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Minnesota Twins vs. Kansas City Royals

May 20, 1978
FINAL

Box Score

123456789RHELOB
MIN1000000203907
KC00200121-615010
win:Kansas City Royals logoR. Galeloss:Minnesota Twins logoP. Thormodsgardsave:Kansas City Royals logoA. Hrabosky

Scoring Summary

MINKC
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    1
    Mike Cubbage doubles (3) on a to right fielder Al Cowens. Dan Ford scores. [1 run]
    10
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    3
    Hal McRae singles on a to left fielder Willie Norwood. Willie Wilson scores. Hal McRae to 2nd. [1 run]
    11
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    3
    Amos Otis singles on a to left fielder Willie Norwood. Hal McRae scores. [1 run]
    12
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    6
    Freddie Patek singles on a to left fielder Willie Norwood. Clint Hurdle scores. [1 run]
    13
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    7
    Al Cowens singles on a to left fielder Willie Norwood. George Brett scores. [1 run]
    14
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    7
    Clint Hurdle singles on a to right fielder Hosken Powell. Al Cowens scores. Amos Otis to 3rd. [1 run]
    15
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    8
    Rod Carew hits a home run (4). Willie Norwood scores. [2 runs]
    35
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    8
    Hal McRae doubles (10) on a to right fielder Hosken Powell. Freddie Patek scores. [1 run]
    36

Player Stats

Minnesota Twins logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
1Willie NorwoodLF25100002.262
2Rod Carew1B24120010.397
3Dan FordCF13100100.295
4Mike Cubbage3B13010001.321
Larry WolfePH-3B00000100.239
5Butch WynegarC03000102.281
6Glenn AdamsDH13000000.195
Jose MoralesPH00000100.333
7Roy Smalley IIISS24001002.252
8Hosken PowellRF03000001.202
Bombo RiveraPH01001002.341
9Rob Wilfong2B02000000.105
Rich ChilesPH01000000.222
Bob Randall2B00000000.250
Craig KusickPH01001002.183
TOTAL9333334112-
Minnesota Twins logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Paul ThormodsgardRHP5.2933110315.44
Greg ThayerRHP1.1422010113.62
Tom JohnsonRHP1.021101093.64
TOTAL8.0156613051-
Kansas City Royals logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
1Willie WilsonLF15100001.250
2Hal McRaeDH35120000.299
3George Brett3B24100101.284
4Al CowensRF15110004.261
5Amos OtisCF23010100.320
6Clint Hurdle1B24110002.253
Ralph LaCock1B00000000.167
7Darrell PorterC03001103.302
8Freddie PatekSS44110000.287
9Frank White2B03000005.237
TOTAL15366613016-
Kansas City Royals logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Rich GaleRHP7.1833121372.48
Al HraboskyLHP1.2100220181.13
TOTAL8.393334155-

Play-by-Play

1st inningMINKC
  • TOP 1
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    BATTER OUT — Willie Norwood out, second baseman Frank White to first baseman Clint Hurdle. [1 out]
    00
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    SINGLE — Rod Carew singles on a to left fielder Willie Wilson. Rod Carew out at 2nd on the throw, left fielder Willie Wilson to second baseman Frank White. [2 outs]
    00
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    WALK — Dan Ford walks.
    00
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    DOUBLE — Mike Cubbage doubles (3) on a to right fielder Al Cowens. Dan Ford scores. [1 run]
    10
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    BATTER OUT — Butch Wynegar out, second baseman Frank White to first baseman Clint Hurdle. [3 outs]
    10
  • BOTTOM 1
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    BATTER OUT — Willie Wilson out, second baseman Rob Wilfong to first baseman Rod Carew. [1 out]
    10
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    BATTER OUT — Hal McRae out, third baseman Mike Cubbage to first baseman Rod Carew. [2 outs]
    10
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    GROUNDOUT — George Brett grounds out to first baseman Rod Carew. [3 outs]
    10
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Team Stats

3Runs6
9Hits15
0Errors0
.273Batting Avg.417
33At Bats36
4Extra-base Hits3
1Home Runs0
3Runs-Batted-In6
4Walks3
1Stolen Bases5
3Strikeouts1
7Left on Base10
15Total Bases18

Game Details

Saturday, May 20, 1978 · 8:05 PM
Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City, MO
attendance: 30,312 (80.0%)
weather: 66 degrees, unknown