Twins @ Royals
June 21, 1970

Back Home
Bottom 9 R H E
Twins 11 12 0
Royals 2 7 5
Bottom 9 R H E
Twins 11 12 0
Royals 2 7 5

Ed Kirkpatrick Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .233
OBP .333 .299
At Bats 3 159
Hits 1 37
• Singles 1 19
• Doubles 0 8
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 9
Walks 0 15
RBI’s 1 28

Ron Perranoski Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 2 15
Close
Municipal Stadium - June 21, 1970
Out
Ron Perranoski
George Mitterwald
Rich Reese
Rod Carew
Frank Quilici
Leo Cardenas
Jim Holt
Cesar Tovar
Bob Allison
Ed Kirkpatrick
Lou Piniella

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Minnesota Twins 11 12 0 7
Kansas City Royals 2 7 5 5
Winning Pitcher Jim Perry
Losing Pitcher Bill Butler
Save Ron Perranoski
Game Winning RBI (none)
Attendance 10,864
Time of Game 2 hours 28 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Piniella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Keough hits a line drive into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Frank Quilici now playing third base. Oliver is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Perranoski is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Mitterwald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sorrell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Reese hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Cardenas hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Cardenas reaches second base with a double. Quilici scores. Allison scores. Holt goes all the way around to score.
Top 9 Aurelio Monteagudo now pitching. Holt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez misplays the ball. That's an error on Hernandez. Carew scores. Quilici moves to third. Allison moves to second.
Top 9 Frank Quilici pinch runs for Harmon Killebrew. Allison is hit by the pitch. Carew moves to third. Quilici moves to second.
Top 9 Killebrew takes first base on ball four. Carew moves to second.
Top 9 Carew hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Tovar scores.
Top 9 Ken Wright now pitching. Tovar hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Keough. Tovar reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Rojas hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Jim Campanis pinch hits for Al Fitzmorris. Campanis hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Sorrell hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Perranoski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sorrell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Mitterwald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sorrell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Jackie Hernandez now playing shortstop. Reese hits a ball on the ground towards first. Oliver scoops it up and throws to first, with Fitzmorris covering, for the out.
Bottom 7 Ron Perranoski now pitching. Hawk Taylor pinch hits for Tommy Matchick. Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Keough scores. Piniella moves to third.
Bottom 7 Piniella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Oliver scores. Keough moves to third.
Bottom 7 Keough hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Oliver moves to second.
Bottom 7 Oliver hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Otis is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Jim Holt now playing left field. Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Cardenas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Renick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sorrell fields it and throws to first for the out. Allison moves to second.
Top 7 Allison hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Tommy Matchick now playing shortstop. Billy Sorrell now playing third base. Al Fitzmorris now pitching. Killebrew hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Billy Sorrell pinch hits for Bill Butler. Sorrell strikes out.
Bottom 6 Tommy Matchick pinch hits for Bobby Floyd. Matchick hits a line drive towards short. Cardenas reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Carew strikes out.
Top 6 Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Floyd scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Perry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Butler fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Kirkpatrick strikes out.
Bottom 5 Piniella hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Renick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Keough hits a popup, foul, towards first. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Mitterwald is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Reese hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Allison moves to second.
Top 5 Cardenas hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Renick hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Allison takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Killebrew hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Otis hits a line drive into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Rojas hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Tovar hits a fly ball into right field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Reese tags and scores. Mitterwald tags and moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 4 Perry bunts towards first. Oliver scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Perry for the out. Reese moves to third. Mitterwald moves to second.
Top 4 Mitterwald hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cardenas scores. Reese moves to second.
Top 4 Reese hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cardenas moves to third.
Top 4 Cardenas hits a line drive into center field. Otis picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Otis. Allison scores. Renick goes all the way around to score. Cardenas moves to second.
Top 4 Renick takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 There's a wild pitch. Allison moves to second.
Top 4 Allison hits a ball on the ground towards short. Floyd misplays the ball. That's an error on Floyd.
Bottom 3 Schaal hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Butler strikes out.
Bottom 3 Floyd hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perry fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Killebrew hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Carew takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Tovar bunts towards the mound. Butler fields it and throws to first for the out. Perry moves to second.
Top 3 Perry hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Mitterwald hits a popup towards short. Floyd settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Kirkpatrick is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Piniella hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Keough hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tovar. Keough reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Reese hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Cardenas hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Renick strikes out.
Top 2 There goes Allison. The throw from Kirkpatrick and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. Allison scores. That run is unearned.
Top 2 The runners advance on the error. Allison moves to second.
Top 2 Allison hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Butler fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 1 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Rojas strikes out.
Bottom 1 Schaal strikes out.
Top 1 Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Carew hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Tovar bunts towards first. Oliver settles under it and makes the catch for the out.