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Scores
Standings
DET
@BOS		5
7
CHW
@CAL		3
6
NYY
@CLE		9
5
NYY
@CLE		6
9
KCR
@MIN		0
8
TEX
@OAK		2
4
TEX
@OAK		10
2
LAD
@HOU		7
2
PHI
@NYM		2
1		 
(11)
PHI
@NYM		5
3
STL
@PIT		4
8
STL
@PIT		6
5
SFG
@SDP		5
6
Sunday, April 14, 1974
, Metropolitan Stadium
Attendance: 2,778, Time of Game: 2:09
Royals
0
3-3
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
3rd, 2 GB
 at Twins
8
4-2
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
2nd, 1 GB
W: Bert Blyleven (2-0)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  7  0
Twins           0  4  0   0  0  0   4  0  X    8 14  0

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Freddie Patek SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .231 .656 0.007 0.62 0.040 -0.033 0.1 1 5 SB
Jim Wohlford LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 .360 .888 -0.051 0.48 0.000 -0.051 -0.8 0 0
Vada Pinson RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .400 -0.048 0.47 0.000 -0.048 -0.9 0 0
John Mayberry 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .364 1.227 -0.052 0.50 0.000 -0.052 -0.5 15 0
Amos Otis CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .087 .424 -0.036 0.36 0.000 -0.036 -1.0 3 0
Cookie Rojas 2B 3 0 2 0 0 0 .375 .833 0.013 0.46 0.029 -0.016 0.1 0 4
Hal McRae DH 3 0 2 0 0 0 .571 1.600 0.039 0.65 0.049 -0.010 0.4
Paul Schaal 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .294 .957 -0.088 1.14 0.013 -0.101 -1.1 2 5 2B,GDP
Fran Healy C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .318 .875 -0.035 0.45 0.000 -0.035 -0.8 3 0
Paul Splittorff P 1
   Doug Bird P
   Lindy McDaniel P
Team Totals 32 0 7 0 0 5 .219 .469 -0.251 0.56 0.131 -0.382 -4.3 24 15
2B: P Schaal (2, off B Blyleven).
TB: C Rojas 2; H McRae 2; P Schaal 2; F Patek; J Mayberry.
GIDP: P Schaal (3).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 1. C Rojas-F Patek-J Mayberry.
Baserunning
SB: F Patek (5, 2nd base off B Blyleven/G Borgmann).

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jerry Terrell 3B 5 1 3 2 0 0 .333 .741 0.090 0.55 0.121 -0.032 1.8 2 5
Rod Carew 2B 5 1 1 0 0 1 .379 .886 -0.022 0.25 0.007 -0.028 0.0 1 7
Larry Hisle CF 4 1 0 0 0 1 .292 .887 -0.027 0.26 0.000 -0.027 -1.2 4 0
Bobby Darwin RF 4 2 4 4 0 0 .500 1.410 0.067 0.36 0.067 0.000 3.6 0 0 HR,3B
Tony Oliva DH 4 0 2 0 0 0 .615 1.418 -0.023 0.57 0.022 -0.044 0.4 2B
Joe Lis 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .231 .564 -0.004 0.50 0.038 -0.042 -1.3 13 0 GDP
Glenn Borgmann C 3 1 0 0 1 0 .000 .200 0.054 0.60 0.063 -0.009 -0.0 5 0
Steve Braun LF 4 1 2 2 0 0 .273 .769 0.167 0.73 0.169 -0.002 1.8 1 0
Danny Thompson SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .300 .600 -0.054 0.37 0.004 -0.058 -0.8 0 1
Bert Blyleven P 1
   Bill Campbell P
Team Totals 37 8 14 8 1 2 .378 .935 0.248 0.46 0.491 -0.242 4.2 27 13
2B: T Oliva (1, off D Bird).
3B: B Darwin (2, off P Splittorff).
HR: B Darwin (2, off D Bird; 7th inn, 3 on, 1 out to LF-CF).
TB: B Darwin 9; J Terrell 3; T Oliva 3; S Braun 2; J Lis; R Carew; D Thompson.
GIDP: J Lis (1).
RBI: B Darwin 4 (10); S Braun 2 (5); J Terrell 2 (3).
2-out RBI: J Terrell 2.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 4 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 2. J Terrell-J Lis; J Terrell-R Carew-J Lis.

