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September 26, 1971

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Top 9 R H E
Twins 3 7 1
Royals 5 9 0
Top 9 R H E
Twins 3 7 1
Royals 5 9 0

Rick Dempsey Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .333
OBP .667 .385
At Bats 3 12
Hits 2 4
• Singles 1 3
• Doubles 1 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 1
RBI’s 0 0

Ted Abernathy Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 5 22
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Municipal Stadium - September 26, 1971
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Out
Ted Abernathy
Buck Martinez
Gail Hopkins
Rich Severson
Paul Schaal
Bobby Floyd
Lou Piniella
Joe Keough
Bob Oliver
Rick Dempsey

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Minnesota Twins 3 7 1 5
Kansas City Royals 5 9 0 8
Winning Pitcher Monty Montgomery
Losing Pitcher Steve Luebber
Save Ted Abernathy
Game Winning RBI Paul Schaal
Attendance 12,338
Time of Game 2 hours 30 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Dempsey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Abernathy fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Brye hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Severson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Holt hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hopkins scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Holt for the out.
Bottom 8 Floyd hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Abernathy strikes out.
Bottom 8 Severson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Braun who is chasing the ball. Severson reaches third base with a triple. Oliver scores.
Bottom 8 Martinez bunts towards the mound. Haydel fields it and throws to first for the out. Oliver moves to second.
Bottom 8 Cesar Tovar now playing center field. Steve Braun now playing right field. Hal Haydel now pitching. Jim Holt now playing first base. Oliver hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Ted Abernathy now pitching. Cardenas hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Danny Thompson pinch runs for Harmon Killebrew. Carew hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Soderholm scores. Thompson moves to second.
Top 8 Killebrew takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Tom Burgmeier now pitching. Cesar Tovar pinch hits for Rich Reese. Tovar hits a fly ball into center field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Soderholm hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Keough. Soderholm reaches second base with a double. Braun goes all the way around to score.
Top 8 Steve Braun pinch hits for Ray Corbin. Braun hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dempsey scores.
Top 8 Dempsey hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Keough. Dempsey reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Brye hits a line drive towards short. Floyd reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Hopkins hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew juggles the ball. That's an error on Killebrew.
Bottom 7 Keough hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops it up and throws to first, with Corbin covering, for the out.
Bottom 7 Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Holt hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hopkins scoops it up and throws to first, with Montgomery covering, for the out.
Top 7 Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Severson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Floyd hits a line drive towards short. Cardenas catches it and throws to first to double up Severson.
Bottom 6 Montgomery bunts towards the mound. Corbin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Severson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Killebrew is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Severson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Soderholm hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Martinez hits a fly ball into left field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Oliver hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Reese settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Keough tags and scores. Hopkins tags and moves to third.
Bottom 5 Ray Corbin now pitching. Piniella is walked intentionally.
Bottom 5 Hopkins hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Reese. Hopkins reaches second base with a double. Keough moves to third.
Bottom 5 Keough hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Schaal scores.
Bottom 5 Schaal hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Holt. Schaal reaches second base with a double. Severson scores. Floyd goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 5 Floyd takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Montgomery hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Severson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Reese who is chasing the ball. Severson reaches third base with a triple.
Top 5 Luebber hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Montgomery fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Buck Martinez now catching. Dempsey strikes out.
Top 5 Brye hits a fly ball into right field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Paepke is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Holt hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Cardenas strikes out.
Top 4 Carew hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Killebrew is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Hopkins hits a popup, foul, towards short. Cardenas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Keough hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Montgomery moves to third. Schaal moves to second.
Bottom 3 Schaal hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Montgomery moves to second.
Bottom 3 Floyd hits a fly ball into left field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Montgomery takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Reese strikes out.
Top 3 Soderholm hits a popup towards third. Schaal settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Luebber is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Dempsey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Severson hits a fly ball into center field. Holt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Paepke is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Oliver takes first base on ball four. Piniella moves to second.
Bottom 2 Piniella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Hopkins hits a popup, foul, towards third. Soderholm settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Brye hits a popup, foul, towards third. Schaal settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Holt hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hopkins scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Holt for the out. Carew moves to third.
Top 2 Cardenas bunts towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. Carew moves to second.
Top 2 Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Severson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 1 Keough is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Schaal hits a fly ball into center field. Holt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Floyd is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Killebrew hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Reese hits a popup, foul, towards third. Schaal settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Soderholm hits a popup towards third. Schaal settles under it and makes the catch for the out.