Final
KC 4 — MIN 2
9/18/1971 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · MIN197109180
Complete available game record for KC at MIN, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| Minnesota Twins | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cesar Tovar | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddie Patek | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Carew | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Schaal | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Harmon Killebrew | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Amos Otis | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Lou Piniella | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Braun | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Leo Cardenas | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Oliver | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dennis Paepke | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Brye | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Harrison | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Nettles | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Holt | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Gebhard | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Floyd | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Phil Roof | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Kaat | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Dempsey | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Fitzmorris | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Brant Alyea | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Luebber | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Fitzmorris | 9.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Jim Kaat | 5.0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Steve Luebber | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Bob Gebhard | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cesar Tovar | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Brye | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Leo Cardenas | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Carew | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Dempsey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Gebhard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Kaat | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Harmon Killebrew | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Luebber | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Nettles | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Roof | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Braun | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Schaal | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Oliver | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Fitzmorris | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Floyd | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| Amos Otis | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Harrison | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dennis Paepke | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddie Patek | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Lou Piniella | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | T8 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→0 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→0 | D5.3-H;1-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→1 | 63 | 1–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | IW | 1–0 |
| 1 top | 1→3 | 54(1)3/GDP | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | T7 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 63.3-H | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 23 | 1–1 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 9 | 1–1 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | K | 1–1 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | K/C | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | D7 | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 9.2-3 | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | W | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | SB2 | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 43.3-H;2-3 | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 1–2 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 2/FL | 1–2 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 53 | 1–2 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 13 | 1–2 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 7 | 1–2 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 1–2 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | K/C | 1–2 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | W | 1–2 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | D7.1-3 | 1–2 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | S7.3-H;2-H;B-2(E7) | 1–2 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 53 | 3–2 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 13 | 3–2 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | S9.2-H(UR) | 3–2 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 9 | 4–2 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | K23 | 4–2 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 53 | 4–2 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 4–2 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | W | 4–2 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 9 | 4–2 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | S8.1-2 | 4–2 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | SB3;SB2 | 4–2 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | FC6.3XH(62);2-3;B-1 | 4–2 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 7 | 4–2 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 4–2 |
| 5 bottom | 0→2 | 64(1)3/GDP | 4–2 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 5 | 4–2 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | D9 | 4–2 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 9.2-3 | 4–2 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | FC5/BG.3XH(52);B-1 | 4–2 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 9 | 4–2 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | S2 | 4–2 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 4–2 |
| 6 bottom | 1→3 | 54(1)3/GDP | 4–2 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | K/C | 4–2 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | K | 4–2 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 53 | 4–2 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 5 | 4–2 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | S9 | 4–2 |
| 7 bottom | 1→3 | 54(1)3/GDP | 4–2 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 7 | 4–2 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 4 | 4–2 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 4/L | 4–2 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 4–2 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 43 | 4–2 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | NP | 4–2 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | W | 4–2 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | NP | 4–2 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 46(1)/FO | 4–2 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | E5.B-1 | 4–2 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 34/SH.1-2 | 4–2 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 8 | 4–2 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 8 | 4–2 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 6 | 4–2 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 4–2 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 13 | 4–2 |