Kansas City Royals
Minnesota Twins
7
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8
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 0 |
| Minnesota Twins | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 12 | 2 |
Pitching
Kansas City Royals
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne SimpsonL | 2.1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 13 |
| Mike Jackson | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 |
| Gene Garber | 3.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 15 |
| Ken Wright | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 13 |
Minnesota Twins
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick WoodsonW | 7.0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 51 | 35 |
| Ken SandersS | 2.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 12 |
Scoring Summary
▲ 1st
Cookie Rojas reaches on a fielding error by first baseman Harmon Killebrew. Steve Hovley scores.
1–0
▲ 1st
Kurt Bevacqua singles. Cookie Rojas scores. John Mayberry to 2nd.
2–0
▼ 1st
Tony Oliva singles. Rod Carew scores.
2–1
▲ 3rd
John Mayberry hits a home run (12).
3–1
▼ 3rd
Rod Carew singles. George Mitterwald scores. Jim Holt to 2nd.
3–2
▼ 3rd
Harmon Killebrew singles. Jim Holt scores. Rod Carew scores.
3–4
▼ 4th
George Mitterwald strikes out swinging.
3–5
▼ 4th
Larry Hisle singles. Danny Thompson scores. Jim Holt to 3rd.
3–6
▼ 5th
Steve Braun singles. Harmon Killebrew scores. Bobby Darwin to 3rd.
3–7
▼ 5th
Danny Thompson singles. Bobby Darwin scores. Steve Braun to 2nd.
3–8
▲ 7th
Ed Kirkpatrick singles. John Mayberry scores.
4–8
▲ 8th
John Mayberry hits a home run (13). Cookie Rojas scores. Amos Otis scores.
7–8
Box Score
Kansas City Royals
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RFSteve Hovley | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2BCookie Rojas | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CFAmos Otis | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1BJohn Mayberry Sr. | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| LFEd Kirkpatrick | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3BKurt Bevacqua | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| DHGail Hopkins | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PRJim Wohlford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SSFreddie Patek | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| CFran Healy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| PHLou Piniella | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PWayne Simpson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PMike Jackson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PGene Garber | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PKen Wright | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CFLarry Hisle | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| CFSteve Brye | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2BRod Carew | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| DHTony Oliva | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1BHarmon Killebrew | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1BJoe Lis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RFBobby Darwin | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3BSteve Braun | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| SSDanny Thompson | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| CGeorge Mitterwald | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| LFJim Holt | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| PDick Woodson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PKen Sanders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |