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Ted Abernathy, who was the winner in relief, singled a run home in the 12th inning to give the Royals a 14-13 victory over the Twins in a game marked by the use of 49 players, 27 by Minnesota, setting two major league records. The former highs were 48 men by the Giants and Cubs in a 17-inning game May 2, 1956, and 26 players by the Yankees September 29, 1956, in 13 innings. Kansas City Royals 14, Minnesota Twins 13Game Played on Tuesday, September 29, 1970 (Night game) at Metropolitan StadiumRoyals 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 6 0 2 1 - 14 20 2
Twins 2 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 - 13 20 4
Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Otis cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 .284 Tovar 3b 5 3 2 0 2 1 .298
Kelly pr,cf 2 0 2 2 0 0 .237 Cardenas ss 6 2 5 4 1 0 .250
Hernandez ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .231 Renick ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226
Rodriguez c 1 1 0 0 1 0 .227 Oliva rf 4 0 3 2 0 0 .324
Spriggs rf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .209 Williams p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Perranoski p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .042
Wright p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Zepp p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .136
Campanis ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .137 Manuel ph,lf 2 0 1 1 0 1 .197
York p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Killebrew 1b 5 1 1 2 1 1 .273
Rooker ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Barber p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Severson ph 1 1 0 0 0 0 .249 Kaat ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .189
Abernathy p 1 0 1 1 0 0 .176 Hamm p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Piniella lf 7 2 1 1 0 0 .299 Holt cf 7 1 3 0 0 0 .267
Kirkpatrick c,cf 6 1 2 3 0 0 .232 Alyea lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .294
Oliver 1b 6 1 2 0 0 1 .258 Nettles rf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .211
Rojas 2b 6 2 3 0 0 1 .246 Mitterwald c 2 1 2 2 1 0 .221
Floyd 3b 5 3 2 1 1 0 .350 Carew ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .370
Matchick ss 6 1 1 1 0 0 .190 Dempsey c 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Fitzmorris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 Thompson 2b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .220
Splittorff p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Reese ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .262
Morehead p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .167 Quilici pr,2b 2 1 0 0 0 1 .227
Sorrell ph,rf 5 2 3 3 0 1 .275 Perry p 2 0 1 0 0 1 .247
Allison ph,rf 2 1 0 0 0 0 .208
Brye lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182
Ratliff ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .269
Hill pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .095
Nash 1b 0 1 0 0 1 0 .000
Totals 54 14 20 12 2 5 Totals 54 13 20 12 7 10
Time of Game: 4:05 Attendance: 5,473
Left on Base: Royals 7, Twins 13
DP: Royals 4, Twins 2
Errors: Kelly 2, Tovar 2, Oliva, Dempsey
Doubles: Otis (36), Kirkpatrick (17), Mitterwald (12), Tovar (35)
Stolen Bases: Piniella (3), Kirkpatrick (4), Mitterwald (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Abernathy (3)
GIDP: Matchick (8), Campanis (3), Holt 2 (9), Alyea (12), Thompson (5)
Hit by Pitch: Mitterwald (2,by Wright)
Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Fitzmorris 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.44
Splittorff 1.2 6 4 4 2 2 0 12 7.27
Morehead 1.1 3 1 1 2 0 0 8 3.62
Burgmeier 1.1 4 4 2 1 0 0 10 3.16
Wright 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5.23
York 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 1.17
Abernathy W(9-3) 4 6 4 4 2 7 0 20 2.60
Totals 12 20 13 11 7 10 0 62
Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Perry 5 9 5 4 0 2 0 23 3.04
Williams 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 9 2.01
Perranoski 0.1 4 4 2 0 0 0 5 2.44
Zepp 0.2 1 2 0 0 0 0 5 3.22
Barber 2 2 2 2 1 2 0 9 4.61
Hamm L(0-2) 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 6 5.51
Totals 12 20 14 9 2 5 0 57
Hit by Pitch: Wright (7)
Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - John Rice
ROYALS 1ST: Otis lined to shortstop; Spriggs singled to
shortstop; Piniella flied out to center; Kirkpatrick grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.
