A three-run fourth inning sent the streaking Twins to their fifth straight triumph by a 5-2 score over Kansas City, which dropped its seventh game in the Royals' last nine outings. Doubles by Steve Braun and Larry Hisle accounted for the initial fourth-inning tally. Phil Roof's single scored Hisle and Roof later crossed the plate on Jerry Terrell's infield out.

Rod Carew, getting the first of his four hits with a game-opening single, took third on Terrell's single and scored the first Twins' run on a double play. Singles by Jim Holt, Carew and Terrell produced another run in the sixth. The Royals' runs came on Cookie Rojas' RBI double in the second and a duplicate effort by Fran Healy in the fifth. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 5, Kansas City Royals 2
Game Played on Monday, July      2, 1973 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Twins        1  0  0    3  0  1    0  0  0  -   5 14  0
Royals       0  1  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Carew 2b              5   1   4   0     0   0   .339      Patek ss              4   0   0   0     0   1   .237
Terrell ss            5   0   2   2     0   0   .285        Piniella ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .234
Oliva dh              4   0   2   0     1   0   .290      Hovley rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .265
Darwin rf             4   0   0   0     1   2   .257      Otis cf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .283
Braun 3b              5   1   3   0     0   0   .293      Mayberry 1b           3   0   0   0     1   1   .299
Hisle cf              5   1   1   1     0   1   .255      Kirkpatrick lf        3   1   0   0     1   0   .294
Lis 1b                4   0   0   0     0   1   .163      Rojas 2b              3   0   2   1     1   0   .252
Roof c                3   1   1   1     1   2   .209      Schaal 3b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .273
Holt lf               3   1   1   0     1   0   .287      Wohlford dh           2   1   1   0     0   0   .258
Woodson p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hopkins ph,dh       2   0   1   0     0   1   .282
  Corbin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        White pr,dh         0   0   0   0     0   0   .227
                                                          Healy c               3   0   1   1     0   1   .224
                                                            Bevacqua ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .265
                                                          Busby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Dal Canton p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   5  14   4     4   6             Totals               33   2   7   2     4   5

Time of Game: 2:54   Attendance: 11,724
Left on Base: Twins 10, Royals 8
DP: Twins 1, Royals 2
Errors: Schaal
Doubles: Braun (16), Hisle (14), Rojas (13), Healy (6)
Stolen Bases: Carew (16)
Caught Stealing: Terrell (7)
GIDP: Oliva (8), Darwin (11), Schaal (8)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Woodson W(8-4)          5     5   2   2   2   1   0  21   3.80
Corbin SV(9)            4     2   0   0   2   4   0  16   1.93
Totals                  9     7   2   2   4   5   0  37

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Busby L(4-9)            3.1   7   4   4   1   1   0  17   5.03
Dal Canton              3.1   6   1   1   2   3   0  15   3.87
Bird                    2.1   1   0   0   1   2   0  10   3.28
Totals                  9    14   5   5   4   6   0  42

Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Hank Soar, 2B - Jim Odom, 3B - Art Frantz


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

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

TWINS 2ND: Braun singled to center; Hisle flied out to left; Lis
grounded out (third to first) [Braun to second]; Roof walked;
Holt grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry grounded out (second to first); Kirkpatrick
walked; Rojas doubled to left [Kirkpatrick scored]; Schaal
walked; Wohlford forced Schaal (pitcher to second) [Rojas to
third]; Healy grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Twins 1, Royals 1.

TWINS 3RD: Carew grounded out (third to first); Terrell grounded
out (pitcher to first); Oliva singled to center; Darwin struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Royals 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Patek grounded out (third to first); Hovley flied
out to left; Otis singled to left; Mayberry struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Royals 1.

TWINS 4TH: Braun doubled to left; Hisle doubled to center [Braun
scored]; Lis flied out to left; Roof singled to right [Hisle
scored, Roof to second (on throw)]; DAL CANTON REPLACED BUSBY
(PITCHING); Holt walked; Carew singled to shortstop [Roof to
third, Holt to second]; Terrell grounded out (third to first)
[Roof scored, Holt to third, Carew to second]; Oliva was walked
intentionally; Darwin struck out; Twins 3B coach Ralph Rowe
hit on foot by foul liner, left game; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Twins 4, Royals 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Kirkpatrick flied out to left; Rojas singled to
shortstop; Schaal grounded into a double play (second to first)
[Rojas out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Royals 1.

TWINS 5TH: Braun grounded out (first to pitcher); Hisle struck
out; Lis popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 4, Royals 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Wohlford singled to left; Healy doubled to left
[Wohlford scored]; Patek flied out to left; Hovley flied out to
left; Otis flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4,
Royals 2.

TWINS 6TH: Roof struck out; Holt singled to center; Carew
singled to center [Holt to second]; Terrell singled to center
[Holt scored, Carew out at third (center to third)]; Terrell was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 5, Royals 2.

ROYALS 6TH: CORBIN REPLACED WOODSON (PITCHING); Mayberry walked;
Kirkpatrick forced Mayberry (second to shortstop); Rojas walked
[Kirkpatrick to second]; Schaal flied out to left [Kirkpatrick
to third, Rojas to second]; HOPKINS BATTED FOR WOHLFORD; Hopkins
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 5,
Royals 2.

TWINS 7TH: HOPKINS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Oliva singled to
right; Darwin grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Oliva out at second]; Braun singled to center; BIRD
REPLACED DAL CANTON (PITCHING); Hisle reached on an error by
Schaal [Braun to second]; Lis struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 5, Royals 2.

ROYALS 7TH: Healy struck out; Patek struck out; Hovley singled;
Otis forced Hovley (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 5, Royals 2.

TWINS 8TH: Roof struck out; Holt grounded out (shortstop to
first); Carew singled to center; Carew stole second; Terrell
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 5,
Royals 2.

ROYALS 8TH: Mayberry grounded out (first to pitcher);
Kirkpatrick grounded out (shortstop to first); Rojas grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 5, Royals
2.

TWINS 9TH: Oliva grounded out (second to first); Darwin walked;
Braun flied out to right; Hisle grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 5, Royals 2.

ROYALS 9TH: Schaal was called out on strikes; Hopkins singled to
center; WHITE RAN FOR HOPKINS; BEVACQUA BATTED FOR HEALY;
Bevacqua flied out to left; PINIELLA BATTED FOR PATEK; Piniella
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 5, Royals 2.