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CAL  3
@CHW  2
 MIN  2
@KCR  0
 OAK  5
@MIL  0
 BOS 10
@WSA  7
 CIN  7
@ATL  3
 LAD  4
CHC  3
 PIT  4
@PHI  3
(11)		 SFG  5
SDP  0
 STL  5
HOU  4
Standings at end of play this day

Municipal Stadium, Attendance: 32,728

 Monday, April 12, 1971
Time of Game: 2:09
Twins
2
4-2
Won 3
1st
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           0  1  0   0  0  0   1  0  0    2 12  0
Royals          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  3  0
W: Bert Blyleven (2-0), L: Dick Drago (1-1)
 Royals
0
3-4
Lost 1
4th, 1½ GB

Batting Stats

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
C Tovar LF                    4   1   3   0    0   0  .519 1.181              5   0   2B,CS,HBP
R Carew 2B                    5   0   3   1    0   1  .269  .642              2   3   2B,CS,GDP
T Oliva RF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .417 1.107              1   0   2B
H Killebrew 3B-1B             3   1   2   0    1   0  .476 1.274              6   1   2B,IW
R Reese 1B                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .125  .250              6   0   
  B Alyea PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .167              0   0   
  D Thompson 3B               0   0   0   0    0   0                          1   1   
J Holt CF                     4   0   2   1    0   0  .333  .722              0   0   
L Cardenas SS                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .136  .422              2   2   
G Mitterwald C                4   0   0   0    0   2  .111  .269              4   0   
B Blyleven P                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .286              0   4   
Totals                       36   2  12   0    1   4                         27  11
Batting Events
2B: C Tovar (3, off D Drago); R Carew (2, off D Drago); T Oliva (3, off D Drago); H Killebrew (2, off D Drago).
IBB: H Killebrew (1, by D Drago).
HBP: C Tovar (1, by D Drago).
TB: R Carew 4; C Tovar 4; H Killebrew 3; J Holt 2; T Oliva 2; R Reese.
GIDP: R Carew (2).
RBI: J Holt (2); R Carew (2).
2-out RBI: R Carew.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 2 for 8.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. H Killebrew.
Baserunning Events
CS: C Tovar (1, 2nd base by T Abernathy/E Kirkpatrick); R Carew (1, 2nd base by D Drago/E Kirkpatrick).
Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
F Patek SS                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .269  .772              2   5   
J Keough RF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .083  .237              3   0   
A Otis CF                     3   0   1   0    1   1  .286  .632              1   0   
L Piniella LF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .207  .483              3   0   
E Kirkpatrick C               3   0   0   0    0   1  .313  .701              4   2   
B Oliver 1B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .692             11   0   
C Rojas 2B                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .375  .991              3   3   2B
P Schaal 3B                   2   0   1   0    1   0  .227  .593              0   2   
D Drago P                     1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000              0   2   SH
  T Burgmeier P               0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
  G Hopkins PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
  T Abernathy P               0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   1   
Totals                       28   0   3   0    2   3                         27  15
Batting Events
2B: C Rojas (2, off B Blyleven).
SH: D Drago (1, off B Blyleven).
TB: C Rojas 2; A Otis; P Schaal.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. F Patek-C Rojas-B Oliver.

Pitching Stats

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Blyleven, W (2-0)            9     3   0   0    2   3   0   0.00   31     -       ·  ·     12·11· 1· 3     82    -     1.33   0.59
Totals                         9     3   0   0    2   3   0          31     -       ·  ·     12·11· 1· 3           -  
Kansas City Royals            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Drago, L (1-1)               6.2  11   2   2    1   2   0   1.15   31     -       ·  ·     11· 5· 1·11     45    -     1.01   0.02
T Burgmeier                    1.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      0· 3· 0· 0          3-0    0.82   0.06
T Abernathy                    1     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.31   0.01
Totals                         9    12   2   2    1   4   0          38     -       ·  ·     12· 8· 1·12          3-0
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: D Drago (1; C Tovar).
IBB: D Drago (1; H Killebrew).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Merle Anthony, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Hank Soar.
Time of Game: 2:09.
Attendance: 32,728.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 84° F.

