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Lineups and Summary (back to top)
Twins
@ Royals
Municipal Stadium
September 25, 1970
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Minnesota Twins, played on September 25, 1970 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 25, 1970 |
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Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 25, 1970 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Perry |
Home Starting Pitcher | Wally Bunker |
Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
City | Kansas City |
State | MO |
Attendance | 6,663 |
Time of Game | 1 hour 55 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jim Honochick 1B: George Maloney 2B: Nick Avants 3B: Jake O'Donnell |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jim Nettles | Center Fielder |
Leo Cardenas | Shortstop |
Tony Oliva | Right Fielder |
Harmon Killebrew | Third Baseman |
Rich Reese | First Baseman |
Steve Brye | Left Fielder |
Rick Dempsey | Catcher |
Danny Thompson | Second Baseman |
Jim Perry | Pitcher |
Bill Rigney | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
George Spriggs | Right Fielder |
Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
Ed Kirkpatrick | Catcher |
Bob Oliver | First Baseman |
Paul Schaal | Third Baseman |
Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
Tommy Matchick | Shortstop |
Wally Bunker | Pitcher |
Bob Lemon | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Twins
@ Royals
Municipal Stadium
September 25, 1970
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Bunker
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bunker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Bunker
Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Bunker
Oliva hits a fly ball into right field. Spriggs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Perry
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spriggs vs. Perry
Spriggs hits a popup towards short. Cardenas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Perry
Piniella strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Bunker
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Matchick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Bunker
Reese hits a popup towards first. Oliver settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brye vs. Bunker
Brye takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dempsey vs. Bunker
Dempsey hits a fly ball into right field. Spriggs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Perry
Kirkpatrick hits a fly ball into left field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Perry
Oliver strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Perry
Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Bunker
Thompson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Oliver settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perry vs. Bunker
Perry hits a popup towards short. Matchick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Bunker
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Oliver scoops it up and throws to first, with Bunker covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Perry
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. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matchick vs. Perry
Matchick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bunker vs. Perry
Bunker strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Bunker
Cardenas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliva vs. Bunker
Oliva hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Bunker
Killebrew hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cardenas moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reese vs. Bunker
Reese hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brye vs. Bunker
Brye hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis. Brye reaches second base with a double. Cardenas scores. Killebrew moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Dempsey vs. Bunker
Dempsey hits a fly ball into right field. Spriggs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Perry
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spriggs vs. Perry
Spriggs 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 -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Perry
Piniella hits a line drive into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Bunker
Thompson hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perry vs. Bunker
Perry 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 -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Bunker
Nettles hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenas vs. Bunker
Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bunker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Perry
Frank Quilici now playing second base. Danny Thompson now playing shortstop.
Kirkpatrick hits a popup, foul, towards first. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Perry
Oliver strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Perry
Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards first. Reese scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Schaal for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Bunker
Oliva hits a popup towards third. Schaal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Bunker
Killebrew hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Bunker
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. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Perry
Rojas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Matchick vs. Perry
Matchick hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bunker vs. Perry
Bunker is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Perry
Otis hits a fly ball into left field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brye vs. Bunker
Brye hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dempsey vs. Bunker
Dempsey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Matchick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Bunker
Thompson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spriggs vs. Perry
Spriggs strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Perry
Piniella hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Quilici settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Perry
Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perry vs. Bunker
Perry hits a popup, foul, towards first. Oliver settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Bunker
Nettles is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quilici vs. Bunker
Quilici hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliva vs. Bunker
Oliva hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Kirkpatrick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Perry
Oliver strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Perry
Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Perry
Rojas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Matchick vs. Perry
Matchick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Quilici scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Bunker
Killebrew 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 -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Bunker
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards first. Oliver scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Reese for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brye vs. Bunker
Brye hits a ball on the ground towards short. Matchick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sorrell vs. Perry
Billy Sorrell pinch hits for Wally Bunker.
Sorrell hits a line drive into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Perry
Otis hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spriggs vs. Perry
Spriggs hits a fly ball into center field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/25/1970 -- Minnesota at Kansas City (N) Minnesota AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI Nettles J, cf 4 0 1 0 Otis A, cf 4 0 0 0 Cardenas L, ss 2 1 0 0 Spriggs G, rf 4 0 0 0 Quilici F, 2b 1 0 1 0 Piniella L, lf 3 0 0 0 Oliva T, rf 4 0 0 0 Kirkpatrick E, c 3 0 0 0 Killebrew H, 3b 4 0 1 0 Oliver B, 1b 3 0 0 0 Reese R, 1b 4 0 0 0 Schaal P, 3b 3 0 0 0 Brye S, lf 3 0 1 1 Rojas C, 2b 3 0 2 0 Dempsey R, c 3 0 0 0 Matchick T, ss 3 0 0 0 Thompson D, 2b-ss 3 0 0 0 Bunker W, p 2 0 0 0 Perry J, p 3 0 0 0 Sorrell B, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 1 4 1 29 0 2 0 Minnesota 000 100 000 -- 1 Kansas City 000 000 000 -- 0 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Perry J (W) 9.0 2 0 0 0 7 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Bunker W (L) 9.0 4 1 1 2 1 LOB -- Minnesota 5, Kansas City 2 2B -- Brye S T -- 1:55 A -- 6663
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