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

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BOS 8
@BAL 5 BAL 8
BOS 2 OAK 2
@CAL 1
(11) CHW 5
TEX 3 CLE 9
MIL 4 DET 7
NYY 2 KCR 4
@MIN 2 ATL 5
SDP 4 HOU 1
@CIN 0
(10) CIN 11
HOU 5 CHC 3
@MON 0 NYM 7
STL 3 PIT 3
@PHI 1 LAD 3
@SFG 0

Standings at end of play this day

Metropolitan Stadium, Attendance: 20,024

Friday, August 3, 1973
Time of Game: 2:23

Royals

63-48

Won 6

1st

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

W: A Fitzmorris (3-0), L: J Kaat (11-11), S: D Bird (8)

Twins

54-52

Lost 1

3rd, 6½ GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Patek SS                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .233  .648    0    2   6   
C Rojas 2B                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .276  .693    0    2   3   
A Otis CF                     4   1   2   1    0   0  .303  .879    0    3   0   
J Mayberry 1B                 4   1   3   2    0   1  .298  .979    0   14   0   HR
R Reichardt DH                4   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .647    0    0   0   GDP
L Piniella LF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .245  .653    0    2   0   2B
H McRae RF                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .198  .580    0    0   0   
  S Hovley RF                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .268  .679    0    0   0   SB
K Bevacqua 3B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .258  .650    0    0   5   
F Healy C                     3   0   0   0    0   2  .263  .708    0    4   0   

A Fitzmorris P                                                           0   3
  D Bird P                                                               0   0
Totals                       34   4   8   3    1   7                    27  17

BATTING

2B: L Piniella (19, off J Kaat).

HR: J Mayberry (22, off J Kaat; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).

TB: J Mayberry 6; A Otis 2; L Piniella 2; F Patek; C Rojas.

GIDP: R Reichardt (7).

RBI: J Mayberry 2 (87); A Otis (67).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 2. C Rojas-F Patek-J Mayberry; F Patek-C Rojas-J Mayberry.

BASERUNNING

SB: S Hovley (4, 2nd base off B Campbell/G Mitterwald).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Hisle LF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .264  .748    0    2   0   GDP
R Carew 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .342  .885    0    3   2   SB
T Oliva DH                    3   1   1   0    1   1  .294  .758    0    0   0   
B Darwin RF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .260  .722    0    0   0   
S Braun 3B                    4   1   2   2    0   0  .290  .864    0    0   5   HR
G Mitterwald C                4   0   1   0    0   1  .252  .752    0    8   0   GDP
J Holt 1B                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .288  .791    0   10   0   
D Thompson SS                 3   0   2   0    0   0  .234  .569    0    2   3   
S Brye CF                     2   0   1   0    1   0  .242  .711    0    2   0   

J Kaat P                                                                 0   0
  B Campbell P                                                           0   0
Totals                       32   2   7   2    2   3                    27  10

BATTING

HR: S Braun (6, off A Fitzmorris; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).

TB: S Braun 5; D Thompson 2; G Mitterwald; T Oliva; S Brye.

GIDP: G Mitterwald (8); L Hisle (8).

RBI: S Braun 2 (33).

2-out RBI: S Braun 2.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. S Braun-R Carew-J Holt.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Carew (26, 2nd base off A Fitzmorris/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
A Fitzmorris, W (3-0)          7     7   2   2    2   1   1   2.05   28     -       ·  ·     17· 2· 1· 5     54    -     1.13   0.23
D Bird, S (8)                  2     0   0   0    0   2   0   3.00    6     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 0· 0          0-0    1.27   0.18
Totals                         9     7   2   2    2   3   1          34     -       ·  ·     18· 5· 1· 5           -

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Kaat, L (11-11)              5.2   8   4   4    0   2   1   4.01   24     -       ·  ·     10· 5· 1· 6     39    -     0.59  -0.18
B Campbell                     3.1   0   0   0    1   5   0   1.76   11     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 1· 0          1-0    0.41   0.09
Totals                         9     8   4   4    1   7   1          35     -       ·  ·     11· 8· 2· 6          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - John Rice, 3B - Russ Goetz.

Time of Game: 2:23.

Attendance: 20,024.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 77° F, Wind 8mph in unknown direction.

