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

Game Played on Wednesday, August 4, 1971 (Night game) at Municipal Stadium

Twins        1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  0
Royals       2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   2  8  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Tovar lf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .309      Patek ss              4   1   2   0     0   1   .264
Carew 2b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .282      Keough rf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Oliva rf              4   0   2   1     0   0   .370      Otis cf               4   1   2   1     0   0   .315
  Kaat pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .222      Hopkins 1b            3   0   1   1     1   0   .307
Killebrew 3b          3   0   1   0     1   1   .255        Oliver 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .233
Reese 1b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .206      Piniella lf           4   0   2   0     0   1   .276
Cardenas ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .295      Kirkpatrick c         4   0   0   0     0   0   .220
Holt cf               3   0   0   0     0   0   .262      Schaal 3b             2   0   0   0     2   0   .260
Mitterwald c          3   0   0   0     0   0   .249      Knoop 2b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .200
Blyleven p            2   0   0   0     0   0   .085      Drago p               3   0   0   0     0   3   .104
  Braun ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .245
  Gebhard p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   1   7   1     1   2             Totals               30   2   8   2     3   6

Time of Game: 2:14
Left on Base: Twins 5, Royals 8
DP: Twins 1, Royals 2
Doubles: Patek (15), Keough (11)
Stolen Bases: Otis (34)
Sacrifice Hits: Keough (3)
GIDP: Killebrew (16), Reese (6), Hopkins (5)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven L(8-13)        7     7   2   2   3   6   0  30   3.31
Gebhard                 1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   0.00
Totals                  8     8   2   2   3   6   0  34

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Drago W(13-6)           9     7   1   1   1   2   0  33   2.91
Totals                  9     7   1   1   1   2   0  33

Wild Pitches: Drago (2)

Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Red Flaherty, 2B - John Rice, 3B - Bill Kunkel


TWINS 1ST: Tovar singled to left; Carew singled to right [Tovar
to third]; Oliva singled [Tovar scored, Carew to second];
Killebrew grounded into a double play (second to first) [Carew
to third, Oliva out at second]; Reese made an out to shortstop;
1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Patek doubled to right; Keough out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to first) [Patek to third]; Otis singled to center
[Patek scored]; Otis stole second; Hopkins singled [Otis
scored]; Piniella flied out to right; Kirkpatrick grounded out
(second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Royals 2.

TWINS 2ND: Cardenas lined to second; Holt lined to center;
Mitterwald flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1,
Royals 2.

ROYALS 2ND: Schaal popped to first in foul territory; Knoop
flied out to right; Drago struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 1, Royals 2.

TWINS 3RD: Blyleven grounded out (first unassisted); Tovar
grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Royals 2.

ROYALS 3RD: On a bunt Patek struck out; Keough doubled to
center; Otis singled to center [Keough to third]; Hopkins
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Otis out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Royals 2.

TWINS 4TH: Oliva flied out to center; Killebrew singled to
center; Reese was called out on strikes; Cardenas singled to
center [Killebrew to second]; Holt lined to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, Royals 2.

ROYALS 4TH: Piniella struck out; Kirkpatrick popped to catcher
in foul territory; Schaal walked; Knoop grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Royals 2.

TWINS 5TH: Mitterwald grounded out (shortstop to first);
Blyleven grounded out (second to first); Tovar flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Royals 2.

ROYALS 5TH: Drago struck out; Patek flied out to right; Keough
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
1, Royals 2.

TWINS 6TH: Carew singled to center; Oliva flied out to left;
Killebrew walked [Carew to second]; Reese grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Killebrew out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Royals 2.

ROYALS 6TH: Otis flied out to center; Hopkins walked; Piniella
singled to left [Hopkins to third]; Kirkpatrick grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Piniella to second]; Schaal was walked
intentionally; Knoop struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 1,
Royals 2.

TWINS 7TH: Cardenas grounded out (shortstop to first); Holt
grounded out (pitcher to first); Mitterwald grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Royals 2.

ROYALS 7TH: Drago was called out on strikes; Patek singled to
center; Keough flied out to center; Otis popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Royals 2.

TWINS 8TH: BRAUN BATTED FOR BLYLEVEN; Braun flied out to left;
Tovar grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Royals 2.

ROYALS 8TH: GEBHARD REPLACED BRAUN (PITCHING); Hopkins flied out
to right; Piniella singled to left; Kirkpatrick made an out to
second; Schaal made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 1, Royals 2.

TWINS 9TH: OLIVER REPLACED HOPKINS (PLAYING 1B); Oliva singled
to center; KAAT RAN FOR OLIVA; Drago threw a wild pitch [Kaat to
second]; Killebrew was called out on strikes; Reese grounded out
(first unassisted) [Kaat to third]; Cardenas flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Royals 2.