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FINAL
May 20, 1979

Box Score

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MIN0000000101917
KC20021000-5714
win:Kansas City Royals logoP. Splittorffloss:Minnesota Twins logoR. Erickson

Scoring Summary

MINKC
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    1
    George Brett doubles (11) on a to shortstop Roy Smalley. Willie Wilson scores. George Brett scores. Fielding error by shortstop Roy Smalley. [2 runs]
    02
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    4
    Ralph LaCock triples (2) on a to left fielder Ken Landreaux. Darrell Porter scores. [1 run]
    03
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    4
    Hal McRae out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Willie Norwood. Ralph LaCock scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
    04
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    5
    George Brett hits a home run (3). [1 run]
    05
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    8
    Craig Kusick singles on a to center fielder Amos Otis. Ron Jackson scores. [1 run]
    15

Player Stats

Minnesota Twins logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
1Willie NorwoodCF04001000.254
2Roy Smalley IIISS14000000.408
3Ron Jackson1B34100000.275
4Craig KusickDH14011003.242
5Bombo RiveraRF24000002.250
6Butch WynegarC14000004.295
7Ken LandreauxLF14000002.318
8Bob Randall2B04001003.250
9John Castino3B03000000.288
TOTAL9351130014-
Minnesota Twins logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Roger EricksonRHP6.0655331417.83
Ken BrettLHP1.110000054.00
Pete RedfernRHP0.200000023.27
TOTAL8.075533148-
Kansas City Royals logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
1Willie WilsonLF14101001.306
2George Brett3B24210010.286
3Amos OtisCF24000000.341
4Darrell PorterC14100002.303
5Ralph LaCock1B13111000.295
John WathanPH-1B01000001.263
6Hal McRaeDH03010001.222
7Clint HurdleRF01000200.269
8Freddie PatekSS03001002.246
9U L Washington2B02000100.212
TOTAL729533317-
Kansas City Royals logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Paul SplittorffLHP9.0911300413.50
TOTAL9.091130041-

Play-by-Play

1st inningMINKC
  • TOP 1
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    BATTER OUT — Willie Norwood out to right fielder Clint Hurdle. [1 out]
    00
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    POP OUT — Roy Smalley pops out to second baseman U L Washington. [2 outs]
    00
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    BATTER OUT — Ron Jackson out to center fielder Amos Otis. [3 outs]
    00
  • BOTTOM 1
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    SINGLE — Willie Wilson singles on a to right fielder Bombo Rivera.
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    BALK — With George Brett batting, Willie Wilson advances to 2nd on a balk.
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    DOUBLE — George Brett doubles (11) on a to shortstop Roy Smalley. Willie Wilson scores. George Brett scores. Fielding error by shortstop Roy Smalley. [2 runs]
    02
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    BATTER OUT — Amos Otis out to right fielder Bombo Rivera. [1 out]
    02
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    BATTER OUT — Darrell Porter out to left fielder Ken Landreaux. [2 outs]
    02
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    STRIKEOUT — Ralph LaCock strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
    02
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Team Stats

1Runs5
9Hits7
1Errors1
.257Batting Avg.241
35At Bats29
1Extra-base Hits6
0Home Runs1
1Runs-Batted-In3
0Walks3
1Stolen Bases0
3Strikeouts3
7Left on Base4
10Total Bases17

Game Details

Sunday, May 20, 1979 · 4:33 AM
Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City, MO
attendance: 39,661 (104.6%)
weather: 74 degrees, cloudy