Final
KC 6 — MIN 8
5/23/1973 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · MIN197305230
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 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 1 |
| Minnesota Twins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | 8 | 11 | 2 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gail Hopkins | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Hisle | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Freddie Patek | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Carew | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cookie Rojas | — | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Amos Otis | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Oliva | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Joe Lis | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harmon Killebrew | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| John Mayberry | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Lou Piniella | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Bobby Darwin | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Wohlford | — | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Braun | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Kurt Bevacqua | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Danny Thompson | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Hovley | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hal McRae | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Mitterwald | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Holt | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Carl Taylor | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Busby | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Bird | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Kaat | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Goltz | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Corbin | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Busby | 5.1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Jim Kaat | 5.2 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Doug Bird | 2.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Dave Goltz | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Ray Corbin | 3.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Thompson | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Braun | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Rod Carew | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Corbin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Darwin | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Goltz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Hisle | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Holt | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Kaat | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harmon Killebrew | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Lis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Mitterwald | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cookie Rojas | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Bird | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Busby | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Taylor | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| John Mayberry | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hal McRae | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kurt Bevacqua | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amos Otis | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddie Patek | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Hovley | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Piniella | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | S | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | S.1-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | SB2# | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | W.3-H;2-3;1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 5/P | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 31 | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | S | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | S.1-3 | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 9 | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 54(1)/FO | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | C/E2 | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | WP.1-2 | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | W | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 46(1)/FO.2-3 | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 5/L | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 7 | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | S | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | SB2 | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | S.2-H | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | D.1-3 | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | W | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | HR.3-H;2-H;1-H | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 43 | 5–1 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | S | 5–1 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | S.1-2 | 5–1 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | W.2-3;1-2 | 5–1 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 7 | 5–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | W | 5–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | WP.1-2 | 5–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 5–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 43.2-3 | 5–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 5–1 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 53 | 5–1 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | E5 | 5–1 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 43.1-2 | 5–1 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | HP | 5–1 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 5(2)/FO | 5–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | S | 5–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→2 | 64(1)3/GDP | 5–1 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | HR | 5–1 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | W | 5–2 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | S.1-3 | 5–2 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | S.3-H;1-3 | 5–2 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 5–3 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 6/L | 5–3 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 7 | 5–3 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | D | 5–3 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 3/FL | 5–3 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 6/P | 5–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 5–3 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | K/C | 5–3 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 5/L | 5–3 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | S | 5–3 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | SB2# | 5–3 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 5/FL | 5–3 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | W | 5–3 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | S6.2-3;1-2 | 5–3 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 5–3 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 5–3 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | W | 5–3 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | S.1-2 | 5–3 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | S.2-H;1-3 | 5–3 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | D.3-H;1-3 | 5–4 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 3/FL.3-H;2-3 | 5–5 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | IW | 5–6 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | S6.3-H;1-2 | 5–6 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | K | 5–7 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | S | 5–7 |
| 7 top | 0→2 | 36(1)3/GDP | 5–7 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | S | 5–7 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | SB2 | 5–7 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | S.2-H | 5–7 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | S9.1XH(942) | 6–7 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | W | 6–7 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 24/SH.1-2 | 6–7 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 43.2-3 | 6–7 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | IW | 6–7 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | S.3-H;1-2 | 6–7 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | K | 6–8 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | K | 6–8 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 53 | 6–8 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | E6 | 6–8 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | K | 6–8 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 6/P | 6–8 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 3/FL | 6–8 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 4/P | 6–8 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 8/L | 6–8 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | S | 6–8 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 4/P | 6–8 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 6–8 |