Harmon Killebrew had his first three-hit, three-RBI game of the season to help the Twins defeat the Royals, 8-6. Lou Piniella hit the first grand-slam homer of his major league career in the third inning when the Royals erupted for five runs to take a 5-1 lead. Minnesota Twins 8, Kansas City Royals 6Game Played on Wednesday, May 23, 1973 (Night game) at Metropolitan StadiumRoyals 0 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 6 16 1 Twins 1 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 x - 8 11 2 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Patek ss 5 2 2 0 0 0 .228 Hisle cf 2 3 2 1 2 0 .306 Hopkins ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Carew 2b 4 2 2 0 1 0 .307 Rojas 2b 6 1 2 2 0 0 .285 Oliva dh 4 1 2 1 1 0 .286 Otis cf 5 1 3 0 0 0 .312 Killebrew 1b 4 1 3 3 1 1 .257 Mayberry 1b 4 1 0 0 1 1 .284 Lis 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133 Piniella lf 3 1 2 4 1 0 .255 Darwin rf 4 0 0 1 1 1 .236 Wohlford dh 5 0 2 0 0 0 .263 Braun 3b 3 0 0 1 2 0 .297 Bevacqua 3b 5 0 1 0 0 1 .311 Thompson ss 5 0 1 1 0 0 .274 McRae rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .170 Mitterwald c 5 0 1 0 0 3 .250 Hovley ph,rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 .308 xHolt lf 2 1 0 0 1 0 .000 Taylor c 2 0 1 0 1 0 .226 Kaat p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kirkpatrick ph,c 2 0 1 0 0 0 .336 Goltz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Busby p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Corbin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bird p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 43 6 16 6 3 2 Totals 33 8 11 8 9 5 Time of Game: 2:58 Attendance: 6,444 Left on Base: Royals 14, Twins 12 DP: Royals 1, Twins 1 Errors: Taylor, Braun, Thompson Doubles: Otis (10), Taylor (2), Killebrew (4) Home Runs: Piniella (4), Hisle (6) Stolen Bases: Patek 2 (10), Otis (5), Carew (5) Sacrifice Hits: Hisle (1) GIDP: Kirkpatrick (4), Holt (3) Hit by Pitch: Piniella (2,by Kaat) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Busby L(3-6) 5.1 8 6 6 6 3 1 30 5.50 Bird 2.2 3 2 2 3 2 0 14 2.31 Totals 8 11 8 8 9 5 1 44 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kaat 5.2 10 5 5 3 0 1 32 4.17 Goltz W(2-0) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.66 Corbin SV(4) 3 5 1 1 0 2 0 13 2.19 Totals 9 16 6 6 3 2 1 47 Hit by Pitch: Kaat (2) Wild Pitches: Busby 2 (4) Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Jim Odom, 2B - Art Frantz, 3B - Jim Honochick ROYALS 1ST: Patek flied out to right; Rojas flied out to left; Otis flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Hisle singled; Carew singled [Hisle to third]; Carew stole second; Oliva flied out to center; Killebrew struck out; Darwin walked; Braun walked [Hisle scored, Carew to third, Darwin to second]; Thompson popped to third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 1. ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry grounded out (first to pitcher); Piniella singled; Wohlford singled [Piniella to third]; Bevacqua flied out to right; McRae forced Wohlford (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 1. TWINS 2ND: Mitterwald struck out; Holt reached on catcher's interference by Taylor; Busby threw a wild pitch [Holt to second]; Hisle walked; Carew forced Hisle (second to shortstop) [Holt to third]; Oliva lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 1. ROYALS 3RD: Taylor flied out to left; Patek singled; Patek stole second; Rojas singled [Patek scored]; Otis doubled [Rojas to third]; Mayberry walked; Piniella homered [Rojas scored, Otis scored, Mayberry scored]; Wohlford grounded out (second to first); Bevacqua singled; McRae singled [Bevacqua to second]; Taylor walked [Bevacqua to third, McRae to second]; Patek flied out to left; 5 R, 6 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Royals 5, Twins 1. TWINS 3RD: Killebrew walked; Busby threw a wild pitch [Killebrew to second]; Darwin grounded out (shortstop to first); Braun grounded out (second to first) [Killebrew to third]; Thompson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Twins 1. ROYALS 4TH: Rojas grounded out (third to first); Otis reached on an error by Braun; Mayberry grounded out (second to first) [Otis to second]; Piniella was hit by a pitch; Wohlford forced Otis (third unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Twins 1. TWINS 4TH: Mitterwald singled; Holt grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Mitterwald out at second]; Hisle homered; Carew walked; Oliva singled [Carew to third]; Killebrew singled [Carew scored, Oliva to third]; Darwin grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Twins 3. ROYALS 5TH: Bevacqua lined to shortstop; McRae flied out to left; Taylor doubled; Patek popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Twins 3. TWINS 5TH: Braun popped to shortstop; Thompson grounded out (shortstop to first); Mitterwald was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Twins 3. ROYALS 6TH: Rojas lined to third; Otis singled; Otis stole second; Mayberry popped to third in foul territory; Piniella walked; GOLTZ REPLACED KAAT (PITCHING); Wohlford singled to shortstop [Otis to third, Piniella to second]; Bevacqua forced Wohlford (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Royals 5, Twins 3. TWINS 6TH: Holt grounded out (second to first); Hisle walked; Carew singled [Hisle to second]; Oliva singled [Hisle scored, Carew to third]; BIRD REPLACED BUSBY (PITCHING); Killebrew doubled [Carew scored, Oliva to third]; Darwin popped to first in foul territory [Oliva scored, Killebrew to third]; Braun was walked intentionally; Thompson singled to shortstop [Killebrew scored, Braun to second]; Mitterwald struck out; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Twins 7. ROYALS 7TH: CORBIN REPLACED GOLTZ (PITCHING); HOVLEY BATTED FOR MCRAE; Hovley singled; KIRKPATRICK BATTED FOR TAYLOR; Kirkpatrick grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Hovley out at second]; Patek singled; Patek stole second; Rojas singled [Patek scored]; Otis singled to right [Rojas out at home (right to second to catcher)]; 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Twins 7. TWINS 7TH: HOVLEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); KIRKPATRICK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Holt walked; Hisle out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Holt to second]; Carew grounded out (second to first) [Holt to third]; Oliva was walked intentionally; Killebrew singled [Holt scored, Oliva to second]; Darwin struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 6, Twins 8. ROYALS 8TH: Mayberry struck out; Piniella grounded out (third to first); Wohlford reached on an error by Thompson; Bevacqua struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Twins 8. TWINS 8TH: Braun popped to shortstop; Thompson popped to first in foul territory; Mitterwald popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Twins 8. ROYALS 9TH: LIS REPLACED KILLEBREW (PLAYING 1B); Hovley lined to center; Kirkpatrick singled; HOPKINS BATTED FOR PATEK; Hopkins popped to second; Rojas forced Kirkpatrick (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Twins 8. |
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