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Monday September 3, 1973
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Minnesota Twins 11, Kansas City Royals 5

Game Played on Monday, September 3, 1973 (Night game) at Royals Stadium

Twins        0  2  0    0  0  0    1  1  7  -  11 17  4
Royals       2  0  0    0  0  2    0  1  0  -   5 10  4


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hisle lf              5   2   5   2     1   0   .273      Patek ss              5   1   1   0     0   1   .231
Carew 2b              5   1   1   1     1   0   .351      Rojas 2b              5   1   1   1     0   2   .275
Oliva dh              6   2   3   1     0   1   .297      Otis cf               4   0   2   0     1   0   .300
Darwin rf             6   1   2   3     0   2   .248      Mayberry 1b           5   1   2   0     0   2   .281
Holt 1b               3   0   1   0     1   1   .294        White pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .236
  Lis ph              0   0   0   0     1   0   .246      McRae dh              4   1   1   0     1   0   .220
  Monzon pr           1   1   0   0     0   0   .227      Kirkpatrick rf        2   0   1   1     0   0   .275
  Roof c              0   0   0   0     0   0   .186        Bevacqua ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .257
Mitterwald c          4   0   0   0     0   1   .258        Poquette rf         1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Reese ph,1b         1   1   1   1     0   0   .138      Piniella lf           4   0   0   1     0   0   .257
Brye cf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .234      Schaal 3b             4   1   2   2     0   1   .289
Soderholm 3b          4   2   1   1     1   0   .313      Taylor c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .244
Thompson ss           3   0   2   1     0   1   .235      Drago p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Braun ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .283        Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Terrell ss          1   0   0   0     0   0   .279        Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Goltz p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hoerner p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Albury p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Dal Canton p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               44  11  17  10     5   6             Totals               39   5  10   5     2   8

Time of Game: 3:43   Attendance: 11,134
Left on Base: Twins 12, Royals 10
DP: Twins 0, Royals 1
Errors: Soderholm, Thompson 3, Mayberry, Kirkpatrick, Schaal, Drago
Doubles: Darwin (17), Soderholm (2), Hisle (24), Rojas (25), Otis (21)
Home Runs: Darwin (16), Schaal (7)
Caught Stealing: Piniella (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Brye (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Kirkpatrick (5)
GIDP: Mitterwald (9)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Goltz                   6.1   7   4   2   1   6   0  30   5.66
Albury                  0.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   3   0.61
Campbell W(2-1)         2     3   1   1   0   2   1   9   4.22
Totals                  9    10   5   3   2   8   1  42

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Drago                   1     3   2   2   3   0   0  10   4.21
Mingori                 5.1   6   1   0   0   4   0  22   3.53
Bird                    1.1   1   1   1   1   1   0   6   3.33
Hoerner                 0.1   1   1   1   1   1   0   3   5.88
Garber L(9-7)           0.2   4   4   4   0   0   0   6   4.62
Dal Canton              0.1   2   2   2   0   0   1   3   4.81
Totals                  9    17  11  10   5   6   1  50

Wild Pitches: Garber (4)

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Jim Odom, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Jim Honochick


TWINS 1ST: Hisle walked; Carew lined to left; Oliva reached on
an error by Drago [Hisle to third]; Darwin popped to first in
foul territory; Holt walked [Oliva to second]; Mitterwald
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 0,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Patek singled to shortstop; Rojas doubled to left
[Patek scored]; Otis walked; Mayberry struck out; McRae singled
to third [Rojas to third, Otis to second]; Kirkpatrick hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Rojas scored]; Piniella grounded out
(third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 2.

TWINS 2ND: Brye singled to center; Soderholm walked [Brye to
second]; Thompson singled to center [Brye scored, Soderholm to
second]; Hisle singled to right [Soderholm scored, Thompson to
second]; MINGORI REPLACED DRAGO (PITCHING); Carew forced Hisle
(shortstop to second) [Thompson to third]; Oliva struck out;
Darwin struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2, Royals 2.

ROYALS 2ND: Schaal singled to shortstop; Taylor grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Schaal to second]; Patek grounded out
(third to first); Rojas flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 2, Royals 2.

