July 3, 1973 Minnesota Twins at Kansas City Royals Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 9
MIL 7 BAL 6
MIL 4
(10) DET 5
@CLE 4 KCR 7
MIN 6 NYY 3
BOS 1 OAK 3
CAL 0 CHW 15
@TEX 1 TEX 2
CHW 1 ATL 1
HOU 0 PHI 8
@CHC 2 CIN 6
SFG 3 SDP 4
@LAD 1 MON 19
NYM 8 STL 4
PIT 0 STL 7
PIT 6

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 23,126

Tuesday, July 3, 1973
Time of Game: 2:43

Twins

41-34

Lost 1

2nd, 1 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           1  0  0   2  0  2   0  0  1    6 10  0
Royals          3  0  1   0  0  1   0  1  1    7 13  0

W: G Garber (8-5), L: K Sanders (2-3)

Winning Run scored with 0 outs

Royals

43-40

Won 1

4th, 3 GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Carew 2B                    4   0   0   0    1   0  .335  .898    0    3   1   CS,GDP
J Terrell SS                  4   0   0   0    1   1  .278  .634    0    2   5   
T Oliva DH                    5   3   3   3    0   0  .296  .744    0    0   0   3·HR
B Darwin RF                   5   2   2   0    0   2  .259  .729    0    2   2   2B
S Braun 3B                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .293  .872    0    0   2   
L Hisle CF                    3   1   2   2    1   1  .259  .767    0    1   1   HR
J Lis 1B                      4   0   2   1    0   2  .178  .546    0    8   0   
G Mitterwald C                4   0   0   0    0   2  .240  .713    0    6   1   
J Holt LF                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .283  .772    0    2   0   

B Blyleven P                                                             0   1
  K Sanders P                                                            0   0
Totals                       35   6  10   6    5   8                    24  13

BATTING

2B: B Darwin (12, off M Littell).

HR: L Hisle (8, off M Littell; 4th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF); T Oliva 3 (6, 2 off M Littell, off G Garber; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).

TB: T Oliva 12; L Hisle 5; B Darwin 3; J Lis 2; S Braun.

GIDP: R Carew (5).

RBI: T Oliva 3 (36); L Hisle 2 (28); J Lis (9).

2-out RBI: T Oliva 2; L Hisle 2.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

BASERUNNING

CS: R Carew (7, 2nd base by K Wright/F Healy).

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Patek SS                    4   1   1   1    0   1  .238  .676    0    3   4   HR
C Rojas 2B                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .252  .628    0    4   2   
A Otis CF                     4   2   2   0    0   0  .286  .817    0    3   0   SB
G Hopkins 1B                  3   0   3   1    0   0  .307  .877    0    6   0   2B,SB,HBP
  K Bevacqua PR-1B            0   1   0   0    0   0  .265  .686         2   0   
E Kirkpatrick RF              1   0   0   2    0   1  .293  .800    0    1   0   2·SF,SH
L Piniella LF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .234  .627    0    0   0   
S Hovley DH                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .265  .681    0    0   0   
P Schaal 3B                   4   2   3   2    0   0  .280  .768    0    0   0   2·HR
F Healy C                     3   0   1   0    0   2  .226  .621    0    8   1   

M Littell P                                                              0   1
  K Wright P                                                             0   0
  G Garber P                                                             0   2
Totals                       31   7  13   7    0   5                    27  10

BATTING

2B: G Hopkins (5, off B Blyleven).

HR: P Schaal 2 (5, off B Blyleven, off K Sanders; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); F Patek (2, off B Blyleven; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

SF: E Kirkpatrick 2 (3, 2 off B Blyleven).

SH: E Kirkpatrick (2, off B Blyleven).

HBP: G Hopkins (2, by B Blyleven).

TB: P Schaal 9; G Hopkins 4; F Patek 4; A Otis 2; F Healy; L Piniella; S Hovley; C Rojas.

