July 4, 1973 Kansas City Royals at Minnesota Twins Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 10
MIL 7 CLE 5
@DET 2 KCR 5
@MIN 4 BOS 2
@NYY 1 BOS 1
@NYY 0 CAL 3
@OAK 1 CHW 2
@TEX 0 CHW 6
@TEX 2 HOU 11
@ATL 4 HOU 12
@ATL 8 CHC 3
PHI 2
(10) SFG 6
@CIN 2 SDP 4
@LAD 2 MON 7
NYM 5 STL 11
PIT 3

Standings at end of play this day

Metropolitan Stadium, Attendance: 45,890

Wednesday, July 4, 1973
Time of Game: 2:58

Royals

44-40

Won 2

4th, 2 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  4    5  6  0
Twins           0  0  0   0  0  0   0  3  1    4 15  1

W: D Drago (9-7), L: R Corbin (2-4), S: G Garber (8)

Twins

41-35

Lost 2

2nd, 1 GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Patek SS                    4   0   0   1    1   1  .234  .668    0    3   5   
C Rojas 2B                    3   0   2   2    2   0  .256  .639    0    0   1   
A Otis CF                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .285  .814    0    0   0   CS
  S Hovley CF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .258  .664    0    4   0   
L Piniella LF                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .230  .618    0    4   0   
K Bevacqua 1B                 3   1   2   0    0   0  .276  .701    0    7   0   SH
P Schaal 3B                   2   1   0   0    2   0  .278  .766    0    0   0   GDP
H McRae RF                    3   1   1   0    0   1  .168  .495    0    3   0   
  J Mayberry PH               0   0   0   0    1   0  .299  .973    0    0   0   
  F White PR                  0   1   0   0    0   0  .227  .530         0   0   
  C Taylor C                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .195  .578         1   0   
J Wohlford DH                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .246  .648    0    0   0   
  G Hopkins PH                1   0   0   1    0   0  .303  .867    0    0   0   
F Healy C                     3   0   1   1    0   1  .229  .630    0    4   1   2B
  E Kirkpatrick PH-RF         0   1   0   0    1   0  .293  .803    0    0   0   

D Drago P                                                                1   2
  G Garber P                                                             0   0
Totals                       31   5   6   5    7   5                    27   9

BATTING

2B: F Healy (7, off E Bane).

SH: K Bevacqua (2, off E Bane).

TB: F Healy 2; C Rojas 2; K Bevacqua 2; H McRae.

GIDP: P Schaal (9).

RBI: C Rojas 2 (35); G Hopkins (13); F Healy (12); F Patek (23).

2-out RBI: C Rojas 2; F Patek.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Drago-F Patek-K Bevacqua; C Rojas-F Patek-K Bevacqua.

BASERUNNING

CS: A Otis (3, 2nd base by E Bane/G Mitterwald).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Carew 2B                    5   1   3   0    0   0  .339  .902    0    4   3   CS
J Terrell SS                  5   0   3   0    0   1  .287  .656    0    1   5   2B
T Oliva DH                    3   0   0   1    1   0  .293  .738    0    0   0   SF,GDP
B Darwin RF                   5   0   2   0    0   3  .262  .730    0    0   0   
S Braun 3B                    4   1   3   0    1   0  .301  .897    0    1   2   3B,2B,GDP
L Hisle CF                    5   1   1   1    0   0  .258  .761    0    2   0   
J Lis 1B                      3   1   1   2    1   0  .183  .589    0   10   0   HR
G Mitterwald C                4   0   1   0    0   1  .240  .709    0    5   1   
J Holt LF                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .282  .766    0    3   0   

E Bane P                                                                 1   3
  R Corbin P                                                             0   0
  B Hands P                                                              0   0
Totals                       38   4  15   4    3   5                    27  14

BATTING

2B: J Terrell (7, off D Drago); S Braun (17, off D Drago).

3B: S Braun (5, off D Drago).

HR: J Lis (4, off D Drago; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to CF).

SF: T Oliva (1, off G Garber).

TB: S Braun 6; J Terrell 4; J Lis 4; R Carew 3; B Darwin 2; L Hisle; G Mitterwald; J Holt.

GIDP: S Braun (6); T Oliva (9).

RBI: J Lis 2 (11); L Hisle (29); T Oliva (37).

2-out RBI: J Lis 2; L Hisle.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Carew-J Lis.

E: S Braun (12).

BASERUNNING

CS: R Carew (8, 2nd base by D Drago/F Healy).

PITCHING

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, W (9-7)               8    14   4   4    3   4   1   3.64   38     -       ·  ·      6·11· 0·14     39    -     1.52  -0.40
G Garber, S (8)                1     1   0   0    0   1   0   3.84    4     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 1          2-1    5.34   0.36
Totals                         9    15   4   4    3   5   1          42     -       ·  ·      6·13· 0·15          2-1

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
E Bane                         7     3   1   1    3   3   0   1.29   26     -       ·  ·     13· 2· 2· 3     67    -     1.07   0.24
R Corbin, L (2-4)              1.2   2   4   4    4   2   0   2.42   11     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 2          0-0    2.99  -0.41
B Hands                        0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   4.63    2     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 1· 1          3-2    3.78  -0.38
Totals                         9     6   5   5    7   5   0          39     -       ·  ·     14· 4· 3· 6          3-2

D Drago faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.

Balks: D Drago (2).

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:58.

Attendance: 45,890.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 80° F.

