Freddie Patek, the smallest player in the major leagues, hit for the cycle, capping his performance with a homer in the ninth inning, as the Royals defeated the Twins, 6-3. Patek doubled in the first, singled in the second and tripled in the fourth. With the score tied, 3-3, the pint-sized shortstop smashed his homer with a man on base in the ninth and Paul Schaal followed with another round-tripper to ice the Royals' victory. [The Sporting News]
Kansas City Royals 6, Minnesota Twins 3

Game Played on Friday, July 9, 1971 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Royals       1  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  3  -   6 12  0
Twins        0  0  3    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  9  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              5   3   4   2     0   0   .266      Braun 3b              4   1   1   0     1   0   .251
Schaal 3b             4   1   2   2     1   1   .277      Tovar rf              3   1   0   0     1   0   .289
Otis cf               5   0   1   2     0   0   .312      Killebrew 1b          4   1   1   1     0   0   .260
Hopkins 1b            3   0   1   0     1   1   .278      Carew 2b              4   0   2   1     0   0   .280
  Oliver 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .239      Cardenas ss           4   0   2   1     0   0   .288
Kirkpatrick lf        3   0   1   0     1   0   .239      Holt cf               3   0   1   0     0   0   .274
May c                 4   0   0   0     0   1   .261        Alyea ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .201
Keough rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .231        Nettles cf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Knoop 2b              4   1   2   0     0   1   .205      Reese lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .190
Hedlund p             2   1   1   0     0   1   .083      Mitterwald c          4   0   0   0     0   1   .242
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Perry p               3   0   1   0     0   0   .180
  Piniella ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .245        Haydel p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Abernathy p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Kaat ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .231

Totals               35   6  12   6     3   6             Totals               35   3   9   3     2   2

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance: 11,698
Left on Base: Royals 6, Twins 7
DP: Royals 1, Twins 2
Doubles: Patek (12)
Triples: Patek (4), Cardenas (2)
Home Runs: Patek (2), Schaal (6)
Stolen Bases: Otis (27)
Caught Stealing: Kirkpatrick (1), Patek (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Hedlund (5)
GIDP: Otis (9), Braun (3)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hedlund                 7.1   8   3   3   2   0   0  32   2.75
Burgmeier W(4-2)        0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   1.39
Abernathy SV(15)        1     1   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.13
Totals                  9     9   3   3   2   2   0  37

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry L(12-8)           8.2  12   6   6   3   6   2  38   4.10
Haydel                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   8.31
Totals                  9    12   6   6   3   6   2  39

Umpires: HP - Jim Odom, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Jim Honochick, 3B - Larry McCoy


ROYALS 1ST: Patek doubled to left; Schaal singled to right
[Patek scored]; Otis grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Schaal out at second]; Hopkins walked;
Kirkpatrick walked [Hopkins to second]; May popped to first in
foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Braun flied out to left; Tovar grounded out (third to
first); Killebrew grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Twins 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Keough grounded out (second to pitcher); Knoop
singled to center; Hedlund reached on a fielder's choice on a
sacrifice bunt [Knoop to second]; Patek singled to right [Knoop
out at home (right to catcher), Hedlund to second]; Schaal
walked [Hedlund to third, Patek to second]; Otis singled to
right [Hedlund scored, Patek scored, Schaal to third]; Otis
stole second; Hopkins struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals
3, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Carew singled to right; Cardenas forced Carew (third
to second); Holt singled to left [Cardenas to third]; Reese
flied out to right; Mitterwald grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 3, Twins 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Kirkpatrick singled to left; May struck out while
Kirkpatrick was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Keough grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 3, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Perry flied out to center; Braun walked; Tovar walked
[Braun to second]; Killebrew singled to left [Braun scored,
Tovar to third, Killebrew to second (on throw)]; Carew grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Tovar scored]; Cardenas tripled to
right [Killebrew scored]; Holt flied out to center; 3 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Twins 3.

ROYALS 4TH: Knoop struck out; Hedlund was called out on strikes;
Patek tripled to right; Schaal struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Royals 3, Twins 3.

TWINS 4TH: Reese grounded out (second to first); Mitterwald
grounded out (third to first); Perry singled to left; Braun
singled to right [Perry to third]; Tovar forced Braun (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 3, Twins 3.

ROYALS 5TH: Otis flied out to right; Hopkins grounded out
(shortstop to first); Kirkpatrick grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Twins 3.

TWINS 5TH: Killebrew grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew
flied out to center; Cardenas lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 3, Twins 3.

ROYALS 6TH: May flied out to right; Keough grounded out
(shortstop to first); Knoop grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Twins 3.

TWINS 6TH: Holt lined to left; Reese grounded out (shortstop to
first); Mitterwald grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Twins 3.

ROYALS 7TH: Hedlund singled to center; Patek forced Hedlund
(shortstop to second); Patek was caught stealing second (catcher
to shortstop); Schaal flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Royals 3, Twins 3.

TWINS 7TH: Perry flied out to center; Braun flied out to center;
Tovar flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3,
Twins 3.

ROYALS 8TH: Otis flied out to left; Hopkins singled to right;
Kirkpatrick popped to third in foul territory; May flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Twins 3.

TWINS 8TH: Killebrew grounded out (third to first); Carew
singled to center; Cardenas singled to center [Carew to third];
BURGMEIER REPLACED HEDLUND (PITCHING); ALYEA BATTED FOR HOLT;
Alyea struck out; Reese grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 3, Twins 3.

ROYALS 9TH: NETTLES REPLACED ALYEA (PLAYING CF); Keough made an
out to shortstop; Knoop singled to center; PINIELLA BATTED FOR
BURGMEIER; Piniella struck out; Patek homered [Knoop scored];
Schaal homered; HAYDEL REPLACED PERRY (PITCHING); Otis popped to
catcher in foul territory; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 6,
Twins 3.

TWINS 9TH: OLIVER REPLACED HOPKINS (PLAYING 1B); ABERNATHY
REPLACED PINIELLA (PITCHING); Mitterwald struck out; KAAT BATTED
FOR HAYDEL; Kaat singled to right; Braun grounded into a double
play (shortstop to first) [Kaat out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 6, Twins 3.
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