Lineups

   Minnesota Twins                           Kansas City Royals                           
1. Cesar Tovar                  LF       1. Freddie Patek                SS
2. Rod Carew                    2B       2. Joe Keough                   RF
3. Tony Oliva                   RF       3. Amos Otis                    CF
4. Harmon Killebrew             3B       4. Lou Piniella                 LF
5. Rich Reese                   1B       5. Ed Kirkpatrick                C
6. Jim Holt                     CF       6. Bob Oliver                   1B
7. Leo Cardenas                 SS       7. Cookie Rojas                 2B
8. George Mitterwald             C       8. Paul Schaal                  3B
9. Bert Blyleven                 P       9. Dick Drago                    P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b3 1 1-3 OO 15% 64% 0-1 KCR F. Patek B. Blyleven Line Drive Double Play: 3B unassisted
t7 2 -2- R 12% 83% 1-0 MIN R. Carew D. Drago Single to CF; Tovar Scores
b3 0 -2- -9% 42% 0-1 KCR P. Schaal B. Blyleven Single to RF; Rojas to 3B
b3 0 --- -8% 50% 0-1 KCR C. Rojas B. Blyleven Double to LF
b3 0 1-3 O 8% 49% 0-1 KCR D. Drago B. Blyleven Strikeout Looking

