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Retrosheet Boxscore: Kansas City Royals 7, Minnesota Twins 6

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Kansas City Royals 7, Minnesota Twins 6

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SABR Article

Game Played on Tuesday, July 3, 1973 (N) at Royals Stadium

MIN A    1  0  0    2  0  2    0  0  1  -   6 10  0
KC  A    3  0  1    0  0  1    0  1  1  -   7 13  0
BATTING
Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Carew 2b                      4   0   0   0       1   0       3   1
Terrell ss                    4   0   0   0       1   1       2   5
Oliva dh                      5   3   3   3       0   0       0   0
Darwin rf                     5   2   2   0       0   2       2   2
Braun 3b                      3   0   1   0       1   0       0   2
Hisle cf                      3   1   2   2       1   1       1   1
Lis 1b                        4   0   2   1       0   2       8   0
Mitterwald c                  4   0   0   0       0   2       6   1
Holt lf                       3   0   0   0       1   0       2   0
Blyleven p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Sanders p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       35   6  10   6       5   8      24  13
BATTING - 
2B: Darwin (12,off Littell).
HR: Oliva 3 (6,1st inning off Littell 0 on 2 out,6th inning off Littell 0 on
0 out,9th inning off Garber 0 on 2 out); Hisle (8,4th inning off Littell
1 on 2 out).
GDP: Carew (5,off Littell).
Team LOB: 7.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Carew (7,2nd base by Wright/Healy).
Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Patek ss                      4   1   1   1       0   1       3   4
Rojas 2b                      4   1   1   0       0   1       4   2
Otis cf                       4   2   2   0       0   0       3   0
Hopkins 1b                    3   0   3   1       0   0       6   0
  Bevacqua pr,1b              0   1   0   0       0   0       2   0
Kirkpatrick rf                1   0   0   2       0   1       1   0
Piniella lf                   4   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
Hovley dh                     4   0   1   1       0   0       0   0
Schaal 3b                     4   2   3   2       0   0       0   0
Healy c                       3   0   1   0       0   2       8   1
Littell p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Wright p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Garber p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
Totals                       31   7  13   7       0   5      27  10
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Rojas-Patek-Hopkins.
BATTING - 
2B: Hopkins (5,off Blyleven).
HR: Patek (2,1st inning off Blyleven 0 on 0 out); Schaal 2 (5,6th inning off
Blyleven 0 on 2 out,9th inning off Sanders 0 on 0 out).
SH: Kirkpatrick (2,off Blyleven).
SF: Kirkpatrick 2 (3,off Blyleven 2).
HBP: Hopkins (2,by Blyleven).
Team LOB: 4.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Otis (8,2nd base off Blyleven/Mitterwald); Hopkins (1,2nd base off Blyleven/Mitterwald).
PITCHING
Minnesota Twins              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Blyleven                      8    12   6   6   0   5   2  34
Sanders L(2-3)                0     1   1   1   0   0   1   1
Totals                        8    13   7   7   0   5   3  35
Sanders faced 1 batter in the 9th inning
HBP: Blyleven (7,Hopkins).
Kansas City Royals           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Littell                       5.1   7   5   5   1   4   3  23
Wright                        1.2   2   0   0   4   2   0  10
Garber W(8-5)                 2     1   1   1   0   2   1   7
Totals                        9    10   6   6   5   8   4  40
Wright faced 2 batters in the 8th inning
Inherited Runners - Scored: Wright 1-1; Garber 2-0.
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Umpires: HP - Hank Soar, 1B - Jim Odom, 2B - Art Frantz, 3B - Lou DiMuro
Time of Game: 2:43   Attendance: 23126
Starting Lineups:

   Minnesota Twins               Kansas City Royals       
1. Carew               2b        Patek               ss
2. Terrell             ss        Rojas               2b
3. Oliva               dh        Otis                cf
4. Darwin              rf        Hopkins             1b
5. Braun               3b        Kirkpatrick         rf
6. Hisle               cf        Piniella            lf
7. Lis                 1b        Hovley              dh
8. Mitterwald          c         Schaal              3b
9. Holt                lf        Healy               c
   Blyleven            p         Littell             p

TWINS 1ST: Carew grounded out (second to first); Terrell lined
to second; Oliva homered to right; Darwin struck out; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Patek homered to left; Rojas singled to center; Otis
singled to left [Rojas to third]; Hopkins doubled [Rojas scored,
Otis to third]; Kirkpatrick hit a sacrifice fly to left [Otis
scored]; Piniella singled to right [Hopkins out at home (right
to catcher), Piniella to second (on throw)]; Hovley grounded out
(shortstop to first); 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Royals 3.

TWINS 2ND: Braun singled to right; Hisle struck out; Lis was
called out on strikes; Mitterwald forced Braun (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Royals 3.

ROYALS 2ND: Schaal flied out to right; Healy singled to center
[Healy out at second (center to shortstop)]; Patek grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Royals 3.

TWINS 3RD: Holt walked; Carew grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Holt out at second]; Terrell
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1,
Royals 3.

ROYALS 3RD: Rojas was called out on strikes; Otis singled to
center; Otis stole second; Hopkins singled to first [Otis to
third]; Kirkpatrick hit a sacrifice fly to center [Otis scored];
Piniella flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1,
Royals 4.

TWINS 4TH: Oliva grounded out (shortstop to first); Darwin
singled to center; Braun popped to shortstop; Hisle homered to
left [Darwin scored]; Lis singled to left; Mitterwald struck
out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Royals 4.

ROYALS 4TH: Hovley grounded out (second to first); Schaal
singled to center; Healy struck out; Patek forced Schaal
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Royals 4.

TWINS 5TH: Holt popped to first in foul territory; Carew popped
to second; Terrell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Twins 3, Royals 4.

ROYALS 5TH: Rojas grounded out (shortstop to first); Otis popped
to second; Hopkins was hit by a pitch; Hopkins stole second;
Kirkpatrick was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Twins 3, Royals 4.

TWINS 6TH: Oliva homered to right; Darwin doubled to right;
Braun flied out to right [Darwin to third]; WRIGHT REPLACED
LITTELL (PITCHING); Hisle walked; Lis singled to left [Darwin
scored, Hisle to second]; Mitterwald was called out on strikes;
Holt flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 5, Royals
4.

ROYALS 6TH: Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first); Hovley
grounded out (pitcher to first); Schaal homered to left; Healy
struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 5, Royals 5.

TWINS 7TH: Carew walked; Carew was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Terrell walked; Oliva flied out to
center; Darwin struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 5,
Royals 5.

ROYALS 7TH: Patek struck out; Rojas grounded out (third to
first); Otis grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 5, Royals 5.

TWINS 8TH: Braun walked; Hisle singled to left [Braun to
second]; GARBER REPLACED WRIGHT (PITCHING); Lis was called out
on strikes; Mitterwald forced Hisle (pitcher to second) [Braun
to third]; Holt grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Twins 5, Royals 5.

ROYALS 8TH: Hopkins singled to left; BEVACQUA RAN FOR HOPKINS;
Kirkpatrick out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second)
[Bevacqua to second]; Piniella flied out to left [Bevacqua to
third]; Hovley singled to right [Bevacqua scored, Hovley out at
second (right to shortstop)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 5,
Royals 6.

TWINS 9TH: BEVACQUA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Carew grounded
out (first unassisted); Terrell was called out on strikes; Oliva
homered to right; Darwin grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 6, Royals 6.

ROYALS 9TH: SANDERS REPLACED BLYLEVEN (PITCHING); Schaal homered
to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 6, Royals 7.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Twins            6  10   0    7
 Royals           7  13   0    4
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