Top 1

• Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kelly vs. Blyleven
  
  Kelly hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rojas vs. Blyleven
  
  Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Piniella vs. Blyleven
  
  Piniella hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tovar. Piniella reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Kirkpatrick vs. Blyleven
  
  Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tovar vs. Bunker
  
  Tovar hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cardenas vs. Bunker
  
  There's a wild pitch. Tovar moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Cardenas vs. Bunker
  
  Cardenas hits a popup, foul, towards first. Oliver settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Oliva vs. Bunker
  
  Oliva hits a fly ball into center field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Killebrew vs. Bunker
  
  Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Matchick misplays the ball. That's an error on Matchick. Tovar moves to third. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Carew vs. Bunker
  
  Carew strikes out. View Play 

Top 2

• Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Oliver vs. Blyleven
  
  Oliver hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Oliva who is chasing the ball. Oliver reaches third base with a triple. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Sorrell vs. Blyleven
  
  Sorrell strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Floyd vs. Blyleven
  
  Floyd takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Matchick vs. Blyleven
  
  There's a wild pitch. Floyd moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Matchick vs. Blyleven
  
  Matchick hits a line drive towards short. Cardenas reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Bunker vs. Blyleven
  
  Bunker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas misplays the ball. That's an error on Cardenas. Oliver scores. Floyd scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kelly vs. Blyleven
  
  Kelly hits a fly ball into left field. Alyea settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Alyea vs. Bunker
  
  Alyea hits a ball on the ground towards third. Floyd fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mitterwald vs. Bunker
  
  Mitterwald strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thompson vs. Bunker
  
  Thompson hits a popup towards short. Matchick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rojas vs. Blyleven
  
  Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Piniella vs. Blyleven
  
  Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kirkpatrick vs. Blyleven
  
  Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Blyleven vs. Bunker
  
  Blyleven hits a ball on the ground towards short. Matchick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tovar vs. Bunker
  
  Tovar hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cardenas vs. Bunker
  
  Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Oliver vs. Blyleven
  
  Oliver hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sorrell vs. Blyleven
  
  Sorrell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Floyd vs. Blyleven
  
  Floyd strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Oliva vs. Bunker
  
  Oliva strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Killebrew vs. Bunker
  
  Killebrew hits a fly ball into center field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Carew vs. Bunker
  
  Carew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Matchick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Matchick vs. Blyleven
  
  Matchick strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bunker vs. Blyleven
  
  Bunker takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kelly vs. Blyleven
  
  Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Rojas vs. Blyleven
  
  Rojas hits a line drive towards short. Cardenas reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Alyea vs. Bunker
  
  Alyea hits a ball on the ground towards short. Matchick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mitterwald vs. Bunker
  
  Mitterwald hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Thompson vs. Bunker
  
  Thompson hits a fly ball into right field. Sorrell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Blyleven vs. Bunker
  
  Blyleven hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mitterwald moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Tovar vs. Bunker
  
  Tovar hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Tovar reaches second base with a double. Mitterwald scores. Blyleven goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Cardenas vs. Bunker
  
  Cardenas strikes out. View Play 

Top 6

• Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Piniella vs. Blyleven
  
  Jim Holt now playing first base.
  
  Piniella hits a popup towards short. Cardenas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kirkpatrick vs. Blyleven
  
  Kirkpatrick takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Oliver vs. Blyleven
  
  Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew juggles the ball. That's an error on Killebrew. Kirkpatrick moves to third. Oliver moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Sorrell vs. Blyleven
  
  Sorrell is walked intentionally. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Floyd vs. Blyleven
  
  Floyd hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kirkpatrick tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Royals, 3 - Twins, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Matchick vs. Blyleven
  
  Matchick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Royals, 3 - Twins, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Oliva vs. Bunker
  
  Oliva strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 3 - Twins, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Killebrew vs. Bunker
  
  Killebrew hits a popup, foul, towards first. Oliver settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 3 - Twins, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Holt vs. Bunker
  
  Holt hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Royals, 3 - Twins, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bunker vs. Blyleven
  
  Bunker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 3 - Twins, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kelly vs. Blyleven
  
  Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 3 - Twins, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rojas vs. Blyleven
  
  Rojas hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Alyea. Rojas reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Royals, 3 - Twins, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Piniella vs. Blyleven
  
  Piniella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rojas scores. View Play 
• Royals, 4 - Twins, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kirkpatrick vs. Blyleven
  
  There goes Piniella. The throw from Mitterwald and he is out, Cardenas applying the tag. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Royals, 4 - Twins, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Alyea vs. Bunker
  
  Alyea hits a ball on the ground towards short. Matchick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 4 - Twins, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mitterwald vs. Bunker
  
  Mitterwald hits a fly ball into center field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 4 - Twins, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thompson vs. Bunker
  
  Thompson hits a popup towards third. Floyd settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Royals, 4 - Twins, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kirkpatrick vs. Blyleven
  
  Kirkpatrick hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mitterwald settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 4 - Twins, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Oliver vs. Blyleven
  
  Oliver hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 4 - Twins, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Sorrell vs. Blyleven
  
  Sorrell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mitterwald settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 4 - Twins, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Floyd vs. Blyleven
  
  Floyd hits a fly ball into left field. Alyea settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Royals, 4 - Twins, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Reese vs. Bunker
  
  Rich Reese pinch hits for Bert Blyleven.
  
  Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 4 - Twins, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tovar vs. Bunker
  
  Tovar hits a fly ball into center field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 4 - Twins, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cardenas vs. Bunker
  
  Cardenas strikes out. View Play 

Top 9

• Royals, 4 - Twins, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Matchick vs. Haydel
  
  Hal Haydel now pitching.
  
  Matchick strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 4 - Twins, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bunker vs. Haydel
  
  Bunker is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Royals, 4 - Twins, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kelly vs. Haydel
  
  Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Royals, 4 - Twins, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Oliva vs. Bunker
  
  Oliva hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 4 - Twins, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Killebrew vs. Bunker
  
  Killebrew hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Oliva moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 4 - Twins, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Holt vs. York
  
  Herman Hill pinch runs for Harmon Killebrew. Jim York now pitching.
  
  The ball gets by Kirkpatrick for a passed ball. Oliva moves to third. Hill moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 4 - Twins, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Holt vs. York
  
  Holt hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Oliva tags and scores. View Play 
• Royals, 4 - Twins, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Alyea vs. York
  
  Alyea takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 4 - Twins, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Ratliff vs. York
  
  Jim Nettles pinch runs for Brant Alyea. Paul Ratliff pinch hits for George Mitterwald.
  
  Ratliff hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play 

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         Game of 9/30/1970 -- Kansas City at Minnesota (N)

  Kansas City        AB  R  H RBI    Minnesota          AB  R  H RBI
Kelly P, cf           5  0  0  0   Tovar C, cf           4  0  2  2   
Rojas C, 2b           4  1  1  0   Cardenas L, ss        4  0  0  0   
Piniella L, lf        4  0  2  1   Oliva T, rf           4  1  1  0   
Kirkpatrick E, c      3  1  0  0   Killebrew H, 3b       4  0  1  0   
Oliver B, 1b          4  1  2  0   Hill H, pr            0  1  0  0   
Sorrell B, rf         3  0  0  0   Carew R, 1b           2  0  0  0   
Floyd B, 3b           2  1  0  1   Holt J, 1b            1  0  0  1   
Matchick T, ss        4  0  0  0   Alyea B, lf           3  0  0  0   
Bunker W, p           3  0  0  0   Nettles J, pr         0  1  0  0   
York J, p             0  0  0  0   Mitterwald G, c       3  1  1  0   
                                   Ratliff P, ph         1  1  1  3   
                                   Thompson D, 2b        3  0  0  0   
                                   Blyleven B, p         2  1  1  0   
                                   Reese R, ph           1  0  0  0   
                                   Haydel H, p           0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     32  4  5  2                        32  6  7  6

Kansas City      020 001 100 --  4
Minnesota        000 020 004 --  6
  1 out when winning run was scored.

  Kansas City          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Bunker W*             8.0  6  4  4  0  6
York J (L)            0.1  1  2  2  1  0

  Minnesota            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Blyleven B            8.0  5  4  1  4  3
Haydel H (W)          1.0  0  0  0  0  2
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 9th

E -- Matchick T, Cardenas L, Killebrew H
LOB -- Kansas City 6, Minnesota 3
2B -- Piniella L, Tovar C, Rojas C
3B -- Oliver B
HR -- Ratliff P
CS -- Piniella L
SF -- Floyd B, Holt J
WP -- Bunker W, Blyleven B
PB -- Kirkpatrick E
T -- 2:19
A -- 5219

    

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