Thursday June 29, 1972
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Kansas City Royals 12, Minnesota Twins 4 (Game 2)

Game Played on Thursday, June 29, 1972 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Royals 0 0 0 2 3 4 0 3 0 - 12 11 0 Twins 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 - 4 11 2 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Patek ss 5 1 0 0 1 0 .231 Brye lf 4 1 1 0 1 0 .221 Otis cf 3 0 1 1 0 0 .301 Thompson ss 5 0 1 1 0 0 .281 Keough lf 2 1 0 0 0 0 .222 Carew 2b 5 0 2 1 0 0 .295 Piniella lf 2 2 1 1 1 0 .312 Reese 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .193 Fitzmorris p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .176 Darwin cf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .237 Scheinblum rf 5 2 3 2 0 0 .331 Granger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Mayberry 1b 4 2 3 3 1 0 .302 Renick ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 .147 Kirkpatrick c 2 2 1 1 3 0 .311 LaRoche p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Knoop 2b 5 0 1 2 0 2 .273 Manuel rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .237 Floyd 3b 3 1 0 0 2 2 .189 Soderholm 3b 4 1 2 2 0 0 .209 Hedlund p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .313 Mitterwald c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .151 Hovley ph,cf 3 1 1 0 0 1 .221 Woodson p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .097 Nettles ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 .226 Gebhard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tovar cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 .285 Totals 37 12 11 10 8 7 Totals 36 4 11 4 3 4 Time of Game: 2:59 Attendance: 12,668 Left on Base: Royals 8, Twins 8 DP: Royals 2, Twins 1 Errors: Reese, Woodson Doubles: Otis (10), Scheinblum (4), Mayberry (10), Knoop (1), Brye (5) Triples: Piniella (2) Home Runs: Mayberry (9), Kirkpatrick (5), Soderholm (8) Stolen Bases: Patek (15) Caught Stealing: Kirkpatrick (3) Sacrifice Flies: Otis (3) GIDP: Darwin (9), Mitterwald (2) Hit by Pitch: Piniella (6,by Gebhard) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hedlund W(1-5) 5 7 2 2 2 4 0 23 3.96 Fitzmorris SV(1) 4 4 2 2 1 0 1 16 3.70 Totals 9 11 4 4 3 4 1 39 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Woodson L(5-7) 5 6 5 4 5 4 2 25 3.56 Gebhard 0.2 3 4 4 2 0 0 8 8.00 Granger 2.1 2 3 0 1 3 0 11 0.85 LaRoche 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.93 Totals 9 11 12 8 8 7 2 47 Hit by Pitch: Gebhard (1) Wild Pitches: Gebhard (1) Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Red Flaherty, 3B - Bill Haller ROYALS 1ST: Patek flied out to right; Otis flied out to right; Piniella walked; Scheinblum singled to right [Piniella to second]; Mayberry lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Brye walked; Thompson lined to right; Carew singled to right [Brye to third, Carew to second (on throw)]; Reese walked; Darwin grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Reese out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0. ROYALS 2ND: Kirkpatrick walked; Knoop made an out to second; Floyd struck out while Kirkpatrick was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0. TWINS 2ND: Manuel flied out to left; Soderholm flied out to left; Mitterwald flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0. ROYALS 3RD: Hedlund struck out; Patek made an out to third; Otis doubled to center; Piniella flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0. TWINS 3RD: Woodson struck out; Brye popped to catcher in foul territory; Thompson singled to center; Carew grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0. ROYALS 4TH: Scheinblum grounded out (second to first); Mayberry homered; Kirkpatrick homered; Knoop struck out; Floyd walked; Hedlund struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 0. TWINS 4TH: Reese singled to center; Darwin struck out; Manuel singled to right [Reese to third]; Soderholm popped to catcher in foul territory; Mitterwald struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 0. ROYALS 5TH: Patek walked; Patek stole second; Otis flied out to center; Piniella tripled to left [Patek scored]; Scheinblum singled to right [Piniella scored]; Mayberry walked [Scheinblum to second]; Kirkpatrick forced Mayberry (first to shortstop) [Scheinblum scored (error by Woodson) (unearned) (no RBI)]; Knoop forced Kirkpatrick (shortstop to second); 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Twins 0. TWINS 5TH: NETTLES BATTED FOR WOODSON; Nettles singled to right; Brye doubled to center [Nettles to third]; Thompson grounded out (second to first) [Brye to third, Nettles scored]; Carew singled to center [Brye scored]; Reese lined to center; Darwin struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Twins 2. ROYALS 6TH: GEBHARD REPLACED NETTLES (PITCHING); Floyd walked; HOVLEY BATTED FOR HEDLUND; Hovley singled to center [Floyd to third]; Gebhard threw a wild pitch [Hovley to second, Floyd scored]; Patek grounded out (third to first) [Hovley to third]; Otis hit a sacrifice fly to left [Hovley scored]; Piniella was hit by a pitch; Scheinblum doubled to right [Piniella scored]; Mayberry doubled to left [Scheinblum scored]; Kirkpatrick was walked intentionally; GRANGER REPLACED DARWIN (PITCHING); TOVAR REPLACED GEBHARD (PLAYING CF); Knoop was called out on strikes; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 9, Twins 2. TWINS 6TH: HOVLEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); FITZMORRIS REPLACED PINIELLA (PITCHING); KEOUGH REPLACED OTIS (PLAYING LF); Manuel grounded out (pitcher to first); Soderholm homered; Mitterwald flied out to right; Tovar popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 9, Twins 3. ROYALS 7TH: Floyd grounded out (third to first); Hovley was called out on strikes; Patek grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 9, Twins 3. TWINS 7TH: Brye grounded out (third to first); Thompson grounded out (third to first); Carew grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 9, Twins 3. ROYALS 8TH: Keough reached on an error by Reese; Fitzmorris grounded out (third to first) [Keough to second]; Scheinblum grounded out (first unassisted) [Keough to third]; Mayberry singled [Keough scored (unearned)]; Kirkpatrick walked [Mayberry to second]; Knoop doubled to center [Kirkpatrick scored (unearned), Mayberry scored (unearned)]; Floyd struck out (catcher to first); 3 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Royals 12, Twins 3. TWINS 8TH: Reese grounded out (second to first); RENICK BATTED FOR GRANGER; Renick walked; Manuel singled to center [Renick to second]; Soderholm singled to left [Manuel to second, Renick scored]; Mitterwald grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to second to first) [Soderholm out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 12, Twins 4. ROYALS 9TH: LAROCHE REPLACED RENICK (PITCHING); Hovley grounded out (first unassisted); Patek flied out to right; Keough grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 12, Twins 4. TWINS 9TH: Tovar singled to left; Brye made an out to second; Thompson forced Tovar (shortstop to second); Carew grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 12, Twins 4.

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