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Paul Splittorff, L (0-1) 6 8 4 4 1 2 0 4.71 26 41 -0.223 0.64 -1.2
Doug Bird 1 5 4 4 0 0 1 36.00 8 0 0 -0.025 0.11 -3.5
Lindy McDaniel 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.40 4 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.5
Team Totals 8 14 8 8 1 2 1 9.00 38 41 0 0 -0.248 0.56 -4.2

Minnesota Twins

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bert Blyleven, W (2-0) 7.1 6 0 0 0 4 0 1.48 27 70 0.251 0.66 3.5
Bill Campbell 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 5 0 0 0.001 0.01 0.7
Team Totals 9 7 0 0 0 5 0 0.00 32 70 0 0 0.252 0.46 4.3
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Art Frantz, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Ron Luciano.
Time of Game: 2:09.
Attendance: 2,778.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 47° F.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         Minnesota Twins
1 Freddie Patek SS 1 Jerry Terrell 3B
2 Jim Wohlford LF 2 Rod Carew 2B
3 Vada Pinson RF 3 Larry Hisle CF
4 John Mayberry 1B 4 Bobby Darwin RF
5 Amos Otis CF 5 Tony Oliva DH
6 Cookie Rojas 2B 6 Joe Lis 1B
7 Hal McRae DH 7 Glenn Borgmann C
8 Paul Schaal 3B 8 Steve Braun LF
9 Fran Healy C 9 Danny Thompson SS
Paul Splittorff P Bert Blyleven P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b2 0-0 1 123 RR MIN S. Braun P. Splittorff 16% 82% Single to CF; Darwin Scores; Lis Scores; Borgmann to 3B; Braun to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
b2 2-0 2 -23 RR MIN J. Terrell P. Splittorff 12% 88% Single to CF; Borgmann Scores; Braun Scores
b2 0-0 1 12- MIN G. Borgmann P. Splittorff 6% 65% Walk; Darwin to 3B; Lis to 2B
t7 0-4 1 12- OO KCR P. Schaal B. Blyleven 6% 97% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
b2 2-0 1 -23 O MIN D. Thompson P. Splittorff -5% 76% Groundout: 3B-1B

