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Royals
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
July 11, 1971
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Kansas City Royals, played on July 11, 1971 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 11, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 11, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dick Drago |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ray Corbin |
| Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
| City | Bloomington |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 18,207 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Honochick 1B: Larry McCoy 2B: Jim Odom 3B: Marty Springstead |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Paul Schaal | Third Baseman |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| Gail Hopkins | First Baseman |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | Left Fielder |
| Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
| Joe Keough | Right Fielder |
| Jerry May | Catcher |
| Dick Drago | Pitcher |
| Bob Lemon | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Steve Braun | Third Baseman |
| Cesar Tovar | Right Fielder |
| Rod Carew | Second Baseman |
| Harmon Killebrew | First Baseman |
| Leo Cardenas | Shortstop |
| Jim Nettles | Center Fielder |
| Jim Holt | Left Fielder |
| Phil Roof | Catcher |
| Ray Corbin | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
July 11, 1971
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Corbin
Patek hits a line drive into center field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Corbin
Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Corbin
Otis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hopkins vs. Corbin
Hopkins hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Otis moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kirkpatrick vs. Corbin
Kirkpatrick strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Drago
Braun hits a line drive into left field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Drago
Tovar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Otis throws the ball in to Patek who tags Tovar trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Drago
Carew strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Corbin
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Corbin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Corbin
Keough hits a fly ball into right field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Corbin
May hits a popup towards the mound. Corbin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Drago
Killebrew takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenas vs. Drago
Cardenas hits a fly ball into right field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Drago
Nettles hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holt vs. Drago
Holt hits a fly ball into left field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roof vs. Drago
Roof is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drago vs. Corbin
Drago is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Corbin
Patek is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Corbin
Schaal hits a popup towards short. Cardenas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corbin vs. Drago
Corbin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hopkins scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Corbin for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Drago
Braun hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tovar vs. Drago
Tovar hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Keough throws the ball in to Hopkins who tags Tovar trying to return to first, for the out. Braun moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Carew vs. Drago
Carew hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Braun scores. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Drago
Killebrew hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Corbin
Otis hits a popup towards short. Cardenas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopkins vs. Corbin
Hopkins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Corbin
Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kirkpatrick for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Drago
Cardenas hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Drago
Nettles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holt vs. Drago
Holt hits a ball on the ground towards second. Rojas throws to second for one, and Patek throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Holt moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Roof vs. Drago
Roof hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Holt scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Corbin vs. Drago
Corbin hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Patek fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Corbin
George Thomas now playing left field. Steve Braun now playing shortstop. Cesar Tovar now playing third base. Jim Holt now playing right field.
Rojas hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Corbin
Keough hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Corbin
May hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knoop vs. Corbin
Bobby Knoop pinch hits for Dick Drago.
Knoop strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Corbin
Patek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Keough moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schaal vs. Corbin
Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Rooker
Jim Rooker now pitching.
Braun hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tovar vs. Rooker
Tovar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Braun moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carew vs. Rooker
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Braun moves to third. Tovar moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Killebrew vs. Rooker
Killebrew hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Braun tags and scores. Tovar tags and moves to third. Carew tags and moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Thomas vs. Rooker
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Nettles vs. Rooker
Nettles hits a line drive towards third. Schaal reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Corbin
Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopkins vs. Corbin
Hopkins hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkpatrick vs. Corbin
Kirkpatrick hits a fly ball into center field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Corbin
Rojas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hopkins moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Keough vs. Corbin
Keough takes first base on ball four. Hopkins moves to third. Rojas moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
May vs. Corbin
May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tovar fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holt vs. Rooker
Holt hits a line drive into left field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roof vs. Rooker
Roof hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corbin vs. Rooker
Corbin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Braun vs. Rooker
Braun hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rooker juggles the ball. That's an error on Rooker. Corbin moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tovar vs. Rooker
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paepke vs. Corbin
Dennis Paepke pinch hits for Jim Rooker.
Paepke hits a popup, foul, towards first. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Corbin
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tovar fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Corbin
Schaal hits a line drive towards short. Braun reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. York
Jim York now pitching.
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. York
Killebrew is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. York
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off York, and towards Rojas, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Corbin
Rich Reese now playing first base.
Otis strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopkins vs. Corbin
Hopkins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Corbin
Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Corbin
Rojas hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. York
Nettles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holt vs. York
There goes Nettles. The throw from May and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Holt vs. York
Holt hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Roof vs. York
Roof hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kirkpatrick. Roof reaches second base with a double. Nettles scores. Holt moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Corbin vs. York
Corbin hits a fly ball into left field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Braun vs. York
Braun hits a fly ball into left field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Holt tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tovar vs. York
Tovar strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 1 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Corbin
Keough 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 -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Corbin
May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Corbin
Lou Piniella pinch hits for Jim York.
Piniella hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. May moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Patek vs. Corbin
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Braun scoops it up and throws to first for the out. May moves to third. Piniella moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Schaal vs. Corbin
Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Braun scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/11/1971, game 2 -- Kansas City at Minnesota (D)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Patek F, ss 5 0 1 0 Braun S, 3b-ss 4 2 2 1
Schaal P, 3b 5 0 0 0 Tovar C, rf-3b 5 0 3 0
Otis A, cf 4 0 1 0 Carew R, 2b 4 0 2 1
Hopkins G, 1b 4 0 2 0 Killebrew H, 1b 2 1 0 1
Kirkpatrick E, lf 4 0 1 0 Reese R, 1b 0 0 0 0
Rojas C, 2b 4 1 2 1 Cardenas L, ss 2 0 0 0
Keough J, rf 3 0 2 0 Thomas G, lf 2 0 0 0
May J, c 4 0 0 0 Nettles J, cf 4 2 3 2
Drago D, p 1 0 0 0 Holt J, lf-rf 4 2 0 0
Knoop B, ph 1 0 0 0 Roof P, c 4 0 2 2
Rooker J, p 0 0 0 0 Corbin R, p 4 0 1 0
Paepke D, ph 1 0 0 0
York J, p 0 0 0 0
Piniella L, ph 1 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 1 10 1 35 7 13 7
Kansas City 000 010 000 -- 1
Minnesota 021 110 02x -- 7
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Drago D (L) 4.0 7 4 3 1 2
Rooker J 2.0 4 1 1 0 1
York J 2.0 2 2 2 0 2
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Corbin R (W) 9.0 10 1 1 1 5
E -- Patek F, Rooker J, May J
LOB -- Kansas City 10, Minnesota 7
2B -- Roof P
HR -- Nettles J, Rojas C
SB -- Nettles J
SF -- Killebrew H, Braun S
T -- 2:25
A -- 18207
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