Final
MIN 6 — KC 2
9/26/1971 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · KCA197109261
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 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freddie Patek | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cesar Tovar | — | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Braun | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sandy Valdespino | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amos Otis | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harmon Killebrew | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Gail Hopkins | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Carew | — | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Leo Cardenas | — | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Schaal | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Holt | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Piniella | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Renick | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Brye | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Buck Martinez | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Mitterwald | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Bobby Knoop | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Perry | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Abernathy | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Keough | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Hall | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Drago | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Burgmeier | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Drago | 8.0 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0-0 |
| Jim Perry | 8.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Ted Abernathy | 0.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Tom Hall | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Tom Burgmeier | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Braun | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Leo Cardenas | 6 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Carew | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| George Mitterwald | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Brye | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Hall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Perry | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Holt | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Renick | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Brye | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cesar Tovar | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harmon Killebrew | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sandy Valdespino | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tom Burgmeier | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Drago | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Gail Hopkins | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Knoop | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Buck Martinez | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amos Otis | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddie Patek | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Lou Piniella | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Schaal | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Abernathy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | S7 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→1 | CS2(26) | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 6 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | S8 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | S8.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 6/L | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | S7 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | K/C | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 13 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | D7 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 13 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | S7 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | WP.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 8/L | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | HR/7.2-H | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | K | 2–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 13 | 2–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 2–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 2–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 2–0 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | S9.B-2(E9) | 2–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | K | 2–0 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 9 | 2–0 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 9 | 2–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 7 | 2–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 2–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | HR/9 | 2–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 2–1 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | K | 2–1 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 63 | 2–1 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | W | 2–1 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 3/G | 2–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 2–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | S4 | 2–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | CS2(26) | 2–1 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 8/L | 2–1 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | S5 | 2–1 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 14(1)/FO | 2–1 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 54(1)/FO | 2–1 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | D8.1-H | 2–1 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | S9.2-H | 3–1 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 63 | 4–1 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | K | 4–1 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 6/P | 4–1 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 4–1 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | S9 | 4–1 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 7 | 4–1 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | S8.1-2 | 4–1 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 9 | 4–1 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 46(1)/FO | 4–1 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 4–1 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 4–1 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 4–1 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 2/FL | 4–1 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | W | 4–1 |
| 8 top | 1→3 | 16(1)3/GDP | 4–1 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 4–1 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | S8.1-3 | 4–1 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 7/SF.3-H | 4–1 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 46(1)/FO | 4–2 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 2/FL | 4–2 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | S8 | 4–2 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | W.1-2 | 4–2 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | K | 4–2 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | S9.2-H;1-3 | 4–2 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | S5.3-H;1-2 | 5–2 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | K | 6–2 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 63 | 6–2 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 6–2 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | S8 | 6–2 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 36(1)/FO | 6–2 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 6–2 |