LINEUPS

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

   D Drago              P        E Bane               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   2  3-3  123      39%  92% C Rojas         B Hands         Single to LF; White Scores; Kirkpatrick Scores; Patek to 2B
   b 8   2  1-1  1--     -38%   7% J Lis           D Drago         Home Run; Hisle Scores
   t 9   2  3-2  123      30%  53% F Patek         R Corbin        Walk; Schaal Scores; White to 3B; Kirkpatrick to 2B
   b 8   2  1-0  -2-     -29%  45% L Hisle         D Drago         Single; Braun Scores
   b 9   2  5-4  1-3      20% 100% L Hisle         G Garber        Flyball: CF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Eddie Bane facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  F Patek         Flyball: CF
          ---      50%  C Rojas         Walk
   O      1--      47%  A Otis          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      45%  L Piniella      Otis Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Drago facing 1-2-3
                  Steve Hovley replaces Amos Otis playing CF batting 3rd
          ---      42%  R Carew         Single
   O      1--      47%  J Terrell       Carew Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---      43%  " "             Double to LF
          -2-      42%  T Oliva         Walk
          12-      36%  B Darwin        Single to 3B; Terrell to 3B; Oliva to 2B
   OO     123      50%  S Braun         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Eddie Bane facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  L Piniella      Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  K Bevacqua      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      45%  P Schaal        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Drago facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      47%  L Hisle         Flyball: RF
          ---      45%  J Lis           Walk
          1--      43%  G Mitterwald    Balk; Lis to 2B
   O      -2-      47%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-      50%  J Holt          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Eddie Bane facing 7-8-9
          ---      54%  H McRae         Single to LF
   O      1--      52%  J Wohlford      Groundout: SS-1B; McRae to 2B
   R      -2-      63%  F Healy         Double to RF; McRae Scores
   O      -2-      60%  F Patek         Groundout: P-SS-1B; Healy to 3B
          --3      61%  C Rojas         Walk
   O      1-3      57%  S Hovley        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Dick Drago facing 1-2-3
          ---      52%  R Carew         Single to RF
   O      1--      56%  J Terrell       Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      60%  T Oliva         Flyball: CF
          1--      57%  B Darwin        Single to SS; Carew to 2B
          12-      54%  S Braun         Walk; Carew to 3B; Darwin to 2B
   O      123      63%  L Hisle         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 0.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Eddie Bane facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      60%  L Piniella      Groundout: P-1B
          ---      63%  K Bevacqua      Single
   OO     1--      58%  P Schaal        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Dick Drago facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      61%  J Lis           Flyball: RF
   O      ---      63%  G Mitterwald    Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      61%  J Holt          Single to LF
   O      1--      64%  R Carew         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 0.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Eddie Bane facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      62%  H McRae         Lineout: P
   O      ---      60%  J Wohlford      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      59%  F Healy         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Dick Drago facing 2-3-4
          ---      53%  J Terrell       Single to CF
   OO     1--      65%  T Oliva         Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
   O      ---      66%  B Darwin        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 0.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Eddie Bane facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      64%  F Patek         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      62%  C Rojas         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      61%  S Hovley        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Dick Drago facing 5-6-7
          ---      44%  S Braun         Triple
   O      --3      52%  L Hisle         Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      --3      63%  J Lis           Popfly: P
   O      --3      70%  G Mitterwald    Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 0.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Eddie Bane facing 4-5-6
          ---      73%  L Piniella      Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      72%  K Bevacqua      Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Piniella to 2B
          -2-      73%  P Schaal        Walk
   O      12-      69%  H McRae         Strikeout
   O      12-      64%  J Wohlford      Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Dick Drago facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      69%  J Holt          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      72%  R Carew         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      75%  J Terrell       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 0.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ray Corbin facing 9-1-2
                  Ray Corbin replaces Eddie Bane pitching
   O      ---      73%  F Healy         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      71%  F Patek         Strikeout
          ---      72%  C Rojas         Single
   O      1--      70%  S Hovley        Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Dick Drago facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      76%  T Oliva         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      81%  B Darwin        Strikeout
          ---      74%  S Braun         Double
   R      -2-      45%  L Hisle         Single; Braun Scores
   RR     1--       7%  J Lis           Home Run; Hisle Scores
          ---       7%  G Mitterwald    Single
   O      1--       7%  J Holt          Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 3.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-3, Ray Corbin facing 4-5-6
   O      ---       3%  L Piniella      Strikeout
          ---       8%  K Bevacqua      Single
          1--      16%  P Schaal        Walk; Bevacqua to 2B
                  John Mayberry pinch hits for Hal McRae batting 7th
          12-      28%  J Mayberry      Walk; Bevacqua to 3B; Schaal to 2B
                  Gail Hopkins pinch hits for Jim Wohlford batting 8th; Frank White pinch runs for John Mayberry batting 7th
   RO     123      14%  G Hopkins       Foul Flyball: 3B; Bevacqua Scores
                  Ed Kirkpatrick pinch hits for Fran Healy batting 9th
          12-      23%  E Kirkpatrick   Walk; Schaal to 3B; White to 2B
   R      123      53%  F Patek         Walk; Schaal Scores; White to 3B; Kirkpatrick to 2B
                  Bill Hands replaces Ray Corbin pitching
   RR     123      92%  C Rojas         Single to LF; White Scores; Kirkpatrick Scores; Patek to 2B
   O      12-      91%  S Hovley        Lineout: LF
                  4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-5, Dick Drago facing 1-2-3
                  Carl Taylor replaces Frank White playing C batting 7th; Ed Kirkpatrick moves to RF
          ---      82%  R Carew         Single to LF
          1--      64%  J Terrell       Single to RF; Carew to 3B
                  Gene Garber replaces Dick Drago pitching
   RO     1-3      79%  T Oliva         Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Carew Scores
   O      1--      90%  B Darwin        Strikeout
          1--      80%  S Braun         Single to RF; Terrell to 3B
   O      1-3     100%  L Hisle         Flyball: CF
        1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Twins 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:MIN197307040

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation