Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals
September 1, 2012 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 1, 2012 at Kauffman Stadium. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Minnesota Twins 3, Kansas City Royals 1

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Mastroianni cf,rf 4 1 1 0
Carroll 2b 4 0 3 0
Willingham dh 3 1 0 0
Morneau 1b 2 0 1 2
Doumit c 4 0 1 1
Parmelee rf 4 0 2 0
  Revere cf 0 0 0 0
Plouffe 3b 4 0 1 0
Carson lf 4 0 0 0
Florimon ss 4 1 1 0
De Vries p 0 0 0 0
  Burnett p 0 0 0 0
  Burton p 0 0 0 0
  Perkins p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 10 3
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Cain cf 4 0 1 0
Escobar ss 4 0 0 0
Gordon lf 3 0 1 0
Butler dh 4 0 1 0
Moustakas 3b 4 1 1 0
Pena c 4 0 1 0
Francoeur rf 3 0 0 0
Hosmer 1b 4 0 1 0
Giavotella 2b 3 0 1 1
Smith p 0 0 0 0
  Mazzaro p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 7 1
Minnesota 100 020 0003100
Kansas City 000 000 100170
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
De Vries  W(4-5) 6.2 7 1 1 0 3
  Burnett   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Burton   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Perkins  SV(9) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
0
1
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Smith  L(4-7) 6.0 9 3 3 2 4
  Mazzaro   3.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
1
0
0
1
2

  E–None.  DP–Minnesota 1. Morneau, Kansas City 1. Giavotella-Escobar-Hosmer.  2B–Minnesota Morneau (26,off Smith); Parmelee (7,off Smith).  SH–Carroll (7,off Smith).  SF–Morneau (7,off Smith).  IBB–Willingham (4,by Smith); Morneau (7,by Mazzaro).  Team LOB–8.  HBP–Francoeur (5,by Perkins).  Team–7.  SB–Willingham (3,2nd base off Smith/Pena); Carroll (7,2nd base off Mazzaro/Pena).  U-HP–Laz Diaz, 1B–Mark Ripperger, 2B–Paul Schrieber, 3B–Mike Everitt.
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