Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins
July 11, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 11, 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 5, Minnesota Twins 6

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 5 1 3 0
Schaal 3b 2 2 2 1
Otis cf 4 1 3 2
  Kirkpatrick cf 1 0 0 0
Piniella lf 5 0 1 1
Rojas 2b 5 0 2 1
Oliver rf 4 0 1 0
  Keough rf 1 0 0 0
Harrison 1b 4 0 0 0
  Hopkins ph,1b 0 0 0 0
May c 5 0 1 0
Dal Canton p 2 1 0 0
  Abernathy p 1 0 0 0
  Knoop ph 1 0 0 0
  Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 5 13 5
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Braun 2b 3 1 1 1
Tovar 3b 5 1 3 2
Killebrew 1b 5 0 1 1
Holt rf 5 0 0 0
Cardenas ss 5 0 1 0
Nettles cf 5 2 2 1
Reese lf 4 1 1 0
Mitterwald c 4 1 1 1
Kaat p 0 0 0 0
  Haydel p 2 0 0 0
  Alyea ph 1 0 0 0
  Hall p 0 0 0 0
  Thompson ph 1 0 0 0
  Luebber p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 6 10 6
Kansas City 220 100 000 05131
Minnesota 000 001 301 16100
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Dal Canton   6.2 7 4 4 1 2
  Abernathy   2.1 2 1 1 1 2
  Burgmeier  L (4-3) 0.2 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.2
10
6
6
2
4
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Kaat   2.0 6 4 4 1 1
  Haydel   5.0 5 1 1 2 3
  Hall   2.0 1 0 0 1 3
  Luebber  W (1-2) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
10.0
13
5
5
5
7

  E–Patek (17).  DP–Minnesota 1.  2B–Kansas City Otis (16,off Kaat), Minnesota Tovar (16,off Dal Canton); Braun (8,off Dal Canton).  HR–Minnesota Mitterwald (7,9th inning off Abernathy 0 on, 1 out); Nettles (1,10th inning off Burgmeier 0 on, 2 out).  SB–Piniella (2,3rd base off Kaat/Mitterwald); Rojas (6,2nd base off Kaat/Mitterwald); Patek (31,2nd base off Kaat/Mitterwald).  U-HP–Marty Springstead, 1B–Jim Honochick, 2B–Larry McCoy, 3B–Jim Odom.  T–3:00.
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