Royals @ Twins
September 18, 1971

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Bottom 9 R H E
Royals 4 7 0
Twins 2 5 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Royals 4 7 0
Twins 2 5 2

Steve Braun Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .249
OBP .000 .350
At Bats 3 309
Hits 0 77
• Singles 0 58
• Doubles 0 12
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 45
RBI’s 0 32

Al Fitzmorris Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 4 0
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Metropolitan Stadium - September 18, 1971
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Al Fitzmorris
Dennis Paepke
Chuck Harrison
Bobby Floyd
Paul Schaal
Freddie Patek
Lou Piniella
Amos Otis
Bob Oliver
Steve Braun

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Royals 4 7 0 7
Minnesota Twins 2 5 2 2
Winning Pitcher Al Fitzmorris
Losing Pitcher Jim Kaat
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Dennis Paepke
Attendance 9,811
Time of Game 2 hours 20 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Braun hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fitzmorris fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Carew hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Schaal hits a fly ball into center field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Patek hits a fly ball into center field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Fitzmorris bunts towards first. Killebrew scoops it up and throws to first, with Carew covering, for the out. Floyd moves to second.
Top 9 Rick Dempsey now catching. Bob Gebhard now pitching. Floyd hits a ball on the ground towards third. Braun juggles the ball. That's an error on Braun.
Bottom 8 Rick Dempsey pinch runs for Brant Alyea. Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Floyd fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Brant Alyea pinch hits for Steve Luebber. Alyea takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Jim Holt pinch hits for Phil Roof. Holt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Floyd scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Harrison hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Carew reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Paepke hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Oliver hits a fly ball into left field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Brye hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Cardenas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Braun hits a popup towards third. Schaal settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Braun fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Otis strikes out.
Top 7 Schaal is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Carew hits a fly ball into right field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Tovar hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Paepke fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Patek hits a fly ball into right field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Fitzmorris bunts towards third. Braun fields it and throws to home to get Harrison. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 6 Steve Luebber now pitching. Floyd hits a fly ball into right field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Harrison moves to third.
Top 6 Harrison hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Tovar. Harrison reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Kaat hits a popup towards third. Schaal settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Roof hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Nettles hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Paepke hits a fly ball into left field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas fields it and throws to home to get Schaal. Piniella moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 5 There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal.
Top 5 Piniella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Schaal moves to second.
Top 5 Otis hits a fly ball into right field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Schaal takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Brye hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Braun strikes out. Paepke drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Braun out.
Top 4 Patek hits a fly ball into right field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Fitzmorris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Paepke scores. That run is unearned.
Top 4 Floyd hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kaat fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Harrison hits a ball on the ground towards third. Braun fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Paepke hits a line drive into left field. Brye picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Brye. Piniella scores. Oliver scores. Paepke moves to second.
Top 4 Oliver hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brye. Oliver reaches second base with a double. Piniella moves to third.
Top 4 Piniella takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Killebrew is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Carew hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Tovar hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kaat fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Braun fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Patek hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Roof settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Kaat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Floyd scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Roof hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Floyd scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cardenas scores. Nettles moves to third.
Bottom 2 There goes Nettles. The throw from Paepke and he is safe. Nettles steals second.
Bottom 2 Nettles takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Brye hits a fly ball into right field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cardenas moves to third.
Bottom 2 Cardenas hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Cardenas reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Fitzmorris is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Floyd strikes out.
Top 2 Harrison hits a fly ball into right field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Braun hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Paepke fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Carew scores.
Bottom 1 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.
Bottom 1 Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Paepke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Braun fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Oliver is walked intentionally.
Top 1 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Otis hits a line drive off the glove of Braun, and into shallow left field. Otis reaches second base with a double. Patek scores. Schaal moves to third.
Top 1 Schaal takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Patek hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Nettles who is chasing the ball. Patek reaches third base with a triple.