Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals
June 24, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 24, 1972 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 4, Kansas City Royals 1

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Tovar rf 4 0 2 0
Thompson ss 5 1 1 0
Carew 2b 5 0 1 0
Killebrew 1b 3 0 0 0
  Reese pr,1b 0 0 0 0
Renick lf 1 1 0 0
  Braun ph,lf 0 0 0 1
Darwin cf 3 1 2 0
  Nettles ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Soderholm 3b 4 1 2 2
Roof c 4 0 0 0
Kaat p 4 0 1 1
Totals 34 4 9 4
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 4 0 0 0
Otis cf 4 0 3 0
Piniella lf 4 0 0 0
Scheinblum rf 3 0 0 0
Rojas 2b 3 1 1 0
Mayberry 1b 3 0 2 0
May c 3 0 0 0
Floyd 3b 3 0 2 0
Rooker p 1 0 0 0
  Fitzmorris p 1 0 0 0
  Abernathy p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor ph 1 0 0 0
  Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 8 0
Minnesota 000 300 100491
Kansas City 000 000 010181
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Kaat  W (9-2) 9.0 8 1 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
1
0
0
1
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Rooker  L (3-5) 3.2 6 3 3 1 3
  Fitzmorris   2.2 2 1 1 3 2
  Abernathy   1.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Burgmeier   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
4
6

  E–Roof (4), Scheinblum (3).  DP–Minnesota 4, Kansas City 1.  2B–Minnesota Darwin (7,off Rooker); Kaat (3,off Rooker).  HBP–Tovar (8,by Rooker).  IBB–Killebrew (7,by Fitzmorris).  SB–Tovar (9,2nd base off Rooker/May).  HBP–Rooker (1,Tovar).  IBB–Fitzmorris (3,Killebrew).  U-HP–Bill Kunkel, 1B–Red Flaherty, 2B–Bill Haller, 3B–Jerry Neudecker.  T–2:25.  A–8,916.
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