Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals
September 10, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 10, 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 1, Kansas City Royals 3

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Tovar lf 4 0 1 0
Carew 2b 4 0 1 0
  Adams pr 0 0 0 0
Killebrew 1b 3 1 1 1
  Reese 1b 1 0 0 0
Darwin rf 4 0 0 0
Thompson ss 4 0 0 0
Nettles cf 3 0 0 0
Monzon 3b 3 0 1 0
Borgmann c 2 0 0 0
Woodson p 2 0 0 0
  Braun ph 1 0 0 0
  LaRoche p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 4 1
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Keough lf 3 0 0 0
Rojas 2b 4 0 0 0
Scheinblum rf 3 1 1 0
Mayberry 1b 2 2 1 2
Hovley cf 3 0 0 0
Kirkpatrick c 2 0 1 0
Schaal 3b 4 0 2 1
Patek ss 4 0 0 0
Drago p 3 0 0 0
Totals 28 3 5 3
Minnesota 000 001 000141
Kansas City 200 000 01x350
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Woodson  L (12-14) 7.0 4 2 2 5 5
  LaRoche   1.0 1 1 1 1 0
Totals
8.0
5
3
3
6
5
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Drago  W (11-15) 9.0 4 1 1 1 6
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
1
6

  E–Carew (14).  HR–Minnesota Killebrew (23,6th inning off Drago 0 on, 2 out), Kansas City Mayberry (19,1st inning off Woodson 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Hovley (3,off LaRoche).  WP–Woodson (4).  U-HP–Lou DiMuro, 1B–Bill Deegan, 2B–Larry McCoy, 3B–Jim Honochick.  T–2:24.  A–8,785.
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