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Twins
@ Royals
Municipal Stadium
June 25, 1972
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Minnesota Twins, played on June 25, 1972 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 25, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 25, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dick Woodson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tom Murphy |
| Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 14,777 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Haller 1B: Jerry Neudecker 2B: Bill Kunkel 3B: Red Flaherty |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Nettles | Center Fielder |
| Danny Thompson | Shortstop |
| Rod Carew | Second Baseman |
| Steve Braun | Left Fielder |
| Rich Reese | First Baseman |
| Charlie Manuel | Right Fielder |
| Eric Soderholm | Third Baseman |
| George Mitterwald | Catcher |
| Dick Woodson | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | Catcher |
| Richie Scheinblum | Right Fielder |
| John Mayberry | First Baseman |
| Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
| Bobby Floyd | Third Baseman |
| Tom Murphy | Pitcher |
| Bob Lemon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Royals
Municipal Stadium
June 25, 1972
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Murphy
Nettles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Murphy
Thompson bunts towards third. Floyd fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Nettles moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carew vs. Murphy
Murphy spins and fires to second, and Nettles is picked off. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Murphy
Carew hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Kirkpatrick fields it and throws to first for the out. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Braun vs. Murphy
Braun hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Murphy covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Woodson
Patek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Braun throws the ball in to Soderholm who tags Patek trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Woodson
Otis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Woodson
Piniella hits a line drive towards third. Soderholm reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkpatrick vs. Woodson
Kirkpatrick takes first base on ball four. Otis moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Scheinblum vs. Woodson
There's a wild pitch. Otis moves to third. Kirkpatrick moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Scheinblum vs. Woodson
Scheinblum hits a popup towards short. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Murphy
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry juggles the ball. That's an error on Mayberry. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Manuel vs. Murphy
Manuel takes first base on ball four. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Soderholm vs. Murphy
Soderholm bunts towards the mound. Murphy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mitterwald vs. Murphy
Mitterwald hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Reese scores. Manuel moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Woodson vs. Murphy
Woodson strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nettles vs. Murphy
Nettles hits a line drive towards short. Patek reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Woodson
Mayberry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Woodson
Rojas hits a popup towards short. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Floyd vs. Woodson
Floyd hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Carew catches it and throws to first to double up Mayberry. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Murphy
Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Murphy
Carew hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Braun vs. Murphy
Braun hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Carew moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Reese vs. Murphy
Reese hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis who is chasing the ball. Reese reaches third base with a triple. Carew scores. Braun goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Manuel vs. Murphy
Manuel takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Soderholm vs. Murphy
Soderholm is hit by the pitch. Manuel moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mitterwald vs. Nelson
Roger Nelson now pitching.
Mitterwald strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Woodson vs. Nelson
There goes Reese. The slide. Kirkpatrick applies the tag. Reese is out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Woodson
Nelson strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Woodson
Patek bunts towards third. Soderholm fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Woodson
Otis hits a fly ball into left field. Braun settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Woodson
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodson vs. Nelson
Woodson strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Nelson
Nettles strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Nelson
Thompson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Nelson
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nelson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Woodson
Kirkpatrick strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheinblum vs. Woodson
Scheinblum hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Woodson
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Nelson
Braun hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nelson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Nelson
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nelson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manuel vs. Nelson
Manuel is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Woodson
Rojas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Floyd vs. Woodson
Floyd takes first base on ball four. Rojas moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Keough vs. Woodson
Joe Keough pinch hits for Roger Nelson.
Keough strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Patek vs. Woodson
Patek strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Otis vs. Woodson
Otis takes first base on ball four. Rojas moves to third. Floyd moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Piniella vs. Woodson
Piniella hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Manuel. Piniella reaches second base with a double. Rojas scores. Floyd scores. Otis goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kirkpatrick vs. LaRoche
Dave LaRoche now pitching.
Kirkpatrick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Scheinblum vs. LaRoche
Scheinblum hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Piniella scores. Kirkpatrick moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mayberry vs. LaRoche
Mayberry hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. LaRoche
Rojas strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 3 - Royals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Burgmeier
Tom Burgmeier now pitching.
