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Standings
MIL
@BAL		7
9
MIL
@BAL		4
6		 
(10)
DET
@CLE		5
4
MIN
@KCR		6
7
BOS
@NYY		1
3
CAL
@OAK		0
3
CHW
@TEX		15
1
CHW
@TEX		1
2
HOU
@ATL		0
1
PHI
@CHC		8
2
SFG
@CIN		3
6
SDP
@LAD		4
1
NYM
@MON		8
19
PIT
@STL		0
4
PIT
@STL		6
7
Tuesday, July 3, 1973
, Royals Stadium
Attendance: 23,126, Time of Game: 2:43
Twins
6
41-34
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
2nd, 1 GB
 at Royals
7
43-40
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
4th, 3 GB
W: Gene Garber (8-5)
L: Ken Sanders (2-3)
 
                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
Winning Run scored with 0 outs

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rod Carew 2B 4 0 0 0 1 0 .335 .898 -0.240 1.71 0.059 -0.299 -1.7 3 1 CS,GDP
Jerry Terrell SS 4 0 0 0 1 1 .278 .635 -0.052 0.98 0.042 -0.094 -0.3 2 5
Tony Oliva DH 5 3 3 3 0 0 .296 .744 0.549 1.24 0.621 -0.071 2.5 3·HR
Bobby Darwin RF 5 2 2 0 0 2 .259 .729 0.032 1.02 0.117 -0.085 0.4 2 2 2B
Steve Braun 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .293 .872 0.062 1.42 0.106 -0.044 0.3 0 2
Larry Hisle CF 3 1 2 2 1 1 .259 .767 0.255 1.82 0.291 -0.036 2.4 1 1 HR
Joe Lis 1B 4 0 2 1 0 2 .178 .546 -0.012 1.93 0.116 -0.127 -0.0 8 0
George Mitterwald C 4 0 0 0 0 2 .240 .713 -0.168 1.92 0.000 -0.168 -1.4 6 1
Jim Holt LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .283 .772 -0.147 1.99 0.041 -0.188 -0.8 2 0
Bert Blyleven P 1
   Ken Sanders P
Team Totals 35 6 10 6 5 8 .286 1.032 0.279 1.53 1.393 -1.112 1.4 24 13
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, 1 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.
Fielding
Outfield Assists: L Hisle (F Healy at 2nd base); B Darwin (S Hovley at 2nd base); B Darwin (G Hopkins at home plate).
Baserunning
CS: R Carew (7, 2nd base by K Wright/F Healy).

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Freddie Patek SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 .238 .676 0.033 0.88 0.102 -0.069 0.4 3 4 HR
Cookie Rojas 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .252 .628 -0.031 0.87 0.035 -0.066 -0.3 4 2
Amos Otis CF 4 2 2 0 0 0 .286 .817 0.079 0.82 0.116 -0.037 1.1 3 0 SB
Gail Hopkins 1B 3 0 3 1 0 0 .307 .877 0.212 1.08 0.212 0.000 2.3 6 0 2B,SB,HBP
   Kurt Bevacqua PR-1B 0 1 0 0 0 0 .265 .686 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 2 0
Ed Kirkpatrick RF 1 0 0 2 0 1 .293 .800 -0.053 1.58 0.015 -0.068 -0.8 1 0 2·SF,SH
Lou Piniella LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .234 .627 -0.135 1.34 0.000 -0.135 -1.2 0 0
Steve Hovley DH 4 0 1 1 0 0 .265 .680 0.169 1.56 0.243 -0.073 -0.1
Paul Schaal 3B 4 2 3 2 0 0 .280 .767 0.560 1.06 0.576 -0.016 1.0 0 0 2·HR
Fran Healy C 3 0 1 0 0 2 .226 .622 -0.055 0.75 0.000 -0.055 -0.6 8 1
Mark Littell P 1
   Ken Wright P
   Gene Garber P 2
Team Totals 31 7 13 7 0 5 .419 1.154 0.779 1.11 1.299 -0.519 1.9 27 10
2B: G Hopkins (5, off B Blyleven).
HR: P Schaal 2 (5, 1 off B Blyleven, 1 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).

