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Royals
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
September 28, 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 28, 1970 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 28, 1970 |
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Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 28, 1970 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dick Drago |
Home Starting Pitcher | Tom Hall |
Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
City | Bloomington |
State | MN |
Attendance | 1,100 |
Time of Game | 1 hour 51 minutes |
Umpires | HP: John Rice 1B: Lou DiMuro 2B: Larry Barnett 3B: Ron Luciano |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
Bob Oliver | First Baseman |
Ellie Rodriguez | Catcher |
Bobby Floyd | Third Baseman |
George Spriggs | Right Fielder |
Rich Severson | Shortstop |
Dick Drago | Pitcher |
Bob Lemon | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
Name | Position |
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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 |
Tom Hall | Pitcher |
Bill Rigney | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Royals
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
September 28, 1970
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Hall
Otis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Hall
There goes Otis. The throw from Mitterwald and he is safe. Otis steals second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rojas vs. Hall
Rojas hits a line drive into left field. Alyea settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Piniella vs. Hall
Piniella strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliver vs. Hall
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tovar fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Drago
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Floyd fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Drago
Cardenas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliva vs. Drago
Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drago fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Hall
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tovar fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Floyd vs. Hall
Floyd hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Alyea. Floyd reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spriggs vs. Hall
Spriggs is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Severson vs. Hall
Severson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tovar fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Drago
Killebrew hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Killebrew reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Holt vs. Drago
Holt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Severson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alyea vs. Drago
Alyea hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mitterwald vs. Drago
Mitterwald takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Drago
Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Killebrew trying to get to home. Spriggs throws the ball in to Rodriguez who tags Killebrew who's trying to score from second, for the out. Mitterwald moves to second. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drago vs. Hall
Drago hits a fly ball into center field. Holt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Hall
Otis hits a line drive into center field. Holt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Hall
Rojas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Hall
Piniella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rojas moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oliver vs. Hall
Oliver hits a line drive into left field. Alyea settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Drago
Hall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tovar vs. Drago
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Severson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Drago
Cardenas strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Hall
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Floyd vs. Hall
Floyd hits a fly ball into left field. Alyea settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spriggs vs. Hall
Spriggs strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Drago
Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards short. Severson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Drago
Killebrew strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holt vs. Drago
Holt hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Severson vs. Hall
Severson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Drago vs. Hall
Drago hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Mitterwald fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Hall
Otis hits a popup, foul, towards third. Tovar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Hall
Rojas hits a popup, foul, towards third. Tovar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alyea vs. Drago
Alyea hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis. Alyea reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mitterwald vs. Drago
Mitterwald bunts towards first. Oliver scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mitterwald for the out. Alyea moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thompson vs. Drago
Thompson bunts towards the mound. Drago fields it and throws to first for the out. Alyea scores. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Drago
Hall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Severson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Hall
Piniella hits a fly ball into center field. Holt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Hall
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, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Hall
Rodriguez is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Drago
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Floyd fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Drago
Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Severson misplays the ball. That's an error on Severson. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliva vs. Drago
Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards second. Rojas scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Floyd vs. Hall
Floyd is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spriggs vs. Hall
Spriggs hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mitterwald settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Severson vs. Hall
Severson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Drago
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Floyd fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holt vs. Drago
Holt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alyea vs. Drago
Alyea hits a ball on the ground towards short. Severson scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campanis vs. Hall
Jim Nettles now playing left field. Jim Campanis pinch hits for Dick Drago.
Campanis hits a fly ball into center field. Holt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Hall
Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Holt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Hall
Rojas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Hall
Piniella hits a popup, foul, towards first. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. York
Jim York now pitching.
Mitterwald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Floyd fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. York
Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manuel vs. York
Charlie Manuel pinch hits for Tom Hall.
Manuel 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 9
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Perranoski
Ron Perranoski now pitching.
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Perranoski
Rodriguez is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Floyd vs. Perranoski
Floyd hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Perranoski
Jackie Hernandez pinch hits for George Spriggs.
Hernandez 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
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/28/1970 -- Kansas City at Minnesota (D) Kansas City AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI Otis A, cf 4 0 1 0 Tovar C, 3b 3 0 0 0 Rojas C, 2b 4 0 2 0 Cardenas L, ss 3 0 1 0 Piniella L, lf 4 0 1 0 Oliva T, rf 3 0 0 0 Oliver B, 1b 4 0 0 0 Killebrew H, 1b 3 0 1 0 Rodriguez E, c 4 0 0 0 Holt J, cf 3 0 1 0 Floyd B, 3b 4 0 2 0 Alyea B, lf 3 1 1 0 Spriggs G, rf 3 0 0 0 Nettles J, lf 0 0 0 0 Hernandez J, ph 1 0 0 0 Mitterwald G, c 1 0 0 0 Severson R, ss 2 0 0 0 Thompson D, 2b 2 0 1 1 Drago D, p 2 0 0 0 Hall T, p 2 0 1 0 Campanis J, ph 1 0 0 0 Manuel C, ph 1 0 0 0 York J, p 0 0 0 0 Perranoski R, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 0 6 0 24 1 6 1 Kansas City 000 000 000 -- 0 Minnesota 000 010 00x -- 1 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Drago D (L) 7.0 6 1 1 1 2 York J 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Hall T (W) 8.0 5 0 0 1 7 Perranoski R (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 E -- Severson R DP -- Kansas City 4 LOB -- Kansas City 7, Minnesota 2 2B -- Floyd B, Killebrew H, Alyea B SB -- Otis A SH -- Mitterwald G, Thompson D T -- 1:51 A -- 1100
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