Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals
September 8, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 8, 1972 at Municipal 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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Minnesota Twins 0, Kansas City Royals 5

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Tovar lf 3 0 1 0
Carew 2b 4 0 1 0
Braun 3b 4 0 1 0
Killebrew 1b 3 0 0 0
Darwin rf 4 0 2 0
Nettles cf 4 0 0 0
Thompson ss 3 0 1 0
Roof c 2 0 0 0
  Holt ph 1 0 0 0
  Mitterwald c 0 0 0 0
Blyleven p 2 0 0 0
  Manuel ph 1 0 0 0
  Norton p 0 0 0 0
  Luebber p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 6 0
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Otis cf 4 1 1 1
Rojas 2b 3 0 1 1
Hovley rf 3 0 2 1
Mayberry 1b 3 0 2 0
Piniella lf 4 0 1 0
Kirkpatrick c 3 1 2 0
Schaal 3b 4 1 1 0
Patek ss 4 1 1 2
Murphy p 2 1 0 0
Totals 30 5 11 5
Minnesota 000 000 000060
Kansas City 030 000 20x5110
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven  L (12-16) 6.0 8 3 3 2 0
  Norton   0.0 1 2 2 1 0
  Luebber   2.0 2 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
11
5
5
4
1
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Murphy  W (4-2) 9.0 6 0 0 2 4
Totals
9.0
6
0
0
2
4

  E–None.  DP–Minnesota 2, Kansas City 2.  2B–Minnesota Braun (17,off Murphy), Kansas City Schaal (16,off Blyleven); Otis (23,off Norton); Mayberry (23,off Luebber).  SH–Murphy (3,off Blyleven).  SF–Otis (6,off Blyleven); Rojas (6,off Luebber).  IBB–Kirkpatrick (8,by Luebber).  SB–Darwin (2,2nd base off Murphy/Kirkpatrick).  IBB–Luebber (1,Kirkpatrick).  U-HP–Bill Deegan, 1B–Larry McCoy, 2B–Jim Honochick, 3B–Lou DiMuro.  T–2:17.
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