Minnesota Twins

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bert Blyleven 8 12 6 6 0 5 2 2.50 34 39 -0.419 1.07 -1.9
Ken Sanders, L (2-3) 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 5.40 1 0 0 -0.361 2.27 0.0
Team Totals 8 13 7 7 0 5 3 7.88 35 39 0 0 -0.780 1.53 -1.9

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Mark Littell 5.1 7 5 5 1 4 3 5.96 23 37 -0.249 0.95 -1.9
Ken Wright 1.2 2 0 0 4 2 0 3.76 10 1 1 -0.108 2.02 -0.5
Gene Garber, W (8-5) 2 1 1 1 0 2 1 3.89 7 2 0 0.077 2.66 1.0
Team Totals 9 10 6 6 5 8 4 6.00 40 37 3 1 -0.280 1.11 -1.4
K Wright faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: B Blyleven (7; G Hopkins).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Hank Soar, 1B - Jim Odom, 2B - Art Frantz, 3B - Lou DiMuro.
Time of Game: 2:43.
Attendance: 23,126.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 93° F.

Starting Lineups

Minnesota Twins         Kansas City Royals
1 Rod Carew 2B 1 Freddie Patek SS
2 Jerry Terrell SS 2 Cookie Rojas 2B
3 Tony Oliva DH 3 Amos Otis CF
4 Bobby Darwin RF 4 Gail Hopkins 1B
5 Steve Braun 3B 5 Ed Kirkpatrick RF
6 Larry Hisle CF 6 Lou Piniella LF
7 Joe Lis 1B 7 Steve Hovley DH
8 George Mitterwald C 8 Paul Schaal 3B
9 Jim Holt LF 9 Fran Healy C
Bert Blyleven P Mark Littell P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b9 6-6 0 --- R KCR P. Schaal K. Sanders 36% 100% Home Run
t9 5-6 2 --- R MIN T. Oliva G. Garber -36% 60% Home Run
b8 5-5 2 --3 RO KCR S. Hovley B. Blyleven 24% 84% Single to RF; Bevacqua Scores; Hovley out at 2B/RF-SS
b6 4-5 2 --- R KCR P. Schaal B. Blyleven 19% 52% Home Run
t4 1-4 2 1-- RR MIN L. Hisle M. Littell -17% 67% Home Run; Darwin Scores