RBI: P Schaal 2 (27); E Kirkpatrick 2 (34); S Hovley (17); F Patek (22); G Hopkins (12).

2-out RBI: P Schaal; S Hovley.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 4 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Rojas-F Patek-G Hopkins.

BASERUNNING

SB: G Hopkins (1, 2nd base off B Blyleven/G Mitterwald); A Otis (8, 2nd base off B Blyleven/G Mitterwald).

PITCHING

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                     8    12   6   6    0   5   2   2.50   34     -       ·  ·     10· 6· 0·12     39    -     1.08  -0.42
K Sanders, L (2-3)             0     1   1   1    0   0   1   5.40    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          0-0    2.31  -0.36
Totals                         8    13   7   7    0   5   3          35     -       ·  ·     10· 6· 0·13           -

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
M Littell                      5.1   7   5   5    1   4   3   5.96   23     -       ·  ·      5· 5· 1· 7     37    -     0.95  -0.25
K Wright                       1.2   2   0   0    4   2   0   3.76   10     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 2          1-1    1.99  -0.11
G Garber, W (8-5)              2     1   1   1    0   2   1   3.89    7     -       ·  ·      4· 0· 0· 1          2-0    2.68   0.08
Totals                         9    10   6   6    5   8   4          40     -       ·  ·      9· 7· 1·10          3-1

K Wright faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: B Blyleven (7; G Hopkins).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Hank Soar, 1B - Jim Odom, 2B - Art Frantz, 3B - Lou DiMuro.

Time of Game: 2:43.

Attendance: 23,126.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 93° F.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Kansas City Royals                   
1. R Carew              2B    1. F Patek              SS 
2. J Terrell            SS    2. C Rojas              2B 
3. T Oliva              DH    3. A Otis               CF 
4. B Darwin             RF    4. G Hopkins            1B 
5. S Braun              3B    5. E Kirkpatrick        RF 
6. L Hisle              CF    6. L Piniella           LF 
7. J Lis                1B    7. S Hovley             DH 
8. G Mitterwald         C     8. P Schaal             3B 
9. J Holt               LF    9. F Healy              C  

