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Royals
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
May 14, 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 May 14, 1970 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 14, 1970 |
|---|---|
| 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 | May 14, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dave Morehead |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Luis Tiant |
| Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
| City | Bloomington |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 2,121 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 41 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Art Frantz 1B: Nestor Chylak 2B: Russ Goetz 3B: Don Denkinger |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pat Kelly | Right Fielder |
| Mike Fiore | First Baseman |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| Bob Oliver | Third Baseman |
| Joe Keough | Left Fielder |
| Paul Schaal | Shortstop |
| Rich Severson | Second Baseman |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | Catcher |
| Dave Morehead | Pitcher |
| Charlie Metro | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Cesar Tovar | Center Fielder |
| Rod Carew | Second Baseman |
| Tony Oliva | Right Fielder |
| Harmon Killebrew | Third Baseman |
| Rich Reese | First Baseman |
| Jim Holt | Left Fielder |
| Leo Cardenas | Shortstop |
| Paul Ratliff | Catcher |
| Luis Tiant | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
May 14, 1970
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Tiant
Kelly hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fiore vs. Tiant
There goes Kelly. The throw from Ratliff and he is out, Cardenas applying the tag. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fiore vs. Tiant
Fiore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Tiant
Otis hits a fly ball, foul, into left 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: 1--
Oliver vs. Tiant
Oliver strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Morehead
Tovar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Morehead
There goes Tovar. The throw from Kirkpatrick and he is safe. Tovar steals second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carew vs. Morehead
Carew strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliva vs. Morehead
Oliva hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tovar scores. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Morehead
Killebrew takes first base on ball four. Oliva moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reese vs. Morehead
Reese hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Oliva scores. Killebrew moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Holt vs. Morehead
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. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Tiant
Keough hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schaal vs. Tiant
Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Carew fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Severson vs. Tiant
Severson takes first base on ball four. Schaal moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kirkpatrick vs. Tiant
Kirkpatrick hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Morehead vs. Tiant
Morehead hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Morehead
Cardenas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ratliff vs. Morehead
There goes Cardenas. The throw from Kirkpatrick and he is out, Severson applying the tag. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ratliff vs. Morehead
Ratliff strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tiant vs. Morehead
Tiant hits a fly ball into left field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Tiant
Kelly is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fiore vs. Tiant
Fiore hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Tiant
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tiant fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Morehead
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schaal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Morehead
Carew hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliva vs. Morehead
Oliva takes first base on ball four. Carew moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Killebrew vs. Morehead
Killebrew strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reese vs. Morehead
Reese hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Tiant
Oliver hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keough vs. Tiant
Keough hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Oliva who is chasing the ball. Keough reaches third base with a triple. Oliver goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Schaal vs. Tiant
Schaal hits a fly ball into left field. Holt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Keough tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Severson vs. Tiant
Severson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Tiant
Kirkpatrick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morehead vs. Tiant
Morehead is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holt vs. Morehead
Holt hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenas vs. Morehead
Cardenas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Holt moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ratliff vs. Morehead
Ratliff hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kelly. Ratliff reaches second base with a double. Holt scores. Cardenas moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Renick vs. Rooker
Charlie Manuel pinch hits for Luis Tiant. Jim Rooker now pitching. Rick Renick pinch hits for Charlie Manuel.
Renick is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Tovar vs. Rooker
Tovar hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Carew vs. Rooker
Carew hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cardenas scores. Ratliff scores. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliva vs. Rooker
There goes Carew. The throw from Kirkpatrick and he is out, Schaal applying the tag. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Hall
Tom Hall now pitching.
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fiore vs. Hall
Fiore is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Hall
Otis strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Rooker
Oliva strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Rooker
Killebrew takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Rooker
Reese hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Killebrew moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Holt vs. Rooker
Holt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schaal fields it and throws to second for the out. Killebrew moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cardenas vs. Rooker
Cardenas hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Hall
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Hall
Keough hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Hall
Schaal hits a fly ball into left field. Holt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ratliff vs. Rooker
Ratliff hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Rooker
Hall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schaal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Rooker
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schaal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Severson vs. Hall
Severson strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Hall
Kirkpatrick hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rooker vs. Hall
Rooker strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Rooker
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schaal fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliva vs. Rooker
Oliva is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Rooker
Killebrew hits a popup towards first. Fiore settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Rooker
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fiore scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Reese for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Hall
Kelly hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fiore vs. Hall
Fiore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kelly moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Otis vs. Hall
Otis hits a fly ball into left field. Holt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliver vs. Hall
Oliver strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holt vs. Rooker
Holt hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Rooker
Cardenas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ratliff vs. Rooker
Ratliff hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cardenas moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hall vs. Rooker
Hall bunts towards the mound. Rooker fields it and throws to first for the out. Ratliff moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Tovar vs. Rooker
Tovar hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Hall
Keough is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Hall
Schaal hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Severson vs. Hall
Severson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkpatrick vs. Hall
There's a wild pitch. Severson moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kirkpatrick vs. Hall
Kirkpatrick strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/14/1970 -- Kansas City at Minnesota (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Kelly P, rf 4 0 2 0 Tovar C, cf 5 1 1 0
Fiore M, 1b 3 0 0 0 Carew R, 2b 4 0 3 2
Otis A, cf 4 0 0 0 Oliva T, rf 3 1 1 1
Oliver B, 3b 4 1 1 0 Killebrew H, 3b 2 0 0 0
Keough J, lf 4 1 2 1 Reese R, 1b 4 0 2 1
Schaal P, ss 3 0 0 1 Holt J, lf 4 1 1 0
Severson R, 2b 2 0 0 0 Cardenas L, ss 3 1 2 0
Kirkpatrick E, c 3 0 0 0 Ratliff P, c 4 1 2 1
Morehead D, p 2 0 0 0 Tiant L, p 1 0 0 0
Rooker J, p 1 0 0 0 Manuel C, ph 0 0 0 0
Renick R, ph 1 0 0 0
Hall T, p 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 2 5 2 32 5 12 5
Kansas City 000 200 000 -- 2
Minnesota 200 300 00x -- 5
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Morehead D (L)* 3.0 7 5 5 3 3
Rooker J 5.0 5 0 0 1 3
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Tiant L 4.0 4 2 2 3 3
Hall T (W) 5.0 1 0 0 1 7
* Pitched to 3 batters in 4th
DP -- Kansas City 1
LOB -- Kansas City 6, Minnesota 8
2B -- Ratliff P
3B -- Keough J
SB -- Tovar C
CS -- Kelly P, Cardenas L, Carew R
SH -- Hall T
SF -- Schaal P
WP -- Hall T
T -- 2:41
A -- 2121
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