After failing to hold a 6-0 lead, the Royals erupted for four runs in the 10th inning to defeat the Twins, 10-6. The Twins began their comeback with a three-run homer by Jim Nettles in the eighth and tied the score with three more in the ninth, the last two tallies crossing the plate on an error by Freddie Patek.

In the 10th, Richie Scheinblum singled and Carl Taylor was safe on an error. Making amends for his bobble, Patek doubled to drive in the tie-breaking tally. Joe Keough singled to add two more runs and, after the Royals went on to load the bases, John Mayberry wound up the scoring with a sacrifice fly. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 10, Minnesota Twins 6
Game Played on Sunday, September 17, 1972 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Royals       5  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0    4  -  10 13  1
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  3  3    0  -   6 10  3


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Schaal 3b             5   1   1   0     1   1   .226      Tovar rf,cf           4   1   1   0     0   1   .256
Rojas 2b              5   0   0   0     0   1   .262      Thompson ss           4   1   0   1     1   0   .269
Hovley rf,cf          5   1   1   1     1   2   .277      Killebrew 1b          2   0   0   0     1   0   .233
Mayberry 1b           3   1   2   2     2   0   .296        Granger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Piniella lf           6   1   1   1     0   1   .310        Nettles ph          1   1   1   3     0   0   .213
Otis cf               1   0   0   0     0   0   .295        Norton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Dal Canton p        1   0   0   0     0   0   .098        Carew ph,2b         1   0   0   0     0   1   .319
  Hedlund p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .188      Mitterwald c          5   0   1   0     0   2   .200
  Abernathy p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Gebhard p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Angelini p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Corbin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .089
  Scheinblum ph       1   0   1   0     0   0   .311      Adams lf              5   0   2   0     0   1   .333
  Wohlford pr         0   1   0   0     0   0   .333      Soderholm 3b          2   0   0   0     0   1   .185
  Fitzmorris p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .174        Braun ph,3b         3   0   1   0     0   0   .291
Taylor c              3   2   1   1     2   1   .304      Brye cf               2   0   1   0     0   0   .225
Patek ss              5   1   2   2     0   1   .218        Holt ph,rf          3   1   1   0     0   0   .333
Splittorff p          1   0   1   0     0   0   .246      Monzon 2b             3   1   1   0     1   1   .279
  Keough ph,rf        4   2   3   2     0   0   .226        Roof c              0   0   0   0     0   0   .205
                                                          Perry p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
                                                            Goltz p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .111
                                                            Manuel ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .197
                                                            LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .100
                                                            Reese 1b            2   1   1   1     0   1   .226

Totals               40  10  13   9     6   7             Totals               39   6  10   5     3   9

Time of Game: 3:16   Attendance:  7,275
Left on Base: Royals 10, Twins 7
DP: Royals 1, Twins 0
Errors: Patek, Thompson, Mitterwald, Roof
Doubles: Keough (2), Patek (24)
Home Runs: Nettles (4)
Stolen Bases: Keough (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Dal Canton (5), Rojas (5), Tovar (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Mayberry (3)
GIDP: Braun (12)
Hit by Pitch: Otis (3,by Perry)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff              2     2   0   0   1   5   0   9   3.26
Dal Canton              5     5   3   3   1   3   1  21   3.50
Hedlund                 1     3   3   2   1   0   0   6   4.58
Abernathy               0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   1.74
Angelini W(2-1)         0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   2.25
Fitzmorris SV(3)        1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.74
Totals                 10    10   6   5   3   9   1  43

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry                   0.2   5   5   3   0   0   0   8   3.50
Goltz                   4.1   2   0   0   4   3   0  18   2.68
LaRoche                 1     2   1   1   0   1   0   5   2.66
Granger                 2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   3.04
Norton                  1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   3.07
Gebhard L(0-1)          0     1   2   1   0   0   0   2   8.57
Corbin                  1     2   2   2   2   1   0   7   2.58
Totals                 10    13  10   6*  6   7   0  50

Passed Balls: Taylor (3)
Hit by Pitch: Perry (8)

