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FINAL
Jul 31, 1974

Box Score

123456789RHE
KC000001002370
MIN000001001280
win:S. Busby (KC)loss:B. Blyleven (MIN)save:D. Bird (KC)
Kansas City Royals logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRAVG
1Freddie PatekSS1300110.221
2Vada PinsonRF0401100.243
Al CowensRF0000000.207
3Cookie Rojas2B1400000.291
Frank White2B0000000.223
4John Mayberry1B1410100.263
5Tony SolaitaDH1300210.286
6Amos OtisCF1412101.274
7Jim WohlfordLF1400100.299
8George Brett3B1410000.241
9Buck MartinezC0300200.156
TOTAL73333921
Kansas City Royals logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRERA
Steve BusbyRHP8.18225203.15
Doug BirdRHP0.20000003.00
TOTAL8.3822520
Minnesota Twins logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRAVG
1Eric Soderholm3B1510000.278
2Rod Carew2B1400000.373
3Larry HisleCF1401100.288
4Tony OlivaDH0300010.287
5Bobby DarwinRF2410100.275
6Steve BraunLF0400000.302
7Jim Holt1B0300300.269
Harmon KillebrewPH1100000.235
Luis GomezPR0000000.197
8Danny ThompsonSS2400000.286
Jerry TerrellPR0000000.246
9Glenn BorgmannC0201010.254
TOTAL83422520
Minnesota Twins logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRERA
Bert BlylevenRHP9.07339213.20
TOTAL9.0733921

Scoring Summary

kcmin
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    6
    Vada Pinson out, shortstop Danny Thompson to first baseman Jim Holt. George Brett scores.[1 run]
    10
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    6
    Larry Hisle doubles (15) on a to left fielder Jim Wohlford. Eric Soderholm scores.[1 run]
    11
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    9
    Amos Otis hits a home run (9). John Mayberry scores.[2 runs]
    31
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    9
    Glenn Borgmann out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Jim Wohlford. Bobby Darwin scores. Luis Gomez to 3rd. Jerry Terrell to 2nd.[1 run]
    32

Play-by-Play

1st inningkcmin
  • TOP 1
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    STRIKEOUT — Freddie Patek strikes out swinging.[1 out]
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    LINEOUT — Vada Pinson lines out to left fielder Steve Braun.[2 outs]
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    BATTER OUT — Cookie Rojas out, third baseman Eric Soderholm to first baseman Jim Holt.[3 outs]
    00
  • BOTTOM 1
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    BATTER OUT — Eric Soderholm out to center fielder Amos Otis.[1 out]
    00
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    SINGLE — Rod Carew singles on a to center fielder Amos Otis.
    00
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    BATTER OUT — Larry Hisle out to center fielder Amos Otis. Rod Carew to 3rd.[2 outs]
    00
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    BATTER OUT — Tony Oliva out to left fielder Jim Wohlford.[3 outs]
    00
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Team Stats

3Runs2
7Hits8
0Errors0
.212Batting Avg.235
33At Bats34
2Extra-base Hits3
1Home Runs0
3Runs-Batted-In2
2Walks2
2Stolen Bases1
9Strikeouts5
5Left on Base8
11Total Bases11

Game Details

Wednesday, July 31, 1974 · 4:33 AM
Target Field · Minneapolis, MN
attendance: 18,479 (47.9%)
weather: 77 degrees, sunny