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June 30, 1970

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Royals 5 8 1
Twins 8 10 2
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Royals 5 8 1
Twins 8 10 2

George Mitterwald Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .214
OBP .667 .271
At Bats 1 168
Hits 0 36
• Singles 0 26
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 2 13
RBI’s 0 22

Bob Johnson Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 4 3
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Metropolitan Stadium - June 30, 1970
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Fielder's Choice
Bob Johnson
Ed Kirkpatrick
Bob Oliver
Rich Severson
Paul Schaal
Jackie Hernandez
Lou Piniella
Amos Otis
Pat Kelly
George Mitterwald
Leo Cardenas
Jim Holt
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Mitterwald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal has Holt trapped. There's the throw to Kirkpatrick and back to Schaal, who tags Holt for the out. Cardenas moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.

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Bottom 7 Cardenas is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 7 Holt hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella who is chasing the ball. Holt reaches third base with a triple. Killebrew scores. Reese goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 7 Reese hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Killebrew moves to second.
Bottom 7 Killebrew hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Oliva hits a popup towards short. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Otis strikes out.
Top 7 Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Stan Williams now pitching. Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Hill hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Tovar hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Rick Renick pinch hits for Dick Woodson. Bob Johnson now pitching. Pat Kelly now playing right field. Ed Kirkpatrick now catching. Renick hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Bottom 6 Ken Wright now pitching. Mitterwald takes first base on ball four. Holt moves to third. Cardenas moves to second.
Bottom 6 Cardenas takes first base on ball four. Holt moves to second.
Bottom 6 Holt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Reese hits a ball on the ground towards first. Oliver scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Reese for the out.
Bottom 6 Killebrew hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Severson hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Dick Woodson now pitching. Rodriguez hits a popup towards short. Cardenas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards first. Oliver scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Oliva for the out.
Bottom 5 Hill hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Tovar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mitterwald moves to second.
Bottom 5 Paul Ratliff pinch hits for Bill Zepp. Ratliff hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Mitterwald takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tovar scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Otis scores.
Top 5 Bill Zepp now pitching. Piniella hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Otis moves to third.
Top 5 Otis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Schaal hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Holt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Severson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Reese is hit by the pitch.
Top 4 O'Riley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Severson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tovar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hernandez moves to second.
Top 4 Hernandez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Rodriguez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Oliva hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Hill hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Severson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards first. Oliver scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Tovar for the out.
Top 3 Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Reese scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kirkpatrick for the out.
Top 3 Oliver hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Oliva. Oliver reaches second base with a double. Otis scores. Piniella moves to third.
Top 3 Piniella takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 There's a wild pitch. Otis moves to third.
Top 3 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kaat picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Kaat. Otis moves to second.
Top 3 Schaal hits a popup towards first. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 O'Riley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Kaat hits a line drive into right field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Mitterwald hits a line drive into right field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Cardenas hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Reese scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 2 Holt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Severson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Reese moves to third.
Bottom 2 Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Severson misplays the ball. That's an error on Severson. Reese moves to second.
Top 2 Severson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Tovar catches it and throws to first to double up Hernandez.
Top 2 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas misplays the ball. That's an error on Cardenas.
Top 2 Rodriguez strikes out.
Bottom 1 Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Oliva hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Hill hits a line drive into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Tovar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Reese scoops it up and throws to first, with Kaat covering, for the out.
Top 1 Oliver hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 1 Piniella hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 There goes Otis. The throw from Mitterwald and he is safe. Otis steals second.
Top 1 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Schaal hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.