TWINS 1ST: SPLITTORFF REPLACED FITZMORRIS (PITCHING); Tovar
walked; Al Fitzmorris left with a sore shoulder while warming
up; Cardenas singled [Tovar to second]; Oliva singled to
left [Cardenas to second, Tovar to third]; Killebrew singled to
left [Oliva to second, Cardenas scored, Tovar scored]; Holt
grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[Oliva to third, Killebrew out at second]; Alyea struck out; 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 2.
ROYALS 2ND: Oliver singled to left; Rojas made an out to second;
Floyd flied out to center; Matchick flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 2.
TWINS 2ND: Mitterwald singled to center; Thompson forced
Mitterwald (first to shortstop); Perry struck out; Tovar singled
[Thompson to second]; Cardenas walked [Thompson to third, Tovar
to second]; Oliva singled to right [Cardenas to third, Tovar
scored, Thompson scored]; MOREHEAD REPLACED SPLITTORFF
(PITCHING); Killebrew made an out to second; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB. Royals 0, Twins 4.
ROYALS 3RD: Morehead was called out on strikes; Otis doubled to
left; KELLY RAN FOR OTIS; Spriggs struck out; Piniella grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 4.
TWINS 3RD: KELLY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Holt singled to
center; Alyea grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Holt out at second]; Mitterwald walked; Mitterwald
stole second; Thompson singled to center [Mitterwald scored];
Perry singled to left [Thompson to second]; Tovar walked
[Thompson to third, Perry to second]; Cardenas forced Tovar
(second to shortstop); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 5.
ROYALS 4TH: Kirkpatrick grounded out (shortstop to first);
Oliver singled to left; Rojas singled to left [Oliver to
second]; Floyd singled to center [Rojas to second, Oliver
scored]; Matchick singled to left [Floyd to third, Rojas
scored]; SORRELL BATTED FOR MOREHEAD; Sorrell singled to right
[Floyd scored, Matchick to third, Sorrell to second (error by
Oliva)]; Kelly singled to center [Sorrell scored (unearned),
Matchick scored]; Kelly was picked off first (pitcher to first);
Spriggs grounded out (shortstop to first); 5 R (4 ER), 6 H, 1 E,
0 LOB. Royals 5, Twins 5.
TWINS 4TH: SORRELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); BURGMEIER
REPLACED SPRIGGS (PITCHING); Oliva popped to catcher in foul
territory; Killebrew walked; Holt singled to left [Killebrew to
second]; Alyea lined to center; Mitterwald doubled to left [Holt
scored, Killebrew scored]; Thompson lined to second; 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Twins 7.
ROYALS 5TH: Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first);
Kirkpatrick flied out to left; Oliver popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Twins 7.
TWINS 5TH: ALLISON BATTED FOR PERRY; Allison reached on an error
by Kelly [Allison to second]; Tovar grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Allison to third]; Cardenas singled [Allison scored
(unearned)]; Oliva singled to right [Cardenas to second]; WRIGHT
REPLACED BURGMEIER (PITCHING); Killebrew reached on an error by
Kelly [Cardenas scored (unearned) (no RBI), Oliva to second];
Holt grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Killebrew out at second]; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Royals
5, Twins 9.
ROYALS 6TH: ALLISON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); WILLIAMS
REPLACED OLIVA (PITCHING); Rojas singled; Floyd lined to left;
Matchick grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Rojas out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 5,
Twins 9.
TWINS 6TH: Alyea grounded out (third to first); Mitterwald was
hit by a pitch; Thompson grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Mitterwald out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Royals 5, Twins 9.
ROYALS 7TH: Sorrell popped to catcher in foul territory; Kelly
singled; CAMPANIS BATTED FOR WRIGHT; Campanis grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Kelly out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Twins 9.
TWINS 7TH: YORK REPLACED CAMPANIS (PITCHING); Allison flied out
to center; Tovar made an out to shortstop; Cardenas singled to
left; Williams forced Cardenas (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Twins 9.
