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Twins
@ Royals
Municipal Stadium
April 13, 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 April 13, 1971 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | April 13, 1971 |
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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 | April 13, 1971 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Barber |
Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Hedlund |
Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
City | Kansas City |
State | MO |
Attendance | 6,740 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 45 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Merle Anthony 1B: George Maloney 2B: Hank Soar 3B: Larry Barnett |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
Name | Position |
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Cesar Tovar | Left Fielder |
Rod Carew | Second Baseman |
Tony Oliva | Right Fielder |
Harmon Killebrew | Third Baseman |
Rich Reese | First Baseman |
Jim Holt | Center Fielder |
Leo Cardenas | Shortstop |
George Mitterwald | Catcher |
Steve Barber | Pitcher |
Bill Rigney | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
Joe Keough | Right Fielder |
Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
Ed Kirkpatrick | Catcher |
Bob Oliver | First Baseman |
Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
Paul Schaal | Third Baseman |
Mike Hedlund | Pitcher |
Bob Lemon | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Twins
@ Royals
Municipal Stadium
April 13, 1971
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Hedlund
Tovar 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: ---
Carew vs. Hedlund
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Hedlund
Oliva hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Hedlund
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Hedlund
Reese is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Barber
Patek hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Barber
Keough hits a line drive into center field. Holt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Barber
Otis hits a line drive into center field. Holt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holt vs. Hedlund
Holt hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Hedlund
Cardenas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mitterwald vs. Hedlund
Mitterwald hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barber vs. Hedlund
Barber hits a line drive into right field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Barber
Piniella hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Barber
Kirkpatrick is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Barber
Oliver hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Barber
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Hedlund
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Hedlund
Carew hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Hedlund
Oliva hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Barber
Schaal hits a popup towards first. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hedlund vs. Barber
Hedlund hits a fly ball into center field. Holt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Barber
Patek hits a line drive into left field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Hedlund
Killebrew strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Hedlund
Reese hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holt vs. Hedlund
Holt hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Reese moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cardenas vs. Hedlund
Cardenas hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Reese tags and scores. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mitterwald vs. Hedlund
Mitterwald hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Holt moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Barber vs. Hedlund
Barber hits a fly ball into right field. Keough 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: ---
Keough vs. Barber
Keough hits a popup towards short. Cardenas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Barber
Otis is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Barber
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Hedlund
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Hedlund
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Hedlund
Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards first. Oliver scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Oliva for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Barber
Kirkpatrick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Barber
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Barber
Rojas takes first base on ball four. Oliver moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schaal vs. Williams
Stan Williams now pitching.
Schaal hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Tovar. Schaal reaches second base with a double. Oliver scores. Rojas moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hopkins vs. Williams
Gail Hopkins pinch hits for Mike Hedlund.
Hopkins is walked intentionally. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Patek vs. Williams
Patek takes first base on ball four. Rojas scores. Schaal moves to third. Hopkins moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Keough vs. Williams
Keough hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Schaal scores. Hopkins moves to third. Patek moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Otis vs. Williams
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Burgmeier
Gail Hopkins now playing first base. Tom Burgmeier now pitching.
Killebrew hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Burgmeier
Reese is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holt vs. Burgmeier
Holt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Williams
Piniella is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkpatrick vs. Williams
There goes Piniella. The throw from Mitterwald and he is out, Carew applying the tag. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Williams
Kirkpatrick hits a fly ball into center field. Holt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgmeier vs. Williams
Burgmeier hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Williams fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Williams
Rojas hits a popup towards short. Cardenas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Burgmeier
Cardenas is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mitterwald vs. Burgmeier
Mitterwald hits a fly ball into right field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Renick vs. Burgmeier
Rick Renick pinch hits for Stan Williams.
Renick takes first base on ball four. Cardenas moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tovar vs. York
Jim York now pitching. Paul Powell pinch runs for Rick Renick.
