Royals @ Twins
August 3, 1973

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Bottom 9 R H E
Royals 4 8 0
Twins 2 7 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Royals 4 8 0
Twins 2 7 0

Jim Holt Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .289
OBP .000 .334
At Bats 3 294
Hits 0 85
• Singles 0 56
• Doubles 0 17
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 9
Walks 0 20
RBI’s 0 37

Doug Bird Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 3 7
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Metropolitan Stadium - August 3, 1973
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Out
Doug Bird
Fran Healy
John Mayberry
Cookie Rojas
Kurt Bevacqua
Freddie Patek
Lou Piniella
Amos Otis
Steve Hovley
Jim Holt

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Royals 4 8 0 4
Minnesota Twins 2 7 0 5
Winning Pitcher Al Fitzmorris
Losing Pitcher Jim Kaat
Save Doug Bird
Game Winning RBI Amos Otis
Attendance 20,024
Time of Game 2 hours 23 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Mitterwald strikes out.
Bottom 9 Braun hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Bevacqua strikes out.
Top 9 There goes Hovley. The throw from Mitterwald and he is safe. Hovley steals second.
Top 9 Hovley takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Reichardt strikes out.
Bottom 8 Darwin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Oliva hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Doug Bird now pitching. Carew strikes out.
Top 8 Mayberry is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Otis hits a line drive towards short. Thompson reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Rojas strikes out.
Bottom 7 Hisle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Brye takes first base on ball four. Thompson moves to second.
Bottom 7 Thompson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Holt hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Patek hits a popup towards first. Holt settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Healy strikes out.
Top 7 Bevacqua hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Hisle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Mitterwald 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 6 Braun hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 6 Darwin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua fields it and throws to first for the out. Oliva moves to second.
Bottom 6 Oliva hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Steve Hovley now playing right field. Carew bunts towards third. Bevacqua fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Bill Campbell now pitching. McRae hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mitterwald settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Piniella hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Brye. Piniella reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Reichardt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Braun fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Otis scores.
Top 6 Mayberry hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Otis moves to third.
Top 6 Otis hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Hisle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Brye hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Braun fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Patek hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Healy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Braun fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Holt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Mitterwald hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Braun hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Darwin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Bevacqua hits a fly ball into center field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Piniella hits a line drive towards short. Thompson reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Oliva strikes out.
Bottom 3 There goes Carew. The throw from Healy and he is safe. Carew steals second.
Bottom 3 Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fitzmorris fields it and throws to home to get Thompson. Brye moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 3 Hisle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fitzmorris fields it and throws to first for the out. Thompson moves to third. Brye moves to second.
Bottom 3 Brye hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thompson moves to second.
Bottom 3 Thompson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Reichardt hits a fly ball into left field. Hisle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Mayberry hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Otis moves to third.
Top 3 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Braun fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Patek hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Holt hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Holt for the out.
Bottom 2 Mitterwald 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.
Bottom 2 Braun hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Healy is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Bevacqua hits a ball on the ground towards third. Braun fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 McRae strikes out.
Bottom 1 Darwin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Oliva takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fitzmorris fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Hisle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Reichardt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Braun fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Mayberry hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 1 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. Patek scores. Rojas moves to second.
Top 1 Rojas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Patek moves to third.
Top 1 Patek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.