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FINAL
Sep 23, 1978

Box Score

123456789RHELOB
KC2100000003505
MIN0000100001639
win:P. Splittorff (KC)loss:R. Erickson (MIN)save:A. Hrabosky (KC)

Scoring Summary

KCMIN
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    1
    Ralph LaCock singles on a to left fielder Willie Norwood. Steve Braun scores. George Brett scores. Ralph LaCock to 3rd. Fielding error by left fielder Willie Norwood. [2 runs]
    20
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    2
    Clint Hurdle hits a home run (7). [1 run]
    30
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    5
    Dave Edwards hits a home run (1). [1 run]
    31

Player Stats

Kansas City Royals logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
1Steve BraunLF03100101.265
Willie WilsonPR-LF00000000.219
2George Brett3B13101100.289
3Amos OtisCF14002004.298
4Darrell PorterC03000103.269
5Ralph LaCock1B13010000.303
6Hal McRaeDH04000002.273
7Clint HurdleRF13112110.265
Al CowensPR-RF00000000.276
8Freddie PatekSS04000002.251
9Frank White2B13001000.276
TOTAL5303264112-
Kansas City Royals logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Paul SplittorffLHP7.1611261533.38
Al HraboskyLHP1.2000210133.00
TOTAL8.361147166-
Minnesota Twins logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
1Dave EdwardsCF35111011.276
2Rod Carew1B03000102.336
3Roy SmalleySS03001103.275
4Jose MoralesDH02001203.323
Rob WilfongPR00000000.254
5Willie NorwoodLF13000102.255
6Bombo RiveraRF14001003.264
7Bob Randall2B03000103.275
8Butch WynegarC04000001.225
9Larry Wolfe3B13000100.240
TOTAL6301147118-
Minnesota Twins logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Roger EricksonRHP9.0532641593.98
TOTAL9.053264159-

Play-by-Play

1st inningKCMIN
  • TOP 1
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    WALK — Steve Braun walks.
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    SINGLE — George Brett singles on a to left fielder Willie Norwood. Steve Braun to 2nd.
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    STRIKEOUT — Amos Otis strikes out swinging. [1 out]
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    LINEOUT — Darrell Porter lines out to right fielder Bombo Rivera. [2 outs]
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    SINGLE — Ralph LaCock singles on a to left fielder Willie Norwood. Steve Braun scores. George Brett scores. Ralph LaCock to 3rd. Fielding error by left fielder Willie Norwood. [2 runs]
    20
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    BATTER OUT — Hal McRae out to center fielder Dave Edwards. [3 outs]
    20
  • BOTTOM 1
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    SINGLE — Dave Edwards singles on a to left fielder Steve Braun.
    20
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    PICKOFF CAUGHT STEALING 2B — With Rod Carew batting, Dave Edwards picked off and caught stealing 2nd base, second baseman Frank White. [1 out]
    20
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    BATTER OUT — Rod Carew out to left fielder Steve Braun. [2 outs]
    20
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    WALK — Roy Smalley walks.
    20
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    STRIKEOUT — Jose Morales strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
    20
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Team Stats

3Runs1
5Hits6
0Errors3
.167Batting Avg.200
30At Bats30
1Extra-base Hits1
1Home Runs1
2Runs-Batted-In1
4Walks7
0Stolen Bases0
6Strikeouts4
5Left on Base9
8Total Bases9

Game Details

Saturday, September 23, 1978 · 8:05 PM
Target Field · Minneapolis, MN
attendance: 13,288 (34.5%)
weather: 68 degrees, unknown