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June 24, 1972

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Bottom 9 R H E
Twins 4 9 1
Royals 1 8 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Twins 4 9 1
Royals 1 8 1

Lou Piniella Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .323
OBP .000 .364
At Bats 3 226
Hits 0 73
• Singles 0 53
• Doubles 0 14
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 10
RBI’s 0 24

Jim Kaat Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 2 0
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Municipal Stadium - June 24, 1972
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Out
Jim Kaat
Phil Roof
Rich Reese
Rod Carew
Eric Soderholm
Danny Thompson
Steve Braun
Jim Nettles
Cesar Tovar
Lou Piniella
Amos Otis

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Minnesota Twins 4 9 1 8
Kansas City Royals 1 8 1 2
Winning Pitcher Jim Kaat
Losing Pitcher Jim Rooker
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Eric Soderholm
Attendance 8,916
Time of Game 2 hours 25 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Otis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Carew hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Carew for the out.
Top 9 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.
Top 9 Tom Burgmeier now pitching. Tovar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Otis throws the ball in to Patek who tags Tovar trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Bottom 8 Carl Taylor pinch hits for Ted Abernathy. Taylor hits a popup towards short. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Floyd hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 May hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Roof fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Roof. Rojas scores. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 8 Mayberry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rojas moves to third.
Bottom 8 Rojas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Kaat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Roof hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Soderholm is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Scheinblum hits a fly ball into left field. Braun settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Rich Reese now playing first base. Steve Braun now playing left field. Jim Nettles now playing center field. Otis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Ted Abernathy now pitching. Jim Nettles pinch hits for Bobby Darwin. Nettles hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Rojas catches it and throws to second with Patek covering, to double up Reese.
Top 7 Rich Reese pinch runs for Harmon Killebrew. Steve Braun pinch hits for Rick Renick. Braun takes first base on ball four. Thompson scores. Carew moves to third. Reese moves to second.
Top 7 Killebrew is walked intentionally.
Top 7 Carew hits a line drive into right field. Scheinblum picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Scheinblum. Thompson moves to third. Carew moves to second.
Top 7 Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fitzmorris fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Fitzmorris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Floyd hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Floyd is thrown out after the base hit.
Top 6 Kaat hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Roof hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Soderholm is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 May hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Rojas hits a fly ball into left field. Renick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Scheinblum hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Darwin hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Renick takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Killebrew strikes out.
Top 5 Carew hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Otis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Patek hits a fly ball into center field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Al Fitzmorris now pitching. Thompson hits a fly ball into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Floyd fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kaat moves to third.
Top 4 Kaat hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis. Kaat reaches second base with a double. Soderholm goes all the way around to score.
Top 4 Roof hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Soderholm hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Renick scores. Darwin scores.
Top 4 Darwin hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Darwin reaches second base with a double. Renick moves to third.
Top 4 Renick takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Rooker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Floyd hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Thompson hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 There goes Tovar. The throw from May and he is safe. Tovar steals second.
Top 3 Tovar is hit by the pitch.
Top 3 Kaat hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rooker fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Mayberry strikes out.
Bottom 2 Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Scheinblum hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Roof hits a ball on the ground towards third. Floyd fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Top 2 Soderholm hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Darwin moves to second.
Top 2 Darwin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Renick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Floyd fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Killebrew strikes out.
Bottom 1 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Patek hits a popup, foul, towards first. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Carew strikes out.
Top 1 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Floyd fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Tovar strikes out.