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FINAL
May 22, 1973

Box Score

123456789RHE
KC2010001307120
MIN10322000-8122
win:D. Woodson (MIN)loss:W. Simpson (KC)save:K. Sanders (MIN)
Kansas City Royals logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRAVG
1Steve HovleyRF2510010.302
2Cookie Rojas2B1520000.283
3Amos OtisCF0410010.304
4John Mayberry Sr.1B4434012.292
5Ed KirkpatrickLF1401010.333
6Kurt Bevacqua3B3501000.325
7Gail HopkinsDH1500000.258
Jim WohlfordPR0000000.214
8Freddie PatekSS0400110.223
9Fran HealyC0400200.240
Lou PiniellaPH0100000.246
TOTAL124176352
Kansas City Royals logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRERA
Wayne SimpsonRHP2.13442205.40
Mike JacksonLHP0.22220107.50
Gene GarberRHP3.06221101.65
Ken WrightRHP2.01003204.70
TOTAL8.01288660
Minnesota Twins logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRAVG
1Larry HisleCF2501000.297
Steve BryeCF0000000.200
2Rod Carew2B2521000.301
3Tony OlivaDH1501100.279
4Harmon Killebrew1B2312010.238
Joe LisPR-1B0000000.133
5Bobby DarwinRF1410200.243
6Steve Braun3B2311110.306
7Danny ThompsonSS2411000.277
8George MitterwaldC0210120.254
9Jim HoltLF0210120.312
TOTAL123387660
Minnesota Twins logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRERA
Dick WoodsonRHP7.08432414.46
Ken SandersRHP2.04331116.04
TOTAL9.01276352

Scoring Summary

kcmin
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    1
    Cookie Rojas reaches on a fielding error by first baseman Harmon Killebrew. Steve Hovley scores.[1 run]
    10
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    1
    Kurt Bevacqua singles. Cookie Rojas scores. John Mayberry to 2nd.[1 run]
    20
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    1
    Tony Oliva singles. Rod Carew scores.[1 run]
    21
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    3
    John Mayberry hits a home run (12).[1 run]
    31
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    3
    Rod Carew singles. George Mitterwald scores. Jim Holt to 2nd.[1 run]
    32
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    3
    Harmon Killebrew singles. Jim Holt scores. Rod Carew scores.[2 runs]
    34
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    4
    Wild pitch by pitcher Gene Garber. Steve Braun scores. Danny Thompson to 2nd.[1 run]
    35
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    4
    Larry Hisle singles. Danny Thompson scores. Jim Holt to 3rd.[1 run]
    36
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    5
    Steve Braun singles. Harmon Killebrew scores. Bobby Darwin to 3rd.[1 run]
    37
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    5
    Danny Thompson singles. Bobby Darwin scores. Steve Braun to 2nd.[1 run]
    38
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    7
    Ed Kirkpatrick singles. John Mayberry scores.[1 run]
    48
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    8
    John Mayberry hits a home run (13). Cookie Rojas scores. Amos Otis scores.[3 runs]
    78

Play-by-Play

1st inningkcmin
  • TOP 1
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    DOUBLE — Steve Hovley doubles (3).
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    FIELD ERROR — Cookie Rojas reaches on a fielding error by first baseman Harmon Killebrew. Steve Hovley scores.[1 run]
    10
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    BATTER OUT — Amos Otis out to center fielder Larry Hisle.[1 out]
    10
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    SINGLE — John Mayberry singles. Cookie Rojas to 3rd.
    10
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    BATTER OUT — Ed Kirkpatrick out to right fielder Bobby Darwin.[2 outs]
    10
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    SINGLE — Kurt Bevacqua singles. Cookie Rojas scores. John Mayberry to 2nd.[1 run]
    20
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    POP OUT — Gail Hopkins pops out to shortstop Danny Thompson.[3 outs]
    20
  • BOTTOM 1
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    LINEOUT — Larry Hisle lines out to center fielder Amos Otis.[1 out]
    20
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    SINGLE — Rod Carew singles.
    20
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    STOLEN BASE 2B — Rod Carew steals (4) 2nd base.
    20
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    SINGLE — Tony Oliva singles. Rod Carew scores.[1 run]
    21
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    GROUNDED INTO DP — Harmon Killebrew grounds into a double play, second baseman Cookie Rojas to first baseman John Mayberry. Tony Oliva out at 2nd. Harmon Killebrew out at 1st.[3 outs]
    21
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Team Stats

7Runs8
12Hits12
0Errors2
.293Batting Avg.364
41At Bats33
4Extra-base Hits1
2Home Runs0
6Runs-Batted-In7
5Walks6
0Stolen Bases1
3Strikeouts6
12Left on Base7
20Total Bases13

Game Details

Tuesday, May 22, 1973 · 5:05 PM
Target Field · Minneapolis, MN
attendance: 4,951 (12.8%)
weather: 61 degrees, unknown