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Twins
@ Royals
Municipal Stadium
September 25, 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 25, 1971 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 25, 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 | September 25, 1971 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Kaat |
Home Starting Pitcher | Paul Splittorff |
Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
City | Kansas City |
State | MO |
Attendance | 7,191 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Larry Barnett 1B: George Maloney 2B: Jim Evans 3B: Hank Soar |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
Name | Position |
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Cesar Tovar | Right Fielder |
Rod Carew | Second Baseman |
Harmon Killebrew | First Baseman |
Steve Brye | Center Fielder |
Leo Cardenas | Shortstop |
Rick Renick | Left Fielder |
Eric Soderholm | Third Baseman |
George Mitterwald | Catcher |
Jim Kaat | Pitcher |
Bill Rigney | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
Paul Schaal | Third Baseman |
Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
Gail Hopkins | First Baseman |
Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
Bob Oliver | Right Fielder |
Dennis Paepke | Catcher |
Bobby Knoop | Second Baseman |
Paul Splittorff | Pitcher |
Bob Lemon | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Twins
@ Royals
Municipal Stadium
September 25, 1971
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Splittorff
Tovar hits a fly ball into right field. Oliver 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. Splittorff
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: ---
Killebrew vs. Splittorff
Killebrew strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Kaat
Patek hits a popup towards first. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Kaat
Schaal takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Kaat
Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hopkins vs. Kaat
Hopkins hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brye vs. Splittorff
Brye hits a fly ball into right field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Splittorff
Cardenas 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: ---
Renick vs. Splittorff
Renick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal 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: ---
Piniella vs. Kaat
Piniella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Kaat
Oliver hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brye throws the ball in to Cardenas who relays the ball to Carew who tags Oliver trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Piniella moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Paepke vs. Kaat
Paepke hits a popup towards third. Soderholm settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Knoop vs. Kaat
Knoop hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up 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: ---
Soderholm vs. Splittorff
Soderholm is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. Splittorff
Mitterwald strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaat vs. Splittorff
Kaat is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Splittorff vs. Kaat
Splittorff hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Kaat scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Splittorff for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Kaat
Patek strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Kaat
Schaal hits a fly ball into right field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Splittorff
Tovar hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Tovar reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carew vs. Splittorff
Carew bunts towards third. Schaal fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Tovar moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Killebrew vs. Splittorff
Killebrew hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tovar scores. Carew moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brye vs. Splittorff
Brye strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cardenas vs. Splittorff
Cardenas hits a fly ball into right field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Carew tags and scores. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Renick vs. Splittorff
Renick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Killebrew moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Soderholm vs. Splittorff
Soderholm is hit by the pitch. Renick moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mitterwald vs. Splittorff
Mitterwald hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Mitterwald reaches second base with a double. Killebrew scores. Renick scores. Soderholm moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kaat vs. Butler
Bill Butler now pitching.
Kaat hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Paepke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Kaat
Otis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hopkins vs. Kaat
There goes Otis. The throw from Mitterwald and he is safe. Otis steals second. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hopkins vs. Kaat
Hopkins hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Otis moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Piniella vs. Kaat
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kaat fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Oliver vs. Kaat
Oliver hits a fly ball into left field. Renick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Butler
Tovar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Butler
Carew hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella who is chasing the ball. Carew reaches third base with a triple. Tovar goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Killebrew vs. Butler
Killebrew is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brye vs. Butler
Brye strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cardenas vs. Butler
Cardenas strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paepke vs. Kaat
Paepke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knoop vs. Kaat
Knoop strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Severson vs. Kaat
Rich Severson pinch hits for Bill Butler.
Severson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Paepke moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Patek vs. Kaat
Patek hits a fly ball into right field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schaal vs. Kaat
Schaal hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mitterwald settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renick vs. Dal Canton
Bruce Dal Canton now pitching.
Renick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Soderholm vs. Dal Canton
Soderholm hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Knoop settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mitterwald vs. Dal Canton
Mitterwald hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mitterwald is thrown out after the base hit. Renick moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kaat vs. Dal Canton
Kaat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek misplays the ball. That's an error on Patek. Renick scores. Kaat moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tovar vs. Dal Canton
Tovar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kaat scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Dal Canton
Carew hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Kaat
Otis strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopkins vs. Kaat
Hopkins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Kaat
Piniella hits a fly ball into right field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Abernathy
Ted Abernathy now pitching.
Killebrew strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brye vs. Abernathy
Brye takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenas vs. Abernathy
Cardenas hits a fly ball into right field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Renick vs. Abernathy
There goes Brye. The throw from Paepke and he is out, Knoop applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Kaat
Oliver strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paepke vs. Kaat
Paepke strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knoop vs. Kaat
Knoop hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Tovar. Knoop reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harrison vs. Kaat
Chuck Harrison pinch hits for Ted Abernathy.
Harrison hits a line drive into center field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renick vs. Clemons
Lance Clemons now pitching.
Renick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Clemons fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Clemons
Soderholm hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis. Soderholm reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mitterwald vs. Clemons
Mitterwald hits a fly ball towards right. Oliver settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Oliver. Soderholm moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kaat vs. Clemons
Kaat hits a popup, foul, towards third. Schaal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tovar vs. Clemons
Tovar hits a line drive towards first. Hopkins reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Kaat
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Kaat
Schaal 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, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Kaat
Otis hits a fly ball into left field. Renick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Clemons
Carew is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Clemons
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brye vs. Clemons
Brye hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoop scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopkins vs. Kaat
Hopkins hits a popup towards the mound. Kaat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Kaat
Piniella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Kaat
Oliver strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Paepke vs. Kaat
Paepke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Piniella moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Knoop vs. Kaat
Knoop 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 (back to top)
Game of 9/25/1971, game 2 -- Minnesota at Kansas City (D) Minnesota AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI Tovar C, rf 5 2 3 1 Patek F, ss 4 0 0 0 Carew R, 2b 5 1 2 1 Schaal P, 3b 3 0 0 0 Killebrew H, 1b 5 1 1 1 Otis A, cf 4 0 1 0 Brye S, cf 4 0 0 0 Hopkins G, 1b 4 0 1 0 Cardenas L, ss 3 0 0 1 Piniella L, lf 4 0 2 0 Renick R, lf 4 2 2 0 Oliver B, rf 4 0 1 0 Soderholm E, 3b 3 0 1 0 Paepke D, c 4 0 2 0 Mitterwald G, c 4 0 2 2 Knoop B, 2b 4 0 1 0 Kaat J, p 4 1 0 0 Splittorff P, p 1 0 0 0 Butler B, p 0 0 0 0 Severson R, ph 1 0 1 0 Dal Canton B, p 0 0 0 0 Abernathy T, p 0 0 0 0 Harrison C, ph 1 0 0 0 Clemons L, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 7 11 6 34 0 9 0 Minnesota 000 412 000 -- 7 Kansas City 000 000 000 -- 0 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Kaat J (W) 9.0 9 0 0 1 6 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Splittorff P (L) 3.2 5 4 4 0 5 Butler B 1.1 2 1 1 0 3 Dal Canton B 1.0 3 2 0 0 0 Abernathy T 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 Clemons L 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 E -- Patek F, Oliver B DP -- Minnesota 1 LOB -- Minnesota 6, Kansas City 8 2B -- Tovar C, Mitterwald G, Knoop B, Soderholm E 3B -- Carew R SB -- Otis A CS -- Brye S SF -- Cardenas L HBP -- by Splittorff P (Soderholm E) T -- 2:35 A -- 7191
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