Kansas City Royals 11, Minnesota Twins 7 (Game 2) Game Played on Wednesday, August 16, 1978 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium Royals 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 5 - 11 15 0 Twins 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 2 - 7 13 1 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braun lf 2 2 2 1 2 0 .257 Norwood lf 5 0 2 0 0 2 .272 Wilson cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 .231 Carew 1b 5 2 2 1 0 1 .336 McRae dh 5 1 2 1 0 0 .281 Ford cf 5 1 3 1 0 0 .293 Brett 3b 3 2 1 3 2 0 .315 Kusick dh 2 1 1 1 1 0 .197 Porter c 5 2 2 1 0 0 .270 Adams ph,dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 Hurdle rf,lf 4 1 2 1 1 0 .278 Morales ph,dh 2 0 1 2 0 0 .325 LaCock 1b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .302 Wilfong pr,dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 Wathan ph,1b 1 1 1 2 0 0 .291 Randall 2b 5 0 1 2 0 0 .285 Cowens cf,rf 5 1 2 2 0 1 .281 Rivera rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .273 Patek ss 5 0 1 0 0 1 .278 Wolfe ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .234 Washington 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .265 Borgmann c 4 1 2 0 0 0 .213 Poquette ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .207 Cubbage 3b 3 1 0 0 0 2 .295 Terrell 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .182 Smalley ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 .284 Splittorff p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Perzanowski p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Pattin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Holly p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mingori p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sutton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Jackson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 38 11 15 11 5 5 Totals 39 7 13 7 2 6 Time of Game: 2:53 Attendance: 14,640 Left on Base: Royals 6, Twins 7 DP: Royals 1, Twins 2 Errors: Carew Doubles: McRae (27), Hurdle (21), LaCock (12), Cowens 2 (18), Ford (28), Carew (18) Triples: Porter (4) Home Runs: Brett (5), Kusick (4) Stolen Bases: Braun (3), Wilson (35) Caught Stealing: Braun (1) GIDP: McRae (13), Wolfe (6) Hit by Pitch: Wathan (2,by Sutton) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Splittorff W(14-10) 6.1 9 5 4 2 5 1 29 3.43 Pattin 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.94 Mingori SV(7) 2.2 3 2 2 0 1 0 11 2.70 Totals 9 13 7 6 2 6 1 41 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Perzanowski L(2-4) 7 10 6 6 3 4 1 31 5.40 Holly 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.61 Sutton 1.2 4 5 5 2 1 0 11 3.82 Jackson 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.74 Totals 9 15 11 11 5 5 1 44 Passed Balls: Porter (5) Hit by Pitch: Sutton (1) Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Ted Hendry ROYALS 1ST: Braun singled to center; Braun stole second; McRae doubled to right [Braun scored]; Brett grounded out (first unassisted) [McRae to third]; Porter reached on a fielder's choice [McRae out at home (third to catcher), Porter to second]; Hurdle doubled to left [Porter scored, Hurdle out at second (left to shortstop to first to third)]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Norwood was called out on strikes; Carew was called out on strikes; Ford lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 0. ROYALS 2ND: LaCock struck out; Cowens struck out; Patek singled [Patek to second (error by Carew)]; Washington grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 0. TWINS 2ND: Kusick homered; Randall popped to first in foul territory; Rivera walked; Wolfe grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Rivera out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 1. ROYALS 3RD: Braun walked; Braun was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); McRae grounded out (third to first); Brett walked; Porter flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 1. TWINS 3RD: Borgmann singled to center; Porter allowed a passed ball [Borgmann to second]; Cubbage struck out; Norwood popped to shortstop; Carew singled to center [Borgmann scored (unearned)]; Ford singled to right [Carew to second]; Kusick popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R (0 ER), 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 2. ROYALS 4TH: Hurdle grounded out (second to first); LaCock doubled to left; Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first); Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 2. TWINS 4TH: Randall grounded out (second to first); Rivera was called out on strikes; Wolfe flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 2. ROYALS 5TH: Washington grounded out (shortstop to first); Braun walked; McRae grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Braun out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 2. TWINS 5TH: Borgmann singled to center; Cubbage forced Borgmann (pitcher to shortstop); Norwood singled to left [Cubbage to second]; Carew forced Norwood (shortstop to second) [Cubbage to third]; Ford doubled to left [Cubbage scored, Carew to third]; Kusick was walked intentionally; Randall singled to right [Carew scored, Ford scored, Kusick to second]; Rivera forced Randall (shortstop unassisted); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 5. ROYALS 6TH: Brett flied out to right; Porter tripled to left; Hurdle lined to first; LaCock popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 5. TWINS 6TH: Wolfe popped to first; Borgmann grounded out (third to first); Cubbage struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 5. ROYALS 7TH: Cowens doubled to center; Patek struck out; POQUETTE BATTED FOR WASHINGTON; Poquette struck out; Braun singled to center [Cowens scored]; McRae singled to right [Braun to second]; Brett homered [Braun scored, McRae scored]; Porter flied out to center; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Twins 5. TWINS 7TH: TERRELL REPLACED POQUETTE (PLAYING 2B); WILSON REPLACED BRAUN (PLAYING CF); HURDLE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); COWENS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Norwood singled to left; Carew forced Norwood (third to shortstop); PATTIN REPLACED SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); Ford singled to right [Carew to third]; ADAMS BATTED FOR KUSICK; MINGORI REPLACED PATTIN (PITCHING); MORALES BATTED FOR ADAMS; Morales popped to shortstop; Randall flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 6, Twins 5. ROYALS 8TH: MORALES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); HOLLY REPLACED PERZANOWSKI (PITCHING); Hurdle singled to right; SUTTON REPLACED HOLLY (PITCHING); WATHAN BATTED FOR LACOCK; Wathan was hit by a pitch [Hurdle to second]; Cowens lined to center; Patek flied into a double play (first to third) [Hurdle out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Twins 5. TWINS 8TH: WATHAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Rivera flied out to left; Wolfe grounded out (shortstop to first); Borgmann grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Twins 5. ROYALS 9TH: Terrell struck out; Wilson singled to right; McRae flied out to left; Wilson stole second; Brett was walked intentionally; Porter singled to left [Wilson scored, Brett to second]; Hurdle walked [Brett to third, Porter to second]; Wathan singled to center [Brett scored, Porter scored, Hurdle to second]; Cowens doubled to left [Hurdle scored, Wathan scored]; JACKSON REPLACED SUTTON (PITCHING); Patek flied out to right; 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 11, Twins 5. TWINS 9TH: SMALLEY BATTED FOR CUBBAGE; Smalley singled to left; Norwood struck out; Carew doubled to left [Smalley to third]; Ford grounded out (pitcher to first); Morales singled to center [Smalley scored, Carew scored]; WILFONG RAN FOR MORALES; Randall flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 11, Twins 7.

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