Final
MIN 4 — KC 7
8/5/1971 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · KCA197108050
Complete available game record for MIN at KC, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Twins | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 1 |
| Kansas City Royals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | 7 | 9 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Braun | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Freddie Patek | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Cesar Tovar | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cookie Rojas | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Amos Otis | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Tony Oliva | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Rod Carew | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Lou Piniella | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Harrison | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Leo Cardenas | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Holt | — | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Reese | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Schaal | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| George Mitterwald | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Oliver | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Nettles | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jerry May | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| George Thomas | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Paepke | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stan Williams | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Burgmeier | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Butler | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Gebhard | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Hall | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Knoop | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roger Nelson | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Strickland | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Thompson | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Abernathy | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Nelson | 3.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Tom Hall | 6.0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0-0 |
| Stan Williams | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Bill Butler | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Bob Gebhard | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Ted Abernathy | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Tom Burgmeier | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Jim Strickland | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stan Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Braun | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Leo Cardenas | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Rod Carew | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Gebhard | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Hall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Holt | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| George Mitterwald | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Nettles | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Oliva | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Reese | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Strickland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Thomas | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cesar Tovar | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cesar Tovar | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Burgmeier | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Butler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Oliver | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amos Otis | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Paepke | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddie Patek | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Chuck Harrison | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Lou Piniella | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry May | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Abernathy | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Roger Nelson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cookie Rojas | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Schaal | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 4 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | T8/89.1-H | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | W | 0–1 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | D7 | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 13/SH.2-3 | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | S8.3-H | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | D7.1-3 | 1–1 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | W | 1–1 |
| 2 top | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | K | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | K | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | K | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 4 | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | S5# | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | S8.1-3 | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 9/L/SF.3-H;2-3 | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | S9.3-H;1-3 | 2–1 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | SB2 | 3–1 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | K | 3–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | K/C | 3–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | W | 3–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP | 3–1 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 5/FL | 3–1 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S9 | 3–1 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 7/L | 3–1 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | S8.1-3 | 3–1 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | S9.3-H;1-3 | 3–1 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 7 | 4–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | D9 | 4–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 8.2-3 | 4–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | W | 4–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 8/SF.3-H | 4–1 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 4–2 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | E6.B-1 | 4–2 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | S7.1-3 | 4–2 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | K/C | 4–2 |
| 5 top | 1→3 | 3(B)3(1)/LDP | 4–2 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 4–2 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 7 | 4–2 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 3/FL | 4–2 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 54(1)/FO | 4–2 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 43 | 4–2 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | K | 4–2 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 63 | 4–2 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 4–2 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 7/L | 4–2 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | E5.B-1 | 4–2 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | D8.1-H(UR) | 4–2 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 4–3 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 31 | 4–3 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | K | 4–3 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | S8 | 4–3 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 13 | 4–3 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | T7 | 4–3 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | HP | 4–3 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | SB2 | 4–3 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | W | 4–3 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | D9.3-H;2-H;1-H | 4–3 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 4–6 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | S7.2-H | 4–6 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 4–7 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | S7.1-2 | 4–7 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 123 | 4–7 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 4 | 4–7 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 3/G | 4–7 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | NP | 4–7 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | S7 | 4–7 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 13 | 4–7 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 8/L | 4–7 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 53 | 4–7 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | S8 | 4–7 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | K | 4–7 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 9 | 4–7 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 43 | 4–7 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 13 | 4–7 |