Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins
July 9, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 9, 1971 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Kansas City Royals 6, Minnesota Twins 3

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 5 3 4 2
Schaal 3b 4 1 2 2
Otis cf 5 0 1 2
Hopkins 1b 3 0 1 0
  Oliver 1b 0 0 0 0
Kirkpatrick lf 3 0 1 0
May c 4 0 0 0
Keough rf 4 0 0 0
Knoop 2b 4 1 2 0
Hedlund p 2 1 1 0
  Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0
  Piniella ph 1 0 0 0
  Abernathy p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 12 6
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Braun 3b 4 1 1 0
Tovar rf 3 1 0 0
Killebrew 1b 4 1 1 1
Carew 2b 4 0 2 1
Cardenas ss 4 0 2 1
Holt cf 3 0 1 0
  Alyea ph 1 0 0 0
  Nettles cf 0 0 0 0
Reese lf 4 0 0 0
Mitterwald c 4 0 0 0
Perry p 3 0 1 0
  Haydel p 0 0 0 0
  Kaat ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 35 3 9 3
Kansas City 120 000 0036120
Minnesota 003 000 000390
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Hedlund   7.1 8 3 3 2 0
  Burgmeier  W (4-2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Abernathy  SV (15) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
2
2
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Perry  L (12-8) 8.2 12 6 6 3 6
  Haydel   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
6
6
3
6

  E–None.  DP–Kansas City 1, Minnesota 2.  2B–Kansas City Patek (12,off Perry).  3B–Kansas City Patek (4,off Perry), Minnesota Cardenas (2,off Hedlund).  HR–Kansas City Patek (2,9th inning off Perry 1 on, 2 out); Schaal (6,9th inning off Perry 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Hedlund (5,off Perry).  SB–Otis (27,2nd base off Perry/Mitterwald).  CS–Kirkpatrick (1,2nd base by Perry/Mitterwald); Patek (6,2nd base by Perry/Mitterwald).  U-HP–Jim Odom, 1B–Marty Springstead, 2B–Jim Honochick, 3B–Larry McCoy.  T–2:22.  A–11,698.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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