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Back-to-back doubles by Jim Nettles and Danny Thompson in the 13th inning gave the Twins a 3-2 victory over the Royals. John Mayberry homered with a man on base for the Royals in the fourth. The Twins tied the score with runs in the fifth and sixth on sacrifice flies by Glenn Borgmann and Harmon Killebrew. [The Sporting News] Minnesota Twins 3, Kansas City Royals 2Game Played on Saturday, September 9, 1972 (Night game) at Municipal StadiumTwins 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 7 0 Royals 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 9 0 Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tovar lf 6 0 0 0 0 3 .251 Otis cf 6 0 2 0 0 0 .300 Carew 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .316 Abernathy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Soderholm pr,3b 2 1 0 0 0 1 .186 Rojas 2b 6 0 0 0 0 1 .272 Braun 3b,2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .283 Scheinblum rf 5 1 1 0 1 0 .314 Killebrew 1b 3 0 0 1 0 0 .232 Mayberry 1b 4 1 2 2 2 0 .299 Holt 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Keough pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 Manuel rf 5 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Piniella lf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .308 Brye rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221 Kirkpatrick c 3 0 0 0 2 2 .275 Nettles cf 5 2 2 0 0 1 .221 Taylor ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .292 Thompson ss 5 0 2 1 0 1 .276 Schaal 3b 5 0 2 0 1 0 .217 Borgmann c 4 0 1 1 0 0 .232 Patek ss 5 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Goltz p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .125 Nelson p 5 0 1 0 0 1 .111 Granger p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Hovley cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297 Reese ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 LaRoche p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .111 Totals 44 3 7 3 0 8 Totals 45 2 9 2 6 4 Time of Game: 3:37 Attendance: 7,851 Left on Base: Twins 4, Royals 11 DP: Twins 1, Royals 0 Doubles: Nettles (5), Thompson (19) Home Runs: Mayberry (18) Sacrifice Hits: Piniella (3) Sacrifice Flies: Borgmann (3), Killebrew (4) GIDP: Piniella (24) Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Goltz 5.2 4 2 2 5 1 1 25 2.76 Granger 4.1 3 0 0 1 2 0 17 3.09 LaRoche W(4-5) 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 10 2.57 Totals 13 9 2 2 6 4 1 52 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Nelson 12 5 2 2 0 6 0 41 1.92 Abernathy L(3-4) 1 2 1 1 0 2 0 5 1.77 Totals 13 7 3 3 0 8 0 46 Umpires: HP - Jim Honochick, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Larry McCoy TWINS 1ST: Tovar popped to catcher in foul territory; Carew grounded out (second to first); Braun grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); Rojas made an out to second; Scheinblum grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0. TWINS 2ND: Killebrew flied out to center; Manuel flied out to center; Nettles grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry flied out to center; Piniella lined to shortstop; Kirkpatrick was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0. TWINS 3RD: Thompson made an out to shortstop; Borgmann singled to left; Goltz forced Borgmann (first to shortstop); Tovar struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 3RD: Schaal singled to center; Patek flied out to left [Schaal to second]; Nelson grounded out (first unassisted) [Schaal to third]; Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0. TWINS 4TH: Carew grounded out (pitcher to first); Braun grounded out (shortstop to first); Killebrew popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 4TH: Rojas lined to shortstop; Scheinblum walked; Mayberry homered [Scheinblum scored]; Piniella grounded out (third to first); Kirkpatrick walked; Schaal singled to shortstop [Kirkpatrick to second]; Patek flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 2. TWINS 5TH: Manuel flied out to center; Nettles singled to right; Thompson singled to center [Nettles to third]; Borgmann hit a sacrifice fly to left [Nettles scored]; Goltz struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 2. ROYALS 5TH: Nelson flied out to left; Otis grounded out (pitcher to second to first); Rojas grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 2. TWINS 6TH: Tovar grounded out (third to first); Carew singled to center; SODERHOLM RAN FOR CAREW; Braun singled to center [Soderholm to third]; Killebrew hit a sacrifice fly to left [Soderholm scored]; Manuel forced Braun (second to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Royals 2. ROYALS 6TH: SODERHOLM STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); BRAUN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Scheinblum singled to center; Mayberry walked [Scheinblum to second]; Piniella grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Scheinblum to third, Mayberry out at second]; Kirkpatrick was walked intentionally; Schaal walked [Kirkpatrick to second]; GRANGER REPLACED GOLTZ (PITCHING); Patek forced Schaal (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Twins 2, Royals 2. TWINS 7TH: Nettles made an out to shortstop; Thompson struck out; Borgmann grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Royals 2. ROYALS 7TH: Nelson singled to left; Otis singled to right [Nelson to third]; Rojas grounded out (pitcher to first) [Otis to second]; Scheinblum grounded out (second to first); Mayberry was walked intentionally; Piniella grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Twins 2, Royals 2. TWINS 8TH: Granger flied out to center; Tovar struck out; Soderholm struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Royals 2. ROYALS 8TH: Kirkpatrick flied out to center; Schaal grounded out (second to first); Patek grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Royals 2. TWINS 9TH: Braun flied out to center; Killebrew made an out to second; Manuel flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Royals 2. ROYALS 9TH: HOLT REPLACED KILLEBREW (PLAYING 1B); Nelson struck out; Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); Rojas grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Royals 2. TWINS 10TH: Nettles struck out; Thompson lined to left; Borgmann grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Royals 2. ROYALS 10TH: Scheinblum grounded out (pitcher to first); Mayberry grounded out (first to pitcher); Piniella singled to right; Kirkpatrick was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Royals 2. TWINS 11TH: REESE BATTED FOR GRANGER; Reese grounded out (shortstop to first); Tovar grounded out (pitcher to first); Soderholm grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Royals 2. ROYALS 11TH: LAROCHE REPLACED REESE (PITCHING); Schaal grounded out (pitcher to first); Patek made an out to second; Nelson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Royals 2. TWINS 12TH: Braun flied out to center; Holt grounded out (second to first); Manuel grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Royals 2. ROYALS 12TH: Otis singled to right [Otis out at second (right to shortstop)]; Rojas was called out on strikes; Scheinblum flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Royals 2. TWINS 13TH: HOVLEY REPLACED NELSON (PLAYING CF); ABERNATHY REPLACED OTIS (PITCHING); Nettles doubled to center; Thompson doubled to left [Nettles scored]; Borgmann reached on a fielder's choice [Thompson out at third (catcher to third)]; LaRoche was called out on strikes; Tovar struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 2. ROYALS 13TH: BRYE REPLACED MANUEL (PLAYING RF); Mayberry singled to center; KEOUGH RAN FOR MAYBERRY; Piniella out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Keough to second]; TAYLOR BATTED FOR KIRKPATRICK; Taylor grounded out (second to first) [Keough to third]; Schaal flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 2. |
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