Minnesota Twins 6 – 7 Kansas City Royals
3 July 1973 · KAN06
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | Three-Homer Game · 3 | Tony Oliva | 1 in 321 games |
| 23 | 9 total bases | Paul Schaal | 1 in 419 player-games |
| 20 | final score 7–6 | 1 in 51 games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Twins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 0 |
Box score
Minnesota Twins batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Carew | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jerry Terrell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Tony Oliva | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 HR |
| Bobby Darwin | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2B |
| Steve Braun | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Larry Hisle | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | HR |
| Joe Lis | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| George Mitterwald | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Jim Holt | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 35 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 8 |
Minnesota Twins pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bert Blyleven | 8.0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 |
| Ken Sanders | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freddie Patek | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | HR |
| Cookie Rojas | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Amos Otis | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gail Hopkins | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Lou Piniella | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Hovley | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul Schaal | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 HR |
| Fran Healy | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Totals | 31 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 5 |
Kansas City Royals pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Littell | 5.1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Ken Wright | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Gene Garber | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |