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Twins
@ Royals
Municipal Stadium
September 26, 1971
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Minnesota Twins, played on September 26, 1971 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 26, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 26, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Perry |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dick Drago |
| Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 15 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Maloney 1B: Jim Evans 2B: Hank Soar 3B: Larry Barnett |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Cesar Tovar | Right Fielder |
| Steve Braun | Third Baseman |
| Harmon Killebrew | First Baseman |
| Rod Carew | Second Baseman |
| Leo Cardenas | Shortstop |
| Jim Holt | Center Fielder |
| Steve Brye | Left Fielder |
| George Mitterwald | Catcher |
| Jim Perry | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Sandy Valdespino | Right Fielder |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| Gail Hopkins | First Baseman |
| Paul Schaal | Third Baseman |
| Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | Catcher |
| Bobby Knoop | Second Baseman |
| Dick Drago | Pitcher |
| Bob Lemon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Royals
Municipal Stadium
September 26, 1971
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Drago
Tovar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Braun vs. Drago
There goes Tovar. The throw from Kirkpatrick and he is out, Patek applying the tag. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Drago
Braun hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Drago
Killebrew hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Drago
Carew hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Killebrew moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cardenas vs. Drago
Cardenas hits a line drive towards short. Patek reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Perry
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Braun fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valdespino vs. Perry
Valdespino hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Perry
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holt vs. Drago
Holt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brye vs. Drago
Brye hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mitterwald vs. Drago
Mitterwald is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perry vs. Drago
Perry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drago fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopkins vs. Perry
Hopkins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Perry
Schaal hits a fly ball into center field. Holt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Perry
Piniella hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brye. Piniella reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kirkpatrick vs. Perry
Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Drago
Tovar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Braun vs. Drago
There's a wild pitch. Tovar moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Braun vs. Drago
Braun hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Killebrew vs. Drago
Killebrew hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Drago
Carew strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Drago
Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drago fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knoop vs. Perry
Knoop hits a fly ball into right field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drago vs. Perry
Drago hits a fly ball into right field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Perry
Patek hits a fly ball into center field. Holt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holt vs. Drago
Holt hits a line drive into right field. Valdespino picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Valdespino. Holt moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brye vs. Drago
Brye strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mitterwald vs. Drago
Mitterwald hits a fly ball into right field. Valdespino settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Perry vs. Drago
Perry hits a fly ball into right field. Valdespino settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valdespino vs. Perry
Valdespino hits a fly ball into left field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Perry
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopkins vs. Perry
Hopkins hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Perry
Schaal hits a fly ball into center field. Holt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Drago
Tovar strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Drago
Braun hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Drago
Killebrew takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Drago
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hopkins scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Carew for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Perry
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Perry
Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knoop vs. Perry
There goes Kirkpatrick. The throw from Mitterwald and he is out, Cardenas applying the tag. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knoop vs. Perry
Knoop hits a line drive into center field. Holt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Drago
Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holt vs. Drago
Holt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drago fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brye vs. Drago
Brye hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mitterwald vs. Drago
Mitterwald hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis. Mitterwald reaches second base with a double. Brye goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Perry vs. Drago
Perry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mitterwald scores. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tovar vs. Drago
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drago vs. Perry
Drago strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Perry
Patek hits a popup towards short. Cardenas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valdespino vs. Perry
Valdespino hits a fly ball into left field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Drago
Buck Martinez now catching.
Braun hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Drago
Killebrew hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Drago
Carew hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Braun moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cardenas vs. Drago
Cardenas hits a fly ball into right field. Valdespino settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Holt vs. Drago
Holt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoop fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Perry
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopkins vs. Perry
Hopkins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Perry
Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Braun fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brye vs. Drago
Brye hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Martinez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. Drago
Mitterwald takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perry vs. Drago
Perry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drago fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Perry
Piniella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Perry
Martinez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Piniella moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Knoop vs. Perry
Knoop hits a fly ball into left field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Piniella tags and scores. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keough vs. Perry
Joe Keough pinch hits for Dick Drago.
Keough hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Perry
Patek hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mitterwald settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Abernathy
Ted Abernathy now pitching.
Tovar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Braun vs. Abernathy
Braun takes first base on ball four. Tovar moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Killebrew vs. Abernathy
Killebrew strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carew vs. Abernathy
Carew hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tovar scores. Braun moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cardenas vs. Abernathy
Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Braun scores. Carew moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Renick vs. Burgmeier
Tom Burgmeier now pitching. Rick Renick pinch hits for Jim Holt.
Renick strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brye vs. Burgmeier
Brye hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Twins, 6 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valdespino vs. Hall
Tom Hall now pitching. Rick Renick now playing left field. Steve Brye now playing center field.
Valdespino hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Hall
Otis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hopkins vs. Hall
Hopkins hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schaal vs. Hall
Schaal hits a fly ball into center field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/26/1971, game 1 -- Minnesota at Kansas City (D)
Minnesota AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Tovar C, rf 5 2 3 0 Patek F, ss 4 0 0 0
Braun S, 3b 4 1 1 0 Valdespino S, rf 4 0 0 0
Killebrew H, 1b 4 1 2 2 Otis A, cf 4 0 1 0
Carew R, 2b 5 0 3 1 Hopkins G, 1b 4 1 1 1
Cardenas L, ss 5 0 2 1 Schaal P, 3b 4 0 0 0
Holt J, cf 4 0 1 0 Piniella L, lf 3 1 2 0
Renick R, ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Kirkpatrick E, c 2 0 1 0
Brye S, lf-cf 5 1 1 0 Martinez B, c 1 0 1 0
Mitterwald G, c 3 1 1 1 Knoop B, 2b 2 0 0 1
Perry J, p 4 0 1 1 Drago D, p 2 0 0 0
Hall T, p 0 0 0 0 Keough J, ph 1 0 0 0
Abernathy T, p 0 0 0 0
Burgmeier T, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 6 15 6 31 2 6 2
Minnesota 002 002 002 -- 6
Kansas City 000 100 010 -- 2
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Perry J (W) 8.0 5 2 2 0 1
Hall T (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Drago D (L) 8.0 12 4 4 2 4
Abernathy T 0.1 3 2 2 1 1
Burgmeier T 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Valdespino S
DP -- Kansas City 1
LOB -- Minnesota 10, Kansas City 3
2B -- Piniella L, Mitterwald G
HR -- Killebrew H, Hopkins G
CS -- Tovar C, Kirkpatrick E
SF -- Knoop B
WP -- Drago D
T -- 2:15
A -- 0
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