Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins
September 18, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 18, 1971 at Metropolitan Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 4, Minnesota Twins 2

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 5 1 1 0
Schaal 3b 3 0 0 0
Otis cf 4 0 1 1
Piniella lf 3 1 1 0
Oliver rf 3 1 1 0
Paepke c 4 1 1 2
Harrison 1b 4 0 1 0
Floyd 2b 4 0 0 0
Fitzmorris p 3 0 1 1
Totals 33 4 7 4
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Tovar rf 4 0 1 0
Carew 2b 4 1 1 0
Killebrew 1b 4 0 0 1
Braun 3b 4 0 0 0
Cardenas ss 3 1 2 0
Brye lf 3 0 0 0
Nettles cf 2 0 1 0
Roof c 2 0 0 1
  Holt ph 1 0 0 0
  Gebhard p 0 0 0 0
Kaat p 2 0 0 0
  Luebber p 0 0 0 0
  Alyea ph 0 0 0 0
  Dempsey pr,c 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 5 2
Kansas City 100 300 000470
Minnesota 110 000 000252
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Fitzmorris  W (7-4) 9.0 5 2 2 2 2
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
2
2
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Kaat  L (12-13) 5.0 7 4 3 4 2
  Luebber   3.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Gebhard   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
4
3
4
4

  E–Braun (12), Brye (2).  DP–Kansas City 3, Minnesota 1.  2B–Kansas City Otis (25,off Kaat); Oliver (12,off Kaat); Harrison (4,off Kaat), Minnesota Cardenas (23,off Fitzmorris).  3B–Kansas City Patek (11,off Kaat), Minnesota Carew (9,off Fitzmorris).  SH–Fitzmorris (2,off Gebhard).  IBB–Oliver (3,by Kaat).  SB–Schaal (7,3rd base off Kaat/Roof); Piniella (5,2nd base off Kaat/Roof); Nettles (3,2nd base off Fitzmorris/Paepke).  IBB–Kaat (9,Oliver).  U-HP–Jim Odom, 1B–Marty Springstead, 2B–Jim Honochick, 3B–Larry McCoy.  T–2:20.  A–9,811.
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