ROYALS 8TH: NETTLES REPLACED ALYEA (PLAYING RF); BRYE REPLACED
ALLISON (PLAYING LF); Piniella flied out to center; Kirkpatrick
grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliver struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Twins 9.
TWINS 8TH: Killebrew grounded out (third to first); Holt lined
to center; Nettles struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 5,
Twins 9.
ROYALS 9TH: PERRANOSKI REPLACED WILLIAMS (PITCHING); Rojas
singled to left; Floyd singled to center [Rojas to second];
Matchick grounded out (first unassisted) [Floyd to second, Rojas
to third]; Sorrell singled to right [Floyd scored, Rojas
scored]; HERNANDEZ BATTED FOR KELLY; Hernandez singled to center
[Sorrell to second]; ROOKER BATTED FOR YORK; ZEPP REPLACED
PERRANOSKI (PITCHING); SEVERSON BATTED FOR ROOKER; Severson
forced Hernandez (shortstop to second) [Sorrell to third];
Piniella reached on an error by Tovar [Severson to second,
Sorrell scored (unearned)]; Kirkpatrick doubled to center
[Piniella scored (unearned), Kirkpatrick to third (on throw to
home), Severson scored (unearned)]; Oliver reached on an error
by Tovar [Kirkpatrick scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Rojas
grounded out (second to first); 6 R (2 ER), 5 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 11, Twins 9.
TWINS 9TH: RODRIGUEZ REPLACED HERNANDEZ (PLAYING C ); ABERNATHY
REPLACED SEVERSON (PITCHING); KIRKPATRICK CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING CF); CAREW BATTED FOR MITTERWALD; Carew struck out;
REESE BATTED FOR THOMPSON; Reese walked; QUILICI RAN FOR REESE;
RATLIFF BATTED FOR BRYE; Ratliff singled to right [Quilici to
second]; HILL RAN FOR RATLIFF; Tovar struck out; Cardenas
singled to center [Hill to second, Quilici scored]; MANUEL
BATTED FOR ZEPP; Manuel singled to right [Cardenas to second,
Hill scored]; Killebrew struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 11, Twins 11.
ROYALS 10TH: QUILICI STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); DEMPSEY
REPLACED CAREW (PLAYING C ); NASH REPLACED HILL (PLAYING 1B);
BARBER REPLACED KILLEBREW (PITCHING); MANUEL STAYED IN GAME
(PLAYING LF); Floyd lined to shortstop; Matchick grounded out
(first unassisted); Sorrell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 11, Twins 11.
TWINS 10TH: Holt grounded out (pitcher to first); Nettles was
called out on strikes; Dempsey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 11, Twins 11.
ROYALS 11TH: Rodriguez walked; Abernathy out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Rodriguez to second]; Piniella singled to
center [Rodriguez scored]; Piniella stole second [Piniella to
third (error by Dempsey)]; Kirkpatrick singled to center
[Piniella scored]; Kirkpatrick stole second; Oliver made an out
to shortstop; Rojas was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB. Royals 13, Twins 11.
TWINS 11TH: Quilici lined to second; Nash walked; Tovar doubled
to right [Nash to third]; Cardenas singled to center [Tovar
scored, Nash scored]; Manuel was called out on strikes; KAAT
BATTED FOR BARBER; Kaat lined to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 13, Twins 13.
ROYALS 12TH: RENICK REPLACED CARDENAS (PLAYING SS); HAMM
REPLACED KAAT (PITCHING); Floyd walked; Matchick made an out to
catcher; Sorrell singled to right [Floyd to second]; Rodriguez
popped to first in foul territory; Abernathy singled to right
[Floyd scored, Sorrell to second]; Piniella flied out to center;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 14, Twins 13.
TWINS 12TH: Holt singled to right; Nettles flied out to left;
Dempsey made an out to pitcher; Quilici struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Royals 14, Twins 13.
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