| The Royals scored without benefit of a hit in the first inning and Al Fitzmorris made the run stand up for a 1-0 victory over the Twins. Vada Pinson walked and on a run-and-hit play raced to third on an infield out by Cookie Rojas. When John Mayberry bounced out, Pinson scored the run that enabled the Royals to end their eight-game losing streak. [The Sporting News] |
Kansas City Royals 1, Minnesota Twins 0
Game Played on Saturday, September 7, 1974 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Twins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 8 0 Royals 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x - 1 2 0 Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braun lf 4 0 1 0 1 0 .294 Pinson rf 2 1 0 0 1 0 .258 Carew 2b 5 0 2 0 0 1 .365 Rojas 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Hisle cf 5 0 1 0 0 1 .291 Mayberry 1b 3 0 0 1 0 1 .249 Darwin rf 5 0 0 0 0 2 .281 McRae dh 3 0 0 0 0 1 .307 Oliva dh 3 0 2 0 2 0 .295 Wohlford lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .285 Soderholm 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .282 Brett 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .276 Kusick 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .223 Healy c 3 0 0 0 0 2 .261 Bourque ph,1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 .222 Cowens cf 2 0 0 0 1 1 .222 Terrell pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Patek ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .227 Roof c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213 Fitzmorris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Thompson ss 2 0 0 0 1 0 .255 Borgmann c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .256 Killebrew ph,1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .234 Decker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 0 8 0 5 7 Totals 25 1 2 1 2 5 Time of Game: 2:18 Attendance: 14,131 Left on Base: Twins 14, Royals 2 DP: Twins 1, Royals 0 Doubles: Carew 2 (28) Stolen Bases: Brett (7) Sacrifice Hits: Thompson (5) GIDP: Pinson (4) Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Decker L(14-12) 8 2 1 1 2 5 0 27 3.27 Totals 8 2 1 1 2 5 0 27 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Fitzmorris W(11-4) 9 8 0 0 5 7 0 41 2.90 Totals 9 8 0 0 5 7 0 41 Wild Pitches: Fitzmorris (9) Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Larry Napp, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Jim McKean TWINS 1ST: Braun singled to right; Carew struck out; Hisle singled to left [Braun to second]; Darwin was called out on strikes; Oliva singled to third [Braun to third, Hisle to second]; Soderholm forced Oliva (shortstop to second); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Pinson walked; Rojas grounded out (pitcher to first) [Pinson to third]; Mayberry grounded out (first unassisted) [Pinson scored]; McRae struck out; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 1. TWINS 2ND: Kusick popped to third; Thompson flied out to right; Borgmann grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 1. ROYALS 2ND: Wohlford grounded out (shortstop to first); Brett flied out to center; Healy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 1. TWINS 3RD: Braun grounded out (pitcher to first); Carew doubled to left; Hisle grounded out (third to first); Darwin grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 1. ROYALS 3RD: Cowens walked; On a bunt Patek singled to catcher [Cowens to second]; Pinson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Cowens to third, Patek out at second]; Rojas flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 1. TWINS 4TH: Oliva singled to right; On a bunt Soderholm singled to pitcher [Oliva to second]; Kusick struck out; Thompson walked [Oliva to third, Soderholm to second]; Borgmann struck out; Braun flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 1. ROYALS 4TH: Mayberry struck out; McRae grounded out (third to first); Wohlford grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 1. TWINS 5TH: Carew flied out to left; Hisle struck out but advanced to first on a wild pitch; Darwin grounded out (third to first) [Hisle to second]; Oliva was walked intentionally; Soderholm walked [Hisle to third, Oliva to second]; BOURQUE BATTED FOR KUSICK; Bourque flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 1. ROYALS 5TH: BOURQUE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Brett singled to right; Brett stole second; On a bunt Healy reached on a fielder's choice [Brett out at third (first to third to shortstop to third)]; Cowens grounded out (pitcher to first) [Healy to second]; Patek grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 1. TWINS 6TH: Thompson flied out to center; Borgmann grounded out (shortstop to first); Braun grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 1. ROYALS 6TH: Pinson grounded out (first unassisted); Rojas grounded out (shortstop to first); Mayberry grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 1. TWINS 7TH: Carew doubled to left; Hisle flied out to right [Carew to third]; Darwin flied out to center; Oliva was walked intentionally; Soderholm grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 1. ROYALS 7TH: McRae flied out to center; Wohlford flied out to left; Brett grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 1. TWINS 8TH: Bourque singled to center; TERRELL RAN FOR BOURQUE; Thompson out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Terrell to second]; KILLEBREW BATTED FOR BORGMANN; Killebrew struck out; Braun walked; Carew forced Braun (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 1. ROYALS 8TH: ROOF REPLACED TERRELL (PLAYING C ); KILLEBREW STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Healy struck out; Cowens struck out; Patek flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 1. TWINS 9TH: Hisle flied out to center; Darwin struck out; Oliva grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 1.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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