Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins
April 14, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 14, 1974 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 0, Minnesota Twins 8

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 4 0 1 0
Wohlford lf 4 0 0 0
Pinson rf 4 0 0 0
Mayberry 1b 4 0 1 0
Otis cf 4 0 0 0
Rojas 2b 3 0 2 0
McRae dh 3 0 2 0
Schaal 3b 3 0 1 0
Healy c 3 0 0 0
Splittorff p 0 0 0 0
  Bird p 0 0 0 0
  McDaniel p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 0 7 0
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Terrell 3b 5 1 3 2
Carew 2b 5 1 1 0
Hisle cf 4 1 0 0
Darwin rf 4 2 4 4
Oliva dh 4 0 2 0
Lis 1b 4 1 1 0
Borgmann c 3 1 0 0
Braun lf 4 1 2 2
Thompson ss 4 0 1 0
Blyleven p 0 0 0 0
  Campbell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 8 14 8
Kansas City 000 000 000070
Minnesota 040 000 40x8140
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Splittorff  L (0-1) 6.0 8 4 4 1 2
  Bird   1.0 5 4 4 0 0
  McDaniel   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
14
8
8
1
2
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven  W (2-0) 7.1 6 0 0 0 4
  Campbell   1.2 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
0
0
0
5

  E–None.  DP–Kansas City 1, Minnesota 2.  2B–Kansas City Schaal (2,off Blyleven), Minnesota Oliva (1,off Bird).  3B–Minnesota Darwin (2,off Splittorff).  HR–Minnesota Darwin (2,7th inning off Bird 3 on, 1 out).  SB–Patek (5,2nd base off Blyleven/Borgmann).  U-HP–Art Frantz, 1B–George Maloney, 2B–Jerry Neudecker, 3B–Ron Luciano.  T–2:09.  A–2,778.
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