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

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 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 3, Minnesota Twins 6

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 3 0 1 0
Valdespino lf 4 0 1 1
Otis cf 4 0 0 0
Hopkins 1b 4 1 3 0
Schaal 3b 1 0 0 0
  Oliver ph,3b 3 0 0 0
Keough rf 4 1 1 2
Kirkpatrick c 4 0 1 0
Floyd 2b 4 0 0 0
Splittorff p 1 0 0 0
  Nelson p 2 1 1 0
Totals 34 3 8 3
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Tovar rf 4 0 2 2
Carew 2b 3 1 0 0
  Braun 2b 0 0 0 0
Killebrew 1b 3 1 1 0
Brye cf,lf 4 1 1 0
Cardenas ss 4 2 2 3
Soderholm 3b 4 1 1 0
Renick lf 2 0 1 1
  Nettles cf 1 0 0 0
Roof c 4 0 0 0
Blyleven p 3 0 0 0
Totals 32 6 8 6
Kansas City 000 000 012381
Minnesota 402 000 00x681
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Splittorff  L (8-8) 2.0 7 6 6 2 4
  Nelson   6.0 1 0 0 0 6
Totals
8.0
8
6
6
2
10
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven  W (14-15) 9.0 8 3 3 1 6
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
1
6

  E–Hopkins (7), Cardenas (11).  DP–Minnesota 2.  2B–Minnesota Soderholm (2,off Splittorff).  3B–Minnesota Cardenas (4,off Splittorff).  HR–Kansas City Keough (3,9th inning off Blyleven 1 on, 1 out).  HBP–Carew (1,by Splittorff).  IBB–Renick (2,by Splittorff).  SB–Carew (6,3rd base off Splittorff/Kirkpatrick).  HBP–Splittorff (3,Carew).  IBB–Splittorff (1,Renick).  U-HP–Marty Springstead, 1B–Jim Honochick, 2B–Larry McCoy, 3B–Jim Odom.  T–2:06.
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