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Royals
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
September 14, 1974
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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 September 14, 1974 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 14, 1974 |
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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 | September 14, 1974 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Paul Splittorff |
Home Starting Pitcher | Dave Goltz |
Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
City | Bloomington |
State | MN |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 43 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Don Denkinger 1B: Hank Morgenweck 2B: Marty Springstead 3B: Russ Goetz |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Vada Pinson | Left Fielder |
George Brett | Third Baseman |
Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
John Mayberry | First Baseman |
Hal McRae | DH |
Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
Al Cowens | Right Fielder |
Frank White | Shortstop |
Buck Martinez | Catcher |
Jack McKeon | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
Name | Position |
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Steve Brye | Center Fielder |
Larry Hisle | Left Fielder |
Bobby Darwin | Right Fielder |
Harmon Killebrew | DH |
Eric Soderholm | Third Baseman |
Craig Kusick | First Baseman |
Jerry Terrell | Second Baseman |
Danny Thompson | Shortstop |
Glenn Borgmann | Catcher |
Frank Quilici | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Royals
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
September 14, 1974
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Goltz
Pinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Goltz
Brett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pinson moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Otis vs. Goltz
Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Pinson tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Goltz
Mayberry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brett moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McRae vs. Goltz
McRae is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rojas vs. Goltz
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Goltz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brye vs. Splittorff
Brye hits a ball on the ground towards short. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hisle vs. Splittorff
Hisle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Darwin vs. Splittorff
Darwin hits a ball on the ground towards short. White fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Splittorff
Killebrew takes first base on ball four. Darwin moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Soderholm vs. Splittorff
Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it 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: ---
Cowens vs. Goltz
Cowens is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Goltz
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Goltz
Martinez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kusick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kusick vs. Splittorff
Kusick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Terrell vs. Splittorff
Terrell takes first base on ball four. Kusick moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Splittorff
Thompson bunts towards the mound. Splittorff fields it and throws to first for the out. Kusick moves to third. Terrell moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Borgmann vs. Splittorff
Borgmann hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kusick tags and scores. Terrell tags and moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brye vs. Splittorff
Brye hits a ball on the ground towards short. White fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Terrell scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hisle vs. Splittorff
Hisle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Splittorff fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Brye moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Darwin vs. Splittorff
Darwin hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Goltz
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terrell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Goltz
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terrell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Goltz
Otis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Goltz
Mayberry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Otis moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McRae vs. Goltz
McRae hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Otis scores. Mayberry moves to third. McRae moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rojas vs. Goltz
Rojas is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Splittorff
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards short. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Splittorff
Soderholm hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kusick vs. Splittorff
There goes Soderholm. The throw from Martinez and he is out, Rojas applying the tag. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kusick vs. Splittorff
Kusick hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Martinez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Goltz
Cowens is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Goltz
White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Goltz
Martinez hits a fly ball into right field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pinson vs. Goltz
The ball gets by Borgmann for a passed ball. White moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pinson vs. Goltz
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terrell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terrell vs. Splittorff
Terrell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Splittorff
Thompson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borgmann vs. Splittorff
Borgmann is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Goltz
Brett hits a line drive into left field. Hisle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Goltz
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Goltz
Mayberry takes first base on ball four. Otis moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McRae vs. Goltz
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Goltz fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brye vs. Splittorff
Brye hits a ball on the ground towards short. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hisle vs. Splittorff
Hisle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Darwin vs. Splittorff
Darwin hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Hisle moves to third. Darwin moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Killebrew vs. Splittorff
Killebrew is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Soderholm vs. Splittorff
Soderholm hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hisle scores. Darwin scores. Killebrew moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kusick vs. Splittorff
Kusick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Killebrew scores. Soderholm moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Terrell vs. McDaniel
Lindy McDaniel now pitching.
