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FINAL
May 23, 1973

Box Score

123456789RHE
KC0050001006161
MIN10020410-8112
win:D. Goltz (MIN)loss:S. Busby (KC)save:R. Corbin (MIN)
Kansas City Royals logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRAVG
1Freddie PatekSS2520000.228
Gail HopkinsPH0100000.250
2Cookie Rojas2B2612000.285
3Amos OtisCF3510000.312
4John Mayberry Sr.1B0410110.284
5Lou PiniellaLF2314011.255
6Jim WohlfordDH2500000.263
7Kurt Bevacqua3B1500100.311
8Hal McRaeRF1300000.170
Steve HovleyPH-RF1200000.308
9Carl TaylorC1200010.226
Ed KirkpatrickPH-C1200000.336
TOTAL164366231
Kansas City Royals logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRERA
Steve BusbyRHP5.18663615.50
Doug BirdRHP2.23222302.31
TOTAL8.01188591
Minnesota Twins logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRAVG
1Larry HisleCF2231021.306
2Rod Carew2B2420010.307
3Tony OlivaDH2411010.286
4Harmon Killebrew1B3413110.257
Joe Lis1B0000000.133
5Bobby DarwinRF0401110.236
6Steve Braun3B0301020.297
7Danny ThompsonSS1501000.274
8George MitterwaldC1500300.250
9Jim HoltLF0210010.305
TOTAL113388591
Minnesota Twins logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRERA
Jim KaatLHP5.210550314.17
Dave GoltzRHP0.11000003.66
Ray CorbinRHP3.05112002.19
TOTAL9.01666231

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]
    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

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 · 5:05 PM
Target Field · Minneapolis, MN
attendance: 6,444 (16.7%)
weather: 66 degrees, unknown