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Minnesota Twins @ Kansas City Royals

1972-09-09 · Night game · Municipal Stadium · 13 innings · Att: 7851 · 73°F, cloudy, dry · Wind 8 mph · 3:37

Minnesota Twins defeated Kansas City Royals 3–2. Dave LaRoche earned the win. John Mayberry went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	R	H	E
MIN	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	7
KCA	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	9

W: Dave LaRoche L: Ted Abernathy SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Jim Honochick · 1B: Lou DiMuro · 2B: Bill Deegan · 3B: Larry McCoy · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Minnesota Twins — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Cesar Tovar	6	0	0	0	3
Rod Carew	3	0	1	0	0
Steve Braun	5	0	1	0	0
Harmon Killebrew	3	0	0	1	0
Charlie Manuel	5	0	0	0	0
Jim Nettles	5	2	2	0	1
Danny Thompson	5	0	2	1	1
Glenn Borgmann	4	0	1	1	0
Dave Goltz	2	0	0	0	1
Wayne Granger	1	0	0	0	0
Eric Soderholm	2	1	0	0	1
Rich Reese	1	0	0	0	0
Jim Holt	1	0	0	0	0
Dave LaRoche	1	0	0	0	1

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Amos Otis	6	0	2	0	0	0
Cookie Rojas	6	0	0	0	0	1
Richie Scheinblum	5	1	1	0	1	0
John Mayberry	4	1	2	2	2	0
Lou Piniella	5	0	1	0	0	0
Ed Kirkpatrick	3	0	0	0	2	2
Paul Schaal	5	0	2	0	1	0
Freddie Patek	5	0	0	0	0	0
Roger Nelson	5	0	1	0	0	1
Carl Taylor	1	0	0	0	0	0

Minnesota Twins — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dave Goltz	5.2	4	5	1
Wayne Granger	4.1	3	1	2
Dave LaRoche	3.0	2	0	1

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Roger Nelson	12.0	5	0	6
Ted Abernathy	1.0	2	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Cesar Tovar: 2/FL
Rod Carew: 43
Steve Braun: 43

Bot 1

Amos Otis: 63
Cookie Rojas: 4
Richie Scheinblum: 3/G

Top 2

Harmon Killebrew: 8
Charlie Manuel: 8
Jim Nettles: 13

Bot 2

John Mayberry: 8
Lou Piniella: 6/L
Ed Kirkpatrick: K/C

Top 3

Danny Thompson: 6
Glenn Borgmann: S7
Dave Goltz: 36(1)/FO
Cesar Tovar: K

Bot 3

Paul Schaal: S8
Freddie Patek: 7.1-2
Roger Nelson: 3/G.2-3
Amos Otis: 63

Top 4

Rod Carew: 13
Steve Braun: 63
Harmon Killebrew: 5/FL

Bot 4

Cookie Rojas: 6/L
Richie Scheinblum: W
John Mayberry: HR/8.1-H
Lou Piniella: 53
Ed Kirkpatrick: W
Paul Schaal: S6.1-2
Freddie Patek: 9

Top 5

Charlie Manuel: 8
Jim Nettles: S9
Danny Thompson: S8.1-3
Glenn Borgmann: 7/SF.3-H
Dave Goltz: K

Bot 5

Roger Nelson: 7
Amos Otis: 143
Cookie Rojas: 63

Top 6

Cesar Tovar: 53
Rod Carew: S8
Steve Braun: S8.1-3
Harmon Killebrew: 7/SF.3-H
Charlie Manuel: 46(1)/FO

Bot 6

Richie Scheinblum: S8
John Mayberry: W.1-2
Lou Piniella: 64(1)3/GDP.2-3
Ed Kirkpatrick: IW
Paul Schaal: W.1-2
Freddie Patek: 54(1)/FO

Top 7

Jim Nettles: 6
Danny Thompson: K
Glenn Borgmann: 43

Bot 7

Roger Nelson: S7
Amos Otis: S9.1-3
Cookie Rojas: 13.1-2
Richie Scheinblum: 43
John Mayberry: IW
Lou Piniella: 163

Top 8

Wayne Granger: 8
Cesar Tovar: K
Eric Soderholm: K

Bot 8

Ed Kirkpatrick: 8
Paul Schaal: 43
Freddie Patek: 53

Top 9

Steve Braun: 8
Harmon Killebrew: 4
Charlie Manuel: 7

Bot 9

Roger Nelson: K
Amos Otis: 63
Cookie Rojas: 63

Top 10

Jim Nettles: K
Danny Thompson: 7/L
Glenn Borgmann: 63

Bot 10

Richie Scheinblum: 13
John Mayberry: 31
Lou Piniella: S9
Ed Kirkpatrick: K/C

Top 11

Rich Reese: 63
Cesar Tovar: 13
Eric Soderholm: 13

Bot 11

Paul Schaal: 13
Freddie Patek: 4
Roger Nelson: 13

Top 12

Steve Braun: 8
Jim Holt: 43
Charlie Manuel: 43

Bot 12

Amos Otis: S9.BX2(96)
Cookie Rojas: K/C
Richie Scheinblum: 7

Top 13

Jim Nettles: D8
Danny Thompson: D7.2-H
Glenn Borgmann: FC2.2X3(25)
Dave LaRoche: K/C
Cesar Tovar: K

Bot 13

John Mayberry: S8
Lou Piniella: 14/SH.1-2
Carl Taylor: 43.2-3
Paul Schaal: 9

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