Backed by four double plays, Jim Kaat pitched the Twins to a 4-1 victory over the Royals. The Twins decided the outcome with three runs in the fourth inning. Rick Renick drew a walk and stopped at third on a double by Bobby Darwin. Both runners crossed the plate on a single by Eric Soderholm, who also scored on a double by Kaat. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 4, Kansas City Royals 1
Game Played on Saturday, June      24, 1972 (Day game) at Municipal Stadium
Twins        0  0  0    3  0  0    1  0  0  -   4  9  1
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  8  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Tovar rf              4   0   2   0     0   1   .285      Patek ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .241
Thompson ss           5   1   1   0     0   0   .264      Otis cf               4   0   3   0     0   0   .289
Carew 2b              5   0   1   0     0   1   .284      Piniella lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .322
Killebrew 1b          3   0   0   0     1   2   .227      Scheinblum rf         3   0   0   0     0   0   .318
  Reese pr,1b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .191      Rojas 2b              3   1   1   0     0   0   .268
Renick lf             1   1   0   0     2   0   .147      Mayberry 1b           3   0   2   0     0   1   .260
  Braun ph,lf         0   0   0   1     1   0   .304      May c                 3   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Darwin cf             3   1   2   0     0   0   .236      Floyd 3b              3   0   2   0     0   0   .171
  Nettles ph,cf       1   0   0   0     0   0   .227      Rooker p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .154
Soderholm 3b          4   1   2   2     0   2   .221        Fitzmorris p        1   0   0   0     0   0   .188
Roof c                4   0   0   0     0   0   .183        Abernathy p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Kaat p                4   0   1   1     0   0   .316        Taylor ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .273
                                                            Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .400

Totals               34   4   9   4     4   6             Totals               30   1   8   0     0   1

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance:  8,916
Left on Base: Twins 8, Royals 2
DP: Twins 4, Royals 1
Errors: Roof, Scheinblum
Doubles: Darwin (7), Kaat (3)
Stolen Bases: Tovar (9)
GIDP: Rooker (1), Piniella 3 (13)
Hit by Pitch: Tovar (8,by Rooker)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kaat W(9-2)             9     8   1   0   0   1   0  30   1.90
Totals                  9     8   1   0   0   1   0  30

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rooker L(3-5)           3.2   6   3   3   1   3   0  19   4.22
Fitzmorris              2.2   2   1   1   3   2   0  13   3.63
Abernathy               1.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   4   2.25
Burgmeier               1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.08
Totals                  9     9   4   4   4   6   0  39

Hit by Pitch: Rooker (1)

Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Red Flaherty, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Jerry Neudecker


TWINS 1ST: Tovar struck out; Thompson grounded out (third to
first); Carew struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals
0.

ROYALS 1ST: Patek popped to first in foul territory; Otis flied
out to center; Piniella grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 0.

TWINS 2ND: Killebrew struck out; Renick grounded out (third to
first); Darwin singled to right; Soderholm singled to left
[Darwin to second]; Roof forced Darwin (third unassisted); 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Scheinblum grounded out (third to first); Rojas
grounded out (third to first); Mayberry struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 0.

TWINS 3RD: Kaat grounded out (pitcher to first); Tovar was hit
by a pitch; Tovar stole second; Thompson made an out to
shortstop; Carew grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: May grounded out (shortstop to first); Floyd singled
to left; Rooker grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Floyd out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Royals 0.

TWINS 4TH: Killebrew grounded out (shortstop to first); Renick
walked; Darwin doubled to left [Renick to third]; Soderholm
singled to center [Renick scored, Darwin scored]; Roof flied out
to left; Kaat doubled to center [Soderholm scored]; Tovar
singled to third [Kaat to third]; FITZMORRIS REPLACED ROOKER
(PITCHING); Thompson flied out to right; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 3, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Patek flied out to center; Otis singled to center;
Piniella grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Otis out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Royals 0.

TWINS 5TH: Carew flied out to center; Killebrew struck out;
Renick walked; Darwin flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Twins 3, Royals 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Scheinblum grounded out (third to first); Rojas
flied out to left; Mayberry singled to second; May made an out
to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Royals 0.

TWINS 6TH: Soderholm was called out on strikes; Roof flied out
to left; Kaat flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Floyd singled to second [Floyd out at second (second
to shortstop)]; Fitzmorris grounded out (shortstop to first);
Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 3, Royals 0.

TWINS 7TH: Tovar grounded out (pitcher to first); Thompson
singled to right; Carew singled to right [Thompson to third,
Carew to second (error by Scheinblum)]; Killebrew was walked
intentionally; REESE RAN FOR KILLEBREW; BRAUN BATTED FOR RENICK;
Braun walked [Thompson scored, Carew to third, Reese to second];
ABERNATHY REPLACED FITZMORRIS (PITCHING); NETTLES BATTED FOR
DARWIN; Nettles lined into a double play (second to shortstop)
[Reese out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 4, Royals 0.

ROYALS 7TH: REESE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); BRAUN STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING LF); NETTLES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Otis
singled to left; Piniella grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Otis out at second]; Scheinblum flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Royals 0.

TWINS 8TH: Soderholm was called out on strikes; Roof flied out
to center; Kaat grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 4, Royals 0.

ROYALS 8TH: Rojas singled to right; Mayberry singled to right
[Rojas to third]; May reached on a fielder's choice [Rojas
scored (error by Roof) (unearned), Mayberry out at third
(shortstop to third)]; Eric Soderholm threw home; Cookie
Rojas retreated to 3B safely and scored when Phil Roof threw
wildly; Floyd forced May (third to second); TAYLOR BATTED
FOR ABERNATHY; Taylor made an out to shortstop; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Royals 1.

TWINS 9TH: BURGMEIER REPLACED TAYLOR (PITCHING); Tovar singled
to center [Tovar out at second (center to shortstop)]; Thompson
grounded out (second to first); Carew grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Royals 1.

ROYALS 9TH: Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); Otis
singled to left; Piniella grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Otis out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 4, Royals 1.