Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins
April 19, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 19, 1971 at Metropolitan 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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Kansas City Royals 8, Minnesota Twins 9

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 5 1 1 0
Rojas 2b 5 1 2 3
Otis cf 3 1 1 1
  Keough cf 0 0 0 0
  Knoop ph 1 0 0 0
Piniella lf 3 1 1 0
Oliver 1b 4 1 2 4
Paepke rf 3 0 0 0
  Kirkpatrick ph,c 1 0 0 0
Schaal 3b 3 1 1 0
May c 3 1 0 0
  Hopkins ph 1 0 0 0
  Abernathy p 0 0 0 0
Rooker p 0 0 0 0
  Fitzmorris p 3 1 1 0
  Taylor ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 9 8
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Tovar lf 5 3 3 0
Thompson 2b 4 3 2 1
Killebrew 1b 4 1 2 6
Oliva rf 3 1 1 0
Powell cf 3 0 0 0
Renick 3b 2 0 0 1
  Braun 3b 1 0 0 0
Cardenas ss 4 0 0 0
Tischinski c 4 0 0 0
Kaat p 2 1 1 0
  Barber p 1 0 0 0
  Carew ph 1 0 0 0
  Perranoski p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 9 9 8
Kansas City 000 170 000892
Minnesota 243 000 00x991
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Rooker  L (0-3) 1.1 6 4 4 0 2
  Fitzmorris   5.2 3 5 5 3 2
  Abernathy   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
9
9
9
3
4
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Kaat   4.1 8 6 5 0 3
  Barber  W (1-0) 3.2 1 2 2 3 1
  Perranoski  SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
8
7
3
4

  E–Paepke (1), Schaal (3), Renick (1).  DP–Minnesota 1.  PB–May (1).  2B–Minnesota Kaat (2,off Rooker).  3B–Kansas City Patek (1,off Kaat).  HR–Kansas City Oliver (3,5th inning off Barber 3 on, 1 out), Minnesota Killebrew (2,3rd inning off Fitzmorris 2 on, 2 out).  HBP–Renick (1,by Fitzmorris).  IBB–Oliva (1,by Fitzmorris).  SB–Rojas (2,3rd base off Kaat/Tischinski); Piniella (1,2nd base off Kaat/Tischinski); Otis (3,2nd base off Barber/Tischinski); Oliva (1,2nd base off Rooker/May).  WP–Fitzmorris (3).  HBP–Fitzmorris (1,Renick).  IBB–Fitzmorris (1,Oliva).  U-HP–Jerry Neudecker, 1B–Dave Phillips, 2B–Russ Goetz, 3B–Larry Napp.  T–2:53.  A–2,908.
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