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August 4, 1971

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Top 9 R H E
Twins 1 7 0
Royals 2 8 0
Top 9 R H E
Twins 1 7 0
Royals 2 8 0

Leo Cardenas Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .296
OBP .333 .357
At Bats 3 382
Hits 1 113
• Singles 1 80
• Doubles 0 18
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 13
Walks 0 40
RBI’s 0 57

Dick Drago Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
12 6 0
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Municipal Stadium - August 4, 1971
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Out
Dick Drago
Ed Kirkpatrick
Bob Oliver
Bobby Knoop
Paul Schaal
Freddie Patek
Lou Piniella
Amos Otis
Joe Keough
Leo Cardenas
Jim Kaat

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Minnesota Twins 1 7 0 5
Kansas City Royals 2 8 0 8
Winning Pitcher Dick Drago
Losing Pitcher Bert Blyleven
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Gail Hopkins
Attendance
Time of Game 2 hours 14 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Cardenas hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Reese hits a ball on the ground towards first. Oliver scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Reese for the out. Kaat moves to third.
Top 9 Killebrew is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Jim Kaat pinch runs for Tony Oliva. There's a wild pitch. Kaat moves to second.
Top 9 Bob Oliver now playing first base. Oliva hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Schaal hits a popup towards first. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Kirkpatrick hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Piniella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Bob Gebhard now pitching. Hopkins hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoop scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Steve Braun pinch hits for Bert Blyleven. Braun hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Otis hits a popup, foul, towards third. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Keough hits a fly ball into center field. Holt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Patek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Drago is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Mitterwald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Holt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drago fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Knoop strikes out.
Bottom 6 Schaal is walked intentionally.
Bottom 6 Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blyleven fields it and throws to first for the out. Piniella moves to second.
Bottom 6 Piniella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hopkins moves to third.
Bottom 6 Hopkins takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Holt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoop fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Killebrew takes first base on ball four. Carew moves to second.
Top 6 Oliva hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Carew hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Keough hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Patek hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Drago strikes out.
Top 5 Tovar hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Blyleven hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoop scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Mitterwald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Knoop hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Schaal takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Kirkpatrick hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mitterwald settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Piniella strikes out.
Top 4 Holt hits a line drive towards short. Patek reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Cardenas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Killebrew moves to second.
Top 4 Reese is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Killebrew hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Oliva hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Hopkins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 3 Otis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Keough moves to third.
Bottom 3 Keough hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Holt. Keough reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Patek bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.
Top 3 Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoop scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Blyleven hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hopkins scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Blyleven for the out.
Bottom 2 Drago strikes out.
Bottom 2 Knoop hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Schaal hits a popup, foul, towards first. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Mitterwald hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Holt hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Cardenas hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Knoop reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Piniella hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Hopkins hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Otis scores.
Bottom 1 There goes Otis. The throw from Mitterwald and he is safe. Otis steals second.
Bottom 1 Otis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Patek scores.
Bottom 1 Keough bunts towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out. Patek moves to third.
Bottom 1 Patek hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Oliva. Patek reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Reese hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards second. Knoop scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Carew moves to third.
Top 1 Oliva hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Tovar scores. Carew moves to second.
Top 1 Carew hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tovar moves to third.
Top 1 Tovar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.