Terrell hits a ball on the ground towards short. White fields it and throws to second for the out. Soderholm moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thompson vs. McDaniel
Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Soderholm scores. Terrell moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Borgmann vs. McDaniel
Borgmann hits a ball on the ground towards short. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Goltz
Rojas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cowens vs. Goltz
Cowens hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rojas moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Goltz
White takes first base on ball four. Rojas moves to third. Cowens moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wohlford vs. Burgmeier
Tony Solaita pinch hits for Buck Martinez. Tom Burgmeier now pitching. Jim Wohlford pinch hits for Tony Solaita.
Wohlford hits a line drive into right field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cepeda vs. Burgmeier
Orlando Cepeda pinch hits for Vada Pinson.
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terrell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brye vs. McDaniel
Jim Wohlford now playing left field. Dennis Paepke now catching.
Brye hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hisle vs. McDaniel
There goes Brye. The throw from Paepke and he is safe. Brye steals second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hisle vs. McDaniel
Hisle hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wohlford. Hisle reaches second base with a double. Brye scores. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Darwin vs. McDaniel
Darwin hits a ball on the ground towards short. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Killebrew vs. McDaniel
Killebrew hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Soderholm vs. McDaniel
Soderholm takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kusick vs. McDaniel
Kusick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Burgmeier
Brett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Burgmeier
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burgmeier fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Burgmeier
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Otis moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McRae vs. Burgmeier
McRae hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Otis scores. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Burgmeier
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terrell vs. Lopez
Aurelio Lopez now pitching.
Terrell 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 -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Lopez
Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Borgmann vs. Lopez
Borgmann takes first base on ball four. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brye vs. Lopez
Brye strikes out. There goes Borgmann. The throw from Paepke to second, and Borgmann is out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Burgmeier
Cowens hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Burgmeier
White hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hisle. White reaches second base with a double. Cowens moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wohlford vs. Burgmeier
Wohlford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cowens scores. White moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Paepke vs. Johnson
Tom Johnson now pitching.
Paepke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. White scores. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Johnson
Brett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Johnson
Otis hits a line drive into left field. Hisle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 5 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hisle vs. Lopez
Hisle hits a ball on the ground towards short. White fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Darwin vs. Lopez
Darwin 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 -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Lopez
Killebrew is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 5 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Johnson
Mayberry hits a fly ball into left field. Hisle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Johnson
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Johnson
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/14/1974, game 1 -- Kansas City at Minnesota (N) Kansas City AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI Pinson V, lf 2 1 0 0 Brye S, cf 5 1 2 1 Cepeda O, ph 1 0 0 0 Hisle L, lf 3 1 3 1 Paepke D, c 1 0 0 0 Darwin B, rf 5 1 1 0 Brett G, 3b 5 0 3 0 Killebrew H, dh 3 1 0 0 Otis A, cf 3 2 1 1 Soderholm E, 3b 3 1 2 2 Mayberry J, 1b 4 0 2 0 Kusick C, 1b 3 1 1 1 McRae H, dh 5 0 2 2 Terrell J, 2b 3 1 0 0 Rojas C, 2b 5 0 1 0 Thompson D, ss 3 0 2 1 Cowens A, rf 4 1 2 0 Borgmann G, c 2 0 0 1 White F, ss 3 1 2 0 Martinez B, c 2 0 0 0 Solaita T, ph 0 0 0 0 Wohlford J, ph-lf 2 0 1 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 5 14 4 30 7 11 7 Kansas City 101 000 120 -- 5 Minnesota 020 041 00x -- 7 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Splittorff P (L) 4.1 6 6 6 6 2 McDaniel L 1.2 3 1 1 1 0 Lopez A 2.0 2 0 0 1 2 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Goltz D (W)* 5.0 8 2 2 4 4 Burgmeier T+ 2.0 5 3 3 0 0 Johnson T (S) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 * Pitched to 3 batters in 6th + Pitched to 3 batters in 8th DP -- Kansas City 2, Minnesota 3 LOB -- Kansas City 10, Minnesota 9 2B -- Hisle L, White F SB -- Brye S CS -- Soderholm E, Borgmann G SH -- Thompson D SF -- Otis A, Borgmann G PB -- Borgmann G T -- 2:43 A -- 0
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