Final
KC 4 — MIN 5
4/20/1971 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · MIN197104200
Complete available game record for KC at MIN, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 3 |
| Minnesota Twins | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 10 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freddie Patek | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cesar Tovar | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rod Carew | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cookie Rojas | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Oliva | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Harmon Killebrew | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Lou Piniella | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Danny Thompson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Oliver | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Reese | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Paul Schaal | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Holt | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Keough | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Taylor | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Leo Cardenas | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry May | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Tischinski | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Braun | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Rooker | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Mitterwald | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim York | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Burgmeier | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Dal Canton | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gail Hopkins | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dennis Paepke | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Perranoski | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Perry | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ken Wright | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Dal Canton | 5.1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Jim Perry | 8.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0-0 |
| Ron Perranoski | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Ken Wright | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Tom Burgmeier | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Jim York | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harmon Killebrew | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Perranoski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Perry | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Leo Cardenas | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Rich Reese | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jim Holt | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Mitterwald | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Thompson | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Tischinski | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cesar Tovar | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Oliva | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Carew | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Jim York | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Dal Canton | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Keough | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jerry May | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Oliver | 3 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Freddie Patek | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Lou Piniella | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cookie Rojas | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Schaal | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Wright | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Burgmeier | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | S/89 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→0 | S9.1-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→1 | 8/SF.3-H | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 1–0 |
| 1 top | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | S8 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 8/L | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 8/L | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | K | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | S8 | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 1→3 | 46(1)3/GDP | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | W | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | S3.1-2 | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→2 | 6(1)3/GDP.2-3 | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | D/78.3-H | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | K | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | S1/BG | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | CS2(26) | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | S9 | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 8 | 1–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | W | 1–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 43.1-2 | 1–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | T7.2-H | 1–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | K/C | 1–2 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 4 | 1–2 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 8 | 1–2 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 63 | 1–2 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | W | 1–2 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 7 | 1–2 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | E3 | 1–2 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 3/FL | 1–2 |
| 4 bottom | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP | 1–2 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | K | 1–2 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | K | 1–2 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | K | 1–2 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | S1 | 1–2 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 54(1)/FO | 1–2 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 1 | 1–2 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 31 | 1–2 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 8 | 1–2 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | W | 1–2 |
| 6 top | 1→3 | 6(1)3/GDP | 1–2 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | K/C | 1–2 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | S8.B-3(E8) | 1–2 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | S8.3-H | 1–2 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | S7.1-2 | 1–3 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | S9.1-3;2-H | 1–3 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | FC3.3XH(35);1-2 | 1–4 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | E6.1-2;2-H(NR)(UR) | 1–4 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 1–5 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | S7 | 1–5 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 3/FL | 1–5 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 13.1-2 | 1–5 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 9 | 1–5 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 1–5 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 53.1-2 | 1–5 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 13.2-3 | 1–5 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | K | 1–5 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | NP | 1–5 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | W | 1–5 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 8 | 1–5 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 6 | 1–5 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 43 | 1–5 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 1–5 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 13 | 1–5 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | W | 1–5 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | K/C | 1–5 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | S7 | 1–5 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | S7.1-2 | 1–5 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | D9.1-3;2-H | 1–5 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | K | 2–5 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | D/78.2-H;3-H | 2–5 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | NP | 4–5 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | W | 4–5 |
| 9 top | 1→3 | 5(2)3/GDP | 4–5 |