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Mark Littell facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O MIN R. Carew M. Littell 2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O MIN J. Terrell M. Littell 2% 54% Lineout: 2B
t1 0-0 2 --- R MIN T. Oliva M. Littell -10% 44% Home Run
t1 1-0 2 --- O MIN B. Darwin M. Littell 1% 45% Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- R KCR F. Patek B. Blyleven 10% 55% Home Run
b1 1-1 0 --- KCR C. Rojas B. Blyleven 3% 58% Single to CF
b1 1-1 0 1-- KCR A. Otis B. Blyleven 9% 67% Single to LF; Rojas to 3B
b1 1-1 0 1-3 R KCR G. Hopkins B. Blyleven 9% 76% Double; Rojas Scores; Otis to 3B
b1 2-1 0 -23 RO KCR E. Kirkpatrick B. Blyleven -2% 75% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Otis Scores
b1 3-1 1 -2- O KCR L. Piniella B. Blyleven -2% 72% Single to RF; Hopkins out at Hm/RF-C; Piniella to 2B/Adv on throw
b1 3-1 2 -2- O KCR S. Hovley B. Blyleven -2% 70% Groundout: SS-1B
3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 3.
Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 1-3, Royals' Mark Littell facing 5-6-7
t2 1-3 0 --- MIN S. Braun M. Littell -4% 66% Single to RF
t2 1-3 0 1-- O MIN L. Hisle M. Littell 4% 70% Strikeout
t2 1-3 1 1-- O MIN J. Lis M. Littell 3% 73% Strikeout Looking
t2 1-3 2 1-- O MIN G. Mitterwald M. Littell 2% 75% 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, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 8-9-1
b2 3-1 0 --- O KCR P. Schaal B. Blyleven -2% 73% Flyball: RF
b2 3-1 1 --- O KCR F. Healy B. Blyleven -1% 72% Single to CF; Healy out at 2B/CF-SS
b2 3-1 2 --- O KCR F. Patek B. Blyleven -1% 71% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 3.
Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 1-3, Royals' Mark Littell facing 9-1-2
t3 1-3 0 --- MIN J. Holt M. Littell -4% 67% Walk
t3 1-3 0 1-- OO MIN R. Carew M. Littell 8% 76% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t3 1-3 2 --- O MIN J. Terrell M. Littell 1% 77% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 2-3-4
b3 3-1 0 --- O KCR C. Rojas B. Blyleven -2% 75% Strikeout Looking
b3 3-1 1 --- KCR A. Otis B. Blyleven 2% 77% Single to CF
b3 3-1 1 1-- KCR G. Hopkins B. Blyleven 1% 78% Otis Steals 2B
b3 3-1 1 -2- KCR G. Hopkins B. Blyleven 3% 81% Single to 1B; Otis to 3B
b3 3-1 1 1-3 RO KCR E. Kirkpatrick B. Blyleven 1% 83% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Otis Scores
b3 4-1 2 1-- O KCR L. Piniella B. Blyleven -1% 82% Flyball: RF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 4.
Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-4, Royals' Mark Littell facing 3-4-5
t4 1-4 0 --- O MIN T. Oliva M. Littell 2% 84% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 1-4 1 --- MIN B. Darwin M. Littell -3% 81% Single to CF
t4 1-4 1 1-- O MIN S. Braun M. Littell 3% 84% Popfly: SS
t4 1-4 2 1-- RR MIN L. Hisle M. Littell -17% 67% Home Run; Darwin Scores
t4 3-4 2 --- MIN J. Lis M. Littell -2% 66% Single to LF
t4 3-4 2 1-- O MIN G. Mitterwald M. Littell 3% 69% Strikeout
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 4.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 7-8-9
b4 4-3 0 --- O KCR S. Hovley B. Blyleven -2% 67% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 4-3 1 --- KCR P. Schaal B. Blyleven 2% 69% Single to CF
b4 4-3 1 1-- O KCR F. Healy B. Blyleven -3% 66% Strikeout
b4 4-3 2 1-- O KCR F. Patek B. Blyleven -2% 64% 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, Royals' Mark Littell facing 9-1-2
t5 3-4 0 --- O MIN J. Holt M. Littell 3% 67% Foul Flyball: 1B
t5 3-4 1 --- O MIN R. Carew M. Littell 2% 69% Popfly: 2B
t5 3-4 2 --- O MIN J. Terrell M. Littell 1% 71% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 2-3-4
b5 4-3 0 --- O KCR C. Rojas B. Blyleven -2% 69% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 4-3 1 --- O KCR A. Otis B. Blyleven -2% 67% Popfly: 2B
