Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins
September 16, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 16, 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 1, Minnesota Twins 11

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Otis cf 4 0 1 0
Rojas 2b 3 0 2 0
  Wohlford ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Scheinblum rf 4 0 0 0
Mayberry 1b 4 0 0 0
Piniella lf 3 0 1 0
Kirkpatrick c 4 0 0 0
Schaal 3b 3 1 1 1
Patek ss 2 0 0 0
  Keough ph 1 0 0 0
  Floyd ss 1 0 0 0
Drago p 1 0 1 0
  Hovley ph 1 0 0 0
  Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Fitzmorris p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 6 1
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Tovar lf 5 2 2 0
  Brye lf 0 0 0 0
Carew 2b 4 2 2 0
  Monzon 2b 1 0 0 0
Braun 3b 3 2 3 0
Killebrew 1b 4 1 2 5
  Reese pr,1b 1 0 0 0
Darwin rf 0 0 0 0
  Holt pr,rf 3 2 2 2
Nettles cf 4 1 1 0
Thompson ss 4 1 2 1
Mitterwald c 4 0 1 0
Blyleven p 4 0 1 1
Totals 37 11 16 9
Kansas City 000 000 001161
Minnesota 300 012 50x11160
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Drago  L (11-16) 6.0 8 6 5 1 4
  Burgmeier   0.0 3 3 3 1 0
  Jackson   0.2 4 2 2 0 1
  Fitzmorris   1.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
16
11
10
2
5
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven  W (14-16) 9.0 6 1 1 2 5
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
2
5

  E–Schaal (15).  DP–Kansas City 2.  PB–Kirkpatrick (10).  2B–Kansas City Piniella (31,off Blyleven).  3B–Minnesota Nettles (1,off Drago).  HR–Kansas City Schaal (5,9th inning off Blyleven 0 on, 2 out), Minnesota Killebrew (25,1st inning off Drago 2 on, 1 out); Holt (1,6th inning off Drago 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Drago (1,by Blyleven); Darwin (8,by Drago).  SB–Tovar (18,2nd base off Drago/Kirkpatrick).  WP–Drago (4).  HBP–Drago (6,Darwin); Blyleven (9,Drago).  U-HP–Jerry Neudecker, 1B–Bill Kunkel, 2B–Red Flaherty, 3B–Bill Haller.  T–2:27.  A–7,241.
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