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FINAL
May 27, 1979

Box Score

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KC000000020270
MIN000000001160
win:S. Busby (KC)loss:J. Koosman (MIN)
Kansas City Royals logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRAVG
1Willie WilsonLF1400200.356
2George Brett3B0400000.309
3Amos OtisCF0300010.319
4Darrell PorterC1400200.317
5Hal McRaeDH0400100.225
6John Wathan1B2400100.269
7Joe ZdebRF1300000.158
8U L Washington2B1310000.239
9Todd CruzSS1312001.348
TOTAL73222611
Kansas City Royals logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRERA
Steve BusbyRHP9.06113303.18
TOTAL9.0611330
Minnesota Twins logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRAVG
1Hosken PowellRF1300010.467
2Butch WynegarC1300000.295
3Roy SmalleySS0400000.381
4Ken LandreauxCF2410000.320
5Glenn AdamsLF1400100.281
Dave EdwardsPR0000000.125
6Ron Jackson1B1300010.280
7Mike CubbageDH0201010.245
8Rob Wilfong2B0300100.321
9John Castino3B0300100.272
TOTAL62911330
Minnesota Twins logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRERA
Jerry KoosmanLHP9.07226113.52
TOTAL9.0722611

Scoring Summary

kcmin
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    8
    Todd Cruz hits a home run (1). U L Washington scores.[2 runs]
    20
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    9
    Mike Cubbage out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Amos Otis. Ken Landreaux scores.[1 run]
    21

Play-by-Play

1st inningkcmin
  • TOP 1
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    SINGLE — Willie Wilson singles on a to left fielder Glenn Adams.
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    FORCEOUT — George Brett grounds into a force out, shortstop Roy Smalley to second baseman Rob Wilfong. Willie Wilson out at 2nd. George Brett to 1st.[1 out]
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    GROUNDED INTO DP — Amos Otis grounds into a double play, shortstop Roy Smalley to second baseman Rob Wilfong to first baseman Ron Jackson. George Brett out at 2nd. Amos Otis out at 1st.[3 outs]
    00
  • BOTTOM 1
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    GROUNDOUT — Hosken Powell grounds out to first baseman John Wathan.[1 out]
    00
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    BATTER OUT — Butch Wynegar out, pitcher Steve Busby to first baseman John Wathan.[2 outs]
    00
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    BATTER OUT — Roy Smalley out, second baseman U L Washington to first baseman John Wathan.[3 outs]
    00
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Team Stats

2Runs1
7Hits6
0Errors0
.219Batting Avg.207
32At Bats29
3Extra-base Hits0
1Home Runs0
2Runs-Batted-In1
1Walks3
0Stolen Bases1
6Strikeouts3
4Left on Base7
12Total Bases6

Game Details

Sunday, May 27, 1979 · 4:33 AM
Target Field · Minneapolis, MN
attendance: 35,148 (91.2%)
weather: 73 degrees, unknown