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, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O KCR F. Patek B. Blyleven 2% 52% Popfly: 1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O KCR J. Wohlford B. Blyleven 2% 54% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 --- O KCR V. Pinson B. Blyleven 1% 55% Popfly: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Paul Splittorff facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O MIN J. Terrell P. Splittorff -2% 53% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- O MIN R. Carew P. Splittorff -2% 51% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b1 0-0 2 --- O MIN L. Hisle P. Splittorff -1% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O KCR J. Mayberry B. Blyleven 2% 52% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- O KCR A. Otis B. Blyleven 2% 54% Strikeout
t2 0-0 2 --- KCR C. Rojas B. Blyleven -1% 53% Single to RF
t2 0-0 2 1-- KCR H. McRae B. Blyleven -2% 51% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Rojas to 2B
t2 0-0 2 12- O KCR P. Schaal B. Blyleven 4% 55% Foul Popfly: 1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Paul Splittorff facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- MIN B. Darwin P. Splittorff 4% 59% Single to CF
b2 0-0 0 1-- O MIN T. Oliva P. Splittorff -3% 55% Foul Popfly: 3B
b2 0-0 1 1-- MIN J. Lis P. Splittorff 4% 59% Single to LF; Darwin to 2B
b2 0-0 1 12- MIN G. Borgmann P. Splittorff 6% 65% Walk; Darwin to 3B; Lis to 2B
b2 0-0 1 123 RR MIN S. Braun P. Splittorff 16% 82% Single to CF; Darwin Scores; Lis Scores; Borgmann to 3B; Braun to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
b2 2-0 1 -23 O MIN D. Thompson P. Splittorff -5% 76% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 2-0 2 -23 RR MIN J. Terrell P. Splittorff 12% 88% Single to CF; Borgmann Scores; Braun Scores
b2 4-0 2 1-- O MIN R. Carew P. Splittorff -1% 87% Groundout: P-2B-1B
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 4.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 9-1-2
t3 0-4 0 --- O KCR F. Healy B. Blyleven 2% 89% Flyball: CF
t3 0-4 1 --- O KCR F. Patek B. Blyleven 1% 90% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 0-4 2 --- O KCR J. Wohlford B. Blyleven 1% 90% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 4.
Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-0, Royals' Paul Splittorff facing 3-4-5
b3 4-0 0 --- O MIN L. Hisle P. Splittorff -1% 90% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 4-0 1 --- MIN B. Darwin P. Splittorff 1% 90% Single to RF
b3 4-0 1 1-- MIN T. Oliva P. Splittorff 2% 93% Single to RF; Darwin to 3B
b3 4-0 1 1-3 OO MIN J. Lis P. Splittorff -4% 89% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 4.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 3-4-5
t4 0-4 0 --- O KCR V. Pinson B. Blyleven 2% 90% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 0-4 1 --- O KCR J. Mayberry B. Blyleven 1% 91% Strikeout
t4 0-4 2 --- O KCR A. Otis B. Blyleven 1% 92% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 4.
Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-0, Royals' Paul Splittorff facing 7-8-9
b4 4-0 0 --- O MIN G. Borgmann P. Splittorff -1% 91% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 4-0 1 --- MIN S. Braun P. Splittorff 1% 92% Single to RF
b4 4-0 1 1-- O MIN D. Thompson P. Splittorff -0% 92% Groundout: 3B-1B; Braun to 2B
b4 4-0 2 -2- O MIN J. Terrell P. Splittorff -1% 91% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 4.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 6-7-8
t5 0-4 0 --- O KCR C. Rojas B. Blyleven 2% 92% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 0-4 1 --- O KCR H. McRae B. Blyleven 1% 93% Flyball: CF
t5 0-4 2 --- KCR P. Schaal B. Blyleven -1% 92% Double to RF
t5 0-4 2 -2- O KCR F. Healy B. Blyleven 2% 94% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-0, Royals' Paul Splittorff facing 2-3-4
b5 4-0 0 --- O MIN R. Carew P. Splittorff -1% 93% Strikeout Looking
b5 4-0 1 --- O MIN L. Hisle P. Splittorff -0% 93% Strikeout
b5 4-0 2 --- MIN B. Darwin P. Splittorff 1% 94% Triple (LF-CF)
b5 4-0 2 --3 O MIN T. Oliva P. Splittorff -1% 93% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 4.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
t6 0-4 0 --- KCR F. Patek B. Blyleven -3% 90% Single to LF
t6 0-4 0 1-- KCR J. Wohlford B. Blyleven -1% 89% Patek Steals 2B
t6 0-4 0 -2- O KCR J. Wohlford B. Blyleven 3% 92% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 0-4 1 -2- O KCR V. Pinson B. Blyleven 2% 94% Groundout: 2B-1B; Patek to 3B
t6 0-4 2 --3 O KCR J. Mayberry B. Blyleven 2% 96% Groundout: 2B-P
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-0, Royals' Paul Splittorff facing 6-7-8
b6 4-0 0 --- O MIN J. Lis P. Splittorff -0% 95% Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 4-0 1 --- O MIN G. Borgmann P. Splittorff -0% 95% Flyball: CF
b6 4-0 2 --- O MIN S. Braun P. Splittorff -0% 95% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 4.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 5-6-7
t7 0-4 0 --- O KCR A. Otis B. Blyleven 1% 96% Flyball: CF
t7 0-4 1 --- KCR C. Rojas B. Blyleven -2% 95% Single to RF
t7 0-4 1 1-- KCR H. McRae B. Blyleven -3% 92% Single to RF; Rojas to 2B
t7 0-4 1 12- OO KCR P. Schaal B. Blyleven 6% 97% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-0, Royals' Doug Bird facing 9-1-2
Doug Bird replaces Paul Splittorff pitching
b7 4-0 0 --- MIN D. Thompson D. Bird 0% 98% Single to CF
b7 4-0 0 1-- MIN J. Terrell D. Bird 1% 98% Single to RF; Thompson to 2B
b7 4-0 0 12- MIN R. Carew D. Bird 1% 99% Single to P/Bunt; Thompson to 3B; Terrell to 2B
b7 4-0 0 123 O MIN L. Hisle D. Bird -1% 98% Groundout: 3B-C/Forceout at Hm; Terrell to 3B; Carew to 2B
b7 4-0 1 123 RRRR MIN B. Darwin D. Bird 2% 100% Home Run (LF-CF); Terrell Scores; Carew Scores; Hisle Scores
b7 8-0 1 --- MIN T. Oliva D. Bird 0% 100% Double to CF
b7 8-0 1 -2- O MIN J. Lis D. Bird -0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 8-0 2 -2- O MIN G. Borgmann D. Bird -0% 100% Flyball: CF
4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 8.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-8, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 9-1-2
t8 0-8 0 --- O KCR F. Healy B. Blyleven 0% 100% Flyball: CF
Bill Campbell replaces Bert Blyleven pitching
t8 0-8 1 --- O KCR F. Patek B. Campbell 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 0-8 2 --- O KCR J. Wohlford B. Campbell 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 8.
Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 8-0, Royals' Lindy McDaniel facing 8-9-1
Lindy McDaniel replaces Doug Bird pitching
b8 8-0 0 --- O MIN S. Braun L. McDaniel 0% 100% Popfly: 3B
b8 8-0 1 --- O MIN D. Thompson L. McDaniel 0% 100% Lineout: 1B
b8 8-0 2 --- MIN J. Terrell L. McDaniel 0% 100% Single
b8 8-0 2 1-- O MIN R. Carew L. McDaniel 0% 100% Lineout: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 8.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-8, Twins' Bill Campbell facing 3-4-5
t9 0-8 0 --- O KCR V. Pinson B. Campbell 0% 100% Flyball: LF
t9 0-8 1 --- KCR J. Mayberry B. Campbell -0% 100% Single to LF
t9 0-8 1 1-- OO KCR A. Otis B. Campbell 0% 100% Line Drive Double Play: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 8.

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