b5 4-3 2 --- KCR G. Hopkins B. Blyleven 1% 68% Hit By Pitch
b5 4-3 2 1-- KCR E. Kirkpatrick B. Blyleven 1% 69% Hopkins Steals 2B
b5 4-3 2 -2- O KCR E. Kirkpatrick B. Blyleven -3% 66% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 4.
Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-4, Royals' Mark Littell facing 3-4-5
t6 3-4 0 --- R MIN T. Oliva M. Littell -16% 50% Home Run
t6 4-4 0 --- MIN B. Darwin M. Littell -9% 41% Double to RF
t6 4-4 0 -2- O MIN S. Braun M. Littell 2% 42% Flyball: RF; Darwin to 3B
Ken Wright replaces Mark Littell pitching
t6 4-4 1 --3 MIN L. Hisle K. Wright -2% 40% Walk
t6 4-4 1 1-3 R MIN J. Lis K. Wright -10% 30% Single to LF; Darwin Scores; Hisle to 2B
t6 5-4 1 12- O MIN G. Mitterwald K. Wright 5% 35% Strikeout Looking
t6 5-4 2 12- O MIN J. Holt K. Wright 5% 39% Flyball: CF
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 5, Royals 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-5, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 6-7-8
b6 4-5 0 --- O KCR L. Piniella B. Blyleven -4% 35% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 4-5 1 --- O KCR S. Hovley B. Blyleven -3% 33% Groundout: P-1B
b6 4-5 2 --- R KCR P. Schaal B. Blyleven 19% 52% Home Run
b6 5-5 2 --- O KCR F. Healy B. Blyleven -2% 50% Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Royals 5.
Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Tied 5-5, Royals' Ken Wright facing 1-2-3
t7 5-5 0 --- MIN R. Carew K. Wright -6% 44% Walk
t7 5-5 0 1-- O MIN J. Terrell K. Wright 10% 54% Carew Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t7 5-5 1 --- MIN J. Terrell K. Wright -4% 50% Walk
t7 5-5 1 1-- O MIN T. Oliva K. Wright 5% 55% Flyball: CF
t7 5-5 2 1-- O MIN B. Darwin K. Wright 4% 59% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Royals 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Tied 5-5, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
b7 5-5 0 --- O KCR F. Patek B. Blyleven -4% 55% Strikeout
b7 5-5 1 --- O KCR C. Rojas B. Blyleven -3% 52% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 5-5 2 --- O KCR A. Otis B. Blyleven -2% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Royals 5.
Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Tied 5-5, Royals' Ken Wright facing 5-6-7
t8 5-5 0 --- MIN S. Braun K. Wright -7% 43% Walk
t8 5-5 0 1-- MIN L. Hisle K. Wright -10% 33% Single to LF; Braun to 2B
Gene Garber replaces Ken Wright pitching
t8 5-5 0 12- O MIN J. Lis G. Garber 10% 43% Strikeout Looking
t8 5-5 1 12- O MIN G. Mitterwald G. Garber 7% 50% Groundout: P-2B/Forceout at 2B; Braun to 3B
t8 5-5 2 1-3 O MIN J. Holt G. Garber 11% 61% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 5, Royals 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Tied 5-5, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 4-5-6
b8 5-5 0 --- KCR G. Hopkins B. Blyleven 6% 67% Single to LF
Kurt Bevacqua pinch runs for Gail Hopkins (1B) batting 4th
b8 5-5 0 1-- O KCR E. Kirkpatrick B. Blyleven -2% 65% Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Bevacqua to 2B
b8 5-5 1 -2- O KCR L. Piniella B. Blyleven -6% 59% Flyball: LF; Bevacqua to 3B
b8 5-5 2 --3 RO KCR S. Hovley B. Blyleven 24% 84% 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, Royals' Gene Garber facing 1-2-3
Kurt Bevacqua moves from PR to 1B
t9 5-6 0 --- O MIN R. Carew G. Garber 7% 91% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t9 5-6 1 --- O MIN J. Terrell G. Garber 5% 96% Strikeout Looking
t9 5-6 2 --- R MIN T. Oliva G. Garber -36% 60% Home Run
t9 6-6 2 --- O MIN B. Darwin G. Garber 3% 64% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Royals 6.
Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Tied 6-6, Twins' Ken Sanders facing 8-9-1
Ken Sanders replaces Bert Blyleven pitching
b9 6-6 0 --- R KCR P. Schaal K. Sanders 36% 100% Home Run
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Royals 7.

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