Minnesota Twins 7, Kansas City Royals 3 Game Played on Saturday, September 30, 1978 (Night game) at Royals Stadium Twins 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 - 7 8 0 Royals 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 8 3 Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Powell rf 5 0 1 2 1 1 .248 Braun lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .251 Cubbage 3b 4 0 2 0 1 1 .283 Poquette lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .216 Carew 1b 5 0 1 2 1 1 .333 Brett 3b 3 1 1 0 0 1 .295 Smalley ss 4 1 0 0 1 2 .273 Quirk 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .207 Ford cf 4 1 1 0 1 0 .274 Otis cf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .298 xAdams dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Porter dh 3 1 2 0 0 0 .266 Norwood pr,dh 0 1 0 0 0 0 .257 Silverio pr,dh 2 0 1 0 0 1 .545 Wynegar c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .229 LaCock 1b 4 0 0 1 1 1 .295 Borgmann c 2 1 1 0 1 1 .215 Cowens rf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .275 Edwards lf 1 1 0 0 1 1 .268 Hurdle rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .264 Chiles ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .268 White 2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .277 Rivera lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 .266 Patek ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .249 Wilfong 2b 5 1 1 0 0 0 .266 Washington ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .264 Serum p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gaudet c 3 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Marshall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Zdeb ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .252 Wilson pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221 Kusnyer c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Busby p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gale p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bird p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McGilberry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 38 7 8 5 7 7 Totals 38 3 8 3 2 7 Time of Game: 3:13 Attendance: 29,089 Left on Base: Twins 8, Royals 6 DP: Twins 0, Royals 1 Errors: Gaudet, Kusnyer, McGilberry Doubles: Carew (26), Otis (30) Triples: Brett (8) Stolen Bases: LaCock (1), Wilson (46) Caught Stealing: Silverio (1) Sacrifice Hits: Cubbage (7), Poquette (2) Sacrifice Flies: Otis (10) Hit by Pitch: Edwards (2,by Busby) Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Serum 9 8 3 3 2 4 0 36 4.10 Marshall W(10-12) 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 6 2.45 Totals 11 8 3 3 2 7 0 42 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Busby 5 4 3 3 4 2 0 23 7.59 Gale 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 8 3.09 Bird 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 5.29 Hrabosky 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 2.88 McGilberry L(0-1) 1 3 4 1 2 0 0 8 4.38 Totals 11 8 7 4 7 7 0 48 Hit by Pitch: Busby (2) Balks: Busby (1) Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Steve Palermo, 3B - Don Denkinger TWINS 1ST: Powell flied out to left; Cubbage struck out; Carew was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Braun grounded out (first unassisted); Brett struck out; Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0. TWINS 2ND: Smalley walked; Ford singled to left [Smalley to second]; Adams forced Ford (shortstop to second) [Smalley to third]; Wynegar grounded out (first unassisted) [Adams to second]; Busby balked [Smalley scored, Adams to third]; Edwards walked; Wilfong forced Edwards (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 0. ROYALS 2ND: Porter singled to center; LaCock grounded out (second to first) [Porter to second]; Cowens lined to left; White singled to left [Porter scored, White out at second (left to second)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 1. TWINS 3RD: Powell walked; Cubbage out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Powell to second]; Carew lined to center; Smalley flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 1. ROYALS 3RD: Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); Gaudet struck out; Braun singled to center; Brett lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 1. TWINS 4TH: Ford grounded out (pitcher to first); Adams flied out to center; Wynegar grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 1. ROYALS 4TH: Otis doubled to left; Porter grounded out (second to first) [Otis to third]; LaCock reached on a fielder's choice [Otis scored]; LaCock stole second; Cowens struck out; White grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 2. TWINS 5TH: Edwards was hit by a pitch; On a bunt Wilfong singled to third [Edwards to second]; Powell singled to left [Edwards scored, Wilfong scored]; On a bunt Cubbage singled to first [Powell to third, Cubbage to second (error by Gaudet)]; Carew was walked intentionally; Smalley lined into a double play (first unassisted) [Carew out at first]; Ford grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 2. ROYALS 5TH: BORGMANN REPLACED WYNEGAR (PLAYING C ); Patek grounded out (third to first); Gaudet flied out to right; Braun grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 2. TWINS 6TH: GALE REPLACED BUSBY (PITCHING); WASHINGTON REPLACED PATEK (PLAYING SS); Adams popped to shortstop; Borgmann walked; Edwards struck out; Wilfong lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 2. ROYALS 6TH: Brett tripled to right; Otis hit a sacrifice fly to center [Brett scored]; Porter singled to right; SILVERIO RAN FOR PORTER; Silverio was caught stealing second (catcher to second); LaCock walked; Cowens singled to right [LaCock to third]; White forced Cowens (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 3. TWINS 7TH: SILVERIO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); POQUETTE REPLACED BRAUN (PLAYING LF); QUIRK REPLACED BRETT (PLAYING 3B); HURDLE REPLACED COWENS (PLAYING RF); Powell grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Cubbage singled to right; Carew flied out to center; Smalley struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 3. ROYALS 7TH: Washington grounded out (third to first); Gaudet was called out on strikes; Poquette grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 3. TWINS 8TH: BIRD REPLACED GALE (PITCHING); Ford grounded out (first to pitcher); Adams popped to second; Borgmann struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 3. ROYALS 8TH: Quirk grounded out (pitcher to first); Otis flied out to left; Silverio singled to right; LaCock lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 3. TWINS 9TH: CHILES BATTED FOR EDWARDS; Chiles grounded out (shortstop to first); Wilfong flied out to center; Powell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 3. ROYALS 9TH: RIVERA REPLACED CHILES (PLAYING LF); Hurdle lined to center; White grounded out (pitcher to first); Washington flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 3. TWINS 10TH: HRABOSKY REPLACED BIRD (PITCHING); Cubbage popped to catcher in foul territory; Carew grounded out (second to first); Smalley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 3. ROYALS 10TH: ZDEB BATTED FOR GAUDET; Zdeb walked; MARSHALL REPLACED SERUM (PITCHING); WILSON RAN FOR ZDEB; Poquette out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Wilson to second]; Quirk struck out; Wilson stole third; Otis grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 3. TWINS 11TH: KUSNYER REPLACED WILSON (PLAYING C ); MCGILBERRY REPLACED HRABOSKY (PITCHING); Ford walked; Adams reached on catcher's interference by Kusnyer [Ford to second]; NORWOOD RAN FOR ADAMS; On a bunt Borgmann singled to pitcher [Ford scored (error by McGilberry) (no RBI), Norwood to third, Borgmann to second]; Rivera singled to center [Norwood scored (unearned), Borgmann to third]; Wilfong popped to third in foul territory; Powell popped to third; Cubbage walked [Rivera to second]; Carew doubled to left [Borgmann scored (unearned), Rivera scored (unearned), Cubbage out at home (left to shortstop to catcher)]; 4 R (1 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Twins 7, Royals 3. ROYALS 11TH: NORWOOD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Silverio was called out on strikes; LaCock struck out; Hurdle grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 7, Royals 3.

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