Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals
April 12, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 12, 1971 at Municipal Stadium. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 2, Kansas City Royals 0

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Tovar lf 4 1 3 0
Carew 2b 5 0 3 1
Oliva rf 4 0 1 0
Killebrew 3b,1b 3 1 2 0
Reese 1b 3 0 1 0
  Alyea ph 1 0 0 0
  Thompson 3b 0 0 0 0
Holt cf 4 0 2 1
Cardenas ss 4 0 0 0
Mitterwald c 4 0 0 0
Blyleven p 4 0 0 0
Totals 36 2 12 2
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 4 0 0 0
Keough rf 4 0 0 0
Otis cf 3 0 1 0
Piniella lf 4 0 0 0
Kirkpatrick c 3 0 0 0
Oliver 1b 3 0 0 0
Rojas 2b 3 0 1 0
Schaal 3b 2 0 1 0
Drago p 1 0 0 0
  Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0
  Hopkins ph 1 0 0 0
  Abernathy p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 0 3 0
Minnesota 010 000 1002120
Kansas City 000 000 000030
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven  W (2-0) 9.0 3 0 0 2 3
Totals
9.0
3
0
0
2
3
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Drago  L (1-1) 6.2 11 2 2 1 2
  Burgmeier   1.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Abernathy   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
2
2
1
4

  E–None.  DP–Minnesota 1, Kansas City 1.  2B–Minnesota Killebrew (2,off Drago); Carew (2,off Drago); Tovar (3,off Drago); Oliva (3,off Drago), Kansas City Rojas (2,off Blyleven).  HBP–Tovar (1,by Drago).  IBB–Killebrew (1,by Drago).  SH–Drago (1,off Blyleven).  CS–Carew (1,2nd base by Drago/Kirkpatrick); Tovar (1,2nd base by Abernathy/Kirkpatrick).  HBP–Drago (1,Tovar).  IBB–Drago (1,Killebrew).  U-HP–Larry Barnett, 1B–Merlyn Anthony, 2B–George Maloney, 3B–Hank Soar.  T–2:09.  A–32,728.
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