Final
MIN 0 — KC 5
9/8/1972 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · KCA197209081
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 5 | 11 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amos Otis | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Cesar Tovar | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cookie Rojas | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Carew | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Braun | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Hovley | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| John Mayberry | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Harmon Killebrew | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bobby Darwin | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Piniella | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Nettles | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Paul Schaal | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Thompson | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Mitterwald | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Holt | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddie Patek | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Roof | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Murphy | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Luebber | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bert Blyleven | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Charlie Manuel | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Norton | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bert Blyleven | 6.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Tom Murphy | 9.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0-0 |
| Tom Norton | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Steve Luebber | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bert Blyleven | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Steve Braun | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Carew | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Darwin | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harmon Killebrew | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Steve Luebber | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| George Mitterwald | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Nettles | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Norton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Roof | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Thompson | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Cesar Tovar | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Schaal | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Hovley | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amos Otis | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddie Patek | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| John Mayberry | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Lou Piniella | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Murphy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Cookie Rojas | 4 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | S8 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 4 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 9/FL | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | S8 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 64(1)/FO | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | S7.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | S7 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | SB2 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 53.2-3 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | D9.1-3 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | S7.3-H;2-H;B-2(TH) | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 34/SH.2-3 | 0–2 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 9/SF.3-H | 0–2 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 13 | 0–3 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | K | 0–3 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 8 | 0–3 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 7 | 0–3 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | W | 0–3 |
| 3 bottom | 0→2 | 16(1)3/GDP | 0–3 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | S9 | 0–3 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | S7.1-3 | 0–3 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 0–3 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 43 | 0–3 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 9/L | 0–3 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | S7 | 0–3 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 46(1)/FO | 0–3 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 0–3 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 0–3 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 0–3 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | S8 | 0–3 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 36(1)/FO | 0–3 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | K/BF | 0–3 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 0–3 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 43 | 0–3 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 0–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | S8 | 0–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 0–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→3 | 16(1)3/GDP | 0–3 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | D9 | 0–3 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | W | 0–3 |
| 6 top | 0→2 | 54(1)3/GDP.2-3 | 0–3 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 3/G | 0–3 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 0–3 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 53 | 0–3 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 0–3 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 7 | 0–3 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 7 | 0–3 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 43 | 0–3 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | W | 0–3 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | D8.1-3 | 0–3 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 9/SF.3-H;2-3 | 0–3 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | S8.3-H | 0–4 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | D7.1-3 | 0–5 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 13 | 0–5 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | IW | 0–5 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 0–5 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | S7 | 0–5 |
| 8 top | 0→2 | 16(1)3/GDP | 0–5 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | K | 0–5 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 0–5 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 5/FL | 0–5 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | K/C | 0–5 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | K | 0–5 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 43 | 0–5 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 5/FL | 0–5 |