Minnesota Twins 7, Kansas City Royals 1 (Game 2)

Game Played on Sunday, July 11, 1971 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Royals       0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1 10  3
Twins        0  2  1    1  1  0    0  2  x  -   7 13  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              5   0   1   0     0   1   .270      Braun 3b,ss           4   2   2   1     0   0   .259
Schaal 3b             5   0   0   0     0   0   .277      Tovar rf,3b           5   0   3   0     0   1   .298
Otis cf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .317      Carew 2b              4   0   2   1     0   1   .283
Hopkins 1b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .287      Killebrew 1b          2   1   0   1     1   1   .257
Kirkpatrick lf        4   0   1   0     0   1   .238        Reese 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .192
Rojas 2b              4   1   2   1     0   0   .315      Cardenas ss           2   0   0   0     0   0   .285
Keough rf             3   0   2   0     1   0   .237        Thomas lf           2   0   0   0     0   1   .125
May c                 4   0   0   0     0   0   .252      Nettles cf            4   2   3   2     0   0   .367
Drago p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .108      Holt lf,rf            4   2   0   0     0   0   .263
  Knoop ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .195      Roof c                4   0   2   2     0   1   .203
  Rooker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Corbin p              4   0   1   0     0   0   .200
  Paepke ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .239
  York p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Piniella ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .247

Totals               37   1  10   1     1   5             Totals               35   7  13   7     1   5

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance: 18,207
Left on Base: Royals 10, Twins 7
DP: Royals 0, Twins 0
Errors: Patek, May, Rooker
Doubles: Roof (3)
Home Runs: Rojas (6), Nettles (2)
Stolen Bases: Nettles (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Killebrew (3), Braun (2)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Drago L(9-5)            4     7   4   3   1   2   1  18   3.44
Rooker                  2     4   1   1   0   1   0  11   5.15
York                    2     2   2   2   0   2   0   9   3.56
Totals                  8    13   7   6   1   5   1  38

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Corbin W(6-6)           9    10   1   1   1   5   1  38   3.42
Totals                  9    10   1   1   1   5   1  38

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


ROYALS 1ST: Patek lined to center; Schaal grounded out
(shortstop to first); Otis singled; Hopkins singled to center
[Otis to third]; Kirkpatrick struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Braun lined to left; Tovar singled to center [Tovar
out at second (center to shortstop)]; Carew struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Rojas grounded out (pitcher to first); Keough flied
out to right; May made an out to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Killebrew walked; Cardenas flied out to right;
Nettles homered [Killebrew scored]; Holt flied out to left; Roof
was called out on strikes; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Twins 2.

ROYALS 3RD: Drago was called out on strikes; Patek was called
out on strikes; Schaal made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 2.

TWINS 3RD: Corbin grounded out (first unassisted); Braun singled
to center; Tovar singled to right [Braun to third, Tovar out at
second (right to shortstop to first to second)]; Carew singled
to center [Braun scored]; Killebrew made an out to shortstop; 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 3.

ROYALS 4TH: Otis made an out to shortstop; Hopkins grounded out
(shortstop to first); Kirkpatrick grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 3.

TWINS 4TH: Cardenas made an out to shortstop; Nettles singled to
center; Holt forced Nettles (second to shortstop) [Holt to
second (error by Patek)]; Roof singled to right [Holt scored
(unearned)]; Corbin forced Roof (shortstop unassisted); 1 R (0
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 4.

ROYALS 5TH: THOMAS REPLACED CARDENAS (PLAYING LF); BRAUN CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); TOVAR CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B);
HOLT CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Rojas homered; Keough
singled to center; May made an out to second; KNOOP BATTED FOR
DRAGO; Knoop struck out; Patek singled to left [Keough to
second]; Schaal grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Royals 1, Twins 4.

TWINS 5TH: ROOKER REPLACED KNOOP (PITCHING); Braun singled;
Tovar singled to left [Braun to second]; Carew singled to second
[Braun to third, Tovar to second]; Killebrew hit a sacrifice fly
to center [Braun scored, Tovar to third, Carew to second];
Thomas struck out; Nettles lined to third; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Royals 1, Twins 5.

ROYALS 6TH: Otis flied out to center; Hopkins singled to right;
Kirkpatrick flied out to center; Rojas singled to right [Hopkins
to second]; Keough walked [Hopkins to third, Rojas to second];
May forced Rojas (third unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Royals 1, Twins 5.

TWINS 6TH: Holt lined to left; Roof grounded out (second to
first); Corbin singled to right; Braun reached on an error by
Rooker [Corbin to third, Braun to first]; Tovar forced Braun
(third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Twins 5.

ROYALS 7TH: PAEPKE BATTED FOR ROOKER; Paepke popped to first in
foul territory; Patek grounded out (third to first); Schaal
lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Twins 5.

TWINS 7TH: YORK REPLACED PAEPKE (PITCHING); Carew grounded out
(shortstop to first); Killebrew was called out on strikes;
Thomas grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 1, Twins 5.

ROYALS 8TH: REESE REPLACED KILLEBREW (PLAYING 1B); Otis struck
out; Hopkins grounded out (second to first); Kirkpatrick singled
to right; Rojas flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
1, Twins 5.

TWINS 8TH: Nettles singled to right; Nettles stole second
[Nettles to third (error by May)]; Holt reached on a fielder's
choice [Nettles stayed at third]; Roof doubled to left [Nettles
scored, Holt to third]; Corbin flied out to left; Braun hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Holt scored]; Tovar struck out; 2 R, 2 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Twins 7.

ROYALS 9TH: Keough singled to second; May forced Keough (second
to shortstop); PINIELLA BATTED FOR YORK; Piniella singled to
right [May to second]; Patek grounded out (shortstop to first)
[May to third, Piniella to second]; Schaal grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Twins 7.