Sep 25, 1971 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E 1971 Minnesota 61-94 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 9 1 1971 Kansas City 85-72 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 9 1 Minnesota AB R H BI W K Ave Kansas City AB R H BI W K Ave Tovar RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .282 Patek SS 4 0 0 0 1 1 .253 Carew 2B 3 1 1 0 0 1 .295 Schaal 3B 4 0 2 2 0 0 .274 Killebrew 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .240 Otis CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .306 Reese 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212 Hopkins 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .312 Brye CF 4 1 2 1 0 1 .227 Piniella LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 .283 Cardenas SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 .263 Oliver,B RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .194 Renick LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 .238 Paepke C 4 0 1 0 0 2 .224 Corbin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Knoop 2B 3 2 3 0 0 0 .224 Soderholm 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 .208 Keough PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .258 Mitterwald C 4 0 0 0 0 2 .230 Splittorff P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .123 Kaat P 3 0 0 0 0 0 .206 Valdespino PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .279 Holt LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204 34 2 9 2 1 7 34 3 9 3 0 8 Minnesota IP H R ER W K Ct ERA Kaat W(15-12) 8.1 8 2 2 1 7 123 3.43 Corbin S(4) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 10 5.05 9.0 9 2 2 1 7 133 Kansas City IP H R ER W K Ct ERA Splittorff L(15-4) 9.0 9 3 3 0 8 117 1.78 9.0 9 3 3 0 8 117 Min: Reese moved to 1B in the 8th Holt moved to LF in the 9th KC: Keough hit for Knoop in the 9th Valdespino hit for Splittorff in the 9th E-Cardenas(11) Splittorff(3) 2B-Carew(14) Renick(1) Paepke(9) Schaal(35) Valdespino(7) 3B-Cardenas(5) SH-Carew Splittorff 2 LOB-Minnesota 5 Kansas City 7 DP-Minnesota 1 Kansas City 2 GWRBI-Renick Game MVP:Jim Kaat Municipal Stadium II, Time 2:47, 76ø, 15mph In from LCF Game MVP:Bert Blyleven Municipal Stadium II, Time 2:49, 81ø, 10mph Out to LCF Sep 25, 1971 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E 1971 Minnesota 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 9 1 1971 Kansas City 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 9 1 1971 Minnesota Ab1 Ab2 Ab3 Ab4 1 Tovar RF 1>S S 6>G53 G41 2 Carew 2B B34,12 K D G13 3 Killebrew 1B P5 4>S K 8>G63 Reese 1B 4 Brye CF P5 S,12 S,23,2H K2u 5 Cardenas SS 2>F7 G463/dp,23 T,1H P6 6 Renick LF F7 F8 D,3H 9>K2u Corbin P 7 Soderholm 3B K 5>K E1,23,B1 S 8 Mitterwald C 3>K L8 K G643/dp 9 Kaat P F8 F9 7>P3 Holt LF 1971 Kansas City Ab1 Ab2 Ab3 Ab4 Ab5 1 Patek SS 1>W G63 K G54/fo,B1 G63 2 Schaal 3B G463/dp S,23,2H D,2H G13 3 Otis CF P5 E6,12,B1 G43 8>F8 4 Hopkins 1B 2>K G64/fo 6>P4 G43 5 Piniella LF S 4>K23 G13 S 6 Oliver,B RF K K G53 F7 7 Paepke C K F7 7>D 9>K 8 Knoop 2B 3>S 5>S S,23 Keough PH F8 9 Splittorff P B54,12 B24,12 B36/fo,B1 Valdespino PH D Minnesota IN OUT Kaat AB1-1 AB4-7 Corbin AB4-8 End Kansas City IN OUT Splittorff AB1-1 End