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Royals
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
July 9, 1971
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Kansas City Royals, played on July 9, 1971 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 9, 1971 |
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Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 9, 1971 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Hedlund |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Perry |
Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
City | Bloomington |
State | MN |
Attendance | 11,698 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 22 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jim Odom 1B: Marty Springstead 2B: Jim Honochick 3B: Larry McCoy |
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 |
Ed Kirkpatrick | Left Fielder |
Jerry May | Catcher |
Joe Keough | Right Fielder |
Bobby Knoop | Second Baseman |
Mike Hedlund | Pitcher |
Bob Lemon | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
Name | Position |
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Steve Braun | Third Baseman |
Cesar Tovar | Right Fielder |
Harmon Killebrew | First Baseman |
Rod Carew | Second Baseman |
Leo Cardenas | Shortstop |
Jim Holt | Center Fielder |
Rich Reese | Left Fielder |
George Mitterwald | Catcher |
Jim Perry | Pitcher |
Bill Rigney | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Royals
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
July 9, 1971
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Perry
Patek hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Reese. Patek reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schaal vs. Perry
Schaal hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Patek scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Perry
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopkins vs. Perry
Hopkins takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkpatrick vs. Perry
Kirkpatrick takes first base on ball four. Hopkins moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
May vs. Perry
May hits a popup, foul, towards first. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Hedlund
Braun hits a fly ball into left field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, 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 -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Hedlund
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Perry
Keough hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first, with Perry covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knoop vs. Perry
Knoop hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hedlund vs. Perry
Hedlund bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Knoop moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Patek vs. Perry
Patek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Knoop trying to get to home. Tovar throws the ball in to Mitterwald who tags Knoop who's trying to score from second, for the out. Hedlund moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schaal vs. Perry
Schaal takes first base on ball four. Hedlund moves to third. Patek moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Otis vs. Perry
Otis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hedlund scores. Patek scores. Schaal moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hopkins vs. Perry
There goes Otis. The throw from Mitterwald and he is safe. Otis steals second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hopkins vs. Perry
Hopkins strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Hedlund
Carew hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenas vs. Hedlund
Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holt vs. Hedlund
Holt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cardenas moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Reese vs. Hedlund
Reese hits a fly ball into right field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mitterwald vs. Hedlund
Mitterwald hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hedlund fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Perry
Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Perry
May strikes out. There goes Kirkpatrick. The throw from Mitterwald to second, and Kirkpatrick is out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Perry
Keough hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops it up and throws to first, with Perry covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perry vs. Hedlund
Perry hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Hedlund
Braun takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tovar vs. Hedlund
Tovar takes first base on ball four. Braun moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Killebrew vs. Hedlund
Killebrew hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Braun scores. Tovar moves to third. Killebrew moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Carew vs. Hedlund
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Tovar scores. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cardenas vs. Hedlund
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. Killebrew scores. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Holt vs. Hedlund
Holt hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knoop vs. Perry
Knoop strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hedlund vs. Perry
Hedlund is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Perry
Patek hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Tovar who is chasing the ball. Patek reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Schaal vs. Perry
Schaal strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Hedlund
Reese 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 -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. Hedlund
Mitterwald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perry vs. Hedlund
Perry hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Braun vs. Hedlund
Braun hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Perry moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tovar vs. Hedlund
Tovar 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
Top 5
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Royals, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Perry
Otis hits a fly ball into right field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 3
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 -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Perry
Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Hedlund
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 3
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 -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Hedlund
Cardenas hits a line drive towards first. Hopkins reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Perry
May hits a fly ball into right field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Perry
Keough hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knoop vs. Perry
Knoop hits a ball on the ground towards third. Braun fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holt vs. Hedlund
Holt hits a line drive into left field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Hedlund
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. Hedlund
Mitterwald 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
Top 7
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Royals, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hedlund vs. Perry
Hedlund hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Perry
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schaal vs. Perry
There goes Patek. The throw from Mitterwald and he is out, Cardenas applying the tag. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 3
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
Bottom 7
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Royals, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perry vs. Hedlund
Perry hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Hedlund
Braun hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Hedlund
Tovar hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Perry
Otis hits a fly ball into left field. Reese settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopkins vs. Perry
Hopkins hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkpatrick vs. Perry
Kirkpatrick hits a popup, foul, towards third. Braun settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Perry
May hits a fly ball into right field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Hedlund
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Hedlund
Carew hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenas vs. Hedlund
Cardenas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Carew moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Alyea vs. Burgmeier
Tom Burgmeier now pitching. Brant Alyea pinch hits for Jim Holt.
Alyea strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Reese vs. Burgmeier
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hopkins scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Reese for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Perry
Jim Nettles now playing center field.
Keough hits a popup towards short. Cardenas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knoop vs. Perry
Knoop hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Perry
Lou Piniella pinch hits for Tom Burgmeier.
Piniella strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Perry
Patek hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Perry
Schaal hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Haydel
Hal Haydel now pitching.
Otis hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mitterwald settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 6 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. Abernathy
Bob Oliver now playing first base. Ted Abernathy now pitching.
Mitterwald strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaat vs. Abernathy
Jim Kaat pinch hits for Hal Haydel.
Kaat hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Braun vs. Abernathy
Braun hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/9/1971 -- Kansas City at Minnesota (N) Kansas City AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI Patek F, ss 5 3 4 2 Braun S, 3b 4 1 1 0 Schaal P, 3b 4 1 2 2 Tovar C, rf 3 1 0 0 Otis A, cf 5 0 1 2 Killebrew H, 1b 4 1 1 1 Hopkins G, 1b 3 0 1 0 Carew R, 2b 4 0 2 1 Oliver B, 1b 0 0 0 0 Cardenas L, ss 4 0 2 1 Kirkpatrick E, lf 3 0 1 0 Holt J, cf 3 0 1 0 May J, c 4 0 0 0 Alyea B, ph 1 0 0 0 Keough J, rf 4 0 0 0 Nettles J, cf 0 0 0 0 Knoop B, 2b 4 1 2 0 Reese R, lf 4 0 0 0 Hedlund M, p 2 1 1 0 Mitterwald G, c 4 0 0 0 Burgmeier T, p 0 0 0 0 Perry J, p 3 0 1 0 Piniella L, ph 1 0 0 0 Haydel H, p 0 0 0 0 Abernathy T, p 0 0 0 0 Kaat J, ph 1 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 6 12 6 35 3 9 3 Kansas City 120 000 003 -- 6 Minnesota 003 000 000 -- 3 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Hedlund M 7.1 8 3 3 2 0 Burgmeier T (W) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 Abernathy T (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Perry J (L) 8.2 12 6 6 3 6 Haydel H 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 DP -- Kansas City 1, Minnesota 2 LOB -- Kansas City 6, Minnesota 7 2B -- Patek F 3B -- Cardenas L, Patek F HR -- Patek F, Schaal P SB -- Otis A CS -- Kirkpatrick E, Patek F SH -- Hedlund M T -- 2:22 A -- 11698
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