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September 15, 1972

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Bottom 8 R H E
Royals 2 2 2
Twins 4 10 0
Bottom 8 R H E
Royals 2 2 2
Twins 4 10 0

Cesar Tovar Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .255
OBP 1.000 .325
At Bats 3 483
Hits 3 123
• Singles 3 100
• Doubles 0 17
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 1 37
RBI’s 0 27

Ted Abernathy Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 4 4
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Metropolitan Stadium - September 15, 1972
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Ted Abernathy
Ed Kirkpatrick
John Mayberry
Cookie Rojas
Paul Schaal
Freddie Patek
Lou Piniella
Amos Otis
Richie Scheinblum
Cesar Tovar
George Mitterwald
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Ted Abernathy now pitching. Tovar hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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Bottom 8 Woodson strikes out.
Bottom 8 Woodson hits a fly ball, foul, down the right field line, foul. Scheinblum chases it down, and drops the ball. That's an error on Scheinblum.
Bottom 8 Mitterwald hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Scheinblum who is chasing the ball. Mitterwald reaches third base with a triple. Thompson goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 8 Thompson takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Mayberry hits a line drive into right field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Scheinblum hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Rich Reese now playing first base. Rojas is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Nettles strikes out.
Bottom 7 Norm Angelini now pitching. There go the runners. The throw from Kirkpatrick to Schaal. The throw back to home, and Braun is out at the plate.
Bottom 7 Darwin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Braun moves to third.
Bottom 7 Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. Braun moves to second.
Bottom 7 Al Fitzmorris now pitching. Braun hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Braun fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Steve Hovley pinch hits for Tom Murphy. Hovley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Patek scores.
Top 7 There goes Patek. The throw from Mitterwald and he is safe. Patek steals second.
Top 7 Patek takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Kirkpatrick hits a fly ball into center field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Carew hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Tovar takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Woodson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Mitterwald hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Braun fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Mayberry takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Scheinblum hits a fly ball into center field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Rojas hits a fly ball into center field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Thompson hits a line drive towards short. Patek reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Nettles hits a fly ball into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Darwin is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 5 Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. Braun moves to second.
Bottom 5 Tom Murphy now pitching. Braun takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Otis is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Joe Keough pinch hits for Roger Nelson. Keough hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Patek strikes out.
Top 5 Schaal takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Carew hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Nelson fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Nelson. Tovar moves to third.
Bottom 4 Tovar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Woodson hits a line drive towards third. Schaal reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Mitterwald hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Kirkpatrick hits a fly ball into center field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Piniella takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Mayberry hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Scheinblum hits a ball on the ground towards third. Braun fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Rojas hits a line drive into left field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nettles for the out.
Bottom 3 Darwin hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Tovar tags and scores.
Bottom 3 Killebrew is walked intentionally.
Bottom 3 Braun hits a popup, foul, towards third. Schaal settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 There goes Carew. The throw from Kirkpatrick and he is safe. Carew steals second.
Bottom 3 Carew bunts towards third. Schaal fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Tovar moves to third.
Bottom 3 There goes Tovar. The throw from Kirkpatrick and he is safe. Tovar steals second.
Bottom 3 Tovar hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Nelson hits a fly ball into center field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Patek hits a fly ball into right field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Woodson strikes out.
Bottom 2 Mitterwald hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Thompson hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Nettles hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Kirkpatrick is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Piniella strikes out.
Bottom 1 Darwin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Carew moves to third.
Bottom 1 Braun takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Carew hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Carew reaches second base with a double. Tovar goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 Tovar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Mayberry strikes out. There goes Rojas. The throw from Mitterwald and Rojas is out.
Top 1 Scheinblum takes first base on ball four. Rojas moves to second.
Top 1 Rojas takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.