Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins
May 26, 1991 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 26, 1991 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. 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 5, Minnesota Twins 1

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
McRae cf 5 2 3 2
Gibson lf 5 1 2 1
Brett dh 4 1 2 0
Tartabull rf 4 0 1 1
Martinez 1b 3 0 0 0
Mayne c 4 0 2 1
Stillwell ss 3 0 0 0
Pecota 3b 4 0 0 0
Shumpert 2b 4 1 1 0
Saberhagen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 11 5
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Knoblauch 2b 3 0 1 0
Mack lf 3 0 0 0
Puckett cf 4 0 1 0
Hrbek 1b 4 0 1 0
Davis dh 4 1 2 0
Harper c 4 0 1 0
Larkin rf 4 0 2 1
Pagliarulo 3b 4 0 0 0
Newman ss 4 0 0 0
Tapani p 0 0 0 0
  Willis p 0 0 0 0
  Bedrosian p 0 0 0 0
  Aguilera p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 8 1
Kansas City 310 100 0005111
Minnesota 000 000 001181
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Saberhagen  W (5-3) 9.0 8 1 1 2 2
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
2
2
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Tapani  L (2-5) 4.0 9 5 5 1 1
  Willis   3.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Bedrosian   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Aguilera   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
2
3

  E–Shumpert (5), Mack (1).  DP–Kansas City 2, Minnesota 2.  2B–Kansas City Gibson (3,off Tapani); Shumpert (4,off Tapani).  HR–Kansas City McRae (4,2nd inning off Tapani 0 on, 0 out).  SB–McRae (4,2nd base off Tapani/Harper).  U-HP–Don Denkinger, 1B–Larry McCoy, 2B–Durwood Merrill, 3B–Tim McClelland.  T–2:22.  A–21,941.
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