Royals @ Twins
May 31, 1972

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Top 2	R	H	E
Royals	1	2	1
Twins	0	1	0

Top 2	R	H	E
Royals	1	2	1
Twins	0	1	0

Gail Hopkins Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.200
OBP	.000	.273
At Bats	0	10
Hits	0	2
• Singles	0	1
• Doubles	0	1
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	0
Walks	0	1
RBI’s	0	2

Bert Blyleven Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
6	3	0

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Metropolitan Stadium - May 31, 1972

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Out

Bert Blyleven

Phil Roof

Harmon Killebrew

Rod Carew

Eric Soderholm

Danny Thompson

Rick Renick

Bobby Darwin

Cesar Tovar

Gail Hopkins

Count: - , 0 Outs

Count: - , 1 Out

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 1 Renick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Darwin takes first base on ball four. Carew moves to third. Killebrew moves to second.

Bottom 1 Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal juggles the ball. That's an error on Schaal. Carew moves to second.

Bottom 1 Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rooker fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 1 Thompson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 1 Tovar hits a fly ball into right field. Hovley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Rojas hits a fly ball into right field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hovley scores. There goes Piniella trying to get to third. Tovar throws the ball in to Soderholm, who tags Piniella for the out.

Top 1 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hovley moves to second.

Top 1 Hovley takes first base on ball four.

Top 1 Patek is called out on strikes.

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