Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins
July 4, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 4, 1973 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 5, Minnesota Twins 4

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 4 0 0 1
Rojas 2b 3 0 2 2
Otis cf 1 0 0 0
  Hovley cf 4 0 0 0
Piniella lf 4 0 0 0
Bevacqua 1b 3 1 2 0
Schaal 3b 2 1 0 0
McRae rf 3 1 1 0
  Mayberry ph 0 0 0 0
  White pr 0 1 0 0
  Taylor c 0 0 0 0
Wohlford dh 3 0 0 0
  Hopkins ph,dh 1 0 0 1
Healy c 3 0 1 1
  Kirkpatrick ph,rf 0 1 0 0
Drago p 0 0 0 0
  Garber p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 6 5
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Carew 2b 5 1 3 0
Terrell ss 5 0 3 0
Oliva dh 3 0 0 1
Darwin rf 5 0 2 0
Braun 3b 4 1 3 0
Hisle cf 5 1 1 1
Lis 1b 3 1 1 2
Mitterwald c 4 0 1 0
Holt lf 4 0 1 0
Bane p 0 0 0 0
  Corbin p 0 0 0 0
  Hands p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 4 15 4
Kansas City 001 000 004560
Minnesota 000 000 0314151
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Drago  W (9-7) 8.0 14 4 4 3 4
  Garber  SV (8) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
15
4
4
3
5
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Bane   7.0 3 1 1 3 3
  Corbin  L (2-4) 1.2 2 4 4 4 2
  Hands   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
5
5
7
5

  E–Braun (12).  DP–Kansas City 2, Minnesota 1.  2B–Kansas City Healy (7,off Bane), Minnesota Terrell (7,off Drago); Braun (17,off Drago).  3B–Minnesota Braun (5,off Drago).  HR–Minnesota Lis (4,8th inning off Drago 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Bevacqua (2,off Bane).  SF–Oliva (1,off Garber).  CS–Otis (3,2nd base by Bane/Mitterwald); Carew (8,2nd base by Drago/Healy).  BK–Drago (2).  U-HP–Jim Odom, 1B–Art Frantz, 2B–Lou DiMuro, 3B–Hank Soar.  T–2:58.  A–45,890.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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