Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins
August 5, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 5, 1973 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 7

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 4 1 2 0
Rojas 2b 4 0 1 1
Otis cf 4 0 0 0
Mayberry 1b 3 0 0 0
Kirkpatrick lf 3 0 0 0
Piniella dh 3 0 0 0
Hovley rf 3 0 0 0
Brett 3b 3 0 0 0
Healy c 3 0 0 0
Busby p 0 0 0 0
  Dal Canton p 0 0 0 0
  Mingori p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 3 1
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Braun 3b 2 0 0 0
Hisle lf 4 0 1 2
Oliva dh 4 1 1 2
Darwin rf 4 0 1 0
Holt 1b 5 1 1 1
Mitterwald c 3 1 1 0
Thompson ss 3 1 1 0
Brye cf 4 1 1 0
Terrell 2b 4 2 3 1
Blyleven p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 7 10 6
Kansas City 000 000 100131
Minnesota 130 003 00x7100
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Busby  L (9-11) 1.2 4 4 2 2 1
  Dal Canton   4.0 4 3 3 2 2
  Mingori   2.1 2 0 0 3 1
Totals
8.0
10
7
5
7
4
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven  W (14-10) 9.0 3 1 1 0 6
Totals
9.0
3
1
1
0
6

  E–Patek (19).  DP–Kansas City 2.  3B–Kansas City Patek (5,off Blyleven).  HR–Minnesota Oliva (11,1st inning off Busby 0 on, 2 out); Holt (10,6th inning off Dal Canton 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Braun (3,by Mingori).  IBB–Darwin (3,by Mingori).  SB–Patek (25,2nd base off Blyleven/Mitterwald).  HBP–Mingori (1,Braun).  IBB–Mingori (4,Darwin).  U-HP–John Rice, 1B–Russ Goetz, 2B–Don Denkinger, 3B–George Maloney.  T–2:34.  A–15,311.
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