Kansas City Royals 3, Minnesota Twins 2 (Game 2)

Game Played on Friday, September 8, 1972 (Night game) at Municipal Stadium

Twins        1  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  5  0
Royals       0  0  0    1  0  2    0  0  x  -   3  6  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Tovar cf              4   2   2   0     0   1   .254      Otis cf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .300
Carew 2b              3   0   1   1     0   0   .316      Rojas 2b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .276
Holt lf               3   0   0   1     0   1   .000      Hovley rf             3   1   2   1     1   0   .297
Darwin rf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .269      Mayberry 1b           4   1   1   2     0   0   .297
Reese 1b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .223      Piniella lf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .309
Thompson ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .275      Taylor c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .296
  Granger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Schaal 3b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .214
  Killebrew ph        0   0   0   0     1   0   .234      Patek ss              2   0   1   0     0   0   .225
  Brye pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .221      Busby p               3   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Monzon 3b,ss          3   0   1   0     0   0   .273
  Manuel ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .209
Borgmann c            3   0   1   0     0   0   .232
Corbin p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .091
  Braun ph,3b         1   0   0   0     0   1   .284

Totals               29   2   5   2     2   7             Totals               29   3   6   3     1   2

Time of Game: 2:00   Attendance:  7,541
Left on Base: Twins 5, Royals 4
DP: Twins 1, Royals 0
Doubles: Rojas (23)
Triples: Tovar (5)
Home Runs: Mayberry (17)
Sacrifice Hits: Corbin (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Holt (1), Carew (2)
GIDP: Mayberry (9)
Hit by Pitch: Patek (2,by Corbin)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Corbin L(8-7)           7     5   3   3   1   1   1  27   2.18
Granger                 1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   3.28
Totals                  8     6   3   3   1   2   1  31

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Busby W(1-0)            9     5   2   2   2   7   0  34   2.00
Totals                  9     5   2   2   2   7   0  34

Passed Balls: Taylor (2)
Hit by Pitch: Corbin (5)

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Jim Honochick, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Bill Deegan


TWINS 1ST: Tovar singled to left; Debut game for Steve
Busby; Carew singled to center [Tovar to third, Carew to
second (on throw)]; Holt hit a sacrifice fly to center [Tovar
scored]; Taylor allowed a passed ball [Carew to third]; Darwin
flied out to left; Reese walked; Thompson made an out to
shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Otis made an out to shortstop; Rojas flied out to
center; Hovley grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 1, Royals 0.

TWINS 2ND: Monzon flied out to left; Borgmann singled to left;
Corbin out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Borgmann to
second]; Tovar grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry grounded out (second to first); Piniella
was called out on strikes; Taylor grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Royals 0.

TWINS 3RD: Carew grounded out (catcher to first); Holt grounded
out (shortstop to first); Darwin struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Schaal made an out to second; Patek lined to left;
Busby flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Royals
0.

TWINS 4TH: Reese lined to right; Thompson was called out on
strikes; Monzon flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Otis grounded out (third to first); Rojas doubled to
left; Hovley singled to left [Rojas scored]; Mayberry grounded
into a double play (first to shortstop) [Hovley out at second];
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Royals 1.

TWINS 5TH: Borgmann grounded out (third to first); Corbin struck
out; Tovar struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Royals 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Piniella grounded out (third to first); Taylor made
an out to second; Schaal singled to right; Patek singled to left
[Schaal to third, Patek to second (on throw)]; Busby flied out
to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, Royals 1.

TWINS 6TH: Carew flied out to center; Holt struck out; Darwin
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Royals 1.

ROYALS 6TH: Otis popped to second in foul territory; Rojas made
an out to second; Hovley walked; Mayberry homered [Hovley
scored]; Piniella grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 1, Royals 3.

TWINS 7TH: Reese made an out to shortstop; Thompson made an out
to shortstop; Monzon singled to center; Borgmann popped to third
in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Royals 3.

ROYALS 7TH: Taylor grounded out (shortstop to first); Schaal
popped to third in foul territory; Patek was hit by a pitch;
Busby lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Royals 3.

TWINS 8TH: BRAUN BATTED FOR CORBIN; Braun was called out on
strikes; Tovar tripled to left; Carew hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Tovar scored]; Holt made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Royals 3.

ROYALS 8TH: GRANGER REPLACED THOMPSON (PITCHING); BRAUN STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); MONZON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS);
Otis grounded out (third to first); Rojas was called out on
strikes; Hovley singled to left; Mayberry flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Royals 3.

TWINS 9TH: Darwin flied out to left; Reese grounded out (third
to first); KILLEBREW BATTED FOR GRANGER; Killebrew walked; BRYE
RAN FOR KILLEBREW; MANUEL BATTED FOR MONZON; Manuel grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Royals 3.