Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals
April 5, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 5, 1974 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 4

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Ferrer ss 5 2 2 0
Carew 2b 6 1 3 2
Hisle cf,lf 3 1 1 2
Lis 1b 4 1 1 1
  Holt ph,1b 2 0 0 0
Darwin rf 4 0 3 0
Killebrew dh 5 0 0 0
Braun lf 4 0 0 0
  Brye cf 1 0 0 0
Hundley c 4 0 3 1
  Soderholm pr 0 0 0 0
  Borgmann c 1 0 0 0
Terrell 3b 4 1 1 0
Blyleven p 0 0 0 0
  Campbell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 43 6 14 6
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 5 1 0 1
  Solaita ph 1 0 0 0
Wohlford lf 4 1 2 2
Pinson rf 5 0 2 1
Mayberry 1b 3 0 1 0
Otis cf 4 0 0 0
Rojas 2b 5 0 1 0
McRae dh 5 1 2 0
Schaal 3b 2 0 1 0
  Gonzalez pr,3b 2 1 1 0
Healy c 4 0 0 0
Splittorff p 0 0 0 0
  McDaniel p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 4 10 4
Minnesota 000 220 000 026141
Kansas City 002 000 200 004101
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven   9.0 9 4 3 3 6
  Campbell  W (1-0) 2.0 1 0 0 2 0
Totals
11.0
10
4
3
5
6
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Splittorff   9.0 11 4 3 1 4
  McDaniel  L (0-1) 2.0 3 2 2 2 0
Totals
11.0
14
6
5
3
4

  E–Lis (1), Wohlford (1).  DP–Minnesota 2.  PB–Healy (1).  2B–Kansas City Schaal (1,off Blyleven); McRae 2 (2,off Blyleven,off Campbell).  3B–Minnesota Hisle (1,off Splittorff); Ferrer (1,off Splittorff), Kansas City Wohlford (1,off Blyleven).  SH–Terrell (1,off Splittorff); Healy (1,off Blyleven).  SF–Hisle 2 (2,off Splittorff,off McDaniel).  CS–Carew (1,2nd base by Splittorff/Healy).  SB–Patek (1,2nd base off Blyleven/Hundley); Gonzalez (1,2nd base off Blyleven/Borgmann); Wohlford (1,2nd base off Campbell/Borgmann).  U-HP–Lou DiMuro, 1B–Jim Odom, 2B–Dave Phillips, 3B–Bill Deegan.  T–3:17.  A–31,781.
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