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 2
Game Played on Saturday, September 9, 1972 (Night game) at Municipal Stadium
Twins        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.