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Metropolitan Stadium, Attendance: 4,585 |
Thursday, May 24, 1973 Time of Game: 2:15 |
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Royals
0
23-20
Lost 4
5th, 4 GB
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
Royals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Twins 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 X 2 11 0
W: Bert Blyleven (5-6), L: Dick Drago (4-4) |
Twins
2
21-17
Won 4
2nd, 3½ GB
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Batting Stats
Kansas City Royals AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str PO A Details S Hovley RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .290 .671 0 0 C Rojas 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .278 .705 3 4 J Mayberry 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 .278 .989 7 0 A Otis CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .307 .872 2 0 E Kirkpatrick LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 .336 .894 5 0 K Bevacqua 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .292 .671 0 1 H McRae DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 .165 .520 0 0 F Healy C 2 0 0 0 1 1 .231 .580 6 0 F Patek SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 .226 .624 1 4 G Hopkins PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .242 .653 0 0 B Floyd SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133 .267 0 0 D Drago P 0 2 Totals 28 0 1 0 2 7 24 11
Batting Events
TB: E Kirkpatrick.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 0 for 0.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. F Patek-C Rojas-J Mayberry.
PB: F Healy (3).
Minnesota Twins AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str PO A Details L Hisle CF 3 0 0 0 1 3 .300 .917 6 0 R Carew 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .308 .819 2 2 T Oliva DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 .277 .703 0 0 H Killebrew 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .248 .682 3 0 J Terrell 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .382 0 0 B Darwin RF 4 1 2 0 0 1 .243 .690 2 0 2B S Braun 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .304 .925 1 0 2B,GDP J Lis 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133 .415 2 0 D Thompson SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 .273 .647 1 0 G Mitterwald C 4 0 3 1 0 0 .275 .759 8 0 J Holt LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .313 .852 2 0 2·2B B Blyleven P 0 2 Totals 34 2 11 0 2 6 27 4
Batting Events
2B: B Darwin (6, off D Drago); J Holt 2 (7, 2 off D Drago); S Braun (10, off D Drago).
TB: J Holt 4; G Mitterwald 3; B Darwin 3; S Braun 3; R Carew; D Thompson.
GIDP: S Braun (3).
RBI: G Mitterwald (12); D Thompson (20).
2-out RBI: D Thompson; G Mitterwald.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 2 for 11.
Pitching Stats
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 (4-4) 8 11 2 2 2 6 0 4.35 36 - · · 10· 7· 3·11 56 - 1.04 0.15 Totals 8 11 2 2 2 6 0 36 - · · 10· 7· 3·11 -
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 (5-6) 9 1 0 0 2 7 0 3.28 30 - · · 5·16· 4· 0 90 - 1.08 0.65 Totals 9 1 0 0 2 7 0 30 - · · 5·16· 4· 0 -
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.
Other Info
Umpires:
HP - Jim Odom, 1B - Art Frantz, 2B - Jim Honochick, 3B - Lou DiMuro.
Time of Game: 2:15.
Attendance: 4,585.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 59° F.
Lineups
Kansas City Royals Minnesota Twins 1. Steve Hovley RF 1. Larry Hisle CF 2. Cookie Rojas 2B 2. Rod Carew 2B 3. John Mayberry 1B 3. Tony Oliva DH 4. Amos Otis CF 4. Harmon Killebrew 1B 5. Ed Kirkpatrick LF 5. Bobby Darwin RF 6. Kurt Bevacqua 3B 6. Steve Braun 3B 7. Hal McRae DH 7. Danny Thompson SS 8. Fran Healy C 8. George Mitterwald C 9. Freddie Patek SS 9. Jim Holt LF Dick Drago P Bert Blyleven P
Top 5 Plays
Glossary · Click headers to sort · CSV · PRE · View Pitches · wWE and wWPA Explanation| Inn | Out | RoB | R/O | Pit(cnt) | wWPA | wWE | Score | @Bat | Batter | Pitcher | Play Description |
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| b4 | 2 | --3 | R | 12% | 66% | 0-0 | MIN | G. Mitterwald | D. Drago | Single to SS; Darwin Scores | |
| b4 | 0 | --- | 7% | 63% | 0-0 | MIN | B. Darwin | D. Drago | Double | ||
| b4 | 1 | --3 | O | -7% | 55% | 0-0 | MIN | D. Thompson | D. Drago | Strikeout Looking | |
| b8 | 2 | -2- | R | 7% | 93% | 1-0 | MIN | D. Thompson | D. Drago | Single; Braun Scores | |
| b3 | 0 | --- | 7% | 62% | 0-0 | MIN | J. Holt | D. Drago | Double |
Play By Play
Glossary · Click headers to sort · CSV · PRE · View Pitches · Box Score Explanation · wWE and wWPA Explanation| Inn | Out | RoB | R/O | Pit(cnt) | wWPA | wWE | Score | @Bat | Batter | Pitcher | Play Description |
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| Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| t1 | 0 | --- | O | 2% | 52% | 0-0 | KCR | S. Hovley | B. Blyleven | Foul Flyball: 3B | |
| t1 | 1 | --- | O | 2% | 54% | 0-0 | KCR | C. Rojas | B. Blyleven | Groundout: P-1B | |
| t1 | 2 | --- | -1% | 53% | 0-0 | KCR | J. Mayberry | B. Blyleven | Walk | ||
| t1 | 2 | 1-- | O | 2% | 55% | 0-0 | KCR | A. Otis | B. Blyleven | Flyball: CF | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Dick Drago facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| b1 | 0 | --- | 4% | 58% | 0-0 | MIN | L. Hisle | D. Drago | Walk | ||
| b1 | 0 | 1-- | O | -3% | 55% | 0-0 | MIN | R. Carew | D. Drago | Groundout: P-2B/Forceout at 2B | |
| b1 | 1 | 1-- | O | -3% | 52% | 0-0 | MIN | T. Oliva | D. Drago | Lineout: CF | |
| b1 | 2 | 1-- | O | -2% | 50% | 0-0 | MIN | H. Killebrew | D. Drago | Strikeout | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 5-6-7 | |||||||||||
| t2 | 0 | --- | O | 2% | 52% | 0-0 | KCR | E. Kirkpatrick | B. Blyleven | Flyball: CF | |
| t2 | 1 | --- | O | 2% | 54% | 0-0 | KCR | K. Bevacqua | B. Blyleven | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| t2 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 55% | 0-0 | KCR | H. McRae | B. Blyleven | Strikeout Looking | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Dick Drago facing 5-6-7 | |||||||||||
| b2 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 53% | 0-0 | MIN | B. Darwin | D. Drago | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| b2 | 1 | --- | 2% | 55% | 0-0 | MIN | S. Braun | D. Drago | Single | ||
| b2 | 1 | 1-- | O | -2% | 53% | 0-0 | MIN | D. Thompson | D. Drago | Groundout: 2B-1B; Braun to 2B | |
| b2 | 2 | -2- | O | -3% | 50% | 0-0 | MIN | G. Mitterwald | D. Drago | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 8-9-1 | |||||||||||
| t3 | 0 | --- | O | 2% | 52% | 0-0 | KCR | F. Healy | B. Blyleven | Strikeout Looking | |
| t3 | 1 | --- | O | 2% | 54% | 0-0 | KCR | F. Patek | B. Blyleven | Strikeout | |
| t3 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 56% | 0-0 | KCR | S. Hovley | B. Blyleven | Flyball: CF | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Dick Drago facing 9-1-2 | |||||||||||
| b3 | 0 | --- | 7% | 62% | 0-0 | MIN | J. Holt | D. Drago | Double | ||
| b3 | 0 | -2- | O | -5% | 58% | 0-0 | MIN | L. Hisle | D. Drago | Strikeout Looking | |
| b3 | 1 | -2- | 2% | 60% | 0-0 | MIN | R. Carew | D. Drago | Walk | ||
| b3 | 1 | 12- | O | -4% | 56% | 0-0 | MIN | T. Oliva | D. Drago | Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Holt to 3B | |
| b3 | 2 | 1-3 | O | -6% | 50% | 0-0 | MIN | H. Killebrew | D. Drago | Lineout: LF | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 2-3-4 | |||||||||||
| t4 | 0 | --- | O | 3% | 53% | 0-0 | KCR | C. Rojas | B. Blyleven | Flyball: CF | |
| t4 | 1 | --- | O | 2% | 55% | 0-0 | KCR | J. Mayberry | B. Blyleven | Strikeout | |
| t4 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 56% | 0-0 | KCR | A. Otis | B. Blyleven | Strikeout Looking | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Dick Drago facing 5-6-7 | |||||||||||
| b4 | 0 | --- | 7% | 63% | 0-0 | MIN | B. Darwin | D. Drago | Double | ||
| b4 | 0 | -2- | 4% | 67% | 0-0 | MIN | S. Braun | D. Drago | Passed Ball; Darwin to 3B | ||
| b4 | 0 | --3 | O | -5% | 62% | 0-0 | MIN | S. Braun | D. Drago | Lineout: LF | |
| b4 | 1 | --3 | O | -7% | 55% | 0-0 | MIN | D. Thompson | D. Drago | Strikeout Looking | |
| b4 | 2 | --3 | R | 12% | 66% | 0-0 | MIN | G. Mitterwald | D. Drago | Single to SS; Darwin Scores | |
| b4 | 2 | 1-- | 3% | 70% | 1-0 | MIN | J. Holt | D. Drago | Double; Mitterwald to 3B | ||
| b4 | 2 | -23 | O | -6% | 64% | 1-0 | MIN | L. Hisle | D. Drago | Strikeout | |
| 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 1. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 5-6-7 | |||||||||||
| t5 | 0 | --- | -5% | 59% | 0-1 | KCR | E. Kirkpatrick | B. Blyleven | Single to 3B/Bunt | ||
