Kansas City Royals vs. Minnesota Twins - Jul 5, 1973

45-40

MIN

41-36

FINAL

Metropolitan Stadium

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KC	0	0	4	0	0	5	0	3	0	12	13	0
MIN	2	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	3	10	17	1

WIN

Paul Splittorff

6.2 IP, 12 H, 6 ER, 3 K, 1 BB

LOSS

Joe Decker

5.1 IP, 9 H, 8 ER, 2 K, 4 BB

SAVE

Gene Garber

1.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 K, 0 BB

Box Score

KC BATTING
PLAYER	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
1F. PatekSS	2-6	1	0	2	.236
2C. Rojas2B	3-6	3	1	5	.261
3A. OtisCF	1-4	2	0	1	.284
4J. Mayberry Sr.1B	1-3	0	0	2	.300
5G. HopkinsDH	0-4	1	0	0	.290
6L. PiniellaLF	1-5	0	0	2	.230
7E. KirkpatrickRF	2-4	1	0	0	.297
8P. Schaal3B	1-3	2	0	0	.279
9F. HealyC	2-4	2	0	0	.236

KC PITCHING
PLAYER	IP	H	ER	BB	K	P-S	ERA
P. Splittorff(W, 11-5)	6.2	12	6	1	3	40-36	3.35
D. Bird	1.1	2	3	2	2	18-10	3.89
G. Garber(S, 9)	1.0	3	1	0	1	8-8	3.91

FULL BOX SCORE

Team Totals

KC		MIN
13	HITS	17
1	HOME RUNS	1
19	TOTAL BASES	23
8	WALKS	3
4	STRIKEOUTS	6
15	RUNNERS LOB	18

Win Probability

KC 100.0%

KCEVENMIN

10050100

BOT 9 · KC 12-10 MIN · KC 100.0%Jim Holt lines out to center fielder Amos Otis.

Scoring Summary

BOT 1Joe Lis 1-run single on a to right fielder Ed Kirkpatrick. Rod Carew scores. Tony Oliva to 3rd.0-1
BOT 1Larry Hisle 1-run single on a to left fielder Lou Piniella. Tony Oliva scores. Joe Lis to 2nd.0-2
TOP 3Cookie Rojas 2-run double on a to left fielder Mike Adams. Paul Schaal scores. Fran Healy scores.2-2
TOP 3John Mayberry 2-run double on a to left fielder Mike Adams. Cookie Rojas scores. Amos Otis scores.4-2
TOP 6Freddie Patek 2-run single on a to left fielder Mike Adams. Ed Kirkpatrick scores. Paul Schaal scores. Fran Healy to 3rd. Freddie Patek to 2nd.6-2
TOP 6Cookie Rojas hits a home run (3). Fran Healy scores. Freddie Patek scores.9-2
BOT 6Larry Hisle hits a home run (9). Tony Oliva scores.9-4
BOT 7

Season Series

SERIES TIED 9-9

Box Score

KC BATTING
PLAYER	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
1F. PatekSS	2-6	1	0	2	.236
2C. Rojas2B	3-6	3	1	5	.261
3A. OtisCF	1-4	2	0	1	.284
4J. Mayberry Sr.1B	1-3	0	0	2	.300
5G. HopkinsDH	0-4	1	0	0	.290
6L. PiniellaLF	1-5	0	0	2	.230
7E. KirkpatrickRF	2-4	1	0	0	.297
8P. Schaal3B	1-3	2	0	0	.279
9F. HealyC	2-4	2	0	0	.236

KC PITCHING
PLAYER	IP	H	ER	BB	K	P-S	ERA
P. Splittorff(W, 11-5)	6.2	12	6	1	3	40-36	3.35
D. Bird	1.1	2	3	2	2	18-10	3.89
G. Garber(S, 9)	1.0	3	1	0	1	8-8	3.91

FULL BOX SCORE

Team Totals

KC		MIN
13	HITS	17
1	HOME RUNS	1
19	TOTAL BASES	23
8	WALKS	3
4	STRIKEOUTS	6
15	RUNNERS LOB	18

Win Probability

KC 100.0%

KCEVENMIN

10050100

BOT 9 · KC 12-10 MIN · KC 100.0%Jim Holt lines out to center fielder Amos Otis.

Scoring Summary

BOT 1Joe Lis 1-run single on a to right fielder Ed Kirkpatrick. Rod Carew scores. Tony Oliva to 3rd.0-1
BOT 1Larry Hisle 1-run single on a to left fielder Lou Piniella. Tony Oliva scores. Joe Lis to 2nd.0-2
TOP 3Cookie Rojas 2-run double on a to left fielder Mike Adams. Paul Schaal scores. Fran Healy scores.2-2
TOP 3John Mayberry 2-run double on a to left fielder Mike Adams. Cookie Rojas scores. Amos Otis scores.4-2
TOP 6Freddie Patek 2-run single on a to left fielder Mike Adams. Ed Kirkpatrick scores. Paul Schaal scores. Fran Healy to 3rd. Freddie Patek to 2nd.6-2
TOP 6Cookie Rojas hits a home run (3). Fran Healy scores. Freddie Patek scores.9-2
BOT 6Larry Hisle hits a home run (9). Tony Oliva scores.9-4
BOT 7

Season Series

SERIES TIED 9-9

Bobby Darwin 2-run single on a to right fielder Ed Kirkpatrick. Mike Adams scores. Rod Carew scores.

TOP 8Amos Otis 1-run single on a to left fielder Jim Holt. Cookie Rojas scores. Amos Otis to 2nd. Amos Otis advances to 2nd, on a fielding error by left fielder Jim Holt.10-6

TOP 8Lou Piniella 2-run single on a to center fielder Larry Hisle. Amos Otis scores. Gail Hopkins scores.12-6

BOT 8Steve Braun 1-run double on a to left fielder Lou Piniella. Larry Hisle scores.12-7

BOT 9Tony Oliva 1-run groundout to first baseman John Mayberry. Rod Carew scores. Bobby Darwin to 3rd.12-8

BOT 9Joe Lis 1-run single on a to left fielder Lou Piniella. Bobby Darwin scores.12-9

BOT 9George Mitterwald 1-run single on a to left fielder Lou Piniella. Joe Lis scores. Larry Hisle to 2nd.12-10

AL West Standings

AMERICAN LEAGUE

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oakland	94	68	.580	-	L1
Kansas City	88	74	.543	6.0	L1
Minnesota	81	81	.500	13.0	L2
California	79	83	.488	15.0	W2
Chicago	77	85	.475	17.0	W1
Texas	57	105	.352	37.0	W1

FULL STANDINGS

Kansas City Royals at Minnesota Twins, Jul 5, 1973