Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins
October 1, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 1, 1970 at Metropolitan Stadium. The Minnesota Twins 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 0, Minnesota Twins 4

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Severson ss 3 0 1 0
  Sorrell ph 1 0 0 0
Rojas 2b 4 0 0 0
Piniella lf 3 0 1 0
Oliver 1b 3 0 1 0
Campanis rf 3 0 0 0
Kirkpatrick cf 3 0 0 0
Floyd 3b 3 0 0 0
Rodriguez c 2 0 0 0
Johnson p 1 0 0 0
  Spriggs ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 27 0 3 0
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Tovar cf 2 1 1 0
  Renick 3b 2 0 1 0
Cardenas ss 4 0 0 0
Oliva rf 3 1 2 1
  Nettles rf 1 0 1 0
Killebrew 3b 2 0 0 0
  Nash 1b 2 0 1 1
Ratliff c 3 0 0 0
Holt 1b,cf 3 0 1 0
Manuel lf 3 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
  Perranoski p 0 0 0 0
Thompson 2b 3 1 1 0
Kaat p 2 1 1 2
  Hill lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 9 4
Kansas City 000 000 000030
Minnesota 120 001 00x490
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson  L (8-13) 8.0 9 4 4 0 10
Totals
8.0
9
4
4
0
10
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Kaat  W (14-10) 7.0 3 0 0 1 7
  Williams   1.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Perranoski  SV (34) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
3
0
0
1
7

  E–None.  DP–Kansas City 2, Minnesota 2.  2B–Minnesota Oliva (36,off Johnson); Thompson (9,off Johnson).  3B–Minnesota Oliva (7,off Johnson).  HR–Minnesota Kaat (1,2nd inning off Johnson 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Johnson (8,off Kaat).  CS–Nash (1,2nd base by Johnson/Rodriguez).  U-HP–Ron Luciano, 1B–John Rice, 2B–Lou DiMuro, 3B–Larry Barnett.  T–1:50.  A–6,008.
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