| t5 | 0 | 1-- | O | 5% | 64% | 0-1 | KCR | K. Bevacqua | B. Blyleven | Lineout: RF | |
| t5 | 1 | 1-- | O | 4% | 68% | 0-1 | KCR | H. McRae | B. Blyleven | Flyball: LF | |
| t5 | 2 | 1-- | O | 3% | 71% | 0-1 | KCR | F. Healy | B. Blyleven | Lineout: 2B | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 1. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Dick Drago facing 2-3-4 | |||||||||||
| b5 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 69% | 1-0 | MIN | R. Carew | D. Drago | Flyball: LF | |
| b5 | 1 | --- | O | -2% | 67% | 1-0 | MIN | T. Oliva | D. Drago | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| b5 | 2 | --- | O | -1% | 66% | 1-0 | MIN | H. Killebrew | D. Drago | Flyball: CF | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 1. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 9-1-2 | |||||||||||
| t6 | 0 | --- | O | 4% | 70% | 0-1 | KCR | F. Patek | B. Blyleven | Flyball: CF | |
| t6 | 1 | --- | O | 3% | 73% | 0-1 | KCR | S. Hovley | B. Blyleven | Lineout: CF | |
| t6 | 2 | --- | O | 2% | 74% | 0-1 | KCR | C. Rojas | B. Blyleven | Popfly: C | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 1. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Dick Drago facing 5-6-7 | |||||||||||
| b6 | 0 | --- | 3% | 77% | 1-0 | MIN | B. Darwin | D. Drago | Single | ||
| b6 | 0 | 1-- | OO | -7% | 71% | 1-0 | MIN | S. Braun | D. Drago | Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B | |
| b6 | 2 | --- | O | -1% | 70% | 1-0 | MIN | D. Thompson | D. Drago | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 1. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 3-4-5 | |||||||||||
| t7 | 0 | --- | O | 4% | 74% | 0-1 | KCR | J. Mayberry | B. Blyleven | Strikeout | |
| t7 | 1 | --- | O | 3% | 77% | 0-1 | KCR | A. Otis | B. Blyleven | Flyball: RF | |
| t7 | 2 | --- | O | 2% | 79% | 0-1 | KCR | E. Kirkpatrick | B. Blyleven | Strikeout | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 1. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Dick Drago facing 8-9-1 | |||||||||||
| b7 | 0 | --- | 3% | 82% | 1-0 | MIN | G. Mitterwald | D. Drago | Single | ||
| b7 | 0 | 1-- | O | -3% | 79% | 1-0 | MIN | J. Holt | D. Drago | Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B | |
| b7 | 1 | 1-- | O | -2% | 77% | 1-0 | MIN | L. Hisle | D. Drago | Strikeout | |
| b7 | 2 | 1-- | 2% | 79% | 1-0 | MIN | R. Carew | D. Drago | Single; Holt to 3B | ||
| b7 | 2 | 1-3 | O | -4% | 75% | 1-0 | MIN | T. Oliva | D. Drago | Flyball: LF | |
| 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 1. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 6-7-8 | |||||||||||
| t8 | 0 | --- | O | 6% | 80% | 0-1 | KCR | K. Bevacqua | B. Blyleven | Popfly: 2B | |
| t8 | 1 | --- | O | 4% | 84% | 0-1 | KCR | H. McRae | B. Blyleven | Lineout: SS | |
| t8 | 2 | --- | -3% | 81% | 0-1 | KCR | F. Healy | B. Blyleven | Walk | ||
| Gail Hopkins pinch hits for Freddie Patek (SS) batting 9th | |||||||||||
| t8 | 2 | 1-- | O | 6% | 87% | 0-1 | KCR | G. Hopkins | B. Blyleven | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 1. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Dick Drago facing 4-5-6 | |||||||||||
| Bobby Floyd replaces Gail Hopkins (PH) playing SS batting 9th | |||||||||||
| b8 | 0 | --- | O | -1% | 86% | 1-0 | MIN | H. Killebrew | D. Drago | Groundout: 3B-1B | |
| b8 | 1 | --- | O | -1% | 85% | 1-0 | MIN | B. Darwin | D. Drago | Strikeout | |
| b8 | 2 | --- | 1% | 86% | 1-0 | MIN | S. Braun | D. Drago | Double | ||
| b8 | 2 | -2- | R | 7% | 93% | 1-0 | MIN | D. Thompson | D. Drago | Single; Braun Scores | |
| b8 | 2 | 1-- | 0% | 94% | 2-0 | MIN | G. Mitterwald | D. Drago | Single; Thompson to 2B | ||
| b8 | 2 | 12- | O | -1% | 93% | 2-0 | MIN | J. Holt | D. Drago | Flyball: LF | |
| 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 2. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| Joe Lis replaces Steve Braun (3B) playing 1B batting 6th; Jerry Terrell replaces Harmon Killebrew (1B) playing 3B batting 4th | |||||||||||
| t9 | 0 | --- | O | 4% | 96% | 0-2 | KCR | S. Hovley | B. Blyleven | Groundout: P-1B | |
| t9 | 1 | --- | O | 2% | 99% | 0-2 | KCR | C. Rojas | B. Blyleven | Popfly: 1B | |
| t9 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 100% | 0-2 | KCR | J. Mayberry | B. Blyleven | Flyball: LF | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 2. | |||||||||||
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