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Kansas City Royals vs. Minnesota Twins

May 23, 1973
FINAL

Box Score

123456789RHELOB
KC005000100616114
MIN10020410-811212
win:Minnesota Twins logoD. Goltzloss:Kansas City Royals logoS. Busbysave:Minnesota Twins logoR. Corbin

Scoring Summary

KCMIN
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    1
    Steve Braun walks. Larry Hisle scores. Rod Carew to 3rd. Bobby Darwin to 2nd. [1 run]
    01
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    3
    Cookie Rojas singles. Freddie Patek scores. [1 run]
    11
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    3
    Lou Piniella hits a grand slam (4). Cookie Rojas scores. Amos Otis scores. John Mayberry scores. [4 runs]
    51
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    4
    Larry Hisle hits a home run (6). [1 run]
    52
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    4
    Harmon Killebrew singles. Rod Carew scores. Tony Oliva to 3rd. [1 run]
    53
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    6
    Tony Oliva singles. Larry Hisle scores. Rod Carew to 3rd. [1 run]
    54
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    6
    Harmon Killebrew doubles (4). Rod Carew scores. Tony Oliva to 3rd. [1 run]
    55
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    6
    Bobby Darwin flies out to first baseman John Mayberry. Tony Oliva scores. Harmon Killebrew to 3rd. [1 run] [2 outs]
    56
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    6
    Danny Thompson singles on a to shortstop Freddie Patek. Harmon Killebrew scores. Steve Braun to 2nd. [1 run]
    57
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    7
    Cookie Rojas singles. Freddie Patek scores. [1 run]
    67
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    7
    Harmon Killebrew singles. Jim Holt scores. Tony Oliva to 2nd. [1 run]
    68

Player Stats

Kansas City Royals logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
1Freddie PatekSS25200004.228
Gail HopkinsPH01000001.250
2Cookie Rojas2B26120001.285
3Amos OtisCF35100000.312
4John Mayberry Sr.1B04101102.284
5Lou PiniellaLF23140110.255
6Jim WohlfordDH25000002.263
7Kurt Bevacqua3B15001006.311
8Hal McRaeRF13000002.170
Steve HovleyPH-RF12000000.308
9Carl TaylorC12000100.226
Ed KirkpatrickPH-C12000001.336
TOTAL16436623119-
Kansas City Royals logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Steve BusbyRHP5.1866361545.50
Doug BirdRHP2.2322230272.31
TOTAL8.0118859181-
Minnesota Twins logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
1Larry HisleCF22310210.306
2Rod Carew2B24200103.307
3Tony OlivaDH24110104.286
4Harmon Killebrew1B34131102.257
Joe Lis1B00000000.133
5Bobby DarwinRF04011106.236
6Steve Braun3B03010201.297
7Danny ThompsonSS15010004.274
8George MitterwaldC15003002.250
9Jim HoltLF02100101.305
TOTAL11338859123-
Minnesota Twins logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Jim KaatLHP5.21055031414.17
Dave GoltzRHP0.110000023.66
Ray CorbinRHP3.0511200172.19
TOTAL9.0166623160-

Play-by-Play

1st inningKCMIN
  • TOP 1
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    BATTER OUT — Freddie Patek out to right fielder Bobby Darwin. [1 out]
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    BATTER OUT — Cookie Rojas out to left fielder Jim Holt. [2 outs]
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    BATTER OUT — Amos Otis out to left fielder Jim Holt. [3 outs]
    00
  • BOTTOM 1
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    SINGLE — Larry Hisle singles.
    00
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    SINGLE — Rod Carew singles. Larry Hisle to 3rd.
    00
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    STOLEN BASE 2B — Rod Carew steals (5) 2nd base.
    00
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    BATTER OUT — Tony Oliva out to center fielder Amos Otis. [1 out]
    00
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    STRIKEOUT — Harmon Killebrew strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
    00
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    WALK — Bobby Darwin walks.
    00
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    WALK — Steve Braun walks. Larry Hisle scores. Rod Carew to 3rd. Bobby Darwin to 2nd. [1 run]
    01
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    POP OUT — Danny Thompson pops out to third baseman Kurt Bevacqua. [3 outs]
    01
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Team Stats

6Runs8
16Hits11
1Errors2
.372Batting Avg.333
43At Bats33
3Extra-base Hits2
1Home Runs1
6Runs-Batted-In8
3Walks9
3Stolen Bases1
2Strikeouts5
14Left on Base12
21Total Bases15

Game Details

Wednesday, May 23, 1973 · 8:05 PM
Target Field · Minneapolis, MN
attendance: 6,444 (16.7%)
weather: 66 degrees, unknown