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Royals 14 @ Twins 13
Metropolitan Stadium
September 29, 1970

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Kansas City Royals, played on September 29, 1970 at Metropolitan Stadium. The home team Twins were bested by the visiting Royals with a score of 14 to 13.

Game Summary

DateSeptember 29, 1970 
Visiting Team
Kansas City Royals
R: 14 H: 20 E: 2 LOB: 7
Runs: 14
Hits: 20
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 7
Home Team
Minnesota Twins
R: 13 H: 20 E: 4 LOB: 13
Runs: 13
Hits: 20
Errors: 4
Left On Base: 13
Winning PitcherTed Abernathy  
Losing PitcherPete Hamm  
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Game Winning RBITed Abernathy 

Game Info

DateSeptember 29, 1970 
Day of WeekTue 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamKansas City Royals 
Home TeamMinnesota Twins 
Visiting Starting PitcherAl Fitzmorris  
Home Starting PitcherJim Perry  
BallparkMetropolitan Stadium 
CityBloomington 
StateMN 
Attendance5,473 
Time of Game4 hours 5 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Lou DiMuro
1B: Larry Barnett
2B: Ron Luciano
3B: John Rice

Kansas City Royals Lineup 

Name  Position 
Amos Otis  Center Fielder 
George Spriggs  Right Fielder 
Lou Piniella  Left Fielder 
Ed Kirkpatrick  Catcher 
Bob Oliver  First Baseman 
Cookie Rojas  Second Baseman 
Bobby Floyd  Third Baseman 
Tommy Matchick  Shortstop 
Al Fitzmorris  Pitcher 
Bob Lemon  Manager 

Minnesota Twins Lineup 

Name  Position 
Cesar Tovar  Third Baseman 
Leo Cardenas  Shortstop 
Tony Oliva  Right Fielder 
Harmon Killebrew  First Baseman 
Jim Holt  Center Fielder 
Brant Alyea  Left Fielder 
George Mitterwald  Catcher 
Danny Thompson  Second Baseman 
Jim Perry  Pitcher 
Bill Rigney  Manager 

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Royals 14 @ Twins 13
Metropolitan Stadium
September 29, 1970

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         Game of 9/29/1970 -- Kansas City at Minnesota (N)

  Kansas City        AB  R  H RBI    Minnesota          AB  R  H RBI
Otis A, cf            2  0  1  0   Tovar C, 3b           5  3  2  0   
Kelly P, pr-cf        2  0  2  2   Cardenas L, ss        6  2  5  4   
Hernandez J, ph       1  0  1  0   Renick R, ss          0  0  0  0   
Rodriguez E, c        1  1  0  0   Oliva T, rf           4  0  3  2   
Spriggs G, rf         3  0  1  0   Williams S, p         1  0  0  0   
Burgmeier T, p        0  0  0  0   Perranoski R, p       0  0  0  0   
Wright K, p           0  0  0  0   Zepp B, p             0  0  0  0   
Campanis J, ph        1  0  0  0   Manuel C, ph-lf       2  0  1  1   
York J, p             0  0  0  0   Killebrew H, 1b       5  1  1  2   
Rooker J, ph          0  0  0  0   Barber S, p           0  0  0  0   
Severson R, ph        1  1  0  0   Kaat J, ph            1  0  0  0   
Abernathy T, p        1  0  1  1   Hamm P, p             0  0  0  0   
Piniella L, lf        7  2  1  1   Holt J, cf            7  1  3  0   
Kirkpatrick E, c-cf   6  1  2  3   Alyea B, lf           4  0  0  0   
Oliver B, 1b          6  1  2  0   Nettles J, rf         3  0  0  0   
Rojas C, 2b           6  2  3  0   Mitterwald G, c       2  1  2  2   
Floyd B, 3b           5  3  2  1   Carew R, ph           1  0  0  0   
Matchick T, ss        6  1  1  1   Dempsey R, c          2  0  0  0   
Fitzmorris A, p       0  0  0  0   Thompson D, 2b        4  1  1  1   
Splittorff P, p       0  0  0  0   Reese R, ph           0  0  0  0   
Morehead D, p         1  0  0  0   Quilici F, pr-2b      2  1  0  0   
Sorrell B, ph-rf      5  2  3  3   Perry J, p            2  0  1  0   
                                   Allison B, ph-rf      2  1  0  0   
                                   Brye S, lf            0  0  0  0   
                                   Ratliff P, ph         1  0  1  0   
                                   Hill H, pr            0  1  0  0   
                                   Nash C, 1b            0  1  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     54 14 20 12                        54 13 20 12

Kansas City      000 500 006 021 -- 14
Minnesota        221 220 002 020 -- 13

  Kansas City          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Fitzmorris A          0.0  0  0  0  0  0
Splittorff P          1.2  6  4  4  2  2
Morehead D            1.1  3  1  1  2  0
Burgmeier T           1.1  4  4  2  1  0
Wright K              1.2  0  0  0  0  0
York J                2.0  1  0  0  0  1
Abernathy T (W)       4.0  6  4  4  2  7

  Minnesota            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Perry J               5.0  9  5  4  0  2
Williams S            3.0  2  0  0  0  1
Perranoski R          0.1  4  4  2  0  0
Zepp B                0.2  1  2  0  0  0
Barber S              2.0  2  2  2  1  2
Hamm P (L)            1.0  2  1  1  1  0

E -- Oliva T, Kelly P 2, Tovar C 2, Dempsey R
DP -- Kansas City 4, Minnesota 2
LOB -- Kansas City 7, Minnesota 13
2B -- Otis A, Mitterwald G, Kirkpatrick E, Tovar C
SB -- Mitterwald G, Piniella L, Kirkpatrick E
SH -- Abernathy T
HBP -- by Wright K (Mitterwald G)
T -- 4:05
A -- 5473

    

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