Royals @ Twins
September 19, 1971

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Top 9 R H E
Royals 3 8 1
Twins 6 8 1
Top 9 R H E
Royals 3 8 1
Twins 6 8 1

Bobby Floyd Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .159
OBP .000 .245
At Bats 3 44
Hits 0 7
• Singles 0 5
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 5
RBI’s 0 2

Bert Blyleven Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
13 15 0
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Metropolitan Stadium - September 19, 1971
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Strikeout
Bert Blyleven
Phil Roof
Harmon Killebrew
Steve Braun
Eric Soderholm
Leo Cardenas
Steve Brye
Jim Nettles
Cesar Tovar
Bobby Floyd

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Royals 3 8 1 5
Minnesota Twins 6 8 1 5
Winning Pitcher Bert Blyleven
Losing Pitcher Paul Splittorff
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Leo Cardenas
Attendance
Time of Game 2 hours 6 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Floyd is called out on strikes.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops it up and throws to first, with Blyleven covering, for the out.
Top 9 Keough hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 9 Oliver strikes out.
Top 9 Hopkins hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Roof hits a popup towards third. Oliver settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Nettles hits a popup, foul, towards third. Oliver settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oliver fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Otis hits a popup, foul, towards first. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Valdespino hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Nelson scores. Patek moves to third.
Top 8 Patek takes first base on ball four. Nelson moves to second.
Top 8 Nelson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Floyd hits a line drive into right field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Steve Braun now playing second base. Kirkpatrick hits a fly ball into right field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Cardenas hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Brye hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Killebrew is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Keough hits a popup towards short. Cardenas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Hopkins hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Carew strikes out.
Bottom 6 Tovar hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Blyleven hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hopkins settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 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.
Top 6 Jim Nettles now playing center field. Steve Brye now playing left field. Patek strikes out.
Bottom 5 Roof hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Renick strikes out.
Bottom 5 Soderholm hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Valdespino settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Blyleven, and towards Cardenas, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Floyd hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops it up and throws to first, with Blyleven covering, for the out.
Bottom 4 Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oliver fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Brye hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oliver fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Bob Oliver now playing third base. Killebrew strikes out.
Top 4 Keough hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Roof settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Bob Oliver pinch hits for Paul Schaal. Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Hopkins hits a line drive into center field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Carew hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Tovar hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cardenas scores. Soderholm scores. Renick moves to third.
Bottom 3 Blyleven is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Roger Nelson now pitching. Roof strikes out.
Bottom 3 Renick is walked intentionally.
Bottom 3 Soderholm hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Valdespino. Soderholm reaches second base with a double. Cardenas moves to third.
Bottom 3 Cardenas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Otis strikes out.
Top 3 Valdespino hits a fly ball into left field. Renick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Patek bunts towards the mound. Blyleven fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kirkpatrick moves to third. Floyd moves to second.
Top 3 Splittorff bunts towards third. Soderholm settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Floyd hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas misplays the ball. That's an error on Cardenas. Kirkpatrick moves to second.
Top 3 Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Brye strikes out.
Bottom 2 There goes Carew. The throw from Kirkpatrick and he is safe. Carew steals third.
Bottom 2 Killebrew takes first base on ball four. Carew moves to second.
Bottom 2 Carew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek throws to second for one, and Floyd throws to first, and Hopkins drops the ball.
Bottom 2 Tovar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Blyleven strikes out.
Top 2 Keough hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Schaal strikes out.
Top 2 Hopkins hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Roof strikes out.
Bottom 1 Renick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cardenas scores.
Bottom 1 Soderholm strikes out.
Bottom 1 Cardenas hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Keough who is chasing the ball. Cardenas reaches third base with a triple. Carew scores. Killebrew scores. Brye goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 Brye hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Carew moves to third. Killebrew moves to second.
Bottom 1 Killebrew hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Carew moves to second.
Bottom 1 Carew is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 1 Tovar hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Valdespino hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Patek bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.