Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals
April 6, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 6, 1974 at Royals 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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Minnesota Twins 6, Kansas City Royals 23

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Ferrer ss 4 0 1 0
  Thompson ss 0 0 0 0
Carew 2b 4 0 0 0
  Soderholm 3b 0 0 0 0
Hisle cf 5 1 2 1
Holt 1b 4 0 0 0
  Lis 1b 1 0 0 0
Darwin rf 4 2 2 2
  Brye rf 1 0 1 0
Killebrew dh 4 1 2 0
  Oliva ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Braun lf 4 1 2 3
Hundley c 3 0 1 0
  Borgmann c 0 0 0 0
Terrell 3b,2b 4 1 1 0
Hands p 0 0 0 0
  Corbin p 0 0 0 0
  Fife p 0 0 0 0
  Albury p 0 0 0 0
  Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0
  Woodson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 6 12 6
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 4 4 3 3
Wohlford lf 4 2 1 0
Pinson rf 4 1 1 2
  Cowens ph,rf 2 2 1 2
Mayberry 1b 5 4 3 5
Otis cf 5 1 1 1
Rojas 2b 3 1 1 2
  White ph,2b 3 1 1 1
McRae dh 4 3 3 4
  Solaita ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Schaal 3b 0 1 0 0
  Gonzalez 3b 4 0 0 0
Healy c 3 3 1 1
Busby p 0 0 0 0
  Fitzmorris p 0 0 0 0
  Dal Canton p 0 0 0 0
  Hoerner p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 23 16 21
Minnesota 001 320 0006122
Kansas City 730 063 13x23160
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Hands  L (0-1) 0.2 7 7 7 0 2
  Corbin   1.1 1 3 3 2 1
  Fife   2.1 2 4 4 3 1
  Albury   0.2 2 4 2 3 1
  Burgmeier   2.0 2 2 2 0 0
  Woodson   1.0 2 3 2 1 0
Totals
8.0
16
23
20
9
5
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Busby  W (1-0) 5.0 10 6 6 2 4
  Fitzmorris   2.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Dal Canton   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Hoerner   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
12
6
6
3
6

  E–Ferrer (1), Thompson (1).  PB–Healy (2).  2B–Minnesota Terrell (1,off Busby), Kansas City Rojas (1,off Hands); McRae (3,off Fife); Mayberry 2 (2,off Albury,off Woodson); Cowens (1,off Burgmeier).  HR–Minnesota Braun (1,4th inning off Busby 2 on, 0 out); Darwin (1,5th inning off Busby 1 on, 1 out), Kansas City McRae (1,2nd inning off Corbin 2 on, 2 out); White (1,7th inning off Burgmeier 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Schaal (1,by Hands).  SB–Ferrer (1,2nd base off Busby/Healy); Patek 2 (3,2nd base off Hands/Hundley,2nd base off Corbin/Hundley).  WP–Albury (1), Burgmeier (1).  HBP–Hands (1,Schaal).  U-HP–Jim Odom, 1B–Dave Phillips, 2B–Bill Deegan, 3B–Lou DiMuro.  T–3:02.  A–11,228.
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