A fast start by the Royals, who scored three runs in the first inning, carried them to a 4-2 victory over the Twins. Singles by Freddie Patek and Cookie Rojas and an infield out by Amos Otis produced the first run before John Mayberry smashed a homer for the deciding blow.

Otis singled in the sixth, moved to third on a single by Mayberry and scored an insurance run when Rick Reichardt bounced into a double play. The Twins picked up their pair in the home half of the sixth on a single by Tony Oliva and homer by Steve Braun. [The Sporting News]

Kansas City Royals 4, Minnesota Twins 2

Game Played on Friday, August 3, 1973 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Royals       3  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   4  8  0
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   2  7  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              4   1   1   0     0   0   .233      Hisle lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .264
Rojas 2b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .276      Carew 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .342
Otis cf               4   1   2   1     0   0   .303      Oliva dh              3   1   1   0     1   1   .294
Mayberry 1b           4   1   3   2     0   1   .298      Darwin rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .260
Reichardt dh          4   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Braun 3b              4   1   2   2     0   0   .290
Piniella lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .245      Mitterwald c          4   0   1   0     0   1   .252
McRae rf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .198      Holt 1b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .288
  Hovley rf           0   0   0   0     1   0   .268      Thompson ss           3   0   2   0     0   0   .234
Bevacqua 3b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .258      Brye cf               2   0   1   0     1   0   .242
Healy c               3   0   0   0     0   2   .263      Kaat p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Fitzmorris p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   4   8   3     1   7             Totals               32   2   7   2     2   3

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance: 20,024
Left on Base: Royals 4, Twins 5
DP: Royals 2, Twins 1
Doubles: Piniella (19)
Home Runs: Mayberry (22), Braun (6)
Stolen Bases: Hovley (4), Carew (26)
GIDP: Reichardt (7), Mitterwald (8), Hisle (8)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fitzmorris W(3-0)       7     7   2   2   2   1   1  28   2.05
Bird SV(8)              2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6   3.00
Totals                  9     7   2   2   2   3   1  34

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kaat L(11-11)           5.2   8   4   4   0   2   1  24   4.01
Campbell                3.1   0   0   0   1   5   0  11   1.76
Totals                  9     8   4   4   1   7   1  35

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - John Rice, 3B - Russ Goetz


ROYALS 1ST: Patek singled to left; Rojas singled to left [Patek
to third]; Otis grounded out (second to first) [Patek scored,
Rojas to second]; Mayberry homered [Rojas scored]; Reichardt
grounded out (third to first); Piniella grounded out (shortstop
to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Hisle grounded out (third to first); Carew grounded
out (pitcher to first); Oliva walked; Darwin grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Twins 0.

ROYALS 2ND: McRae struck out; Bevacqua grounded out (third to
first); Healy was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 3, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Braun singled to right; Mitterwald grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Braun out at
second]; Holt grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 3, Twins 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Patek popped to second; Rojas grounded out
(shortstop to first); Otis singled to third; Mayberry singled
[Otis to third]; Reichardt flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Royals 3, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Thompson singled to left; Brye singled to center
[Thompson to second]; Hisle grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Thompson to third, Brye to second]; Carew reached on a
fielder's choice [Thompson out at home (pitcher to catcher),
Brye to third]; Carew stole second; Oliva struck out; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 3, Twins 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Piniella lined to shortstop; McRae flied out to
center; Bevacqua flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 3, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Darwin grounded out (shortstop to first); Braun flied
out to left; Mitterwald singled to left; Holt forced Mitterwald
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Twins 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Healy grounded out (third to first); Patek popped to
second; Rojas grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 3, Twins 0.

TWINS 5TH: Thompson flied out to center; Brye grounded out
(shortstop to first); Hisle grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Twins 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Otis singled to left; Mayberry singled to center
[Otis to third]; Reichardt grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Otis scored, Mayberry out at second]; Piniella
doubled; CAMPBELL REPLACED KAAT (PITCHING); McRae popped to
catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4,
Twins 0.

TWINS 6TH: HOVLEY REPLACED MCRAE (PLAYING RF); On a bunt Carew
grounded out (third to first); Oliva singled to right; Darwin
grounded out (third to first) [Oliva to second]; Braun homered
[Oliva scored]; Mitterwald grounded out (second to first); 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4, Twins 2.

ROYALS 7TH: Bevacqua flied to left in foul territory; Healy
struck out; Patek popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
4, Twins 2.

TWINS 7TH: Holt lined to center; Thompson singled to left; Brye
walked [Thompson to second]; Hisle grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Brye out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, Twins 2.

ROYALS 8TH: Rojas struck out; Otis lined to shortstop; Mayberry
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4,
Twins 2.

TWINS 8TH: BIRD REPLACED FITZMORRIS (PITCHING); Carew struck
out; Oliva flied out to left; Darwin grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4, Twins 2.

ROYALS 9TH: Reichardt struck out; Piniella grounded out
(shortstop to first); Hovley walked; Hovley stole second;
Bevacqua struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, Twins 2.

TWINS 9TH: Braun popped to shortstop; Mitterwald struck out;
Holt flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4, Twins
2.

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