April 13 in Kansas City Royals History: Twins and Royals set record for hit batters (1971)

On April 13, 1971 , the Kansas City Royals and Minnesota Twins tie a major league record by combining to hit seven batters with pitches. Kansas City’s Tom Burgmeier and Minnesota’s Ron Perranoski each hit two batters in the Royals’ wild 5-3 victory over the Twins… @ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250

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