Royals @ Twins
September 30, 1970

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Bottom 9 R H E
Royals 4 5 1
Twins 3 6 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Royals 4 5 1
Twins 6 7 2

Paul Ratliff Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .269
OBP .000 .365
At Bats 0 145
Hits 0 39
• Singles 0 26
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 15
RBI’s 0 19

Jim York Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 0 0
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Metropolitan Stadium - September 30, 1970
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Home Run
Jim York
Ed Kirkpatrick
Bob Oliver
Cookie Rojas
Bobby Floyd
Tommy Matchick
Lou Piniella
Pat Kelly
Billy Sorrell
Paul Ratliff
Jim Nettles
Herman Hill

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Royals 4 5 1 6
Minnesota Twins 6 7 2 3
Winning Pitcher Hal Haydel
Losing Pitcher Jim York
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Paul Ratliff
Attendance 5,219
Time of Game 2 hours 19 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

End of Game

Jim Nettles pinch runs for Brant Alyea. Paul Ratliff pinch hits for George Mitterwald. Ratliff hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Alyea takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Holt hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Oliva tags and scores.
Bottom 9 Herman Hill pinch runs for Harmon Killebrew. Jim York now pitching. The ball gets by Kirkpatrick for a passed ball. Oliva moves to third. Hill moves to second.
Bottom 9 Killebrew hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Oliva moves to second.
Bottom 9 Oliva hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Bunker is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Hal Haydel now pitching. Matchick strikes out.
Bottom 8 Cardenas strikes out.
Bottom 8 Tovar hits a fly ball into center field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Rich Reese pinch hits for Bert Blyleven. Reese 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 8 Floyd hits a fly ball into left field. Alyea settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Sorrell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mitterwald settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Oliver hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Kirkpatrick hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mitterwald settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Thompson hits a popup towards third. Floyd settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Mitterwald hits a fly ball into center field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Alyea hits a ball on the ground towards short. Matchick scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 There goes Piniella. The throw from Mitterwald and he is out, Cardenas applying the tag.
Top 7 Piniella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rojas scores.
Top 7 Rojas hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Alyea. Rojas reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Bunker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Holt hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Killebrew hits a popup, foul, towards first. Oliver settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Oliva strikes out.
Top 6 Matchick 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 Floyd hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kirkpatrick tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Top 6 Sorrell is walked intentionally.
Top 6 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew juggles the ball. That's an error on Killebrew. Kirkpatrick moves to third. Oliver moves to second.
Top 6 Kirkpatrick takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Jim Holt now playing first base. Piniella hits a popup towards short. Cardenas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Cardenas strikes out.
Bottom 5 Tovar hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Tovar reaches second base with a double. Mitterwald scores. Blyleven goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 5 Blyleven hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mitterwald moves to second.
Bottom 5 Thompson hits a fly ball into right field. Sorrell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Mitterwald hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Alyea hits a ball on the ground towards short. Matchick scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Rojas hits a line drive towards short. Cardenas reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Bunker takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Matchick strikes out.
Bottom 4 Carew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Matchick scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Killebrew hits a fly ball into center field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Oliva strikes out.
Top 4 Floyd strikes out.
Top 4 Sorrell 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 4 Oliver hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Cardenas 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 3 Tovar hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Blyleven hits a ball on the ground towards short. Matchick scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Kirkpatrick 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 3 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Thompson hits a popup towards short. Matchick settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Mitterwald strikes out.
Bottom 2 Alyea hits a ball on the ground towards third. Floyd fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Kelly hits a fly ball into left field. Alyea settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Bunker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas misplays the ball. That's an error on Cardenas. Oliver scores. Floyd scores. Two runs are unearned.
Top 2 Matchick hits a line drive towards short. Cardenas reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 There's a wild pitch. Floyd moves to second.
Top 2 Floyd takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Sorrell strikes out.
Top 2 Oliver hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Oliva who is chasing the ball. Oliver reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 1 Carew strikes out.
Bottom 1 Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Matchick misplays the ball. That's an error on Matchick. Tovar moves to third.
Bottom 1 Oliva hits a fly ball into center field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Cardenas hits a popup, foul, towards first. Oliver settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 There's a wild pitch. Tovar moves to second.
Bottom 1 Tovar hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Kirkpatrick 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 Piniella hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tovar. Piniella reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Rojas 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 Kelly hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.