Kansas City Royals vs. Minnesota Twins

Sep 29, 1970

FINAL / 12

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	R	H	E	LOB
KC	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	6	0	2	1	14	20	2	7
MIN	2	2	1	2	2	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	13	20	4	13

loss:

P. Hammwin: Kansas City Royals logo

T. Abernathy

Scoring Summary

KCMIN

1
Harmon Killebrew singles on a to left fielder Lou Piniella. Cesar Tovar scores. Leo Cardenas scores. Tony Oliva to 2nd. [2 runs]
02
2
Tony Oliva singles on a to right fielder George Spriggs. Danny Thompson scores. Cesar Tovar scores. Leo Cardenas to 3rd. [2 runs]
04
3
Danny Thompson singles on a to center fielder Pat Kelly. George Mitterwald scores. [1 run]
05
4
Bobby Floyd singles on a to center fielder Jim Holt. Bob Oliver scores. Cookie Rojas to 2nd. [1 run]
15
4
Tom Matchick singles on a to left fielder Brant Alyea. Cookie Rojas scores. Bobby Floyd to 3rd. [1 run]
25
4
Bill Sorrell singles on a to right fielder Tony Oliva. Bobby Floyd scores. Tom Matchick to 3rd. Bill Sorrell to 2nd. Bill Sorrell advances to 2nd, on a fielding error by right fielder Tony Oliva. [1 run]
35
4
Pat Kelly singles on a to center fielder Jim Holt. Tom Matchick scores. Bill Sorrell scores. [2 runs]
55
4
George Mitterwald doubles (12) on a to left fielder Lou Piniella. Harmon Killebrew scores. Jim Holt scores. [2 runs]
57
5
Leo Cardenas singles. Bob Allison scores. [1 run]
58
5
Harmon Killebrew reaches on a fielding error by center fielder Pat Kelly. Leo Cardenas scores. Tony Oliva to 2nd. [1 run]
59
9
Bill Sorrell singles on a to right fielder Jim Nettles. Cookie Rojas scores. Bobby Floyd scores. [2 runs]
79
9
Lou Piniella reaches on a fielding error by third baseman Cesar Tovar. Bill Sorrell scores. Rich Severson to 2nd. [1 run]
89
9
Ed Kirkpatrick doubles (17) on a to center fielder Jim Holt. Rich Severson scores. Lou Piniella scores. Ed Kirkpatrick to 3rd. [2 runs]
109
9
Bob Oliver reaches on a fielding error by third baseman Cesar Tovar. Ed Kirkpatrick scores. [1 run]
119
9
Leo Cardenas singles on a to center fielder Ed Kirkpatrick. Frank Quilici scores. Herman Hill to 2nd. [1 run]
1110
9
Charlie Manuel singles on a to right fielder Bill Sorrell. Herman Hill scores. Leo Cardenas to 2nd. [1 run]
1111
11
Lou Piniella singles on a to center fielder Jim Holt. Ellie Rodriguez scores. [1 run]
1211
11
Ed Kirkpatrick singles on a to center fielder Jim Holt. Lou Piniella scores. [1 run]
1311
11
Leo Cardenas singles on a to center fielder Ed Kirkpatrick. Cotton Nash scores. Cesar Tovar scores. [2 runs]
1313
12
Ted Abernathy singles on a to right fielder Jim Nettles. Bobby Floyd scores. Bill Sorrell to 2nd. [1 run]
1413

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Amos OtisCF	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.284
Pat KellyPR-CF	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	.237
Jackie HernandezPH	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231
Ellie RodriguezC	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	.227
2George SpriggsRF	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	.209
Tom BurgmeierP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143
Ken WrightP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Jim CampanisPH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.137
Jim YorkP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Jim RookerPH	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200
Rich SeversonPH	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	.249
Ted AbernathyP	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.176
3Lou PiniellaLF	1	7	2	1	0	0	0	5	.299
4Ed KirkpatrickC-CF	2	6	1	3	0	0	0	1	.232
5Bob Oliver1B	2	6	1	0	1	0	0	1	.258
6Cookie Rojas2B	3	6	2	0	1	0	0	3	.246
7Bobby Floyd3B	2	5	3	1	0	1	0	2	.350
8Tom MatchickSS	1	6	1	1	0	0	0	5	.190
9Al FitzmorrisP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.290
Paul SplittorffP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500
Dave MoreheadP	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.167
Bill SorrellPH-RF	3	5	2	3	1	0	0	0	.275





