Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals
September 12, 1982 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 12, 1982 at Royals 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

Minnesota Twins 7, Kansas City Royals 18

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Mitchell cf 5 1 0 1
Washington 2b 4 1 1 0
Brunansky rf 5 2 2 0
Ward lf 4 1 3 2
Gaetti 3b 3 0 0 2
Hatcher dh 4 1 1 2
  Bush ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Wells 1b 4 1 2 0
Butera c 2 0 1 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 1 0
  Smith c 0 0 0 0
Faedo ss 4 0 1 0
Havens p 0 0 0 0
  Felton p 0 0 0 0
  Little p 0 0 0 0
  Davis p 0 0 0 0
  Pacella p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 7 12 7
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson lf 3 3 1 0
  Ryal lf 0 0 0 0
Washington ss 5 3 3 2
  Biancalana ss 0 0 0 0
Brett 3b 4 1 1 2
  Concepcion 2b 0 0 0 0
Otis cf 3 2 2 2
  Geronimo pr,cf 2 1 2 2
McRae dh 4 1 1 1
White 2b 5 2 2 2
  Pryor ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Aikens 1b 5 2 3 4
  Johnson 1b 0 0 0 0
Martin rf 5 2 3 1
Wathan c 5 1 2 1
  Slaught c 0 0 0 0
Splittorff p 0 0 0 0
  Armstrong p 0 0 0 0
  Tufts p 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 18 20 17
Minnesota 011 500 0007121
Kansas City 010 323 36x18201
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Havens   3.2 7 4 4 0 6
  Felton  L (0-13) 1.2 3 4 4 3 1
  Little   0.0 0 1 1 1 0
  Davis   1.2 5 3 3 1 0
  Pacella   1.0 5 6 6 2 0
Totals
8.0
20
18
18
7
7
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Splittorff   3.1 7 5 4 2 1
  Armstrong   0.2 2 2 2 0 1
  Tufts  W (1-0) 2.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Quisenberry  SV (33) 3.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
7
6
2
4

  E–Butera (3), Washington (20).  DP–Kansas City 1.  2B–Minnesota Wells (1,off Splittorff); Ward (29,off Armstrong), Kansas City Martin 2 (21,off Havens 2); White (42,off Felton); Wathan (10,off Davis); Washington (15,off Pacella).  HR–Minnesota Hatcher (3,4th inning off Armstrong 1 on, 2 out), Kansas City Aikens 2 (12,2nd inning off Havens 0 on, 2 out,8th inning off Pacella 0 on, 0 out); White (8,8th inning off Pacella 0 on, 0 out); Geronimo (3,8th inning off Pacella 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Gaetti 2 (13,off Splittorff,off Armstrong); McRae (2,off Davis); Brett (4,off Pacella).  HBP–Butera (1,by Splittorff).  IBB–Brett (11,by Little).  SB–Brunansky (1,3rd base off Splittorff/Wathan); Washington (21,2nd base off Havens/Butera); Wilson (31,2nd base off Felton/Butera); Geronimo (2,2nd base off Davis/Butera).  WP–Little (6), Pacella (4).  HBP–Splittorff (3,Butera).  IBB–Little (3,Brett).  U-HP–Al Clark, 1B–Jim McKean, 2B–Ted Hendry, 3B–Jim Evans.  T–3:22.  A–32,363.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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