Dennis Leonard pitched five innings, allowing only two hits, and gained credit for his 21st victory as the Royals shut out the Twins, 4-0. Steve Mingori, Marty Pattin and Al Hrabosky worked the rest of the game.

The Royals used four players brought up from Omaha (American Association) -- Dave Cripe, Luis Silverio, Joe Zdeb and Jim Gaudet. Cripe singled and Silverio tripled in the first inning when the Royals put the game away by scoring three runs. [The Sporting News]

Kansas City Royals 4, Minnesota Twins 0

Game Played on Friday, September 29, 1978 (Night game) at Royals Stadium

Twins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 7 1 Royals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 x - 4 9 0 Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Powell rf 3 0 1 0 2 0 .249 Wilson cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .221 Cubbage 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .281 Washington ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .268 Morales ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .314 Wathan 1b 3 0 0 1 0 0 .299 Wolfe 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .235 Cripe 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .182 Carew 1b 3 0 1 0 2 0 .335 Silverio rf 3 1 1 1 1 0 .556 Smalley ss 4 0 0 0 1 1 .275 Hurdle lf 3 1 2 1 1 1 .265 Adams dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 .261 Zdeb dh 2 0 1 0 0 0 .252 Ford ph,dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 .274 Porter ph,dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 .264 Wynegar c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .230 Quirk ph,dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Norwood lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .257 Terrell 2b 3 0 2 0 0 0 .203 Edwards cf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .275 Gaudet c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Wilfong 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .268 Leonard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Randall ph,2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 .273 Mingori p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Jackson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Pattin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sutton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 0 7 0 5 4 Totals 32 4 9 3 2 3 Time of Game: 2:30 Attendance: 31,794 Left on Base: Twins 13, Royals 8 DP: Twins 0, Royals 0 Errors: Carew Doubles: Cubbage (12), Edwards (3), Washington (2), Hurdle (25) Triples: Silverio (1) Stolen Bases: Wilson (45), Terrell (8), Silverio (1), Washington (12) Sacrifice Hits: Terrell (9) Sacrifice Flies: Wathan (3) Hit by Pitch: Norwood (3,by Pattin) Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Jackson L(4-6) 5 7 3 3 1 3 0 23 4.48 Sutton 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 13 3.45 Totals 8 9 4 3 2 3 0 36 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Leonard W(21-17) 5 2 0 0 1 3 0 18 3.33 Mingori 1.2 4 0 0 1 0 0 10 2.78 Pattin 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 7 3.43 Hrabosky 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 2.92 Totals 9 7 0 0 5 4 0 40 Hit by Pitch: Pattin (2) Wild Pitches: Sutton (5), Leonard (12) Balks: Jackson (4) Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Steve Palermo TWINS 1ST: Powell grounded out (second to first); Cubbage popped to shortstop; Carew walked; Smalley flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Wilson singled to center; Washington popped to first; Wilson stole second; Jackson balked [Wilson to third]; Wathan hit a sacrifice fly to center [Wilson scored]; Cripe singled to left; Silverio tripled to left [Cripe scored]; Hurdle singled to center [Silverio scored]; Zdeb forced Hurdle (second to shortstop); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 3. TWINS 2ND: Adams grounded out (first unassisted); Wynegar flied out to center; Norwood flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 3. ROYALS 2ND: Terrell singled to right; Gaudet struck out; Wilson flied out to right; Terrell stole second; Washington flied to right in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 3. TWINS 3RD: Edwards struck out; Wilfong grounded out (second to first); Powell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 3. ROYALS 3RD: Wathan grounded out (third to first); Cripe grounded out (shortstop to first); Silverio walked; Silverio stole second; Hurdle struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 3. TWINS 4TH: Cubbage doubled; Carew flied out to center; Smalley struck out; Adams grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 3. ROYALS 4TH: Zdeb singled to right; Terrell out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Zdeb to second]; Gaudet flied out to right; Wilson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 3. TWINS 5TH: Wynegar flied out to left; Norwood grounded out (shortstop to first); Edwards doubled to left; Leonard threw a wild pitch [Edwards to third]; Wilfong struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 3. ROYALS 5TH: Washington doubled to left; Wathan grounded out (shortstop to first); Washington stole third; Cripe grounded out (third to first); Silverio grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 3. TWINS 6TH: MINGORI REPLACED LEONARD (PITCHING); Powell singled to right; Cubbage flied out to left; 1:18 rain delay at 8:59pm; Carew singled to right [Powell to second]; Smalley lined to center; FORD BATTED FOR ADAMS; Ford flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 3. ROYALS 6TH: FORD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); SUTTON REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); Hurdle doubled to right; PORTER BATTED FOR ZDEB; Sutton threw a wild pitch [Hurdle to third]; Porter flied out to center; Terrell grounded out (third to first); Gaudet reached on an error by Carew [Hurdle scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Wilson flied out to right; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 4. TWINS 7TH: PORTER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Wynegar lined to shortstop; Norwood flied out to center; Edwards singled to left; RANDALL BATTED FOR WILFONG; Randall singled to left [Edwards to second]; Powell walked [Edwards to third, Randall to second]; PATTIN REPLACED MINGORI (PITCHING); MORALES BATTED FOR CUBBAGE; Morales was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 4. ROYALS 7TH: WOLFE REPLACED MORALES (PLAYING 3B); RANDALL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Washington flied out to center; Wathan grounded out (shortstop to first); Cripe grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 4. TWINS 8TH: Carew flied out to right; Smalley walked; Ford flied out to center; Wynegar singled to right [Smalley to third]; Norwood was hit by a pitch [Wynegar to second]; Edwards popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 4. ROYALS 8TH: Silverio grounded out (third to first); Hurdle walked; QUIRK BATTED FOR PORTER; Quirk popped to catcher in foul territory; Terrell singled to center [Hurdle to second]; Gaudet grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 4. TWINS 9TH: QUIRK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); HRABOSKY REPLACED PATTIN (PITCHING); Randall flied out to center; Powell walked; Wolfe flied out to center; Carew walked [Powell to second]; Smalley flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 4.

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