Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins
September 15, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 15, 1972 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 4

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Otis cf 4 0 0 0
Rojas 2b 3 0 0 0
Scheinblum rf 3 0 0 0
Mayberry 1b 3 1 1 1
Piniella lf 3 1 1 0
Kirkpatrick c 3 0 0 0
  Wohlford ph 1 0 0 0
Schaal 3b 3 0 0 1
Patek ss 2 1 0 0
  Taylor ph 0 0 0 0
Nelson p 1 0 0 0
  Keough ph 1 0 0 0
  Murphy p 0 0 0 0
  Hovley ph 1 0 1 1
  Fitzmorris p 0 0 0 0
  Angelini p 0 0 0 0
  Abernathy p 0 0 0 0
  May ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 29 3 3 3
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Tovar lf 4 2 3 0
Carew 2b 5 0 2 1
Braun 3b 2 0 1 0
Killebrew 1b 3 0 0 0
  Reese 1b 0 0 0 0
Darwin rf 2 0 1 1
Nettles cf 4 0 0 0
Thompson ss 3 1 0 0
Mitterwald c 4 1 3 2
Woodson p 4 0 0 0
  LaRoche p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 10 4
Kansas City 000 100 101332
Minnesota 101 100 01x4100
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Nelson  L (9-5) 4.0 7 3 3 2 1
  Murphy   2.0 0 0 0 2 1
  Fitzmorris   0.1 2 0 0 0 0
  Angelini   1.0 1 1 1 1 2
  Abernathy   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
10
4
4
5
4
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Woodson  W (13-14) 8.0 3 3 3 6 6
  LaRoche  SV (10) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
3
3
3
7
7

  E–Scheinblum (7), Nelson (1).  DP–Kansas City 1, Minnesota 1.  2B–Minnesota Carew (20,off Nelson).  3B–Kansas City Piniella (4,off Woodson), Minnesota Mitterwald (1,off Angelini).  HR–Kansas City Mayberry (20,4th inning off Woodson 0 on, 2 out), Minnesota Mitterwald (1,4th inning off Nelson 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Darwin (2,off Nelson).  HBP–Darwin (7,by Murphy).  IBB–Killebrew (12,by Nelson).  SB–Patek (29,2nd base off Woodson/Mitterwald); Tovar (17,2nd base off Nelson/Kirkpatrick); Carew (11,2nd base off Nelson/Kirkpatrick).  CS–Rojas (8,3rd base by Woodson/Mitterwald); Braun (4,Home by Angelini/Kirkpatrick).  HBP–Murphy (4,Darwin).  IBB–Nelson (1,Killebrew).  U-HP–Bill Haller, 1B–Jerry Neudecker, 2B–Bill Kunkel, 3B–Red Flaherty.  T–3:01.  A–6,416.
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