George Mitterwald hit his first homer of the season and drove in another run with a triple to help the Twins defeat the Royals, 4-3. Cesar Tovar, who went 3-for-4 at the plate, scored the first two Twins' runs before Mitterwald homered in the fourth inning.

Danny Thompson walked in the eighth and Mitterwald tripled to produce what proved to be the winning run. The Royals had a homer by John Mayberry and run-scoring single by Steve Hovley for their only hits off Dick Woodson until the ninth when Lou Piniella tripled. After Dave LaRoche relieved, Piniella scored on an infield out by Paul Schaal. [The Sporting News]

Minnesota Twins 4, Kansas City Royals 3

Game Played on Friday, September 15, 1972 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Royals       0  0  0    1  0  0    1  0  1  -   3  3  2
Twins        1  0  1    1  0  0    0  1  x  -   4 10  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Otis cf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .296      Tovar lf              4   2   3   0     1   0   .254
Rojas 2b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .262      Carew 2b              5   0   2   1     0   0   .319
Scheinblum rf         3   0   0   0     1   0   .313      Braun 3b              2   0   1   0     2   0   .285
Mayberry 1b           3   1   1   1     1   1   .296      Killebrew 1b          3   0   0   0     1   0   .231
Piniella lf           3   1   1   0     1   1   .312        Reese 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .224
Kirkpatrick c         3   0   0   0     0   1   .269      Darwin rf             2   0   1   1     0   0   .263
  Wohlford ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .357      Nettles cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .209
Schaal 3b             3   0   0   1     1   0   .226      Thompson ss           3   1   0   0     1   0   .270
Patek ss              2   1   0   0     1   1   .217      Mitterwald c          4   1   3   2     0   0   .198
  Taylor ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .303      Woodson p             4   0   0   0     0   3   .067
Nelson p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .109        LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .100
  Keough ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .193
  Murphy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hovley ph           1   0   1   1     0   0   .281
  Fitzmorris p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .174
  Angelini p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Abernathy p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  May ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .191

Totals               29   3   3   3     7   7             Totals               31   4  10   4     5   4

Time of Game: 3:01   Attendance:  6,416
Left on Base: Royals 6, Twins 10
DP: Royals 1, Twins 1
Errors: Scheinblum, Nelson
Doubles: Carew (20)
Triples: Piniella (4), Mitterwald (1)
Home Runs: Mayberry (20), Mitterwald (1)
Stolen Bases: Patek (30), Tovar (17), Carew (11)
Caught Stealing: Rojas (8), Braun (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Darwin (2)
GIDP: Killebrew (14)
Hit by Pitch: Darwin (7,by Murphy)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nelson L(9-5)           4     7   3   3   2   1   1  20   2.05
Murphy                  2     0   0   0   2   1   0   9   3.59
Fitzmorris              0.1   2   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.83
Angelini                1     1   1   1   1   2   0   4   2.35
Abernathy               0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   1.75
Totals                  8    10   4   4   5   4   1  38

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Woodson W(13-14)        8     3   3   3   6   6   1  32   2.57
LaRoche SV(10)          1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4   2.59
Totals                  9     3   3   3   7   7   1  36

Hit by Pitch: Murphy (4)

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Red Flaherty


ROYALS 1ST: Otis flied out to center; Rojas walked; Scheinblum
walked [Rojas to second]; Mayberry struck out while Rojas was
caught stealing third (catcher to third); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Tovar singled to left; Carew doubled to left [Tovar
scored]; Braun walked; Killebrew grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Carew to third, Braun out at
second]; Darwin grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 1.

ROYALS 2ND: Piniella struck out; Kirkpatrick was called out on
strikes; Schaal grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 1.

TWINS 2ND: Nettles flied out to left; Thompson flied out to
left; Mitterwald singled to center; Woodson struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Patek flied out to right; Nelson flied out to
center; Otis flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
0, Twins 1.

TWINS 3RD: Tovar singled; Tovar stole second; On a bunt Carew
singled to third [Tovar to third]; Carew stole second; Braun
popped to third in foul territory; Killebrew was walked
intentionally; Darwin hit a sacrifice fly to center [Tovar
scored]; Nettles grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 2.

ROYALS 4TH: Rojas lined to left; Scheinblum grounded out (third
to first); Mayberry homered; Piniella walked; Kirkpatrick flied
out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Twins 2.

TWINS 4TH: Thompson flied out to center; Mitterwald homered;
Woodson lined to third; Tovar singled to center; Tovar was
picked off first but was safe on an error by Nelson [Tovar to
third]; Carew flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
1, Twins 3.

ROYALS 5TH: Schaal walked; Patek struck out; KEOUGH BATTED FOR
NELSON; Keough forced Schaal (second to shortstop); Otis was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Twins 3.

TWINS 5TH: MURPHY REPLACED KEOUGH (PITCHING); Braun walked;
Killebrew grounded out (third to first) [Braun to second];
Darwin was hit by a pitch; Nettles flied out to right; Thompson
lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Twins 3.

ROYALS 6TH: Rojas flied out to center; Scheinblum flied out to
center; Mayberry walked; Piniella grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Twins 3.

TWINS 6TH: Mitterwald flied out to center; Woodson was called
out on strikes; Tovar walked; Carew lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Twins 3.

ROYALS 7TH: Kirkpatrick flied out to center; Schaal grounded out
(second to first); Patek walked; Patek stole second; HOVLEY
BATTED FOR MURPHY; Hovley singled to left [Patek scored]; Otis
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2,
Twins 3.

TWINS 7TH: FITZMORRIS REPLACED HOVLEY (PITCHING); Braun singled
to left; Killebrew grounded out (third to first) [Braun to
second]; Darwin singled to left [Braun to third]; ANGELINI
REPLACED FITZMORRIS (PITCHING); Braun was caught stealing home
(catcher to third); Nettles struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 2, Twins 3.

ROYALS 8TH: REESE REPLACED KILLEBREW (PLAYING 1B); Rojas was
called out on strikes; Scheinblum grounded out (second to
first); Mayberry lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
2, Twins 3.

TWINS 8TH: Thompson walked; Mitterwald tripled to right
[Thompson scored]; Scheinblum dropped a foul fly hit by Woodson
for an error; Woodson struck out; ABERNATHY REPLACED ANGELINI
(PITCHING); Tovar flied out to center; Carew grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Twins 4.

ROYALS 9TH: Piniella tripled to left; WOHLFORD BATTED FOR
KIRKPATRICK; LAROCHE REPLACED WOODSON (PITCHING); Wohlford
struck out; Schaal grounded out (shortstop to first) [Piniella
scored]; TAYLOR BATTED FOR PATEK; Taylor walked; MAY BATTED FOR
ABERNATHY; May popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Twins 4.

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