Royals @ Twins
September 16, 1972

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Top 2	R	H	E
Royals	0	1	0
Twins	3	2	0

Top 2	R	H	E
Royals	0	1	0
Twins	3	2	0

Freddie Patek Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.217
OBP	.000	.285
At Bats	0	471
Hits	0	102
• Singles	0	75
• Doubles	0	23
• Triples	0	4
• Home Runs	0	0
Walks	0	44
RBI’s	0	28

Bert Blyleven Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
13	16	0

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Metropolitan Stadium - September 16, 1972

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Out

Bert Blyleven

George Mitterwald

Harmon Killebrew

Rod Carew

Steve Braun

Danny Thompson

Cesar Tovar

Jim Nettles

Jim Holt

Freddie Patek

Paul Schaal

Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

Patek hits a popup, foul, towards first. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 2 Schaal takes first base on ball four.

Top 2 Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops it up and throws to first, with Blyleven covering, for the out.

Top 2 Jim Holt now playing right field. Piniella hits a fly ball into center field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Jim Holt pinch runs for Bobby Darwin. Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play.

Bottom 1 Darwin is hit by the pitch.

Bottom 1 Killebrew hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.

Bottom 1 Braun takes first base on ball four.

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

Bottom 1 There goes Tovar. The throw from Kirkpatrick and he is safe. Tovar steals second.

Bottom 1 Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Top 1 Mayberry strikes out.

Top 1 Scheinblum strikes out.

Top 1 Rojas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

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

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