   B Blyleven           P        M Littell            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   0  6-6  ---      36% 100% P Schaal        K Sanders       Home Run
   t 9   2  6-5  ---     -36%  60% T Oliva         G Garber        Home Run
   b 8   2  5-5  --3      24%  84% S Hovley        B Blyleven      Single to RF; Bevacqua Scores; Hovley out at 2B/RF-SS
   b 6   2  5-4  ---      19%  52% P Schaal        B Blyleven      Home Run
   t 4   2  4-1  1--     -17%  67% L Hisle         M Littell       Home Run; Darwin Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Littell facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  R Carew         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      54%  J Terrell       Lineout: 2B
   R      ---      44%  T Oliva         Home Run
   O      ---      45%  B Darwin        Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
   R      ---      55%  F Patek         Home Run
          ---      58%  C Rojas         Single to CF
          1--      67%  A Otis          Single to LF; Rojas to 3B
   R      1-3      76%  G Hopkins       Double; Rojas Scores; Otis to 3B
   RO     -23      75%  E Kirkpatrick   Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Otis Scores
   O      -2-      72%  L Piniella      Single to RF; Hopkins out at Hm/RF-C; Piniella to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -2-      70%  S Hovley        Groundout: SS-1B
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 3.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 1-3, Mark Littell facing 5-6-7
          ---      66%  S Braun         Single to RF
   O      1--      70%  L Hisle         Strikeout
   O      1--      73%  J Lis           Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      75%  G Mitterwald    Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Bert Blyleven facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      73%  P Schaal        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      72%  F Healy         Single to CF; Healy out at 2B/CF-SS
   O      ---      71%  F Patek         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 3.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 1-3, Mark Littell facing 9-1-2
          ---      67%  J Holt          Walk
   OO     1--      76%  R Carew         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---      77%  J Terrell       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Bert Blyleven facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      75%  C Rojas         Strikeout Looking
          ---      77%  A Otis          Single to CF
          1--      78%  G Hopkins       Otis Steals 2B
          -2-      81%  " "             Single to 1B; Otis to 3B
   RO     1-3      83%  E Kirkpatrick   Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Otis Scores
   O      1--      82%  L Piniella      Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 4.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-4, Mark Littell facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      84%  T Oliva         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      81%  B Darwin        Single to CF
   O      1--      84%  S Braun         Popfly: SS
   RR     1--      67%  L Hisle         Home Run; Darwin Scores
          ---      66%  J Lis           Single to LF
   O      1--      69%  G Mitterwald    Strikeout
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Bert Blyleven facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      67%  S Hovley        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      69%  P Schaal        Single to CF
   O      1--      66%  F Healy         Strikeout
   O      1--      64%  F Patek         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 4.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-4, Mark Littell facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      67%  J Holt          Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      69%  R Carew         Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      71%  J Terrell       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Bert Blyleven facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      69%  C Rojas         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      67%  A Otis          Popfly: 2B
          ---      68%  G Hopkins       Hit By Pitch
          1--      69%  E Kirkpatrick   Hopkins Steals 2B
   O      -2-      66%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 4.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-4, Mark Littell facing 3-4-5
   R      ---      50%  T Oliva         Home Run
          ---      41%  B Darwin        Double to RF
   O      -2-      42%  S Braun         Flyball: RF; Darwin to 3B
                  Ken Wright replaces Mark Littell pitching
          --3      40%  L Hisle         Walk
   R      1-3      30%  J Lis           Single to LF; Darwin Scores; Hisle to 2B
   O      12-      35%  G Mitterwald    Strikeout Looking
   O      12-      39%  J Holt          Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 5, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-5, Bert Blyleven facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      35%  L Piniella      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      33%  S Hovley        Groundout: P-1B
   R      ---      52%  P Schaal        Home Run
   O      ---      50%  F Healy         Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Royals 5.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Tied 5-5, Ken Wright facing 1-2-3
          ---      44%  R Carew         Walk
   O      1--      54%  J Terrell       Carew Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---      50%  " "             Walk
   O      1--      55%  T Oliva         Flyball: CF
   O      1--      59%  B Darwin        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Royals 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Tied 5-5, Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      55%  F Patek         Strikeout
   O      ---      52%  C Rojas         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      50%  A Otis          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Royals 5.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Tied 5-5, Ken Wright facing 5-6-7
          ---      43%  S Braun         Walk
          1--      33%  L Hisle         Single to LF; Braun to 2B
                  Gene Garber replaces Ken Wright pitching
   O      12-      43%  J Lis           Strikeout Looking
   O      12-      50%  G Mitterwald    Groundout: P-2B/Forceout at 2B; Braun to 3B
   O      1-3      61%  J Holt          Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 5, Royals 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Tied 5-5, Bert Blyleven facing 4-5-6
          ---      67%  G Hopkins       Single to LF
                  Kurt Bevacqua pinch runs for Gail Hopkins batting 4th
   O      1--      65%  E Kirkpatrick   Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Bevacqua to 2B
   O      -2-      59%  L Piniella      Flyball: LF; Bevacqua to 3B
   RO     --3      84%  S Hovley        Single to RF; Bevacqua Scores; Hovley out at 2B/RF-SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Royals 6.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 5-6, Gene Garber facing 1-2-3
                  Kurt Bevacqua moves to 1B
   O      ---      91%  R Carew         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      96%  J Terrell       Strikeout Looking
   R      ---      60%  T Oliva         Home Run
   O      ---      64%  B Darwin        Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Royals 6.

Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Tied 6-6, Ken Sanders facing 8-9-1
                  Ken Sanders replaces Bert Blyleven pitching
   R      ---     100%  P Schaal        Home Run
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Royals 7.

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