (20,off Locker), Oakland Monday (18,off Drago); Rudi 2 (17,off Drago 2); Campaneris (25,off Drago); Mincher (18,off Drago).  HR–Kansas City Kirkpatrick (16,6th inning off Dobson 0 on, 2 out), Oakland Jackson (17,8th inning off Burgmeier 3 on, 2 out).  SB–Campaneris (31,3rd base off Drago/Kirkpatrick).  CS–Mincher (4,3rd base by Drago/Kirkpatrick).  U-HP–Bill Kunkel, 1B–Bill Haller, 2B–Ed Runge, 3B–Jim Odom.  T–2:12.  A–9,824.
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