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FINAL
May 20, 1979

Box Score

123456789RHE
MIN000000010191
KC20021000-571
win:P. Splittorff (KC)loss:R. Erickson (MIN)
Minnesota Twins logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRAVG
1Willie NorwoodCF0400100.254
2Roy SmalleySS1400000.408
3Ron Jackson1B3410000.275
4Craig KusickDH1401100.242
5Bombo RiveraRF2400000.250
6Butch WynegarC1400000.295
7Ken LandreauxLF1400000.318
8Bob Randall2B0400100.250
9John Castino3B0300000.288
TOTAL93511300
Minnesota Twins logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRERA
Roger EricksonRHP6.06553317.83
Ken BrettLHP1.11000004.00
Pete RedfernRHP0.20000003.27
TOTAL8.0755331
Kansas City Royals logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRAVG
1Willie WilsonLF1410100.306
2George Brett3B2421001.286
3Amos OtisCF2400000.341
4Darrell PorterC1410000.303
5Ralph LaCock1B1311100.295
John WathanPH-1B0100000.263
6Hal McRaeDH0301000.222
7Clint HurdleRF0100020.269
8Freddie PatekSS0300100.246
9U L Washington2B0200010.212
TOTAL72953331
Kansas City Royals logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRERA
Paul SplittorffLHP9.09113003.50
TOTAL9.0911300

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]
    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

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
    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