Kansas City Royals vs Milwaukee Brewers
September 17, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 17, 1970 at County Stadium. The Milwaukee Brewers 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 3, Milwaukee Brewers 4

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Kelly rf,cf 5 1 1 0
Otis cf 3 0 0 0
  Spriggs rf 1 0 0 0
Kirkpatrick c 5 0 1 1
Oliver 1b 5 0 0 0
Piniella lf 5 1 1 1
Schaal 3b 5 1 1 1
Rojas 2b 5 0 0 0
Severson ss 5 0 1 0
Drago p 3 0 0 0
  Burgmeier p 1 0 0 0
  Abernathy p 0 0 0 0
Totals 43 3 5 3
Milwaukee Brewers ab   r   h rbi
Harper 3b 5 0 0 0
Hegan 1b 5 1 2 1
May cf 5 1 2 2
Savage lf 4 1 1 0
Snyder rf 3 0 0 0
  Smith ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Pena ss 3 0 1 0
  Francona ph 1 0 0 0
  Gil 2b 1 0 1 0
Roof c 3 0 0 0
  Burda ph 1 0 1 0
  Alvis pr 0 1 0 0
  McNertney c 2 0 1 0
Kubiak 2b,ss 5 0 1 1
Pattin p 3 0 0 0
  Wicker ph 1 0 0 0
  Ellsworth p 0 0 0 0
  Sanders p 1 0 0 0
Totals 44 4 10 4
Kansas City 010 001 000 100 0351
Milwaukee 200 000 000 100 14100
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Drago   9.2 6 3 3 3 3
  Burgmeier  L (6-6) 3.0 3 1 0 1 3
  Abernathy   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
12.2
10
4
3
4
6
  Milwaukee Brewers IP H R ER BB SO
Pattin   10.0 5 3 3 1 10
  Ellsworth   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Sanders  W (5-1) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
13.0
5
3
3
1
12

  E–Severson (9).  DP–Kansas City 1.  2B–Milwaukee Hegan (21,off Drago).  HR–Kansas City Piniella (11,2nd inning off Pattin 0 on, 1 out); Schaal (4,10th inning off Pattin 0 on, 0 out), Milwaukee May (8,1st inning off Drago 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Drago (8,off Pattin); Savage 2 (3,off Drago,off Burgmeier); Kubiak (13,off Drago); Smith (1,off Burgmeier).  HBP–Hegan (1,by Drago).  IBB–May (5,by Drago); Snyder (1,by Drago); Gil (4,by Burgmeier).  SB–Kelly (33,2nd base off Pattin/Roof).  HBP–Drago (7,Hegan).  IBB–Drago 2 (5,May,Snyder); Burgmeier (1,Gil).  U-HP–Frank Umont, 1B–George Maloney, 2B–Jake O'Donnell, 3B–Jim Honochick.  T–3:15.  A–7,116.
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