34 Games completed and the AL still has a tie for the Wild Card slot.
We all know what that means ! A play in game between the Minnesota Twins (18-16) & the Kansas City Royals (18-16). KC won the coin flip, so they will host the event at old Municipal Stadium. Neither manager (Marvin Sik or Howard Fortel) has announced their starter, but our reporters suspect that Roger Nelson (2-2, 3.28) will start for KC and Pedro Ramos (2-6, 4.34), on short rest, will most likely start for the Twins.
Minnesota's offense is led by future HOF'er Harmon Killebrew (.286-11-26) and table setter Zoilo Versalles (.307-2-15). The Twins rely on the long ball from guys like Bobby Allison, Earl Battey and Jim Lemon.KC is a pesky crew that relies on pitching and timely hitting. Lou Piniella leads
the AL in hitting with a .376 average. Ed Kirkpatrick (.321-6-16) is the lone source of power for the scrappy Royals.Advanced ticket sales at Municipal Stadium have been off the charts. Limited seating is available. The winning team has the honor of jumping on a flight to Seattle to play the Pilots in the LDS the following day.
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