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Dick Drago facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 MIN C. Tovar D. Drago Flyball: LF
t1 1 --- 2% 50% 0-0 MIN R. Carew D. Drago Single to LF
t1 1 1-- O -4% 46% 0-0 MIN T. Oliva D. Drago Carew Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t1 2 --- O -1% 45% 0-0 MIN T. Oliva D. Drago Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O 2% 48% 0-0 KCR F. Patek B. Blyleven Flyball: RF
b1 1 --- O 1% 49% 0-0 KCR J. Keough B. Blyleven Flyball: LF
b1 2 --- O 1% 50% 0-0 KCR A. Otis B. Blyleven Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Dick Drago facing 4-5-6
t2 0 --- 7% 57% 0-0 MIN H. Killebrew D. Drago Double to RF
t2 0 -2- O -1% 56% 0-0 MIN R. Reese D. Drago Groundout: 2B-1B; Killebrew to 3B
t2 1 --3 R 6% 62% 0-0 MIN J. Holt D. Drago Single to LF; Killebrew Scores
t2 1 1-- O -1% 60% 1-0 MIN L. Cardenas D. Drago Groundout: 3B-1B; Holt to 2B
t2 2 -2- O -3% 57% 1-0 MIN G. Mitterwald D. Drago Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 4-5-6
b2 0 --- O 3% 60% 0-1 KCR L. Piniella B. Blyleven Groundout: SS-1B
b2 1 --- O 2% 62% 0-1 KCR E. Kirkpatrick B. Blyleven Groundout: P-1B
b2 2 --- O 1% 63% 0-1 KCR B. Oliver B. Blyleven Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Dick Drago facing 9-1-2
t3 0 --- O -2% 61% 1-0 MIN B. Blyleven D. Drago Bunt Groundout: P-1B
t3 1 --- 2% 63% 1-0 MIN C. Tovar D. Drago Hit By Pitch
t3 1 1-- OO -5% 58% 1-0 MIN R. Carew D. Drago Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 7-8-9
b3 0 --- -8% 50% 0-1 KCR C. Rojas B. Blyleven Double to LF
b3 0 -2- -9% 42% 0-1 KCR P. Schaal B. Blyleven Single to RF; Rojas to 3B
b3 0 1-3 O 8% 49% 0-1 KCR D. Drago B. Blyleven Strikeout Looking
b3 1 1-3 OO 15% 64% 0-1 KCR F. Patek B. Blyleven Line Drive Double Play: 3B unassisted
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 0.
Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Dick Drago facing 3-4-5
t4 0 --- O -2% 62% 1-0 MIN T. Oliva D. Drago Lineout: LF
t4 1 --- 2% 64% 1-0 MIN H. Killebrew D. Drago Single to 3B
t4 1 1-- 4% 68% 1-0 MIN R. Reese D. Drago Single to CF; Killebrew to 2B
t4 1 12- O -4% 64% 1-0 MIN J. Holt D. Drago Flyball: LF
t4 2 12- O -4% 59% 1-0 MIN L. Cardenas D. Drago Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 2-3-4
b4 0 --- O 3% 62% 0-1 KCR J. Keough B. Blyleven Groundout: C unassisted
b4 1 --- O 2% 64% 0-1 KCR A. Otis B. Blyleven Strikeout
b4 2 --- O 1% 66% 0-1 KCR L. Piniella B. Blyleven Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 0.
Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Dick Drago facing 8-9-1
t5 0 --- O -2% 63% 1-0 MIN G. Mitterwald D. Drago Strikeout Looking
t5 1 --- O -1% 62% 1-0 MIN B. Blyleven D. Drago Groundout: SS-1B
t5 2 --- 1% 63% 1-0 MIN C. Tovar D. Drago Single to CF
t5 2 1-- 4% 67% 1-0 MIN R. Carew D. Drago Double to RF; Tovar to 3B
t5 2 -23 O -6% 61% 1-0 MIN T. Oliva D. Drago Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 5-6-7
b5 0 --- O 3% 64% 0-1 KCR E. Kirkpatrick B. Blyleven Strikeout
b5 1 --- O 2% 66% 0-1 KCR B. Oliver B. Blyleven Flyball: LF
b5 2 --- O 2% 68% 0-1 KCR C. Rojas B. Blyleven Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 0.
Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Dick Drago facing 4-5-6
t6 0 --- O -2% 66% 1-0 MIN H. Killebrew D. Drago Groundout: SS-1B
t6 1 --- O -2% 64% 1-0 MIN R. Reese D. Drago Groundout: P-1B
t6 2 --- 1% 66% 1-0 MIN J. Holt D. Drago Single to RF
t6 2 1-- O -2% 63% 1-0 MIN L. Cardenas D. Drago Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 8-9-1
b6 0 --- -7% 57% 0-1 KCR P. Schaal B. Blyleven Walk
b6 0 1-- O 3% 59% 0-1 KCR D. Drago B. Blyleven Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Schaal to 2B
b6 1 -2- O 6% 66% 0-1 KCR F. Patek B. Blyleven Groundout: SS-1B
b6 2 -2- O 6% 72% 0-1 KCR J. Keough B. Blyleven Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 0.
Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Dick Drago facing 8-9-1
t7 0 --- O -2% 69% 1-0 MIN G. Mitterwald D. Drago Groundout: SS-1B
t7 1 --- O -2% 68% 1-0 MIN B. Blyleven D. Drago Flyball: 2B
t7 2 --- 3% 70% 1-0 MIN C. Tovar D. Drago Double to LF
t7 2 -2- R 12% 83% 1-0 MIN R. Carew D. Drago Single to CF; Tovar Scores
t7 2 1-- 2% 85% 2-0 MIN T. Oliva D. Drago Double to CF; Carew to 3B
t7 2 -23 1% 85% 2-0 MIN H. Killebrew D. Drago Intentional Walk
Tom Burgmeier replaces Dick Drago pitching and batting 9th; Brant Alyea pinch hits for Rich Reese (1B) batting 5th
t7 2 123 O -4% 81% 2-0 MIN B. Alyea T. Burgmeier Strikeout
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Twins 2, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 3-4-5
Harmon Killebrew moves from 3B to 1B; Danny Thompson replaces Brant Alyea (PH) playing 3B batting 5th
b7 0 --- -7% 75% 0-2 KCR A. Otis B. Blyleven Single to CF
b7 0 1-- O 6% 80% 0-2 KCR L. Piniella B. Blyleven Flyball: SS
b7 1 1-- O 5% 85% 0-2 KCR E. Kirkpatrick B. Blyleven Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b7 2 1-- O 3% 88% 0-2 KCR B. Oliver B. Blyleven Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Royals 0.
Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-0, Royals' Tom Burgmeier facing 6-7-8
t8 0 --- O -1% 87% 2-0 MIN J. Holt T. Burgmeier Flyball: RF
t8 1 --- O -1% 87% 2-0 MIN L. Cardenas T. Burgmeier Flyball: CF
t8 2 --- O -0% 86% 2-0 MIN G. Mitterwald T. Burgmeier Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 7-8-9
b8 0 --- O 4% 90% 0-2 KCR C. Rojas B. Blyleven Groundout: P-1B
b8 1 --- O 2% 92% 0-2 KCR P. Schaal B. Blyleven Groundout: P-1B
Gail Hopkins pinch hits for Tom Burgmeier (P) batting 9th
b8 2 --- O 1% 94% 0-2 KCR G. Hopkins B. Blyleven Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Royals 0.
Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-0, Royals' Ted Abernathy facing 9-1-2
Ted Abernathy replaces Gail Hopkins (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t9 0 --- O -1% 93% 2-0 MIN B. Blyleven T. Abernathy Groundout: P-1B
t9 1 --- 1% 94% 2-0 MIN C. Tovar T. Abernathy Single to CF
t9 1 1-- O -1% 93% 2-0 MIN R. Carew T. Abernathy Tovar Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t9 2 --- O -0% 92% 2-0 MIN R. Carew T. Abernathy Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
b9 0 --- O 4% 96% 0-2 KCR F. Patek B. Blyleven Groundout: 3B-1B
b9 1 --- O 2% 99% 0-2 KCR J. Keough B. Blyleven Flyball: 3B
b9 2 --- -3% 96% 0-2 KCR A. Otis B. Blyleven Walk
b9 2 1-- O 4% 100% 0-2 KCR L. Piniella B. Blyleven Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Royals 0.

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