Kansas City Royals vs. Minnesota Twins - Sep 29, 1970

65-95

MIN

96-64

FINAL/12

Metropolitan Stadium

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

WIN

Ted Abernathy

4.0 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 7 K, 2 BB

LOSS

Pete Hamm

1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 K, 1 BB

Box Score

KC BATTING
PLAYER	H-AB	R	RBI	AVG
1A. OtisCF	1-2	0	0	.284
↳ P. KellyCF	2-2	0	2	.237
↳ J. HernandezPH	1-1	0	0	.231
↳ E. RodriguezC	0-1	1	0	.227
2G. SpriggsRF	1-3	0	0	.209
↳ T. BurgmeierP	0-0	0	0	.143
↳ K. WrightP	0-0	0	0	.000
↳ J. CampanisPH	0-1	0	0	.137
↳ J. YorkP	0-0	0	0	.000
↳ J. RookerPH	0-0	0	0	.200
↳ R. SeversonPH	0-1	1	0	.249
↳ T. AbernathyP	1-1	0	1	.176
3L. PiniellaLF	1-7	2	1	.299
4E. KirkpatrickCF	2-6	1	3	.232
5B. Oliver1B	2-6	1	0	.258
6C. Rojas2B	3-6	2	0	.246
7B. Floyd3B	2-5	3	1	.350
8T. MatchickSS	1-6	1	1	.190
9A. FitzmorrisP	0-0	0	0	.290
↳ P. SplittorffP	0-0	0	0	.500
↳ D. MoreheadP	0-1	0	0	.167
↳ B. SorrellRF	3-5	2	3	.275

KC PITCHING
PLAYER	IP	H	ER	BB	K	P-S	ERA
A. Fitzmorris	0.0	0	0	0	0	0-0	4.44
P. Splittorff	1.2	6	4	2	2	22-14	7.27
D. Morehead	1.1	3	1	2	0	14-6	3.62
T. Burgmeier	1.1	4	2	1	0	13-9	3.16
K. Wright	1.2	0	0	0	0	5-4	5.23
J. York	2.0	1	0	0	1	9-9	1.17
T. Abernathy(W, 10-3)	4.0	6	4	2	7	40-32	2.60

FULL BOX SCORE

Team Totals

KC		MIN
20	HITS	20
0	HOME RUNS	0
22	TOTAL BASES	22
2	WALKS	7
5	STRIKEOUTS	10
23	RUNNERS LOB	29

Win Probability

KC 100.0%

KCEVENMIN

10050100

BOT 12 · KC 14-13 MIN · KC 100.0%Frank Quilici strikes out swinging.

Scoring Summary

BOT 1Harmon Killebrew 2-run single on a to left fielder Lou Piniella. Cesar Tovar scores. Leo Cardenas scores. Tony Oliva to 2nd.0-2
BOT 2Tony Oliva 2-run single on a to right fielder George Spriggs. Danny Thompson scores. Cesar Tovar scores. Leo Cardenas to 3rd.0-4
BOT 3Danny Thompson 1-run single on a to center fielder Pat Kelly. George Mitterwald scores.0-5
TOP 4Bobby Floyd 1-run single on a to center fielder Jim Holt. Bob Oliver scores. Cookie Rojas to 2nd.1-5
TOP 4Tom Matchick 1-run single on a to left fielder Brant Alyea. Cookie Rojas scores. Bobby Floyd to 3rd.2-5
TOP 4Bill Sorrell 1-run single 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.3-5
TOP 4Pat Kelly 2-run single on a to center fielder Jim Holt. Tom Matchick scores. Bill Sorrell scores.5-5

Season Series

MIN LEADS 13-5

Box Score

KC BATTING
PLAYER	H-AB	R	RBI	AVG
1A. OtisCF	1-2	0	0	.284
↳ P. KellyCF	2-2	0	2	.237
↳ J. HernandezPH	1-1	0	0	.231
↳ E. RodriguezC	0-1	1	0	.227
2G. SpriggsRF	1-3	0	0	.209
↳ T. BurgmeierP	0-0	0	0	.143
↳ K. WrightP	0-0	0	0	.000
↳ J. CampanisPH	0-1	0	0	.137
↳ J. YorkP	0-0	0	0	.000
↳ J. RookerPH	0-0	0	0	.200
↳ R. SeversonPH	0-1	1	0	.249
↳ T. AbernathyP	1-1	0	1	.176
3L. PiniellaLF	1-7	2	1	.299
4E. KirkpatrickCF	2-6	1	3	.232
5B. Oliver1B	2-6	1	0	.258
6C. Rojas2B	3-6	2	0	.246
7B. Floyd3B	2-5	3	1	.350
8T. MatchickSS	1-6	1	1	.190
9A. FitzmorrisP	0-0	0	0	.290
↳ P. SplittorffP	0-0	0	0	.500
↳ D. MoreheadP	0-1	0	0	.167
↳ B. SorrellRF	3-5	2	3	.275

KC PITCHING
PLAYER	IP	H	ER	BB	K	P-S	ERA
A. Fitzmorris	0.0	0	0	0	0	0-0	4.44
P. Splittorff	1.2	6	4	2	2	22-14	7.27
D. Morehead	1.1	3	1	2	0	14-6	3.62
T. Burgmeier	1.1	4	2	1	0	13-9	3.16
K. Wright	1.2	0	0	0	0	5-4	5.23
J. York	2.0	1	0	0	1	9-9	1.17
T. Abernathy(W, 10-3)	4.0	6	4	2	7	40-32	2.60

FULL BOX SCORE

Team Totals

KC		MIN
20	HITS	20
0	HOME RUNS	0
22	TOTAL BASES	22
2	WALKS	7
5	STRIKEOUTS	10
23	RUNNERS LOB	29

Win Probability

KC 100.0%

KCEVENMIN

10050100

BOT 12 · KC 14-13 MIN · KC 100.0%Frank Quilici strikes out swinging.

Scoring Summary

BOT 1Harmon Killebrew 2-run single on a to left fielder Lou Piniella. Cesar Tovar scores. Leo Cardenas scores. Tony Oliva to 2nd.0-2
BOT 2Tony Oliva 2-run single on a to right fielder George Spriggs. Danny Thompson scores. Cesar Tovar scores. Leo Cardenas to 3rd.0-4
BOT 3Danny Thompson 1-run single on a to center fielder Pat Kelly. George Mitterwald scores.0-5
TOP 4Bobby Floyd 1-run single on a to center fielder Jim Holt. Bob Oliver scores. Cookie Rojas to 2nd.1-5
TOP 4Tom Matchick 1-run single on a to left fielder Brant Alyea. Cookie Rojas scores. Bobby Floyd to 3rd.2-5
TOP 4Bill Sorrell 1-run single 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.3-5
TOP 4Pat Kelly 2-run single on a to center fielder Jim Holt. Tom Matchick scores. Bill Sorrell scores.5-5

Season Series

MIN LEADS 13-5

BOT 4George Mitterwald 2-run double on a to left fielder Lou Piniella. Harmon Killebrew scores. Jim Holt scores.5-7

BOT 5Leo Cardenas 1-run single. Bob Allison scores.5-8

BOT 5Harmon Killebrew reaches on a fielding error by center fielder Pat Kelly. Leo Cardenas scores. Tony Oliva to 2nd.5-9

TOP 9Bill Sorrell 2-run single on a to right fielder Jim Nettles. Cookie Rojas scores. Bobby Floyd scores.7-9

TOP 9Lou Piniella reaches on a fielding error by third baseman Cesar Tovar. Bill Sorrell scores. Rich Severson to 2nd.8-9

TOP 9Ed Kirkpatrick 2-run double on a to center fielder Jim Holt. Rich Severson scores. Lou Piniella scores. Ed Kirkpatrick to 3rd.10-9

TOP 9Bob Oliver reaches on a fielding error by third baseman Cesar Tovar. Ed Kirkpatrick scores.11-9

BOT 9Leo Cardenas 1-run single on a to center fielder Ed Kirkpatrick. Frank Quilici scores. Herman Hill to 2nd.11-10

BOT 9Charlie Manuel 1-run single on a to right fielder Bill Sorrell. Herman Hill scores. Leo Cardenas to 2nd.11-11

TOP 11Lou Piniella 1-run single on a to center fielder Jim Holt. Ellie Rodriguez scores.12-11

TOP 11Ed Kirkpatrick 1-run single on a to center fielder Jim Holt. Lou Piniella scores.13-11

BOT 11Leo Cardenas 2-run single on a to center fielder Ed Kirkpatrick. Cotton Nash scores. Cesar Tovar scores.13-13

TOP 12Ted Abernathy 1-run single on a to right fielder Jim Nettles. Bobby Floyd scores. Bill Sorrell to 2nd.14-13

AL West Standings

AMERICAN LEAGUE

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Minnesota	98	64	.605	-	W2
Oakland	89	73	.549	9.0	W1
California	86	76	.531	12.0	W5
Kansas City	65	97	.401	33.0	L2
Milwaukee	65	97	.401	33.0	L1
Chicago	56	106	.346	42.0	L7

FULL STANDINGS

Kansas City Royals at Minnesota Twins, Sep 29, 1970