Kansas City Royals 4, Minnesota Twins 3
Game Played on Tuesday, September 18, 1973 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Twins        0  0  0    0  1  0    0  2  0  -   3  6  0
Royals       0  1  0    2  1  0    0  0  x  -   4 10  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brye cf               3   2   2   1     1   0   .258      White ss              4   0   2   0     0   0   .262
Carew 2b              3   1   1   1     1   0   .342      Brett 3b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .105
Oliva dh              4   0   0   1     0   0   .291      Otis dh               4   1   2   1     0   0   .305
Darwin rf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .250      Mayberry 1b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .277
Holt 1b               3   0   0   0     0   0   .295      Kirkpatrick cf        4   1   3   0     0   0   .266
  Kusick ph,1b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .150      Wohlford lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Soderholm 3b          4   0   2   0     0   1   .313        Hovley lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .261
Hisle lf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .272      Poquette rf           3   1   0   0     1   0   .111
Mitterwald c          4   0   0   0     0   1   .257      Bevacqua 2b           3   1   1   2     0   0   .254
Thompson ss           4   0   1   0     0   1   .236      Martinez c            3   0   1   1     0   1   .167
Blyleven p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Fitzmorris p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   3   6   3     4   5             Totals               33   4  10   4     1   4

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance:  9,350
Left on Base: Twins 6, Royals 7
DP: Twins 0, Royals 1
Triples: Carew (11), Bevacqua (3), Kirkpatrick (3)
Home Runs: Brye (5), Otis (26)
Stolen Bases: Poquette (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Bevacqua (4)
GIDP: Thompson (11)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven L(18-16)       8    10   4   4   1   4   1  35   2.56
Totals                  8    10   4   4   1   4   1  35

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fitzmorris W(8-2)       7     6   3   3   2   5   1  29   2.97
Mingori SV(1)           2     0   0   0   2   0   0   7   3.79
Totals                  9     6   3   3   4   5   1  36

Umpires: HP - Art Frantz, 1B - Frank Umont, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Dave Phillips


TWINS 1ST: Brye grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew
grounded out (second to first); Oliva grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: White popped to second; Brett struck out; Otis
popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Royals 0.

TWINS 2ND: Darwin grounded out (third to first); Holt grounded
out (third to first); Soderholm singled to left; Hisle grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry singled; Kirkpatrick singled to left
[Mayberry to second]; On a bunt Wohlford forced Mayberry
(pitcher to third) [Kirkpatrick to second]; Poquette walked
[Kirkpatrick to third, Wohlford to second]; Bevacqua hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Kirkpatrick scored, Wohlford to third];
Martinez flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0,
Royals 1.

TWINS 3RD: Mitterwald popped to second; Thompson singled; Brye
singled to left [Thompson to second]; Carew lined to left; Oliva
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 1.

ROYALS 3RD: White singled to right; Brett forced White
(shortstop to second); Otis flied out to left; Mayberry struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 1.

TWINS 4TH: Darwin grounded out (third to first); Holt flied out
to center; On a bunt Soderholm singled to pitcher; Hisle struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Kirkpatrick singled to right; Wohlford lined to
center; Poquette forced Kirkpatrick (pitcher to shortstop);
Poquette stole second; Bevacqua tripled [Poquette scored];
Martinez singled to left [Bevacqua scored]; White singled to
shortstop [Martinez to second]; Brett flied out to right; 2 R, 4
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 3.

TWINS 5TH: Mitterwald grounded out (shortstop to first);
Thompson grounded out (third to first); Brye homered; Carew
walked; Oliva flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1,
Royals 3.

ROYALS 5TH: Otis homered; Mayberry flied out to center;
Kirkpatrick grounded out (second to first); Wohlford popped to
third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Royals 4.

TWINS 6TH: Darwin struck out; Holt grounded out (second to
first); Soderholm struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1,
Royals 4.

ROYALS 6TH: Poquette lined to center; Bevacqua grounded out
(third to first); Martinez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Royals 4.

TWINS 7TH: Hisle grounded out (third to first); Mitterwald
struck out; Thompson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1,
Royals 4.

ROYALS 7TH: White flied out to center; Brett struck out; Otis
singled to left; Mayberry popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Twins 1, Royals 4.

TWINS 8TH: Brye walked; Carew tripled to center [Brye scored];
MINGORI REPLACED FITZMORRIS (PITCHING); Oliva grounded out
(first unassisted) [Carew scored]; Darwin walked; KUSICK BATTED
FOR HOLT; Kusick flied out to left; Soderholm grounded out
(second to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Royals 4.

ROYALS 8TH: KUSICK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Kirkpatrick
tripled to left; Wohlford grounded out (first unassisted);
Poquette popped to third in foul territory; Bevacqua flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Royals 4.

TWINS 9TH: HOVLEY REPLACED WOHLFORD (PLAYING LF); Hisle walked;
Mitterwald flied out to center; Thompson grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Hisle out at second]; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Royals 4.