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Kansas City Royals 1 Minnesota Twins 11

September 16,1972

Visiting Team

Kansas City Royals (67-71)

Home Team

Minnesota Twins (71-68)

Game Date

September 16,1972

Year

Game Type

Regular Season

Innings Played

9

Ballpark

Metropolitan Stadium

Time of Day

Day

Start Time

Attendance

7,241

Time of Game

2:27

Umpires

[HP]: Jerry Neudecker [1B]: Bill Kunkel [2B]: Red Flaherty [3B]: Bill Haller

Kansas City Royals 1 Minnesota Twins 11

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1st inning: HR/7.2-H;1-H **406 ft**
1st inning: HP **Bobby Darwin hit over the left ear; hospitalized over night**
6th inning: HR/8 **377 ft**
9th inning: HR/7 **378 ft**

team	record		1	2	3		4	5	6		7	8	9			R	H	E		div-rk	lg-rk	mlb-rk	links
Kansas City Royals	KCA	67-71		0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	1			1	6	1		4	8	14	Team Stats/Roster	Game Log	Franchise Page
Minnesota Twins	MIN	71-68		3	0	0		0	1	2		5	0	x			11	16	0		3	7	13	Team Stats/Roster	Game Log	Franchise Page

Kansas City Royals - Batting

#	player	pos	age	ba	ab	r	h	bi		bb	so	avg		s-g	c-g
1	Amos Otis	cf	25.143	R	4	0	1	0		0	0	.296		128	501
2	Cookie Rojas	2b	33.194	R	3	0	2	0		0	0	.265		123	1276
	Jim Wohlford	ph-2b	21.201	R	1	0	0	0		0	0	.333		8	8
3	Richie Scheinblum	rf	29.316	B	4	0	0	0		0	2	.310		121	291
4	John Mayberry	1b	23.211	L	4	0	0	0		0	2	.293		133	235
5	Lou Piniella	lf	29.019	R	3	0	1	0		1	0	.312		135	550
6	Ed Kirkpatrick	c	27.344	L	4	0	0	0		0	0	.266		106	819
7	Paul Schaal	3b	29.197	R	3	1	1	1		1	0	.226		111	926
8	Freddie Patek	ss	27.343	R	2	0	0	0		0	0	.216		123	551
	Joe Keough	ph	26.253	L	1	0	0	0		0	0	.190		51	322
	Bobby Floyd	ss	28.332	R	1	0	0	0		0	1	.169		57	149
9	Dick Drago	p	27.083	R	1	0	1	0		0	0	.065		31	139
	Steve Hovley	ph	27.273	L	1	0	0	0		0	0	.280		90	317
Totals

Errors: Paul Schaal

2B: Lou Piniella (31)

HR: Paul Schaal (5)

RBI: Paul Schaal (37)

HBP: Dick Drago (1)

Minnesota Twins - Batting

#	player	pos	age	ba	ab	r	h	bi		bb	so	avg		s-g	c-g
1	Cesar Tovar	lf	32.075	R	5	2	2	0		0	1	.256		127	1076
2	Rod Carew	2b	26.351	L	4	2	2	0		0	0	.320		130	714
	Dan Monzon	2b	26.122	R	1	0	0	0		0	0	.275		50	50
3	Steve Braun	3b	24.131	L	3	2	3	0		2	0	.291		106	234
4	Harmon Killebrew	1b	36.079	R	4	1	2	5		0	0	.234		126	2125
	Rich Reese	pr-1b	30.353	L	1	0	0	0		0	0	.223		121	774
5	Bobby Darwin	rf	29.213	R	0	0	0	0		0	0	.263		132	150
	Jim Holt	pr-rf	28.112	L	3	2	2	2		0	0	.333		5	355
6	Jim Nettles	cf	25.198	L	4	1	1	0		0	1	.210		92	175
7	Danny Thompson	ss	25.228	R	4	1	2	1		0	1	.271		130	274
8	George Mitterwald	c	27.101	R	4	0	1	0		0	1	.200		54	379
9	Bert Blyleven	p	21.163	R	4	0	1	1		0	1	.159		35	96
Totals

3B: Jim Nettles (1)

HR: Harmon Killebrew (25), Jim Holt (1)

RBI: Harmon Killebrew 5 (72), Jim Holt 2 (3), Danny Thompson (43), Bert Blyleven (4)

HBP: Bobby Darwin (8)

GDP: Rich Reese (4), Jim Nettles (5)

SB: Cesar Tovar (18)

Kansas City Royals - Pitching

#	pitcher	th	dec	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	hr		era	whip		s-g	c-g
1	Dick Drago	R	L 11-16	6.0	8	5	5	1	4	2		3.04	1.18		31	142
2	Tom Burgmeier	L		0.0	3	3	3	1	0	0		4.23	1.81		50	245
3	Mike Jackson	L		0.2	4	2	2	0	1	0		6.41	1.93		7	13
4	Al Fitzmorris	R		1.1	1	0	0	0	0	0		3.78	1.27		37	122
Totals				0.0

WP: Dick Drago (4)

HB: Dick Drago (6)

Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Dick Drago (0-0-0), Tom Burgmeier (0-0-0), Mike Jackson (0-0-0), Al Fitzmorris (0-0-0)

Minnesota Twins - Pitching

#	pitcher	th	dec	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	hr		era	whip		s-g	c-g
1	Bert Blyleven	R	W 14-16	9.0	6	1	1	2	5	1		2.93	1.14		35	100
Totals				0.0

HB: Bert Blyleven (9)

Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Bert Blyleven (0-0-0)