Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals
September 25, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 25, 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 7, Kansas City Royals 0

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Tovar rf 5 2 3 1
Carew 2b 5 1 2 1
Killebrew 1b 5 1 1 1
Brye cf 4 0 0 0
Cardenas ss 3 0 0 1
Renick lf 4 2 2 0
Soderholm 3b 3 0 1 0
Mitterwald c 4 0 2 2
Kaat p 4 1 0 0
Totals 37 7 11 6
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 4 0 0 0
Schaal 3b 3 0 0 0
Otis cf 4 0 1 0
Hopkins 1b 4 0 1 0
Piniella lf 4 0 2 0
Oliver rf 4 0 1 0
Paepke c 4 0 2 0
Knoop 2b 4 0 1 0
Splittorff p 1 0 0 0
  Butler p 0 0 0 0
  Severson ph 1 0 1 0
  Dal Canton p 0 0 0 0
  Abernathy p 0 0 0 0
  Harrison ph 1 0 0 0
  Clemons p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 0 9 0
Minnesota 000 412 0007110
Kansas City 000 000 000092
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Kaat  W (13-13) 9.0 9 0 0 1 6
Totals
9.0
9
0
0
1
6
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Splittorff  L (8-9) 3.2 5 4 4 0 5
  Butler   1.1 2 1 1 0 3
  Dal Canton   1.0 3 2 0 0 0
  Abernathy   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Clemons   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
7
5
1
10

  E–Patek (25), Oliver (8).  DP–Minnesota 1.  2B–Minnesota Tovar (28,off Splittorff); Mitterwald (12,off Splittorff); Soderholm (3,off Clemons), Kansas City Knoop (7,off Kaat).  3B–Minnesota Carew (10,off Butler).  SF–Cardenas (11,off Splittorff).  HBP–Soderholm (3,by Splittorff).  CS–Brye (1,2nd base by Abernathy/Paepke).  SB–Otis (52,2nd base off Kaat/Mitterwald).  HBP–Splittorff (4,Soderholm).  U-HP–Larry Barnett, 1B–George Maloney, 2B–Jim Evans, 3B–Hank Soar.  T–2:35.  A–7,191.
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