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Twins
@ Royals
Municipal Stadium
May 24, 1972
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Minnesota Twins, played on May 24, 1972 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 24, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
|
| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 24, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Kaat |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dick Drago |
| Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 8,381 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 15 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Honochick 1B: Lou DiMuro 2B: Bill Deegan 3B: Larry McCoy |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Cesar Tovar | Left Fielder |
| Danny Thompson | Shortstop |
| Rod Carew | Second Baseman |
| Harmon Killebrew | First Baseman |
| Bobby Darwin | Center Fielder |
| Charlie Manuel | Right Fielder |
| Eric Soderholm | Third Baseman |
| Phil Roof | Catcher |
| Jim Kaat | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| Richie Scheinblum | Right Fielder |
| Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
| Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
| Paul Schaal | Third Baseman |
| John Mayberry | First Baseman |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | Catcher |
| Dick Drago | Pitcher |
| Bob Lemon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Royals
Municipal Stadium
May 24, 1972
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Drago
Tovar hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Drago
Thompson strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Drago
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Kaat
Patek strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Kaat
Otis hits a fly ball into right field. Manuel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheinblum vs. Kaat
Scheinblum hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Drago
Killebrew takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Darwin vs. Drago
Darwin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manuel vs. Drago
Manuel hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Kaat
Piniella hits a fly ball into left field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Kaat
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Kaat
Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Drago
Soderholm hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roof vs. Drago
Roof is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaat vs. Drago
Kaat strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Kaat
Mayberry strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Kaat
Kirkpatrick hits a fly ball into right field. Manuel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drago vs. Kaat
Drago strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Drago
Tovar hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Drago
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Drago
Carew hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Killebrew vs. Drago
Killebrew strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Darwin vs. Drago
Darwin strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Kaat
Patek hits a fly ball into left field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Kaat
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Kaat, and towards Thompson, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheinblum vs. Kaat
Scheinblum hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Kaat
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manuel vs. Drago
Manuel hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drago fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Drago
Soderholm strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roof vs. Drago
Roof strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Kaat
Rojas hits a line drive into right field. Manuel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Kaat
Schaal hits a fly ball into left field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Kaat
Mayberry strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaat vs. Drago
Kaat strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Drago
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Drago
Thompson hits a line drive into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Kaat
Kirkpatrick is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drago vs. Kaat
Drago strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Kaat
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Drago
Carew strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Drago
Killebrew hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Darwin vs. Drago
Darwin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Manuel vs. Drago
Manuel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Kaat
Jim Nettles now playing right field. Steve Brye now playing left field.
Otis hits a fly ball into right field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheinblum vs. Kaat
Scheinblum hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Kaat
Piniella strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Kaat
Rojas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Scheinblum moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schaal vs. Kaat
Schaal hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Drago
Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roof vs. Drago
Roof hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaat vs. Drago
Kaat is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Kaat
Mayberry hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Carew reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Kaat
Kirkpatrick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Drago vs. Kaat
Drago bunts towards the mound. Kaat fields it and throws to first for the out. Kirkpatrick moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Patek vs. Kaat
Patek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Otis vs. Kaat
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Drago
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drago fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Drago
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Drago
Carew hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
-
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheinblum vs. Kaat
Scheinblum hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Kaat
Piniella hits a line drive towards the mound. Kaat reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Kaat
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kaat fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Drago
Killebrew strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Darwin vs. Drago
Darwin strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brye vs. Drago
Brye hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Soderholm vs. Drago
Soderholm hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Kaat
Schaal hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brye. Schaal reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mayberry vs. Kaat
Mayberry bunts towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out. Schaal moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kirkpatrick vs. Kaat
Kirkpatrick hits a fly ball into center field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Drago vs. Kaat
Drago hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 11
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Drago
Steve Braun pinch hits for Phil Roof.
Braun bunts towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaat vs. Drago
Kaat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Drago
Nettles strikes out. View Play
Bottom 11
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Kaat
George Mitterwald now catching.
Patek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Kaat
Otis bunts towards the mound. Kaat fields it and throws to first for the out. Patek moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Scheinblum vs. Kaat
Scheinblum is walked intentionally. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Piniella vs. Kaat
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 12
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Drago
Thompson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis. Thompson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carew vs. Drago
Carew hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thompson scores. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Drago
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek misplays the ball. That's an error on Patek. Carew moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Darwin vs. Drago
Dan Monzon pinch runs for Harmon Killebrew.
There goes Monzon. The throw from Kirkpatrick and he is safe. Monzon steals second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Darwin vs. Drago
Darwin hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Brye vs. Drago
Brye hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Soderholm vs. Drago
Soderholm hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 12
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Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Granger
Wayne Granger now pitching. Rich Reese now playing first base.
Rojas hits a line drive into center field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Granger
Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Granger
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/24/1972 -- Minnesota at Kansas City (N)
Minnesota AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Tovar C, lf 3 0 0 0 Patek F, ss 4 0 1 0
Nettles J, rf 2 0 0 0 Otis A, cf 4 0 0 0
Thompson D, ss 5 1 2 0 Scheinblum R, rf 4 0 2 0
Carew R, 2b 5 0 2 1 Piniella L, lf 5 0 0 0
Killebrew H, 1b 4 0 0 0 Rojas C, 2b 5 0 1 0
Monzon D, pr 0 0 0 0 Schaal P, 3b 5 0 1 0
Granger W, p 0 0 0 0 Mayberry J, 1b 4 0 0 0
Darwin B, cf 5 0 1 0 Kirkpatrick E, c 3 0 0 0
Manuel C, rf 3 0 0 0 Drago D, p 3 0 0 0
Brye S, lf 2 0 1 0
Soderholm E, 3b 5 0 0 0
Roof P, c 3 0 0 0
Braun S, ph 1 0 0 0
Mitterwald G, c 0 0 0 0
Kaat J, p 4 0 0 0
Reese R, 1b 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
42 1 6 1 37 0 5 0
Minnesota 000 000 000 001 -- 1
Kansas City 000 000 000 000 -- 0
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Kaat J (W) 11.0 5 0 0 3 7
Granger W (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Drago D (L) 12.0 6 1 1 1 13
E -- Patek F
DP -- Minnesota 1, Kansas City 1
LOB -- Minnesota 6, Kansas City 7
2B -- Schaal P, Thompson D
SB -- Monzon D
SH -- Drago D, Mayberry J, Otis A
T -- 3:15
A -- 8381
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