LINEUPS

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

   A Fitzmorris         P        J Kaat               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   1  4-2  12-      16%  87% L Hisle         A Fitzmorris    Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 1   1  0-1  -2-      14%  76% J Mayberry      J Kaat          Home Run; Rojas Scores
   b 6   2  4-0  -2-     -12%  81% S Braun         A Fitzmorris    Home Run; Oliva Scores
   b 3   1  3-0  -23       9%  77% R Carew         A Fitzmorris    Fielder's Choice P; Thompson out at Hm/P-C; Brye to 3B
   t 1   0  0-0  1--       9%  62% C Rojas         J Kaat          Single to LF; Patek to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Kaat facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  F Patek         Single to LF
          1--      62%  C Rojas         Single to LF; Patek to 3B
   RO     1-3      62%  A Otis          Groundout: 2B-1B; Patek Scores; Rojas to 2B
   RR     -2-      76%  J Mayberry      Home Run; Rojas Scores
   O      ---      75%  R Reichardt     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      74%  L Piniella      Groundout: SS-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Al Fitzmorris facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      76%  L Hisle         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      77%  R Carew         Groundout: P-1B
          ---      76%  T Oliva         Walk
   O      1--      78%  B Darwin        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jim Kaat facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      77%  H McRae         Strikeout
   O      ---      76%  K Bevacqua      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      75%  F Healy         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Al Fitzmorris facing 5-6-7
          ---      72%  S Braun         Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--      79%  G Mitterwald    Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---      80%  J Holt          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 0.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jim Kaat facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      79%  F Patek         Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      78%  C Rojas         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      78%  A Otis          Single to 3B
          1--      80%  J Mayberry      Single (LF-CF); Otis to 3B
   O      1-3      77%  R Reichardt     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Al Fitzmorris facing 8-9-1
          ---      73%  D Thompson      Single to LF
          1--      67%  S Brye          Single to CF; Thompson to 2B
   O      12-      68%  L Hisle         Groundout: P-1B; Thompson to 3B; Brye to 2B
   O      -23      77%  R Carew         Fielder's Choice P; Thompson out at Hm/P-C; Brye to 3B
          1-3      76%  T Oliva         Carew Steals 2B
   O      -23      82%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 0.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jim Kaat facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      81%  L Piniella      Lineout: SS
   O      ---      80%  H McRae         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      79%  K Bevacqua      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Al Fitzmorris facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      82%  B Darwin        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      83%  S Braun         Flyball: LF
          ---      82%  G Mitterwald    Single to LF
   O      1--      84%  J Holt          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 0.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jim Kaat facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      83%  F Healy         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      82%  F Patek         Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      81%  C Rojas         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Al Fitzmorris facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      84%  D Thompson      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      86%  S Brye          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      87%  L Hisle         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 0.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jim Kaat facing 3-4-5
          ---      88%  A Otis          Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--      93%  J Mayberry      Single to CF (Ground Ball); Otis to 3B
   ROO    1-3      91%  R Reichardt     Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B; Otis Scores
          ---      92%  L Piniella      Double (LF-CF)
                  Bill Campbell replaces Jim Kaat pitching
   O      -2-      91%  H McRae         Foul Popfly: C
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-4, Al Fitzmorris facing 2-3-4
                  Steve Hovley replaces Hal McRae playing RF batting 7th
   O      ---      93%  R Carew         Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      90%  T Oliva         Single to RF
   O      1--      92%  B Darwin        Groundout: 3B-1B; Oliva to 2B
   RR     -2-      81%  S Braun         Home Run; Oliva Scores
   O      ---      82%  G Mitterwald    Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Twins 2.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Bill Campbell facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      81%  K Bevacqua      Foul Flyball: LF
   O      ---      79%  F Healy         Strikeout
   O      ---      79%  F Patek         Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-4, Al Fitzmorris facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      83%  J Holt          Lineout: CF
          ---      78%  D Thompson      Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--      71%  S Brye          Walk; Thompson to 2B
   OO     12-      87%  L Hisle         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Twins 2.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Bill Campbell facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      85%  C Rojas         Strikeout
   O      ---      85%  A Otis          Lineout: SS
   O      ---      84%  J Mayberry      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-4, Doug Bird facing 2-3-4
                  Doug Bird replaces Al Fitzmorris pitching
   O      ---      88%  R Carew         Strikeout
   O      ---      91%  T Oliva         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      93%  B Darwin        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Twins 2.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Bill Campbell facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      92%  R Reichardt     Strikeout
   O      ---      91%  L Piniella      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      92%  S Hovley        Walk
          1--      92%  K Bevacqua      Hovley Steals 2B
   O      -2-      91%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-4, Doug Bird facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      96%  S Braun         Popfly: SS
   O      ---      99%  G Mitterwald    Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  J Holt          Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Twins 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:MIN197308030

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation