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July 2, 1970

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Bottom 8 R H E
Royals 2 4 0
Twins 5 6 0
Bottom 8 R H E
Royals 2 4 0
Twins 5 6 0

Cesar Tovar Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .306
OBP .333 .369
At Bats 3 291
Hits 1 89
• Singles 0 55
• Doubles 0 18
• Triples 0 8
• Home Runs 1 8
Walks 0 26
RBI’s 1 24

Ted Abernathy Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 0 2
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Metropolitan Stadium - July 2, 1970
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Out
Ted Abernathy
Ellie Rodriguez
Bob Oliver
Cookie Rojas
Paul Schaal
Tommy Matchick
Lou Piniella
Amos Otis
Ed Kirkpatrick
Cesar Tovar
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Matchick scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Tommy Matchick now playing shortstop. Ed Kirkpatrick now playing right field. Ted Abernathy now pitching. Hill strikes out.
Top 8 Otis hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Rojas hits a fly ball into center field. Hill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rodriguez tags and scores.
Top 8 Kelly takes first base on ball four. Taylor moves to second.
Top 8 Hawk Taylor pinch hits for Aurelio Monteagudo. Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards first. Reese fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Ed Kirkpatrick pinch hits for Jackie Hernandez. Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rodriguez moves to third.
Top 8 Stan Williams now pitching. Herman Hill now playing center field. Cesar Tovar now playing left field. Rodriguez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Mitterwald strikes out.
Bottom 7 Cardenas hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Renick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Piniella hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rojas moves to third.
Top 7 Oliver is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Otis takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Rojas hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Renick. Rojas reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Killebrew hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Aurelio Monteagudo now pitching. Oliva hits a line drive towards short. Hernandez reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Kelly hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Jim Campanis pinch hits for Al Fitzmorris. Campanis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Hernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rodriguez tags and scores.
Top 6 Rodriguez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tovar who is chasing the ball. Rodriguez reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 5 Thompson hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Tovar hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Hall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Cardenas scores.
Bottom 5 Mitterwald takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 There's a wild pitch. Cardenas moves to third.
Bottom 5 Cardenas hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kelly. Cardenas reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Schaal hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Piniella hits a popup towards third. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Renick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Reese hits a ball on the ground towards first. Oliver fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Killebrew takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Otis hits a line drive into left field. Renick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Rojas hits a popup, foul, towards first. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Kelly hits a fly ball into left field. Renick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Oliva hits a popup, foul, towards third. Schaal settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Fitzmorris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Hernandez strikes out.
Top 3 Rodriguez strikes out.
Bottom 2 Hall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Mitterwald hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Cardenas hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 2 Renick bunts towards the mound. Fitzmorris fields it and throws to first for the out. Reese moves to second.
Bottom 2 Reese hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Killebrew hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Schaal strikes out.
Top 2 Piniella strikes out.
Top 2 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Oliva hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Thompson hits a popup towards first. Oliver settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Tovar hits a popup, foul, towards first. Oliver settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Rojas hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Kelly strikes out.