TOTAL	20	54	14	12	5	2	0	23	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Al FitzmorrisRHP	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.44
Paul SplittorffLHP	1.2	6	4	4	2	2	22	7.27
Dave MoreheadRHP	1.1	3	1	1	0	2	14	3.62
Tom BurgmeierLHP	1.1	4	4	2	0	1	13	3.16
Ken WrightRHP	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	5	5.23
Jim YorkRHP	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	9	1.17
Ted AbernathyRHP	4.0	6	4	4	7	2	40	2.60
TOTAL	12.0	20	13	11	10	7	103	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Cesar Tovar3B	2	5	3	0	1	2	3	.298
2Leo CardenasSS	5	6	2	4	0	1	3	.250
Rick RenickSS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226
3Tony OlivaRF	3	4	0	2	0	0	0	.324
Stan WilliamsP	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000
Ron PerranoskiP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.042
Bill ZeppP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.136
Charlie ManuelPH-LF	1	2	0	1	1	0	1	.197
4Harmon Killebrew1B	1	5	1	2	1	1	5	.273
Steve BarberP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Jim KaatPH	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.189
Pete HammP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
5Jim HoltCF	3	7	1	0	0	0	4	.267
6Brant AlyeaLF	0	4	0	0	1	0	4	.294
Jim NettlesRF	0	3	0	0	2	0	1	.211
7George MitterwaldC	2	2	1	2	0	1	0	.221
Rod CarewPH	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.370
Rick DempseyC	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	.000
8Danny Thompson2B	1	4	1	1	0	0	3	.220
Rich ReesePH	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.262
Frank QuiliciPR-2B	0	2	1	0	1	0	1	.227
9Jim PerryP	1	2	0	0	1	0	1	.247
Bob AllisonPH-RF	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	.208
Steve BryeLF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182
Paul RatliffPH	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.269
Herman HillPR	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.095
Cotton Nash1B	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	.000
TOTAL	20	54	13	12	10	7	29	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Jim PerryRHP	5.0	9	5	4	2	0	0	27	3.04
Stan WilliamsRHP	3.0	2	0	0	1	0	0	11	2.01
Ron PerranoskiLHP	0.1	4	4	2	0	0	0	5	2.44
Bill ZeppRHP	0.2	1	2	0	0	0	0	5	3.22
Steve BarberRHP	2.0	2	2	2	2	1	0	16	4.61
Pete HammRHP	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	9	5.51

TOTAL	11.3	20	14	9	5	2	0	73	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningKCMIN

TOP 1
LINEOUT — Amos Otis lines out to shortstop Leo Cardenas. [1 out]
00
SINGLE — George Spriggs singles on a to shortstop Leo Cardenas.
00
BATTER OUT — Lou Piniella out to center fielder Jim Holt. [2 outs]
00
BATTER OUT — Ed Kirkpatrick out, second baseman Danny Thompson to first baseman Harmon Killebrew. [3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
PITCHING SUBSTITUTION — Paul Splittorff replaces Al Fitzmorris, batting 9th, replacing pitcher Al Fitzmorris.
00
WALK — Cesar Tovar walks.
00
SINGLE — Leo Cardenas singles. Cesar Tovar to 2nd.
00
SINGLE — Tony Oliva singles on a to left fielder Lou Piniella. Cesar Tovar to 3rd. Leo Cardenas to 2nd.
00
SINGLE — Harmon Killebrew singles on a to left fielder Lou Piniella. Cesar Tovar scores. Leo Cardenas scores. Tony Oliva to 2nd. [2 runs]
02
GROUNDED INTO DP — Jim Holt grounds into a double play, pitcher Paul Splittorff to shortstop Tom Matchick to first baseman Bob Oliver. Tony Oliva to 3rd. Harmon Killebrew out at 2nd. Jim Holt out at 1st. [2 outs]
02
STRIKEOUT — Brant Alyea strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
02

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Team Stats

MIN

14Runs13

20Hits20

2Errors4

.370Batting Avg.370

54At Bats54

2Extra-base Hits2

0Home Runs0

12Runs-Batted-In12

2Walks7

2Stolen Bases1

5Strikeouts10

7Left on Base13

22Total Bases22

Game Details

Tuesday, September 29, 1970 · 8:05 PM

Target Field · Minneapolis, MN

attendance: 5,473 (14.2%)