Royals @ Twins
June 29, 1972

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Bottom 9 R H E
Royals 5 10 0
Twins 3 9 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Royals 5 10 0
Twins 3 9 1

Eric Soderholm Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .204
OBP .000 .257
At Bats 3 167
Hits 0 34
• Singles 0 20
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 7
Walks 0 11
RBI’s 0 23

Dick Drago Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 6 0
Close
Metropolitan Stadium - June 29, 1972
Out
Dick Drago
Ed Kirkpatrick
John Mayberry
Bobby Knoop
Bobby Floyd
Freddie Patek
Lou Piniella
Amos Otis
Richie Scheinblum
Eric Soderholm

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Royals 5 10 0 5
Minnesota Twins 3 9 1 4
Winning Pitcher Dick Drago
Losing Pitcher Bert Blyleven
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Ed Kirkpatrick
Attendance
Time of Game 2 hours 20 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Soderholm hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Darwin hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 9 Nettles is called out on strikes.
Bottom 9 Killebrew strikes 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 Drago strikes out.
Top 9 There goes Floyd. The throw from Mitterwald and he is safe. Floyd steals second.
Top 9 Floyd hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 9 Dave LaRoche now pitching. Knoop hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Carew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Floyd fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 8 Thompson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Tovar hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 8 Bobby Knoop now playing second base. Rich Reese pinch hits for Bob Gebhard. Reese hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gebhard fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Mayberry hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Darwin. Mayberry reaches second base with a double. Otis scores.
Top 8 Scheinblum hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gebhard fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Otis moves to third.
Top 8 Piniella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Otis moves to second.
Top 8 George Mitterwald now catching. Otis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Charlie Manuel pinch hits for Phil Roof. Manuel hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Soderholm hits a fly ball into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Darwin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Nettles hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Bob Gebhard now pitching. Patek strikes out.
Top 7 Drago takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Floyd bunts towards first. Killebrew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Floyd for the out. Kirkpatrick scores. That run is unearned.
Top 7 Rojas hits a popup towards second base. Carew makes the out and then fumbles the ball. That's an error on Carew. Kirkpatrick moves to third.
Top 7 Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Tovar. Kirkpatrick reaches second base with a double. Scheinblum scores. Mayberry goes all the way around to score.
Top 7 Mayberry hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Piniella scores. Scheinblum moves to second.
Top 7 Scheinblum hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Piniella moves to second.
Top 7 Piniella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Killebrew hits a fly ball into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drago fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Thompson takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Patek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blyleven fields it and throws to first for the out. Floyd moves to third.
Top 6 Drago bunts towards first. Killebrew scoops it up and throws to first, with Carew covering, for the out. Floyd moves to second.
Top 6 Floyd hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Tovar hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Blyleven hits a fly ball into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Roof strikes out.
Top 5 Rojas hits a fly ball into center field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Mayberry hits a line drive into center field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Soderholm hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Darwin hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Nettles is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Killebrew hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Carew moves to third.
Bottom 4 Carew hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Scheinblum hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Piniella strikes out.
Top 4 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Tovar strikes out.
Bottom 3 Blyleven strikes out.
Top 3 Patek hits a fly ball into center field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Drago is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Floyd hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Roof is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards third. Floyd fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Darwin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Floyd fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Mayberry hits a fly ball into center field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Scheinblum hits a fly ball into center field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Killebrew hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Thompson scores. Carew moves to second.
Bottom 1 Carew hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thompson moves to second.
Bottom 1 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Tovar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Otis strikes out.
Top 1 Patek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out.