Tovar takes first base on ball four. Cardenas moves to third. Powell moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Carew vs. York
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Perranoski
Ron Perranoski now pitching.
Schaal takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hopkins vs. Perranoski
Hopkins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Schaal moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Patek vs. Perranoski
Patek hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Taylor vs. Perranoski
Carl Taylor pinch hits for Joe Keough.
Taylor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Otis vs. Perranoski
Otis is hit by the pitch. Schaal moves to third. Taylor moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Piniella vs. Perranoski
Piniella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Schaal scores. Taylor scores. Otis moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kirkpatrick vs. Perranoski
Kirkpatrick hits a fly ball into center field. Holt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. York
Carl Taylor now playing right field.
Oliva hits a popup, foul, towards third. Schaal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. York
Killebrew hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. York
Reese is hit by the pitch. Killebrew moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Holt vs. York
Holt hits a popup towards third. Schaal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cardenas vs. York
Cardenas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Killebrew scores. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ratliff vs. Abernathy
Paul Ratliff pinch hits for George Mitterwald. Ted Abernathy now pitching.
Ratliff hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abernathy vs. Perranoski
Paul Ratliff now catching.
Abernathy strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Perranoski
Rojas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schaal vs. Perranoski
Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hopkins vs. Perranoski
Hopkins is hit by the pitch. Schaal moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Patek vs. Perranoski
Patek hits a line drive into center field. Holt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Abernathy
Steve Braun pinch hits for Ron Perranoski.
Braun is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tovar vs. Abernathy
Tovar hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hopkins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Abernathy
Carew hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Braun moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oliva vs. Abernathy
Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Braun moves to third. Carew moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Killebrew vs. Abernathy
Killebrew strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/13/1971 -- Minnesota at Kansas City (N) Minnesota AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI Tovar C, lf 4 0 0 0 Patek F, ss 4 0 0 1 Carew R, 2b 5 0 1 0 Keough J, rf 3 0 0 1 Oliva T, rf 5 1 1 1 Taylor C, ph-rf 0 1 0 0 Killebrew H, 3b 5 1 2 0 Otis A, cf 3 0 0 0 Reese R, 1b 2 1 1 0 Piniella L, lf 3 0 1 2 Holt J, cf 4 0 1 0 Kirkpatrick E, c 3 0 0 0 Cardenas L, ss 1 0 1 2 Oliver B, 1b 2 1 1 0 Mitterwald G, c 3 0 1 0 Burgmeier T, p 1 0 1 0 Ratliff P, ph-c 1 0 0 0 York J, p 0 0 0 0 Barber S, p 2 0 0 0 Abernathy T, p 1 0 0 0 Williams S, p 0 0 0 0 Rojas C, 2b 2 1 0 0 Renick R, ph 0 0 0 0 Schaal P, 3b 3 2 1 1 Powell P, pr 0 0 0 0 Hedlund M, p 1 0 0 0 Perranoski R, p 0 0 0 0 Hopkins G, ph-1b 1 0 0 0 Braun S, ph 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 3 8 3 27 5 4 5 Minnesota 100 100 010 -- 3 Kansas City 000 030 20x -- 5 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Barber S 4.1 1 2 2 2 2 Williams S (L) 1.2 2 1 1 2 0 Perranoski R 2.0 1 2 2 3 1 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Hedlund M (W) 5.0 5 2 2 1 2 Burgmeier T 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 York J 1.1 2 1 1 1 0 Abernathy T (S) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 DP -- Kansas City 2 LOB -- Minnesota 10, Kansas City 8 2B -- Schaal P HR -- Oliva T SF -- Cardenas L HBP -- by Burgmeier T (Reese R), by Williams S (Piniella L), by Burgmeier T (Cardenas L), by Perranoski R (Otis A), by York J (Reese R), by Perranoski R (Hopkins G), by Abernathy T (Braun S) T -- 2:45 A -- 6740
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