TWINS 3RD: Holt flied to left in foul territory; Mayberry
dropped a foul fly hit by Mitterwald for an error; Mitterwald
reached on an error by Schaal; Brye flied out to left; Soderholm
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2,
Royals 2.

ROYALS 3RD: Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); Mayberry
struck out; McRae flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 2, Royals 2.

TWINS 4TH: Thompson was called out on strikes; On a bunt Hisle
singled to pitcher; Carew lined to shortstop; Oliva popped to
third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Royals
2.

ROYALS 4TH: Kirkpatrick singled to right; Piniella forced
Kirkpatrick (shortstop to second); Piniella was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Schaal was called out on strikes; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Royals 2.

TWINS 5TH: Darwin grounded out (shortstop to first); Holt
singled to center; Mitterwald grounded into a double play (third
to second to first) [Holt out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 2, Royals 2.

ROYALS 5TH: Taylor was called out on strikes; Patek popped to
first in foul territory; Rojas struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Twins 2, Royals 2.

TWINS 6TH: Brye grounded out (catcher to first); Soderholm
grounded out (shortstop to first); Thompson singled to center;
Hisle singled to left [Thompson to second]; Carew lined to
third; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2, Royals 2.

ROYALS 6TH: Otis lined to third; Mayberry singled to left; McRae
reached on a fielder's choice [Mayberry to second (error by
Thompson; assist by Carew)]; Kirkpatrick reached on an error by
Thompson [Mayberry to third, McRae to second]; Piniella reached
on a fielder's choice [Kirkpatrick to second (error by Thompson;
assist by Carew), Mayberry scored (unearned), McRae to third];
Schaal forced Piniella (shortstop to second) [McRae scored
(unearned), Kirkpatrick to third]; Taylor flied out to right; 2
R (0 ER), 1 H, 3 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2, Royals 4.

TWINS 7TH: Oliva singled to right; Darwin doubled to right
[Oliva scored (error by Kirkpatrick) (unearned), Darwin to
third]; Holt struck out; BIRD REPLACED MINGORI (PITCHING);
Mitterwald struck out; Brye grounded out (shortstop to first); 1
R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Royals 4.

ROYALS 7TH: Patek struck out; Rojas reached on an error by
Soderholm; 23 minute rain delay; Otis doubled to left
[Rojas to third]; ALBURY REPLACED GOLTZ (PITCHING); Mayberry
grounded out (first unassisted); McRae was walked intentionally;
BEVACQUA BATTED FOR KIRKPATRICK; Bevacqua lined to left; 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 3, Royals 4.

TWINS 8TH: POQUETTE REPLACED BEVACQUA (PLAYING RF); Soderholm
lined to left; BRAUN BATTED FOR THOMPSON; Braun flied out to
left; Hisle singled; Carew walked [Hisle to second]; HOERNER
REPLACED BIRD (PITCHING); Oliva singled to left [Hisle scored,
Carew to third]; Darwin struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins
4, Royals 4.

ROYALS 8TH: TERRELL REPLACED BRAUN (PLAYING SS); CAMPBELL
REPLACED ALBURY (PITCHING); Piniella grounded out (shortstop to
first); Schaal homered; Taylor grounded out (second to first);
Patek popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 4, Royals 5.

TWINS 9TH: LIS BATTED FOR HOLT; Lis walked; GARBER REPLACED
HOERNER (PITCHING); MONZON RAN FOR LIS; REESE BATTED FOR
MITTERWALD; Garber threw a wild pitch [Monzon to second]; Reese
singled to center [Monzon scored]; Brye out on a sacrifice bunt
(first unassisted) [Reese to second]; Soderholm doubled [Reese
scored]; Terrell grounded out (third to first); Hisle doubled to
right [Soderholm scored]; Carew singled to center [Hisle
scored]; DAL CANTON REPLACED GARBER (PITCHING); Oliva singled to
left [Carew to second]; Darwin homered [Carew scored, Oliva
scored]; Monzon flied out to right; 7 R, 6 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
11, Royals 5.

ROYALS 9TH: ROOF REPLACED MONZON (PLAYING C ); REESE STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 1B); Rojas was called out on strikes; Otis singled
to left; Mayberry singled to right [Otis to third]; WHITE RAN
FOR MAYBERRY; McRae popped to first; Poquette struck out; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 11, Royals 5.



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