Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins
August 3, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 3, 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 4, Minnesota Twins 2

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 4 1 1 0
Rojas 2b 4 1 1 0
Otis cf 4 1 2 1
Mayberry 1b 4 1 3 2
Reichardt dh 4 0 0 0
Piniella lf 4 0 1 0
McRae rf 3 0 0 0
  Hovley rf 0 0 0 0
Bevacqua 3b 4 0 0 0
Healy c 3 0 0 0
Fitzmorris p 0 0 0 0
  Bird p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 8 3
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Hisle lf 4 0 0 0
Carew 2b 4 0 0 0
Oliva dh 3 1 1 0
Darwin rf 4 0 0 0
Braun 3b 4 1 2 2
Mitterwald c 4 0 1 0
Holt 1b 4 0 0 0
Thompson ss 3 0 2 0
Brye cf 2 0 1 0
Kaat p 0 0 0 0
  Campbell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 7 2
Kansas City 300 001 000480
Minnesota 000 002 000270
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Fitzmorris  W (3-0) 7.0 7 2 2 2 1
  Bird  SV (8) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
2
3
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Kaat  L (11-11) 5.2 8 4 4 0 2
  Campbell   3.1 0 0 0 1 5
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
1
7

  E–None.  DP–Kansas City 2, Minnesota 1.  2B–Kansas City Piniella (19,off Kaat).  HR–Kansas City Mayberry (22,1st inning off Kaat 1 on, 1 out), Minnesota Braun (6,6th inning off Fitzmorris 1 on, 2 out).  SB–Hovley (4,2nd base off Campbell/Mitterwald); Carew (26,2nd base off Fitzmorris/Healy).  U-HP–Don Denkinger, 1B–George Maloney, 2B–John Rice, 3B–Russ Goetz.  T–2:23.  A–20,024.
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