Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins
May 25, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 25, 1973 at Metropolitan 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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Kansas City Royals 5, Minnesota Twins 4

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Hovley cf,rf 2 0 1 0
Rojas 2b 5 0 1 1
Otis dh,cf 5 0 0 0
Mayberry 1b 4 2 2 0
Kirkpatrick c,lf,c 4 2 3 2
Piniella lf 4 0 0 0
  Splittorff p 0 0 0 0
  Bird p 0 0 0 0
  Dal Canton p 0 0 0 0
  Bevacqua ph,lf 1 0 1 0
McRae rf 3 0 1 0
  Healy c 1 1 0 0
  Hopkins ph 1 0 1 1
  Drago pr 0 0 0 0
  Angelini p 0 0 0 0
Schaal 3b 4 0 0 0
Patek ss 4 0 1 0
Totals 38 5 11 4
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Hisle cf 6 0 2 3
Thompson ss 4 0 0 0
Darwin rf 5 0 1 0
Killebrew dh 3 0 1 0
  Brye pr,dh 0 0 0 0
  Oliva ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Lis 1b 2 0 0 0
  Walton ph 1 0 0 0
  Holt 1b 1 0 0 0
Terrell 2b,3b 4 0 2 0
Adams lf 1 0 0 0
  Carew ph,2b 0 1 0 0
Mitterwald c 4 1 2 1
  Kaat pr 0 1 0 0
  Roof c 1 0 0 0
Monzon 3b 3 1 1 0
  Braun ph,lf 0 0 0 0
Hands p 0 0 0 0
  Strickland p 0 0 0 0
  Goltz p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 9 4
Kansas City 010 200 001 15111
Minnesota 000 000 202 0492
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Splittorff   8.0 7 4 4 5 3
  Bird   0.0 1 0 0 2 0
  Dal Canton  W (3-3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Angelini  SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
10.0
9
4
4
8
4
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Hands   9.0 7 4 2 4 4
  Strickland  L (0-1) 0.1 3 1 1 0 0
  Goltz   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
10.0
11
5
3
4
4

  E–Patek (6), Terrell (2), Monzon (2).  DP–Kansas City 1, Minnesota 2.  2B–Kansas City Patek (7,off Hands); Kirkpatrick (12,off Hands).  3B–Minnesota Monzon (1,off Splittorff).  HR–Kansas City Kirkpatrick (4,4th inning off Hands 1 on, 1 out), Minnesota Mitterwald (3,7th inning off Splittorff 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Hovley (1,off Hands); Schaal (2,off Hands); Terrell (3,off Splittorff); Carew (3,off Angelini).  CS–Terrell (2,2nd base by Splittorff/Kirkpatrick).  WP–Strickland (1).  U-HP–Art Frantz, 1B–Jim Honochick, 2B–Lou DiMuro, 3B–Jim Odom.  T–3:15.  A–6,890.
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