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Kansas City Royals vs. Minnesota Twins

FINAL
Sep 16, 1972

Box Score

123456789RHELOB
KC0000000011617
MIN30001250-111605
win:Minnesota Twins logoB. Blylevenloss:Kansas City Royals logoD. Drago

Scoring Summary

KCMIN
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    1
    Harmon Killebrew hits a home run (25). Cesar Tovar scores. Steve Braun scores. [3 runs]
    03
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    5
    Wild pitch by pitcher Dick Drago. Rod Carew scores. Steve Braun to 2nd. [1 run]
    04
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    6
    Jim Holt hits a home run (1). [1 run]
    05
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    6
    Jim Nettles triples (1) on a to right fielder Richie Scheinblum. Jim Nettles scores. Fielding error by third baseman Paul Schaal. [1 run]
    06
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    7
    Harmon Killebrew singles on a to left fielder Lou Piniella. Cesar Tovar scores. Rod Carew scores. Steve Braun to 2nd. [2 runs]
    08
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    7
    Jim Holt singles on a to right fielder Richie Scheinblum. Steve Braun scores. Rich Reese to 3rd. [1 run]
    09
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    7
    Danny Thompson singles on a to center fielder Amos Otis. Jim Holt scores. [1 run]
    010
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    7
    Bert Blyleven singles on a to right fielder Richie Scheinblum. Danny Thompson scores. George Mitterwald to 2nd. [1 run]
    011
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    9
    Paul Schaal hits a home run (5). [1 run]
    111

Player Stats

Kansas City Royals logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
1Amos OtisCF14000001.296
2Cookie Rojas2B23000000.265
Jim WohlfordPH-2B01000001.333
3Richie ScheinblumRF04002004.310
4John Mayberry Sr.1B04002004.293
5Lou PiniellaLF13000100.312
6Ed KirkpatrickC04000002.266
7Paul Schaal3B13110111.226
8Freddie PatekSS02000002.216
Joe KeoughPH01000000.190
Bobby FloydSS01001000.169
9Dick DragoP11000000.065
Steve HovleyPH01000000.280
Tom BurgmeierP00000000.333
Mike JacksonP00000000.000
Al FitzmorrisP00000000.174
TOTAL6321152115-
Kansas City Royals logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Dick DragoRHP6.0865412383.04
Tom BurgmeierLHP0.033301074.23
Mike JacksonLHP0.242210076.41
Al FitzmorrisRHP1.110000043.78
TOTAL8.016111052256-
Minnesota Twins logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
1Cesar TovarLF25201002.256
Steve BryeLF00000000.222
2Rod Carew2B24200001.320
Dan Monzon2B01000000.275
3Steve Braun3B33200200.291
4Harmon Killebrew1B24150012.234
Rich ReesePR-1B01000001.223
5Bobby DarwinRF00000000.263
Jim HoltPR-RF23220010.333
6Jim NettlesCF14101002.210
7Danny ThompsonSS24111000.271
8George MitterwaldC14001001.200
9Bert BlylevenP14011000.159
TOTAL16371195229-
Minnesota Twins logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Bert BlylevenRHP9.0611521512.93
TOTAL9.061152151-

Play-by-Play

1st inningKCMIN
  • TOP 1
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    BATTER OUT — Amos Otis out to left fielder Cesar Tovar. [1 out]
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    SINGLE — Cookie Rojas singles on a to left fielder Cesar Tovar.
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    STRIKEOUT — Richie Scheinblum strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    STRIKEOUT — John Mayberry strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
    00
  • BOTTOM 1
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    SINGLE — Cesar Tovar singles on a to third baseman Paul Schaal.
    00
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    STOLEN BASE 2B — Cesar Tovar steals (18) 2nd base.
    00
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    BATTER OUT — Rod Carew out, shortstop Freddie Patek to first baseman John Mayberry. [1 out]
    00
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    WALK — Steve Braun walks.
    00
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    HOME RUN — Harmon Killebrew hits a home run (25). Cesar Tovar scores. Steve Braun scores. [3 runs]
    03
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    HIT BY PITCH — Bobby Darwin hit by pitch.
    03
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    GROUNDED INTO DP — Jim Nettles grounds into a double play, first baseman John Mayberry to shortstop Freddie Patek to first baseman John Mayberry. Jim Holt out at 2nd. Jim Nettles out at 1st. [3 outs]
    03
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Team Stats

1Runs11
6Hits16
1Errors0
.188Batting Avg.432
32At Bats37
2Extra-base Hits3
1Home Runs2
1Runs-Batted-In9
2Walks2
0Stolen Bases1
5Strikeouts5
7Left on Base5
10Total Bases24

Game Details

Saturday, September 16, 1972 · 4:33 AM
Target Field · Minneapolis, MN
attendance: 7,241 (18.8%)
weather: 80 degrees, unknown