Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins
August 4, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 4, 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 6, Minnesota Twins 4

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 4 1 1 0
Rojas 2b 5 1 1 2
Otis cf 4 0 2 1
Mayberry 1b 4 0 0 0
Reichardt dh 3 0 0 1
Kirkpatrick rf 2 0 0 0
  McRae ph,rf 1 0 0 0
  Hovley rf 0 0 0 0
Piniella lf 4 2 2 0
Brett 3b 3 1 1 0
Healy c 3 1 2 2
Splittorff p 0 0 0 0
  Garber p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 6 9 6
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Hisle lf 5 1 1 0
Thompson ss 5 0 1 0
Oliva dh 5 1 1 1
Darwin rf 4 1 0 0
Mitterwald c 4 0 4 1
Lis 1b 3 1 2 0
Braun 3b 4 0 1 1
Brye cf 4 0 1 1
Monzon 2b 2 0 0 0
  Carew ph 1 0 0 0
Woodson p 0 0 0 0
  Hands p 0 0 0 0
  Bane p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 11 4
Kansas City 001 010 400691
Minnesota 000 003 1004110
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Splittorff   5.2 8 3 1 2 2
  Garber  W (9-6) 3.1 3 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
11
4
2
2
4
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Woodson  L (10-6) 6.1 7 5 5 3 1
  Hands   0.0 2 1 1 2 0
  Bane   2.2 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
9
6
6
6
1

  E–Rojas (10).  DP–Minnesota 1.  2B–Kansas City Otis (18,off Hands).  3B–Minnesota Brye (2,off Splittorff); Hisle (5,off Garber).  SH–Brett (1,off Woodson).  IBB–Mayberry (11,by Hands).  CS–Kirkpatrick (6,2nd base by Woodson/Mitterwald).  WP–Woodson (5).  IBB–Hands (1,Mayberry).  U-HP–George Maloney, 1B–John Rice, 2B–Russ Goetz, 3B–Don Denkinger.  T–2:35.  A–26,468.
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