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Royals
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
September 17, 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 September 17, 1971 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 17, 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 | September 17, 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 | 16,194 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 22 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Larry McCoy 1B: Jim Odom 2B: Marty Springstead 3B: Jim Honochick |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
Sandy Valdespino | Left Fielder |
Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
Gail Hopkins | First Baseman |
Paul Schaal | Third Baseman |
Joe Keough | Right Fielder |
Ed Kirkpatrick | Catcher |
Bobby Knoop | Second Baseman |
Mike Hedlund | Pitcher |
Bob Lemon | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
Name | Position |
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Cesar Tovar | Right Fielder |
Rod Carew | Second Baseman |
Harmon Killebrew | First Baseman |
Steve Braun | Third Baseman |
Leo Cardenas | Shortstop |
Steve Brye | Left Fielder |
Jim Nettles | Center Fielder |
Rick Dempsey | Catcher |
Jim Perry | Pitcher |
Bill Rigney | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Royals
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
September 17, 1971
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Perry
Patek hits a fly ball into left field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valdespino vs. Perry
Valdespino hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Perry
Otis hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Dempsey settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Dempsey. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Perry
Otis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Valdespino moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hopkins vs. Perry
Hopkins hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perry fields it and throws to second for the out. Valdespino moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Schaal vs. Perry
Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Hedlund
Tovar hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Hedlund
Carew strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Hedlund
Killebrew takes first base on ball four. Tovar moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Braun vs. Hedlund
Braun takes first base on ball four. Tovar moves to third. Killebrew moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cardenas vs. Hedlund
Cardenas 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
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, 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, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Perry
Kirkpatrick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knoop vs. Perry
Knoop strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hedlund vs. Perry
Hedlund hits a ball on the ground towards third. Braun fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brye vs. Hedlund
Brye hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Hedlund
Nettles hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dempsey vs. Hedlund
Dempsey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Perry
Patek hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valdespino vs. Perry
Valdespino hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Perry
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Braun fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perry vs. Hedlund
Perry hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Knoop settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Hedlund
Tovar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Hedlund
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopkins vs. Perry
Hopkins hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schaal vs. Perry
Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Braun fields it and throws to first for the out. Hopkins moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Keough vs. Perry
Keough hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kirkpatrick vs. Perry
Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Hopkins trying to get to home. Brye throws the ball in to Dempsey who tags Hopkins, who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Hedlund
Killebrew 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, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Hedlund
Braun hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hopkins scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Braun for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Hedlund
Cardenas is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knoop vs. Perry
Knoop hits a fly ball into right field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hedlund vs. Perry
Hedlund hits a popup towards the mound. Perry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Perry
Patek hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brye vs. Hedlund
Brye hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hedlund fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Hedlund
Nettles hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dempsey vs. Hedlund
Dempsey hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hopkins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
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
Top 6
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valdespino vs. Perry
Valdespino hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Perry
Otis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hopkins vs. Perry
Hopkins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Otis moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schaal vs. Perry
Schaal hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Otis scores. Schaal moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Keough vs. Perry
Keough hits a popup, foul, towards third. Braun settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Hedlund
Tovar hits a fly ball into right field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Hedlund
Carew 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 line drive into right field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Perry
Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knoop vs. Perry
Knoop hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brye. Knoop reaches second base with a double. Kirkpatrick moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hedlund vs. Perry
Hedlund hits a popup towards short. Cardenas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Patek vs. Perry
Patek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kirkpatrick scores. Knoop moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Valdespino vs. Haydel
Bobby Floyd pinch runs for Bobby Knoop. Hal Haydel now pitching.
Valdespino hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas fields it and throws to home to get Floyd. Patek moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Otis vs. Haydel
There's a wild pitch. Patek moves to third. Valdespino moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Otis vs. Haydel
Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Hedlund
Bobby Floyd now playing second base.
Braun hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hedlund fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Hedlund
Cardenas hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brye vs. Hedlund
Brye hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Hedlund
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Floyd fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dempsey vs. Hedlund
Dempsey hits a fly ball into right field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopkins vs. Haydel
Hopkins hits a line drive into center field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Haydel
Schaal takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keough vs. Haydel
Keough hits a line drive into left field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkpatrick vs. Haydel
Kirkpatrick strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Hedlund
Tony Oliva pinch hits for Hal Haydel.
Oliva hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Hedlund
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Floyd scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, 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
Top 9
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Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Floyd vs. Corbin
Ray Corbin now pitching.
Floyd hits a line drive into center field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hedlund vs. Corbin
Hedlund hits a line drive towards third. Braun reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Corbin
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Corbin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, 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 -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Braun vs. Hedlund
Eric Soderholm pinch runs for Harmon Killebrew.
Braun hits a fly ball into left field. Valdespino settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenas vs. Hedlund
Cardenas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Floyd settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brye vs. Hedlund
Brye hits a fly ball into right field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/17/1971 -- Kansas City at Minnesota (N) Kansas City AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI Patek F, ss 5 0 1 1 Tovar C, rf 4 0 2 0 Valdespino S, lf 4 0 1 0 Carew R, 2b 4 0 0 0 Otis A, cf 4 1 2 0 Killebrew H, 1b 3 0 1 0 Hopkins G, 1b 4 0 1 0 Soderholm E, pr 0 0 0 0 Schaal P, 3b 3 0 1 1 Braun S, 3b 3 0 0 0 Keough J, rf 4 0 0 0 Cardenas L, ss 4 1 1 1 Kirkpatrick E, c 3 1 2 0 Brye S, lf 4 0 1 0 Knoop B, 2b 3 0 1 0 Nettles J, cf 3 0 2 0 Floyd B, pr-2b 1 0 0 0 Dempsey R, c 3 0 0 0 Hedlund M, p 4 0 0 0 Perry J, p 2 0 0 0 Haydel H, p 0 0 0 0 Oliva T, ph 1 0 0 0 Corbin R, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 2 9 2 31 1 7 1 Kansas City 000 001 100 -- 2 Minnesota 000 000 100 -- 1 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Hedlund M (W) 9.0 7 1 1 2 2 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Perry J (L) 6.1 9 2 2 1 1 Haydel H 1.2 0 0 0 1 1 Corbin R 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 E -- Dempsey R DP -- Kansas City 3 LOB -- Kansas City 8, Minnesota 5 2B -- Knoop B HR -- Cardenas L WP -- Haydel H T -- 2:22 A -- 16194
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