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


ROYALS 1ST: Schaal singled to center; Rojas flied out to center;
Hovley reached on a fielder's choice [Schaal to second (error by
Thompson)]; Mayberry singled to center [Schaal scored
(unearned), Hovley to third]; Piniella singled to shortstop
[Hovley scored, Mayberry to second]; Otis was hit by a pitch
[Mayberry to third, Piniella to second]; Taylor singled to right
[Mayberry scored, Piniella to third, Otis to second]; Patek
singled to center [Piniella scored, Otis out at home (center to
catcher), Taylor to second]; GOLTZ REPLACED PERRY (PITCHING);
Splittorff singled to center [Taylor scored (error by
Mitterwald; assist by Brye) (unearned) (no RBI), Patek to third,
Splittorff to second]; Schaal struck out; 5 R (3 ER), 6 H, 2 E,
2 LOB.  Royals 5, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Tovar struck out; Thompson grounded out (pitcher to
first); Killebrew walked; Mitterwald struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Royals 5, Twins 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Rojas flied out to left; Hovley was called out on
strikes; Mayberry walked; Piniella forced Mayberry (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Adams singled to center; Taylor allowed a passed ball
[Adams to second]; Soderholm was called out on strikes; Brye
singled to right [Adams to third]; Monzon struck out; Goltz was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 5, Twins 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); Taylor
walked; Patek was called out on strikes; KEOUGH BATTED FOR
SPLITTORFF; Taylor was picked off first (pitcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: KEOUGH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); DAL CANTON
REPLACED OTIS (PITCHING); HOVLEY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF);
Tovar grounded out (shortstop to first); Thompson popped to
first in foul territory; Killebrew flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Twins 0.

ROYALS 4TH: On a bunt Keough singled to third; Schaal flied out
to center; Rojas forced Keough (third to second); Hovley
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
5, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Mitterwald grounded out (third to first); Adams
singled to left; Soderholm lined to shortstop; Brye grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5, Twins 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Mayberry walked; Piniella forced Mayberry (shortstop
to second); Dal Canton out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Piniella to second]; Taylor walked; Patek forced Taylor
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 5, Twins 0.

TWINS 5TH: Monzon singled to third; MANUEL BATTED FOR GOLTZ;
Manuel grounded out (second to first) [Monzon to second]; Tovar
flied out to center; Thompson grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5, Twins 0.

ROYALS 6TH: LAROCHE REPLACED MANUEL (PITCHING); Keough doubled
to right; Schaal flied out to center [Keough to third]; Rojas
was called out on strikes; Hovley singled to right [Keough
scored]; Mayberry grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 6, Twins 0.

TWINS 6TH: Killebrew lined to center; Mitterwald struck out;
Adams was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
6, Twins 0.

ROYALS 7TH: GRANGER REPLACED KILLEBREW (PITCHING); REESE
REPLACED LAROCHE (PLAYING 1B); Piniella grounded out (shortstop
to first); Dal Canton grounded out (shortstop to first); Taylor
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 6,
Twins 0.

TWINS 7TH: BRAUN BATTED FOR SODERHOLM; Braun singled to first;
HOLT BATTED FOR BRYE; Holt lined to left; Monzon flied out to
left; Reese struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 6, Twins 0.

ROYALS 8TH: BRAUN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); HOLT STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING RF); TOVAR CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Patek
popped to first in foul territory; Keough made an out to
shortstop; Schaal grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 6, Twins 0.

TWINS 8TH: Tovar singled to center; Thompson walked [Tovar to
second]; NETTLES BATTED FOR GRANGER; Nettles homered [Tovar
scored, Thompson scored]; HEDLUND REPLACED DAL CANTON
(PITCHING); Mitterwald singled to left; Adams lined to right;
Braun grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to
pitcher) [Mitterwald out at second]; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 6, Twins 3.

ROYALS 9TH: NORTON REPLACED NETTLES (PITCHING); Rojas grounded
out (second to first); Hovley struck out; Mayberry singled to
center; Piniella forced Mayberry (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 6, Twins 3.

TWINS 9TH: Holt singled to left; Monzon walked [Holt to second];
Reese singled to right [Holt scored, Monzon to second];
ABERNATHY REPLACED HEDLUND (PITCHING); Tovar out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to second) [Monzon to third, Reese to second];
Thompson reached on an error by Patek [Monzon scored (RBI),
Reese scored (unearned) (no RBI), Thompson to first]; CAREW
BATTED FOR NORTON; ANGELINI REPLACED ABERNATHY (PITCHING); Carew
struck out; Mitterwald grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R (2
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 6, Twins 6.

ROYALS 10TH: CAREW STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); ROOF REPLACED
MONZON (PLAYING C ); GEBHARD REPLACED MITTERWALD (PITCHING);
SCHEINBLUM BATTED FOR ANGELINI; Scheinblum singled to right;
WOHLFORD RAN FOR SCHEINBLUM; On a bunt Taylor reached on a
fielder's choice [Wohlford to second (error by Roof)]; CORBIN
REPLACED GEBHARD (PITCHING); Patek doubled to right [Wohlford
scored (unearned), Taylor to third]; Keough singled to right
[Taylor scored, Patek scored]; Keough stole second; Schaal
walked; Rojas out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Keough
to third, Schaal to second]; Hovley was walked intentionally;
Mayberry hit a sacrifice fly to center [Keough scored (unearned,
but earned for the pitcher), Schaal to third]; Piniella struck
out; 4 R (3 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 10, Twins 6.

TWINS 10TH: FITZMORRIS REPLACED WOHLFORD (PITCHING); Adams flied
out to center; Braun grounded out (third to first); Holt lined
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 10, Twins 6.