Soderholm takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mitterwald vs. Burgmeier
Mitterwald hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Soderholm moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tovar vs. Burgmeier
Cesar Tovar pinch hits for Dave LaRoche.
Tovar hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Darwin vs. Burgmeier
Bobby Darwin pinch hits for Jim Nettles.
Darwin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 3 - Royals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Floyd vs. Norton
Cesar Tovar now playing right field. Bobby Darwin now playing center field. Rick Dempsey now catching. Tom Norton now pitching.
Floyd hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgmeier vs. Norton
Burgmeier is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Norton
Patek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Norton
There goes Patek. The throw from Dempsey and he is safe. Patek steals second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Otis vs. Norton
Otis hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Darwin. Otis reaches second base with a double. Patek scores. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hovley vs. Norton
Steve Hovley pinch hits for Lou Piniella.
There's a wild pitch. Otis moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hovley vs. Norton
Hovley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Norton, and towards Thompson, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 3 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Burgmeier
Bobby Knoop now playing second base. Steve Hovley now playing left field.
Thompson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Knoop settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Burgmeier
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Burgmeier
Braun hits a fly ball into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 3 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Norton
Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Norton, and towards Thompson, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheinblum vs. Norton
Scheinblum hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Norton
Mayberry hits a line drive towards short. Thompson catches it and throws to first to double up Scheinblum. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 3 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Burgmeier
Reese strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dempsey vs. Burgmeier
Dempsey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Burgmeier
Soderholm hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Knoop settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 3 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knoop vs. Norton
Knoop takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Floyd vs. Norton
Floyd hits a popup, foul, towards third. Soderholm settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burgmeier vs. Norton
Burgmeier hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Knoop moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Patek vs. Norton
Patek hits a fly ball into right field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Otis vs. Norton
Otis hits a fly ball into left field. Braun settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 3 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monzon vs. Burgmeier
Dan Monzon pinch hits for Tom Norton.
Monzon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tovar vs. Burgmeier
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Darwin vs. Burgmeier
Darwin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/25/1972, game 2 -- Minnesota at Kansas City (D)
Minnesota AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Nettles J, cf 3 0 1 0 Patek F, ss 4 1 2 0
Darwin B, ph-cf 2 0 0 0 Otis A, cf 4 1 2 1
Thompson D, ss 4 0 2 0 Piniella L, lf 3 1 1 3
Carew R, 2b 4 1 1 0 Hovley S, ph-lf 1 0 0 0
Braun S, lf 4 1 1 0 Kirkpatrick E, c 2 1 0 0
Reese R, 1b 4 1 1 2 Scheinblum R, rf 4 1 2 1
Manuel C, rf 1 0 0 0 Mayberry J, 1b 4 1 2 3
Dempsey R, c 1 0 0 0 Rojas C, 2b 3 1 1 0
Soderholm E, 3b 2 0 0 0 Knoop B, 2b 0 0 0 0
Mitterwald G, c 3 0 2 1 Floyd B, 3b 3 1 0 0
Norton T, p 0 0 0 0 Murphy T, p 0 0 0 0
Monzon D, ph 0 0 0 0 Nelson R, p 1 0 0 0
Woodson D, p 2 0 0 0 Keough J, ph 1 0 0 0
LaRoche D, p 0 0 0 0 Burgmeier T, p 2 0 1 0
Tovar C, ph-rf 2 0 0 0
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32 3 8 3 32 8 11 8
Minnesota 012 000 000 -- 3
Kansas City 000 071 00x -- 8
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Woodson D (L) 4.2 6 4 4 3 4
LaRoche D 0.1 2 3 3 1 1
Norton T 3.0 3 1 1 2 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Murphy T 2.1 6 3 2 2 1
Nelson R (W) 2.2 1 0 0 0 4
Burgmeier T (S) 4.0 1 0 0 2 1
E -- Mayberry J
DP -- Minnesota 2, Kansas City 2
LOB -- Minnesota 7, Kansas City 6
2B -- Piniella L, Otis A
3B -- Reese R
HR -- Mayberry J
SB -- Patek F
CS -- Reese R
HBP -- by Murphy T (Soderholm E)
WP -- Woodson D, Norton T
T -- 2:30
A -- 14777
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