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August 5, 1971

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Top 9 R H E
Twins 4 12 1
Royals 7 9 1
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Twins 4 12 1
Royals 7 9 1

Rod Carew Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .280
OBP .500 .319
At Bats 3 400
Hits 1 112
• Singles 0 92
• Doubles 1 12
• Triples 0 7
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 1 24
RBI’s 0 34

Tom Burgmeier Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 6 9
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Municipal Stadium - August 5, 1971
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Out
Tom Burgmeier
Dennis Paepke
Chuck Harrison
Cookie Rojas
Paul Schaal
Freddie Patek
Lou Piniella
Amos Otis
Bob Oliver
Rod Carew

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Minnesota Twins 4 12 1 9
Kansas City Royals 7 9 1 8
Winning Pitcher Ted Abernathy
Losing Pitcher Stan Williams
Save Tom Burgmeier
Game Winning RBI Amos Otis
Attendance 9,255
Time of Game 2 hours 40 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Oliva 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 Tovar hits a fly ball into right field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Otis strikes out.
Bottom 8 Rojas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Patek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Braun fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 George Thomas now playing left field. Cesar Tovar now playing center field. Jim Strickland now pitching. Burgmeier hits a line drive into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Braun hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burgmeier fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Danny Thompson pinch hits for Bob Gebhard. Thompson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 George Thomas pinch hits for Jim Nettles. Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harrison scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thomas for the out.
Top 8 Tom Burgmeier now pitching. Mitterwald hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Paepke hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gebhard fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Oliver hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Harrison moves to second.
Bottom 7 Schaal hits a fly ball into left field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Harrison hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Otis scores.
Bottom 7 Bob Gebhard now pitching. Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Braun fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Otis hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Oliva. Otis reaches second base with a double. Knoop scores. Patek scores. Rojas goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 7 Rojas takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 There goes Patek. The throw from Mitterwald and he is safe. Patek steals second.
Bottom 7 Stan Williams now pitching. Patek is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 7 Rich Reese now playing first base. Bobby Knoop pinch hits for Ted Abernathy. Knoop hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Tovar who is chasing the ball. Knoop reaches third base with a triple.
Top 7 Holt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Abernathy fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Cardenas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Carew strikes out.
Top 7 Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harrison scoops it up and throws to first, with Abernathy covering, for the out.
Bottom 6 Paepke hits a fly ball into left field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Oliver hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Nettles. Oliver reaches second base with a double. Schaal goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned.
Bottom 6 Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Braun juggles the ball. That's an error on Braun.
Bottom 6 Harrison hits a line drive into left field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Piniella hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Braun strikes out.
Top 6 Hall 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 5 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Braun fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Rojas hits a popup, foul, towards first. Holt settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Patek hits a fly ball into left field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Abernathy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Nettles hits a line drive towards first. Harrison catches it and steps on first to double up Holt.
Top 5 Mitterwald is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Holt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cardenas moves to third.
Top 5 Dennis Paepke now catching. Ted Abernathy now pitching. Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek misplays the ball. That's an error on Patek.
Bottom 4 Dennis Paepke pinch hits for Jerry May. Paepke hits a fly ball into left field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Oliver hits a fly ball into center field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Piniella tags and scores.
Bottom 4 Schaal takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Harrison hits a fly ball into center field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Piniella moves to third.
Bottom 4 Piniella hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Oliva. Piniella reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Carew hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Oliva hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hall scores. Tovar moves to third.
Top 4 Tovar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hall moves to third.
Top 4 Braun hits a line drive into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Hall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Bill Butler now pitching. Nettles hits a popup, foul, towards third. Schaal settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Rojas takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Patek is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Mitterwald strikes out.
Top 3 There goes Holt. The throw from May and he is safe. Holt steals second.
Top 3 Holt hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Oliva scores. Carew moves to third.
Top 3 Cardenas hits a line drive into right field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Tovar tags and scores. Oliva tags and moves to third.
Top 3 Carew takes first base on ball four. Oliva moves to second.
Top 3 Oliva hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tovar moves to third.
Top 3 Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Braun hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Nelson strikes out.
Bottom 2 May strikes out.
Bottom 2 Oliver strikes out.
Top 2 Hall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Nettles takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Mitterwald hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Mitterwald reaches second base with a double. Holt moves to third.
Top 2 Holt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Carew scores.
Top 2 Cardenas bunts towards the mound. Nelson fields it and throws to first for the out. Carew moves to third.
Top 2 Carew hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Carew reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Schaal hits a fly ball into left field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Harrison takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Piniella hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Nettles who is chasing the ball. Piniella reaches third base with a triple. Rojas goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 Otis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Rojas takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Patek strikes out.
Top 1 Oliva strikes out.
Top 1 Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Braun strikes out.