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. 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