Royals @ Twins
August 4, 1973

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Bottom 9 R H E
Royals 6 9 1
Twins 4 11 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Royals 6 9 1
Twins 4 11 0

Tony Oliva Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .293
OBP .250 .348
At Bats 4 389
Hits 1 114
• Singles 1 89
• Doubles 0 15
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 10
Walks 0 30
RBI’s 1 53

Gene Garber Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 6 10
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Metropolitan Stadium - August 4, 1973
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Out
Gene Garber
Fran Healy
John Mayberry
Cookie Rojas
George Brett
Freddie Patek
Lou Piniella
Amos Otis
Steve Hovley
Tony Oliva
Danny Thompson

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Royals 6 9 1 7
Minnesota Twins 4 11 0 8
Winning Pitcher Gene Garber
Losing Pitcher Dick Woodson
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Cookie Rojas
Attendance 26,468
Time of Game 2 hours 35 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Oliva hits a line drive into right field. Hovley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Hisle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Steve Hovley now playing right field. Rod Carew pinch hits for Dan Monzon. 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.
Top 9 Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bane fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Otis takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Rojas bunts towards the mound. Bane settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Patek hits a fly ball into center field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Brye hits a fly ball into right field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Braun strikes out.
Bottom 8 Lis hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Mitterwald hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Healy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Brett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lis scoops it up and throws to first, with Bane covering, for the out.
Top 8 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Darwin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hisle scores.
Bottom 7 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Garber, and towards Rojas, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Hal McRae now playing right field. Hisle hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Otis, who is chasing the ball. Hisle reaches third base with a triple.
Top 7 Eddie Bane now pitching. Hal McRae pinch hits for Ed Kirkpatrick. McRae hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Monzon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Reichardt takes first base on ball four. Rojas scores. Otis moves to third. Mayberry moves to second.
Top 7 Mayberry is walked intentionally.
Top 7 Otis hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Brye. Otis reaches second base with a double. Patek scores. Rojas moves to third.
Top 7 Bill Hands now pitching. Rojas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Healy scores. Patek moves to third.
Top 7 Patek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Healy moves to third.
Top 7 Healy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Piniella scores. Healy moves to second.
Top 7 Brett bunts in front of the plate. Mitterwald fields it and throws to first for the out. Piniella moves to second.
Top 7 Piniella hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Gene Garber now pitching. Monzon strikes out.
Bottom 6 Brye hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella who is chasing the ball. Brye reaches third base with a triple. Lis scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 6 Braun hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Piniella throws the ball in to Rojas who tags Braun, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Darwin scores. Lis moves to third.
Bottom 6 Lis takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Splittorff fires to first and picks off Mitterwald.
Bottom 6 Mitterwald hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Oliva scores. Darwin moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 6 Darwin hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Oliva moves to second.
Bottom 6 Oliva hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kirkpatrick for the out.
Top 6 Reichardt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mayberry for the out.
Bottom 5 Thompson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Rojas reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Hisle hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Monzon takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Brye hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Otis hits a popup, foul, towards first. Lis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson fields it and throws to second for the out. Brett scores. Healy moves to third.
Top 5 Patek takes first base on ball four. Brett moves to third. Healy moves to second.
Top 5 Healy takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 There's a wild pitch. Brett moves to second.
Top 5 Brett hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Piniella hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Hisle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Braun hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Lis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mitterwald moves to third.
Bottom 4 Mitterwald hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Darwin hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Splittorff, and towards Patek, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 There goes Kirkpatrick. The throw from Woodson and he is out, Monzon applying the tag.
Top 4 Kirkpatrick takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Reichardt hits a line drive into right field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Otis moves to third.
Top 4 Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Woodson fields it and throws to first for the out. Otis moves to second.
Top 4 Otis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Thompson hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Hisle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Monzon hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Monzon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Patek is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Healy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Piniella scores. Healy moves to second.
Top 3 Brett hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Mitterwald fields it and throws to first for the out. Piniella moves to second.
Top 3 Piniella hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Brye strikes out.
Bottom 2 Braun strikes out.
Bottom 2 Lis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mitterwald moves to second.
Bottom 2 Mitterwald hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Darwin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lis scoops it up and throws to first, with Woodson covering, for the out.
Top 2 Reichardt hits a fly ball into center field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Braun fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Oliva hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Thompson hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Hisle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Otis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Monzon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Rojas hits a fly ball into center field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.