A bases-loaded double by Amos Otis in the seventh inning propelled the Royals to a 7-4 victory over the Twins. The Royals were losing, 4-3, when Bobby Knoop led off the seventh with a pinch-triple to kayo Tom Hall. Stan Williams, in relief, hit Freddie Patek with a pitch.

After Patek stole second, Cookie Rojas was handed a walk to load the bases. Otis then cleared the sacks with his double and scored himself on a single by Chuck Harrison. [The Sporting News]
Kansas City Royals 7, Minnesota Twins 4

Game Played on Thursday, August 5, 1971 (Night game) at Municipal Stadium

Twins        0  1  2    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   4 12  1
Royals       1  0  0    1  0  1    4  0  x  -   7  9  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Braun 3b              5   0   0   0     0   2   .236      Patek ss              4   1   0   0     0   2   .259
Tovar lf,cf           5   1   2   0     0   0   .308      Rojas 2b              2   2   1   0     3   0   .310
Oliva rf              5   1   2   1     0   1   .370      Otis cf               5   1   1   3     0   1   .315
Carew 2b              4   1   1   0     1   1   .279      Piniella lf           4   1   2   1     0   0   .275
Cardenas ss           2   0   1   1     0   0   .294      Harrison 1b           3   0   1   1     1   0   .214
Holt 1b               4   0   3   2     0   0   .265      Schaal 3b             3   1   0   0     1   0   .256
  Reese 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .206      Oliver rf             3   0   2   2     0   1   .238
Mitterwald c          4   0   1   0     0   2   .249      May c                 1   0   0   0     0   1   .246
Nettles cf            2   0   0   0     1   0   .234        Paepke ph,c         3   0   0   0     0   0   .216
  Thomas ph,lf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .161      Nelson p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Hall p                3   1   1   0     0   0   .296        Butler p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .100
  Williams p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Abernathy p         1   0   1   0     0   0   .111
  Gebhard p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Knoop ph            1   1   1   0     0   0   .222
  Thompson ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .267        Burgmeier p         1   0   0   0     0   0   .214
  Strickland p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   4  12   4     2   6             Totals               32   7   9   7     5   6

Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance:  9,255
Left on Base: Twins 9, Royals 8
DP: Twins 1, Royals 2
Errors: Braun, Patek
Doubles: Carew (12), Mitterwald (10), Piniella (17), Oliver (7), Otis (20)
Triples: Piniella (4), Knoop (1)
Stolen Bases: Holt (4), Patek (36)
Sacrifice Hits: Cardenas (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Cardenas (9), Oliver (1)
GIDP: Hall (1), Otis (14)
Hit by Pitch: Patek (5,by Williams)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hall                    6     5   4   3   4   5   0  27   3.43
Williams L(4-5)         0     1   3   3   1   0   0   3   4.00
Gebhard                 1     2   0   0   0   0   0   5   0.00
Strickland              1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   1.45
Totals                  8     9   7   6   5   6   0  39

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nelson                  3     6   3   3   2   3   0  16   6.14
Butler                  1     3   1   1   0   0   0   6   4.80
Abernathy W(3-4)        3     2   0   0   0   3   0  11   2.44
Burgmeier SV(10)        2     1   0   0   0   0   0   7   1.75
Totals                  9    12   4   4   2   6   0  40

Hit by Pitch: Williams (7)

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


TWINS 1ST: Braun struck out; Tovar grounded out (shortstop to
first); Oliva struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals
0.

ROYALS 1ST: Patek struck out; Rojas walked; Otis made an out to
second; Piniella tripled to center [Rojas scored]; Harrison
walked; Schaal flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins
0, Royals 1.

TWINS 2ND: Carew doubled to left; Cardenas out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Carew to third]; Holt singled to center
[Carew scored]; Mitterwald doubled to left [Holt to third];
Nettles walked; Hall grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Nettles out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 1, Royals 1.

ROYALS 2ND: Oliver struck out; May struck out; Nelson struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Royals 1.

TWINS 3RD: Braun made an out to second; Tovar singled to third;
Oliva singled to center [Tovar to third]; Carew walked [Oliva to
second]; Cardenas lined out on a sacrifice fly to right [Tovar
scored, Oliva to third]; Holt singled to right [Oliva scored,
Carew to third]; Holt stole second; Mitterwald struck out; 2 R,
3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, Royals 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Patek was called out on strikes; Rojas walked; Otis
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Rojas out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Royals 1.

TWINS 4TH: BUTLER REPLACED NELSON (PITCHING); Nettles popped to
third in foul territory; Hall singled to right; Braun lined to
left; Tovar singled to center [Hall to third]; Oliva singled to
right [Hall scored, Tovar to third]; Carew flied out to left; 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 4, Royals 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Piniella doubled to right; Harrison flied out to
center [Piniella to third]; Schaal walked; Oliver hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Piniella scored]; PAEPKE BATTED FOR
MAY; Paepke flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4,
Royals 2.

TWINS 5TH: PAEPKE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); ABERNATHY
REPLACED BUTLER (PITCHING); Cardenas reached on an error by
Patek [Cardenas to first]; Holt singled to left [Cardenas to
third]; Mitterwald was called out on strikes; Nettles lined into
a double play (first unassisted) [Holt out at first]; 0 R, 1 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Royals 2.

ROYALS 5TH: Abernathy singled to left; Patek flied out to left;
Rojas popped to first in foul territory; Otis forced Abernathy
(third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Royals 2.

TWINS 6TH: Hall grounded out (second to first); Braun struck
out; Tovar grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 4, Royals 2.

ROYALS 6TH: Piniella flied out to right; Harrison lined to left;
Schaal reached on an error by Braun [Schaal to first]; Oliver
doubled to center [Schaal scored (unearned)]; Paepke flied out
to left; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Royals 3.

TWINS 7TH: Oliva grounded out (first to pitcher); Carew struck
out; Cardenas singled to center; Holt grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Royals 3.

ROYALS 7TH: REESE REPLACED HOLT (PLAYING 1B); KNOOP BATTED FOR
ABERNATHY; Knoop tripled to left; WILLIAMS REPLACED HALL
(PITCHING); Patek was hit by a pitch; Patek stole second; Rojas
walked; Otis doubled to right [Knoop scored, Patek scored, Rojas
scored]; GEBHARD REPLACED WILLIAMS (PITCHING); Piniella grounded
out (third to first); Harrison singled to left [Otis scored];
Schaal flied out to left; Oliver singled to left [Harrison to
second]; Paepke grounded out (pitcher to catcher to first); 4 R,
4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 4, Royals 7.

TWINS 8TH: BURGMEIER REPLACED KNOOP (PITCHING); Mitterwald made
an out to second; THOMAS BATTED FOR NETTLES; Thomas grounded out
(first unassisted); THOMPSON BATTED FOR GEBHARD; Thompson
singled to left; Braun grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Royals 7.

ROYALS 8TH: THOMAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); TOVAR CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); STRICKLAND REPLACED THOMPSON (PITCHING);
Burgmeier lined to center; Patek grounded out (third to first);
Rojas singled to center; Otis struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 4, Royals 7.

TWINS 9TH: Tovar flied out to right; Oliva grounded out (second
to first); Carew grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 4, Royals 7.
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