Royals @ Twins
July 31, 1974

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Bottom 9 R H E
Royals 3 7 0
Twins 2 8 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Royals 3 7 0
Twins 2 8 0

Eric Soderholm Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .279
OBP .250 .355
At Bats 4 283
Hits 1 79
• Singles 0 60
• Doubles 1 10
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 8
Walks 0 32
RBI’s 0 30

Doug Bird Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 3 7
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Metropolitan Stadium - July 31, 1974
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Doug Bird
Buck Martinez
John Mayberry
Frank White
George Brett
Freddie Patek
Jim Wohlford
Amos Otis
Al Cowens
Eric Soderholm
Jerry Terrell
Luis Gomez

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Royals 3 7 0 5
Minnesota Twins 2 8 0 8
Winning Pitcher Steve Busby
Losing Pitcher Bert Blyleven
Save Doug Bird
Game Winning RBI Amos Otis
Attendance 18,479
Time of Game 2 hours 22 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Doug Bird now pitching. Jerry Terrell pinch runs for Danny Thompson. Borgmann hits a fly ball into left field. Wohlford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Darwin tags and scores. Gomez tags and moves to third. Terrell tags and moves to second.
Bottom 9 Luis Gomez pinch runs for Harmon Killebrew. Thompson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Darwin moves to third. Gomez moves to second.
Bottom 9 Harmon Killebrew pinch hits for Jim Holt. Killebrew hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Darwin moves to second.
Bottom 9 Braun hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Al Cowens now playing right field. Darwin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Brett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Wohlford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Otis hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 9 Solaita strikes out.
Top 9 Mayberry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Hisle hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Frank White now playing second base. Carew hits a fly ball into left field. Wohlford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Rojas bunts towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Holt scoops it up and throws to first, with Blyleven covering, for the out. Patek moves to third.
Top 8 There goes Patek. The throw from Borgmann and he is safe. Patek steals second.
Top 8 Patek takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Martinez is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Busby fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Borgmann takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Thompson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Pinson. Thompson reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Holt strikes out. Martinez drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Holt out.
Bottom 7 Braun hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound, deflecting off of Blyleven's glove, towards the right side of the infield. Carew fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Wohlford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Solaita moves to third.
Top 7 Otis hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Borgmann scoops up the ball and tags Otis for the out.
Top 7 Solaita hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Mayberry is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Darwin hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Oliva is walked intentionally.
Bottom 6 Hisle hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wohlford. Hisle reaches second base with a double. Soderholm scores.
Bottom 6 Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Busby, and towards Rojas, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Soderholm moves to third.
Bottom 6 Soderholm hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wohlford. Soderholm reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Borgmann hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Rojas hits a fly ball into left field. Braun settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Brett scores.
Top 6 There goes Patek. The throw from Borgmann and he is safe. Patek steals second.
Top 6 Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Brett moves to third.
Top 6 Martinez strikes out.
Top 6 Brett hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Braun. Brett reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Busby fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Holt strikes out.
Bottom 5 Braun hits a popup, foul, towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Darwin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Wohlford hits a popup towards short. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Otis strikes out.
Top 5 Solaita is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Oliva hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Busby scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Oliva for the out.
Bottom 4 Hisle strikes out.
Bottom 4 Carew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Blyleven fires to first and has Rojas trapped. There's the throw to Thompson who tags Rojas for the out.
Top 4 Rojas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Pinson strikes out.
Bottom 3 Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Borgmann hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Thompson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Patek hits a fly ball into right field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Brett hits a fly ball into left field. Braun settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Holt strikes out.
Bottom 2 Braun bunts towards the mound. Busby settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Darwin strikes out.
Top 2 Wohlford strikes out.
Top 2 Otis hits a popup towards first. Holt settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Solaita takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Mayberry hits a fly ball into right field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Oliva hits a fly ball into left field. Wohlford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Hisle hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Carew moves to third.
Bottom 1 There goes Carew. The throw from Martinez and he is safe. Carew steals second.
Bottom 1 Carew hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Soderholm hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Pinson hits a line drive into left field. Braun settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Patek is called out on strikes.