Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals
September 27, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 27, 1970 at Municipal Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 3, Kansas City Royals 4

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Thompson ss,3b 5 0 0 0
Quilici 2b 3 0 0 0
  Manuel ph 1 0 0 0
Killebrew 1b 4 1 1 0
Oliva cf 4 0 2 0
Alyea lf 4 0 2 0
  Nettles pr,lf 0 1 0 0
Allison rf 3 1 1 1
Renick 3b 3 0 0 0
  Reese ph 1 0 1 1
  Hill pr 0 0 0 0
  Cardenas ss 0 0 0 0
Mitterwald c 3 0 2 0
  Ratliff ph,c 1 0 0 0
Tiant p 1 0 0 0
  Brye ph 1 0 0 0
  Kaat p 0 0 0 0
  Tovar ph 1 0 0 0
  Zepp p 0 0 0 0
  Holt ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 9 2
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Otis cf 4 2 2 0
Spriggs rf 4 0 0 0
Piniella lf 4 1 3 1
Kirkpatrick c 4 0 1 1
Oliver 1b 3 1 1 0
Rojas 2b 4 0 0 0
Floyd 3b 4 0 4 1
Matchick ss 4 0 1 0
Rooker p 3 0 0 0
  Abernathy p 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 12 3
Minnesota 000 000 030391
Kansas City 200 001 10x4121
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Tiant  L (7-3) 4.0 6 2 2 1 2
  Kaat   2.0 3 1 1 0 2
  Zepp   2.0 3 1 1 0 2
Totals
8.0
12
4
4
1
6
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Rooker  W (10-15) 7.2 8 3 3 2 7
  Abernathy  SV (12) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
2
8

  E–Tiant (1), Spriggs (3).  2B–Minnesota Mitterwald (11,off Rooker); Allison (5,off Rooker), Kansas City Floyd 2 (3,off Tiant,off Kaat); Oliver (24,off Kaat); Otis (35,off Zepp).  3B–Minnesota Oliva (6,off Rooker).  CS–Floyd (1,2nd base by Tiant/Mitterwald).  WP–Tiant (2).  BK–Rooker (1).  U-HP–Nick Avants, 1B–Jake O'Donnell, 2B–Jim Honochick, 3B–George Maloney.  T–2:36.  A–9,390.
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