Final
MIN 7 — KC 0
9/25/1971 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · KCA197109252
Complete available game record for MIN at KC, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Twins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cesar Tovar | — | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddie Patek | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rod Carew | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Schaal | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Harmon Killebrew | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Amos Otis | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Brye | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gail Hopkins | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Piniella | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leo Cardenas | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Oliver | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick Renick | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Soderholm | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Paepke | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| George Mitterwald | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Knoop | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ted Abernathy | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Kaat | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chuck Harrison | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Dal Canton | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Severson | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lance Clemons | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Splittorff | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Butler | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Kaat | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0-0 |
| Paul Splittorff | 3.2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0-0 |
| Bill Butler | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Bruce Dal Canton | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Ted Abernathy | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Lance Clemons | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cesar Tovar | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Brye | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Leo Cardenas | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Rod Carew | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Kaat | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Harmon Killebrew | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| George Mitterwald | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Renick | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Soderholm | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Schaal | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Knoop | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Abernathy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Oliver | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Amos Otis | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Paepke | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Butler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddie Patek | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Lou Piniella | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lance Clemons | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Dal Canton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gail Hopkins | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Splittorff | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 3 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 4 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | S8 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | S8.1-3;BX2(864) | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 5 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | K/C | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | K/C | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 1/G | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | D7 | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | S5/BG.2-3 | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | S9.3-H;1-3 | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | K | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 9/SF.3-H | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | S8.1-3 | 2–0 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | HP.1-2 | 2–0 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | D7.3-H;2-H;1-3 | 2–0 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 2/FL | 4–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | S8 | 4–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | SB2 | 4–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | S9.2-3 | 4–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→2 | 16(1)3/GDP.3-3 | 4–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 4–0 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | S7 | 4–0 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | T7.1-H | 4–0 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | K/C | 5–0 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | K | 5–0 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | K | 5–0 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 5–0 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | K | 5–0 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | NP | 5–0 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | S8.1-2 | 5–0 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 5–0 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 2/FL | 5–0 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | S7 | 5–0 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 4 | 5–0 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | S7.1-3;BX2(64) | 5–0 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | E6.3-H(NR)(UR);B-2 | 5–0 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | S7.2-H(UR) | 6–0 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 8 | 7–0 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | K | 7–0 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 7–0 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 7–0 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | K | 7–0 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | W | 7–0 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 9 | 7–0 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | CS2(24) | 7–0 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | K | 7–0 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | K | 7–0 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | D9 | 7–0 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | NP | 7–0 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 8/L | 7–0 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 13 | 7–0 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | D8 | 7–0 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | E9/F.2-3;B-1 | 7–0 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 5/FL | 7–0 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 3/L | 7–0 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 7–0 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 43 | 7–0 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 7–0 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | K/C | 7–0 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 63 | 7–0 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 43 | 7–0 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 1/P | 7–0 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | S7 | 7–0 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | K | 7–0 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | S7.1-2 | 7–0 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 7–0 |