Minnesota Twins 6 – 23 Kansas City Royals
6 April 1974 · KAN06
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 75 | final score 23–6 | 1 in 75,225 games | |
| 67 | 23-16-0 runs-hits-errors line | Kansas City Royals | 1 in 221,502 games |
| 32 | 4 runs scored | Freddie Patek | 1 in 1,014 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Twins | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 2 |
| Kansas City Royals | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | – | 23 | 16 | 0 |
Box score
Minnesota Twins batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sergio Ferrer | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Rod Carew | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Larry Hisle | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jim Holt | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Joe Lis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bobby Darwin | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Steve Brye | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harmon Killebrew | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Tony Oliva | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Steve Braun | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Randy Hundley | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jerry Terrell | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Totals | 39 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
Minnesota Twins pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Hands | 0.2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| Ray Corbin | 1.1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Danny Fife | 2.1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Vic Albury | 0.2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Tom Burgmeier | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Woodson | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freddie Patek | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
| Jim Wohlford | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Vada Pinson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Al Cowens | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| John Mayberry | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 2B |
| Amos Otis | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Cookie Rojas | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Frank White | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Hal McRae | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | HR, 2B |
| Tony Solaita | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul Schaal | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fernando Gonzalez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Fran Healy | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Totals | 42 | 23 | 16 | 21 | 9 | 5 |
Kansas City Royals pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Busby | 5.0 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Al Fitzmorris | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bruce Dal Canton | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Hoerner | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |