Final
MIN 5 — KC 3
6/25/1972 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · KCA197206251
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 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freddie Patek | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cesar Tovar | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amos Otis | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Danny Thompson | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Lou Piniella | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Carew | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Rich Reese | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Harmon Killebrew | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Richie Scheinblum | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Braun | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Mayberry | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Nettles | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Soderholm | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cookie Rojas | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Knoop | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bobby Floyd | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Hovley | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Roof | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Keough | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gail Hopkins | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bert Blyleven | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Hedlund | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Granger | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Taylor | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Drago | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ted Abernathy | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bert Blyleven | 8.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0-0 |
| Dick Drago | 5.0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Wayne Granger | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Mike Hedlund | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Ted Abernathy | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Nettles | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Carew | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Harmon Killebrew | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Bert Blyleven | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Reese | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Braun | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Roof | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Granger | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Soderholm | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Danny Thompson | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Cesar Tovar | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richie Scheinblum | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Mayberry | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Drago | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Floyd | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Hedlund | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Knoop | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Abernathy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amos Otis | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddie Patek | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Piniella | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cookie Rojas | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | D7 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 4 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | S8 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | CS2(26) | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 31 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | S | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | E7/F.1-3;B-2 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | FC4.3XH(42);2-3 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | S8.3-H(UR);1-2 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 7 | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | K | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | K | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 3/G | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | S8 | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | W.1-2 | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | HR/7.2-H;1-H | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 63 | 4–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 13 | 4–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 9 | 4–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | S5 | 4–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | K/C | 4–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | K | 4–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 4 | 4–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 63 | 4–0 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | K | 4–0 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | HP | 4–0 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | SB2 | 4–0 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | W | 4–0 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | S8.2-H;1-3 | 4–0 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 4 | 5–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | K | 5–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 5–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | K | 5–0 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | D9 | 5–0 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 63 | 5–0 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 7 | 5–0 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | K/C | 5–0 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 5–0 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | S8 | 5–0 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 5–0 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | S6.1-2 | 5–0 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 31 | 5–0 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 9 | 5–0 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | HP | 5–0 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | SB2# | 5–0 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | K | 5–0 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 63 | 5–0 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 5–0 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 43 | 5–0 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 5–0 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | K | 5–0 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | S8 | 5–0 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 7 | 5–0 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 9 | 5–0 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | HP | 5–0 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 36(1)/FO | 5–0 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | S9.1-3 | 5–0 |
| 7 bottom | 1→3 | 46(1)3/GDP | 5–0 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 5/FL | 5–0 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 23 | 5–0 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 5 | 5–0 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 5–0 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | NP | 5–0 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 3/G | 5–0 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | S7 | 5–0 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | SB2 | 5–0 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | S5.2-3 | 5–0 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 5–0 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | W | 5–0 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 9 | 5–0 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 7 | 5–0 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | CS2(26) | 5–0 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | S9 | 5–0 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | S9.1-2 | 5–0 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | W.2-3;1-2 | 5–0 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | S8.3-H;2-H;1-2 | 5–0 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | W.2-3;1-2 | 5–2 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | NP | 5–2 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 7/SF.3-H | 5–2 |
| 9 bottom | 1→3 | 54(1)3/GDP | 5–3 |