The Royals established a club record for most runs scored in a game by overwhelming the Twins, 23-6. John Mayberry batted in five runs with two doubles and two singles, while Hal McRae drove in four with a homer, single and double. The Royals' former mark for runs was 16. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 23, Minnesota Twins 6
Game Played on Saturday, April     6, 1974 (Day game) at Royals Stadium
Twins        0  0  1    3  2  0    0  0  0  -   6 12  2
Royals       7  3  0    0  6  3    1  3  x  -  23 16  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Ferrer ss             4   0   1   0     1   1   .333      Patek ss              4   4   3   3     2   0   .333
  Thompson ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wohlford lf           4   2   1   0     2   0   .375
Carew 2b              4   0   0   0     1   1   .300      Pinson rf             4   1   1   2     0   1   .333
  Soderholm 3b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Cowens ph,rf        2   2   1   2     0   0   .500
Hisle cf              5   1   2   1     0   1   .375      Mayberry 1b           5   4   3   5     1   0   .500
Holt 1b               4   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Otis cf               5   1   1   1     1   2   .111
  Lis 1b              1   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Rojas 2b              3   1   1   2     0   0   .250
Darwin rf             4   2   2   2     0   0   .625        White ph,2b         3   1   1   1     0   0   .333
  Brye rf             1   0   1   0     0   0   .500      McRae dh              4   3   3   4     1   0   .556
Killebrew dh          4   1   2   0     0   1   .222        Solaita ph,dh       1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Oliva ph,dh         1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Schaal 3b             0   1   0   0     0   0   .500
Braun lf              4   1   2   3     0   0   .250        Gonzalez 3b         4   0   0   0     0   2   .167
Hundley c             3   0   1   0     1   0   .571      Healy c               3   3   1   1     2   0   .143
  Borgmann c          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Busby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Terrell 3b,2b         4   1   1   0     0   0   .250        Fitzmorris p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Hands p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Dal Canton p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Corbin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hoerner p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Fife p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Albury p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Woodson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   6  12   6     3   6             Totals               42  23  16  21     9   5

Time of Game: 3:02   Attendance: 11,228
Left on Base: Twins 9, Royals 5
DP: Twins 0, Royals 0
Errors: Ferrer, Thompson
Doubles: Terrell (1), Rojas (1), McRae (3), Mayberry 2 (2), Cowens (1)
Home Runs: Braun (1), Darwin (1), McRae (1), White (1)
Stolen Bases: Ferrer (1), Patek 2 (3)
Hit by Pitch: Schaal (1,by Hands)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hands L(0-1)            0.2   7   7   7   0   2   0  10  94.50
Corbin                  1.1   1   3   3   2   1   1   7  20.25
Fife                    2.1   2   4   4   3   1   0  12  15.43
Albury                  0.2   2   4   2   3   1   0   8  27.00
Burgmeier               2     2   2   2   0   0   1   8   9.00
Woodson                 1     2   3   2   1   0   0   7  18.00
Totals                  8    16  23  20   9   5   2  52

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Busby W(1-0)            5    10   6   6   2   4   2  27  10.80
Fitzmorris              2     1   0   0   1   0   0   8   0.00
Dal Canton              1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.00
Hoerner                 1     1   0   0   0   2   0   4   0.00
Totals                  9    12   6   6   3   6   2  42

Passed Balls: Healy (2)
Hit by Pitch: Hands (1)
Wild Pitches: Albury (1), Burgmeier (1)

Umpires: HP - Jim Odom, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Lou DiMuro


TWINS 1ST: Ferrer singled to center; Ferrer stole second; Carew
was called out on strikes; Hisle popped to first in foul
territory; Holt grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Patek singled to center; Patek stole second;
Wohlford singled to shortstop [Patek to third]; Pinson struck
out; Mayberry singled to right [Patek scored, Wohlford to
second]; Otis was called out on strikes; Rojas doubled [Wohlford
scored, Mayberry scored]; McRae singled to left [Rojas scored];
Schaal was hit by a pitch [McRae to second]; Paul Schaal hit
on right hand; X-rays negative; Healy singled to right
[McRae scored, Schaal to third, Healy to second (on throw to
home)]; Patek singled to shortstop [Schaal scored, Healy
scored]; CORBIN REPLACED HANDS (PITCHING); Patek stole second;
Wohlford grounded out (third to first); 7 R, 7 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 0, Royals 7.

TWINS 2ND: GONZALEZ REPLACED SCHAAL (PLAYING 3B); Darwin flied
out to right; Killebrew struck out; Braun grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 7.

ROYALS 2ND: Pinson flied out to left; Mayberry walked; Otis
walked [Mayberry to second]; Rojas flied out to left; McRae
homered [Mayberry scored, Otis scored]; Gonzalez struck out; 3
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 10.

TWINS 3RD: Hundley popped to third in foul territory; Terrell
doubled to left; Healy allowed a passed ball [Terrell to third];
Ferrer popped to third in foul territory; Carew walked; Hisle
singled to left [Terrell scored, Carew to second]; Holt flied
out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, Royals 10.

ROYALS 3RD: FIFE REPLACED CORBIN (PITCHING); Healy grounded out
(third to first); Patek lined to right; Wohlford walked; Pinson
popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Royals 10.

TWINS 4TH: Darwin singled to right; Killebrew singled to center
[Darwin to second]; Braun homered [Darwin scored, Killebrew
scored]; Hundley singled to left; Terrell popped to shortstop;
Ferrer struck out; Carew grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R, 4
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Royals 10.

ROYALS 4TH: Mayberry lined to first; Otis was called out on
strikes; Rojas popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
4, Royals 10.

TWINS 5TH: Hisle singled to left; Holt struck out; Darwin
homered [Hisle scored]; Killebrew singled to left; Braun
grounded out (first to pitcher) [Killebrew to second]; Hundley
walked; Terrell grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Twins 6, Royals 10.

ROYALS 5TH: McRae doubled to right; Gonzalez grounded out
(second to first) [McRae to third]; Healy walked; Patek singled
[McRae scored, Healy to second]; Wohlford walked [Healy to
third, Patek to second]; ALBURY REPLACED FIFE (PITCHING); Pinson
singled to right [Healy scored, Patek scored, Wohlford to
third]; Mayberry doubled [Wohlford scored, Pinson to third];
Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); WHITE BATTED FOR ROJAS;
White reached on an error by Ferrer [Pinson scored (unearned)
(no RBI), Mayberry scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; McRae walked
[White to second]; Albury threw a wild pitch [White to third,
McRae to second]; Gonzalez struck out; 6 R (4 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Twins 6, Royals 16.

TWINS 6TH: WHITE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); FITZMORRIS
REPLACED BUSBY (PITCHING); Ferrer walked; Carew lined to center;
Hisle popped to second in foul territory; Holt grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 6, Royals 16.

ROYALS 6TH: LIS REPLACED HOLT (PLAYING 1B); Healy walked; Patek
walked [Healy to second]; BURGMEIER REPLACED ALBURY (PITCHING);
Wohlford flied out to left; COWENS BATTED FOR PINSON; Cowens
doubled to right [Healy scored, Patek scored]; Debut game for
Al Cowens; Burgmeier threw a wild pitch [Cowens to third];
Mayberry grounded out (first unassisted) [Cowens scored]; Otis
flied out to right; 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 6, Royals 19.

TWINS 7TH: COWENS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Darwin grounded
out (third to first); Killebrew popped to third; Braun singled
to right; Hundley forced Braun (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 6, Royals 19.

ROYALS 7TH: BRYE REPLACED DARWIN (PLAYING RF); BORGMANN REPLACED
HUNDLEY (PLAYING C ); White homered; McRae grounded out (pitcher
to first); Gonzalez popped to catcher in foul territory; Healy
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 6,
Royals 20.

TWINS 8TH: DAL CANTON REPLACED FITZMORRIS (PITCHING); Terrell
grounded out (second to first); Ferrer flied out to center;
Carew grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 6, Royals 20.

ROYALS 8TH: THOMPSON REPLACED FERRER (PLAYING SS); TERRELL
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); SODERHOLM REPLACED CAREW
(PLAYING 3B); WOODSON REPLACED BURGMEIER (PITCHING); Patek
walked; Wohlford reached on a fielder's choice [Patek to second
(error by Thompson; assist by Terrell)]; Cowens forced Wohlford
(shortstop to second) [Patek to third]; Mayberry doubled to left
[Patek scored (unearned), Cowens scored]; Otis singled to left
[Mayberry scored]; White forced Otis (third to second); SOLAITA
BATTED FOR MCRAE; Solaita flied out to center; 3 R (2 ER), 2 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 6, Royals 23.

TWINS 9TH: SOLAITA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); HOERNER REPLACED
DAL CANTON (PITCHING); Hisle struck out; Lis flied out to right;
Brye singled to second; OLIVA BATTED FOR KILLEBREW; Oliva struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 6, Royals 23.