The Twins, who had lost four straight games and 10 of their last 12, shut out the Royals, 5-0, behind the three-hit pitching of Dick Woodson. Tony Oliva batted in two runs with a single and double. Rod Carew accounted for one with a homer. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 5, Kansas City Royals 0
Game Played on Sunday, May       13, 1973 (Day game) at Royals Stadium
Twins        0  1  1    1  0  0    0  0  2  -   5 10  1
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  3


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Terrell 3b            3   0   0   1     0   1   .258      Patek ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .242
Carew 2b              5   1   2   1     0   0   .304        McRae ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .181
Hisle cf              4   2   2   0     0   2   .286        Floyd ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Oliva dh              5   0   2   2     0   0   .275      Hovley dh             3   0   1   0     1   1   .250
  Adams pr,dh         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Otis cf               3   0   1   0     1   0   .293
Braun lf              2   1   0   0     3   0   .286      Mayberry 1b           3   0   0   0     1   2   .264
Lis 1b                5   0   0   0     0   2   .138      Kirkpatrick rf        4   0   0   0     0   1   .370
Holt rf               4   1   1   0     1   1   .369      Rojas 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .308
Thompson ss           4   0   2   1     0   0   .261      Piniella lf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .255
Mitterwald c          4   0   1   0     0   2   .225      Schaal 3b             3   0   1   0     0   1   .294
Woodson p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Taylor c              2   0   0   0     0   1   .229
                                                            Hopkins ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .292
                                                            Healy c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .214
                                                          Busby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   5  10   5     4   8             Totals               30   0   3   0     3   7

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance: 25,661
Left on Base: Twins 11, Royals 6
DP: Twins 0, Royals 0
Errors: Terrell, Rojas, Schaal, Busby
Doubles: Thompson (4), Hisle (7), Oliva (3)
Home Runs: Carew (2)
Stolen Bases: Carew (2), Braun (1)
Caught Stealing: Terrell (1), Kirkpatrick (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Terrell (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Terrell (1)
Hit by Pitch: Hisle (1,by Busby)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Woodson W(2-1)          9     3   0   0   3   7   0  33   3.33
Totals                  9     3   0   0   3   7   0  33

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Busby L(3-4)            8     7   3   2   4   6   0  37   4.57
Jackson                 1     3   2   2   0   2   1   6   6.75
Totals                  9    10   5   4   4   8   1  43

Hit by Pitch: Busby (2)

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Red Flaherty


TWINS 1ST: Terrell struck out (catcher to first); Carew lined to
left; Hisle struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Patek popped to first in foul territory; Hovley
grounded out (second to first); Otis flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 0.

TWINS 2ND: Oliva popped to second in foul territory; Braun
walked; Lis reached on an error by Rojas [Braun to second]; Holt
lined to center; Thompson doubled to center [Braun scored
(unearned), Lis to third]; Mitterwald struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry walked; Kirkpatrick forced Mayberry (first
to shortstop); Kirkpatrick was caught stealing second (catcher
to second); Rojas flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 1, Royals 0.

TWINS 3RD: Terrell grounded out (third to first); Carew lined to
center; Hisle doubled to left; Oliva singled to right [Hisle
scored]; Braun walked [Oliva to second]; Braun was picked off
first but was safe on an error by Busby [Oliva to third, Braun
to second]; Lis grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Piniella popped to second; Schaal struck out; Taylor
grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Twins 2, Royals 0.

TWINS 4TH: Holt singled to center; On a bunt Thompson singled to
third [Holt to second]; Mitterwald forced Thompson (third to
second) [Holt to third]; Terrell hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Holt scored]; Carew singled to right [Mitterwald to third];
Carew stole second; Hisle struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 3, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Patek popped to first; Hovley walked; Otis reached
on an error by Terrell [Hovley to second]; Mayberry struck out;
Kirkpatrick struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, Royals 0.

TWINS 5TH: Oliva grounded out (first unassisted); Braun walked;
Braun stole second; Lis popped to catcher in foul territory;
Holt was walked intentionally; Thompson popped to second; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, Royals 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Rojas flied out to center; Piniella grounded out
(second to first); Schaal lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 3, Royals 0.

TWINS 6TH: Mitterwald singled to center; Terrell out on a
sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Mitterwald to second]; Carew
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hisle was hit by a pitch;
Oliva grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 3, Royals 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Taylor struck out; Patek popped to catcher in foul
territory; Hovley singled to second; Otis singled to center
[Hovley to second]; Mayberry struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 3, Royals 0.

TWINS 7TH: Braun grounded out (first unassisted); Lis struck
out; Holt grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Twins 3, Royals 0.

ROYALS 7TH: Kirkpatrick grounded out (third to first); Rojas
grounded out (pitcher to first); Piniella grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Royals 0.

TWINS 8TH: Thompson flied out to left; Mitterwald struck out;
Terrell reached on an error by Schaal; Terrell was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 3, Royals 0.

ROYALS 8TH: Schaal singled to right; HOPKINS BATTED FOR TAYLOR;
Hopkins struck out; MCRAE BATTED FOR PATEK; McRae popped to
catcher in foul territory; Hovley struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 3, Royals 0.

TWINS 9TH: FLOYD REPLACED MCRAE (PLAYING SS); HEALY REPLACED
HOPKINS (PLAYING C ); JACKSON REPLACED BUSBY (PITCHING); Carew
homered; Hisle singled to left; Oliva doubled to right [Hisle
scored]; ADAMS RAN FOR OLIVA; Braun lined to shortstop; Lis
struck out; Holt struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 5,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 9TH: ADAMS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Otis walked;
Mayberry flied out to right; Kirkpatrick flied out to right;
Rojas flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 5,
Royals 0.