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

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 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 5, Minnesota Twins 7

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Pinson lf 2 1 0 0
  Cepeda ph 1 0 0 0
  Paepke c 1 0 0 0
Brett 3b 5 0 3 0
Otis cf 3 2 1 1
Mayberry 1b 4 0 2 0
McRae dh 5 0 2 2
Rojas 2b 5 0 1 0
Cowens rf 4 1 2 0
White ss 3 1 2 0
Martinez c 2 0 0 0
  Solaita ph 0 0 0 0
  Wohlford ph,lf 2 0 1 1
Splittorff p 0 0 0 0
  McDaniel p 0 0 0 0
  Lopez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 14 4
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Brye cf 5 1 2 1
Hisle lf 3 1 3 1
Darwin rf 5 1 1 0
Killebrew dh 3 1 0 0
Soderholm 3b 3 1 2 2
Kusick 1b 3 1 1 1
Terrell 2b 3 1 0 0
Thompson ss 3 0 2 1
Borgmann c 2 0 0 1
Goltz p 0 0 0 0
  Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 7 11 7
Kansas City 101 000 1205140
Minnesota 020 041 00x7110
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Splittorff  L (13-17) 4.1 6 6 6 6 2
  McDaniel   1.2 3 1 1 1 0
  Lopez   2.0 2 0 0 1 2
Totals
8.0
11
7
7
8
4
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Goltz  W (9-8) 5.0 8 2 2 4 4
  Burgmeier   2.0 5 3 3 0 0
  Johnson  SV (1) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
14
5
5
4
4

  E–None.  DP–Kansas City 2, Minnesota 3.  PB–Borgmann (3).  2B–Kansas City White (5,off Burgmeier), Minnesota Hisle (19,off McDaniel).  SF–Otis (12,off Goltz); Borgmann (8,off Splittorff).  SH–Thompson (7,off Splittorff).  IBB–Killebrew (6,by Splittorff).  SB–Brye (1,2nd base off McDaniel/Paepke).  CS–Soderholm (3,2nd base by Splittorff/Martinez); Borgmann (1,2nd base by Lopez/Paepke).  IBB–Splittorff (8,Killebrew).  U-HP–Don Denkinger, 1B–Hank Morgenweck, 2B–Marty Springstead, 3B–Russ Goetz.  T–2:43.
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