Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins
September 18, 1975 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 18, 1975 at Metropolitan 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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Kansas City Royals 4, Minnesota Twins 3

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Otis cf 5 1 2 2
Rojas 2b 5 0 2 0
Brett 3b 4 0 1 0
Mayberry 1b 5 0 0 0
Cowens rf 5 0 1 0
Killebrew dh 2 1 1 1
  Scott pr,dh 0 1 0 0
Patek ss 3 1 0 0
Wohlford lf 3 0 1 0
Martinez c 2 0 1 0
  Pinson ph 0 0 0 1
  Stinson c 1 0 0 0
Bird p 0 0 0 0
  Sadecki p 0 0 0 0
  Throop p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 9 4
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Bostock cf,rf 5 0 3 1
Braun lf 3 0 0 0
  Brye lf 1 0 0 0
Carew 1b 4 1 2 1
Oliva dh 5 0 0 0
Briggs rf 3 1 1 0
  Ford ph,cf 2 0 1 0
McKay 3b 3 0 0 0
Thompson ss 3 0 0 0
Terrell 2b 4 1 2 1
Borgmann c 2 0 1 0
  Hisle ph 1 0 1 0
  Roof c 0 0 0 0
Bane p 0 0 0 0
  Campbell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 11 3
Kansas City 110 000 200492
Minnesota 000 102 0003113
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Bird   5.2 9 3 1 3 3
  Sadecki  W (1-0) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Throop  SV (2) 2.2 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
3
1
4
4
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Bane  L (1-1) 6.0 6 4 2 1 4
  Campbell   3.0 3 0 0 2 2
Totals
9.0
9
4
2
3
6

  E–Cowens (5), Bird (3), Carew (20), Bane 2 (2).  DP–Kansas City 1.  PB–Stinson (4).  2B–Kansas City Rojas (17,off Bane), Minnesota Bostock (18,off Bird); Hisle (9,off Throop).  3B–Minnesota Briggs (2,off Bird).  HR–Kansas City Otis (9,1st inning off Bane 0 on, 0 out); Killebrew (14,2nd inning off Bane 0 on, 1 out), Minnesota Carew (14,4th inning off Bird 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Patek (11,off Bane); Scott (2,off Campbell); Thompson (5,off Bird).  SF–Pinson (4,off Campbell).  IBB–Carew (16,by Bird).  CS–Rojas (5,2nd base by Bane/Borgmann).  SB–Briggs (4,2nd base off Bird/Martinez).  IBB–Bird (10,Carew).  U-HP–Bill Deegan, 1B–Dale Ford, 2B–Russ Goetz, 3B–George Maloney.  T–2:40.  A–3,201.
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