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Minnesota Twins vs. Kansas City Royals

Sep 27, 1970
FINAL

Box Score

123456789RHELOB
MIN0000000303918
KC20000110-41218
loss:Minnesota Twins logoL. Tiantwin:Kansas City Royals logoJ. Rookersave:Kansas City Royals logoT. Abernathy

Scoring Summary

MINKC
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    1
    Wild pitch by pitcher Luis Tiant. Amos Otis scores. Lou Piniella to 3rd. [1 run]
    01
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    1
    Ed Kirkpatrick singles on a to center fielder Tony Oliva. Lou Piniella scores. [2 runs]
    02
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    6
    Bobby Floyd doubles (3) on a to left fielder Brant Alyea. Bob Oliver scores. [1 run]
    03
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    7
    Lou Piniella singles on a to center fielder Tony Oliva. Amos Otis scores. [1 run]
    04
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    8
    Bob Allison doubles (5) on a to right fielder George Spriggs. Harmon Killebrew scores. Jim Nettles scores. Fielding error by right fielder George Spriggs. [2 runs]
    24
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    8
    Rich Reese singles on a to right fielder George Spriggs. Bob Allison scores. [1 run]
    34

Player Stats

Minnesota Twins logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
Jim NettlesPR-LF00100000.250
Herman HillPR00000000.095
Leo CardenasSS00000000.243
Jim KaatP00000000.192
Bill ZeppP00000000.136
TOTAL9363282017-
Minnesota Twins logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Luis TiantRHP4.0622210253.40
Jim KaatLHP2.0311200133.67
Bill ZeppRHP2.0311200133.23
TOTAL8.0124461051-
Kansas City Royals logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
TOTAL12354361019-
Kansas City Royals logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Jim RookerLHP7.2833720533.54
Ted AbernathyRHP1.110010072.28
TOTAL9.093382060-

Play-by-Play

1st inningMINKC
  • TOP 1
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    BATTER OUT — Danny Thompson out to first baseman Bob Oliver. [1 out]
    00
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    FLYOUT — Frank Quilici flies out to third baseman Bobby Floyd. [2 outs]
    00
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    STRIKEOUT — Harmon Killebrew strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
    00
  • BOTTOM 1
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    SINGLE — Amos Otis singles on a to left fielder Brant Alyea.
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    STRIKEOUT — George Spriggs strikes out swinging. [1 out]
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    SINGLE — Lou Piniella singles on a to left fielder Brant Alyea. Amos Otis to 2nd.
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    WILD PITCH — Wild pitch by pitcher Luis Tiant. Amos Otis scores. Lou Piniella to 3rd. [1 run]
    01
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    PICKOFF ERROR 1B — Missed catch error by pitcher Luis Tiant on the pickoff attempt. Amos Otis to 3rd. Lou Piniella to 2nd.
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    SINGLE — Ed Kirkpatrick singles on a to center fielder Tony Oliva. Lou Piniella scores. [2 runs]
    02
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    BATTER OUT — Bob Oliver out to center fielder Tony Oliva. [2 outs]
    02
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    FORCEOUT — Cookie Rojas grounds into a force out, third baseman Rick Renick to second baseman Frank Quilici. Ed Kirkpatrick out at 2nd. Cookie Rojas to 1st. [3 outs]
    02
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Team Stats

3Runs4
9Hits12
1Errors1
.250Batting Avg.343
36At Bats35
3Extra-base Hits4
0Home Runs0
2Runs-Batted-In3
2Walks1
0Stolen Bases0
8Strikeouts6
8Left on Base8
13Total Bases16

Game Details

Sunday, September 27, 1970 · 4:33 AM
Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City, MO
attendance: 9,390 (24.8%)
weather: 70 degrees, unknown