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Minnesota Twins vs. Kansas City Royals

FINAL
Sep 8, 1972

Box Score

123456789RHELOB
MIN0000000000606
KC03000020-51108
win:Kansas City Royals logoT. Murphyloss:Minnesota Twins logoB. Blyleven

Scoring Summary

MINKC
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    2
    Freddie Patek singles on a to left fielder Cesar Tovar. Ed Kirkpatrick scores. Paul Schaal scores. Freddie Patek to 2nd. [2 runs]
    02
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    2
    Amos Otis out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Bobby Darwin. Freddie Patek scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
    03
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    7
    Cookie Rojas out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Bobby Darwin. Tom Murphy scores. Amos Otis to 3rd. [1 run] [1 out]
    04
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    7
    Steve Hovley singles on a to center fielder Jim Nettles. Amos Otis scores. [1 run]
    05

Player Stats

Minnesota Twins logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
1Cesar TovarLF13000100.252
2Rod Carew2B14000003.316
3Steve Braun3B14001001.285
4Harmon Killebrew1B03001101.234
5Bobby DarwinRF24000002.272
6Jim NettlesCF04000003.216
7Danny ThompsonSS13000001.277
8Phil RoofC02000002.210
Jim HoltPH01000000.000
George MitterwaldC00000000.180
9Bert BlylevenP02002001.160
Charlie ManuelPH01000000.211
Tom NortonP00000000.000
Steve LuebberP00000000.000
TOTAL6310042014-
Minnesota Twins logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Bert BlylevenRHP6.0833020323.04
Tom NortonRHP0.012201052.63
Steve LuebberRHP2.0200110140.00
TOTAL8.0115514051-
Kansas City Royals logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
1Amos OtisCF14111000.303
2Cookie Rojas2B13010000.276
3Steve HovleyRF23010101.289
4John Mayberry Sr.1B23000101.297
5Lou PiniellaLF14000006.311
6Ed KirkpatrickC23100100.278
7Paul Schaal3B14100005.213
8Freddie PatekSS14120000.223
9Tom MurphyP02100100.000
TOTAL11305514013-
Kansas City Royals logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Tom MurphyRHP9.0600420473.84
TOTAL9.060042047-

Play-by-Play

1st inningMINKC
  • TOP 1
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    BATTER OUT — Cesar Tovar out to right fielder Steve Hovley. [1 out]
    00
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    SINGLE — Rod Carew singles on a to center fielder Amos Otis.
    00
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    BATTER OUT — Steve Braun out to right fielder Steve Hovley. [2 outs]
    00
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    BATTER OUT — Harmon Killebrew out to second baseman Cookie Rojas. [3 outs]
    00
  • BOTTOM 1
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    FLYOUT — Amos Otis flies out to right fielder Bobby Darwin. [1 out]
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    SINGLE — Cookie Rojas singles on a to center fielder Jim Nettles.
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    FORCEOUT — Steve Hovley grounds into a force out, shortstop Danny Thompson to second baseman Rod Carew. Cookie Rojas out at 2nd. Steve Hovley to 1st. [2 outs]
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    SINGLE — John Mayberry singles on a to left fielder Cesar Tovar. Steve Hovley to 2nd.
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    BATTER OUT — Lou Piniella out to right fielder Bobby Darwin. [3 outs]
    00
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Team Stats

0Runs5
6Hits11
0Errors0
.194Batting Avg.367
31At Bats30
1Extra-base Hits3
0Home Runs0
0Runs-Batted-In5
2Walks4
1Stolen Bases0
4Strikeouts1
6Left on Base8
7Total Bases14

Game Details

Friday, September 8, 1972 · 8:05 PM
Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City, MO
capacity: 37,903
weather: 73 degrees, cloudy