Kansas City Royals 6 – 3 Minnesota Twins
9 July 1971 · MIN02
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | The Cycle · 4-for-5 | Freddie Patek | 1 in 693 games |
| 19 | 12 hits allowed | Jim Perry | 1 in 76 pitcher-games |
| 19 | final score 6–3 | 1 in 41 games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 0 |
| Minnesota Twins | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
Box score
Kansas City Royals batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freddie Patek | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | HR, 3B, 2B |
| Paul Schaal | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | HR |
| Amos Otis | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gail Hopkins | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jerry May | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Joe Keough | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bobby Knoop | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mike Hedlund | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Lou Piniella | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 35 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
Kansas City Royals pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Hedlund | 7.1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Tom Burgmeier | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ted Abernathy | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Minnesota Twins batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Braun | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Cesar Tovar | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Harmon Killebrew | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rod Carew | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Leo Cardenas | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Jim Holt | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brant Alyea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Rich Reese | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Mitterwald | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jim Perry | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Kaat | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 35 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Minnesota Twins pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Perry | 8.2 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| Hal Haydel | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |