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

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 4, 1973 at Royals 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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Minnesota Twins 6, Kansas City Royals 0

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Hisle lf 3 0 0 1
Carew 2b 5 0 1 1
Oliva dh 5 1 1 0
Lis 1b 4 2 2 0
Mitterwald c 4 0 1 2
Darwin rf 4 0 1 1
Brye cf 4 2 2 0
Soderholm 3b 3 0 1 1
Terrell ss 2 1 1 0
Blyleven p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 10 6
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 4 0 1 0
White 2b 3 0 1 0
Otis cf 3 0 1 0
Mayberry 1b 4 0 0 0
McRae dh 4 0 0 0
Kirkpatrick rf 4 0 0 0
Piniella lf 4 0 0 0
Schaal 3b 2 0 1 0
Taylor c 3 0 0 0
Splittorff p 0 0 0 0
  Littell p 0 0 0 0
  Fitzmorris p 0 0 0 0
  Wright p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 4 0
Minnesota 211 101 0006100
Kansas City 000 000 000041
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven  W (17-14) 9.0 4 0 0 3 4
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
3
4
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Splittorff  L (15-10) 2.2 7 4 4 0 2
  Littell   2.2 3 2 2 3 3
  Fitzmorris   2.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Wright   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
6
6
4
6

  E–Schaal (22).  DP–Kansas City 1.  2B–Minnesota Lis 2 (10,off Splittorff 2); Soderholm (3,off Splittorff), Kansas City White (2,off Blyleven).  SH–Terrell (9,off Splittorff).  SB–Terrell (12,2nd base off Littell/Taylor); Patek (31,2nd base off Blyleven/Mitterwald).  U-HP–Jim Odom, 1B–Larry Barnett, 2B–Jim Honochick, 3B–Larry McCoy.  T–2:28.  A–9,741.
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