Raising his batting average to .407, Rod Carew stroked three hits, knocked in two runs and scored another to pace the Twins to a 3-2 victory over the Royals. Carew doubled in the fourth inning and scored on a single by Dan Ford.

After a single by Bob Randall and double by Willie Norwood in the sixth, Carew batted them home with a triple. The Royals' runs were driven in on a second-inning triple by Al Cowens and fourth-inning single by Darrell Porter. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 3, Kansas City Royals 2
Game Played on Sunday, May       21, 1978 (Day game) at Royals Stadium
Twins        0  0  0    1  0  2    0  0  0  -   3  7  0
Royals       1  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Norwood lf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .262      Wilson lf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .242
Carew 1b              4   1   3   2     0   0   .407        Poquette ph,lf      1   0   0   0     0   0   .274
Ford cf               3   0   1   1     0   0   .296      McRae dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .291
Morales dh            4   0   0   0     0   1   .302      Brett 3b              3   1   1   0     1   0   .286
Rivera rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .333      Cowens rf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .260
Smalley ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .245      Otis cf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .318
Wynegar c             3   0   0   0     1   0   .274      Hurdle 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .242
Wolfe 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .224      Porter c              3   0   1   1     1   0   .303
Randall 2b            3   1   1   0     0   0   .252      Patek ss              1   0   0   0     0   1   .284
Serum p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Washington ph,ss    2   0   1   0     0   0   .400
  Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lahoud ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .091
                                                          White 2b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .240
                                                          Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   3   7   3     1   1             Totals               33   2   6   2     2   1

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance: 29,079
Left on Base: Twins 4, Royals 6
DP: Twins 0, Royals 1
Doubles: Carew 2 (7), Norwood (11), Brett (10), Otis (10), White (6)
Triples: Cowens (4)
Stolen Bases: Washington (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Ford (2)
GIDP: Rivera (1)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Serum W(3-0)            8     6   2   2   2   1   0  32   3.60
Marshall SV(3)          1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.00
Totals                  9     6   2   2   2   1   0  35

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff L(4-4)       9     7   3   3   1   1   0  34   2.72
Totals                  9     7   3   3   1   1   0  34

Wild Pitches: Splittorff (1)

Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Vic Voltaggio, 3B - Nestor Chylak


TWINS 1ST: Norwood flied out to left; Carew grounded out (third
to first); Ford grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (second to first); McRae flied
out to left; Brett doubled; Cowens tripled to right [Brett
scored]; Otis grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 1.

TWINS 2ND: Morales struck out; Rivera singled; Smalley grounded
out (third to first) [Rivera to second]; Splittorff threw a wild
pitch [Rivera to third]; Wynegar grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 1.

ROYALS 2ND: Hurdle grounded out (second to first); Porter
walked; Patek struck out; White flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 1.

TWINS 3RD: Wolfe grounded out (second to first); Randall popped
to shortstop; Norwood grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Wilson grounded out (pitcher to first); McRae flied
out to center; Brett lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Royals 1.

TWINS 4TH: Carew doubled; Ford singled to right [Carew scored];
Morales flied out to right; Rivera grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Ford out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Royals 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Cowens popped to catcher in foul territory; Otis
doubled to left; Hurdle popped to first; Porter singled to
center [Otis scored]; WASHINGTON BATTED FOR PATEK; Washington
singled to left [Porter to third]; Washington stole second;
White lined to third; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, Royals 2.

TWINS 5TH: WASHINGTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Smalley
grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynegar lined to center;
Wolfe grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 1, Royals 2.

ROYALS 5TH: Wilson flied out to center; McRae flied out to
right; Brett grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 1, Royals 2.

TWINS 6TH: Randall singled to right; Norwood doubled to right
[Randall to third]; Carew doubled to left [Randall scored,
Norwood scored]; Ford out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Carew to third]; Morales reached on a fielder's choice [Carew
out at home (shortstop to catcher)]; Rivera lined to center; 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Royals 2.

ROYALS 6TH: Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first); Otis lined
to right; Hurdle grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 3, Royals 2.

TWINS 7TH: Smalley flied out to right; Wynegar walked; Wolfe
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Wynegar to second]; Randall
lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Royals 2.

ROYALS 7TH: Porter grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Washington
grounded out (first unassisted); White doubled to left; POQUETTE
BATTED FOR WILSON; Poquette flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Twins 3, Royals 2.

TWINS 8TH: POQUETTE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Norwood flied
out to center; Carew singled to left; Ford flied out to center;
Morales forced Carew (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 3, Royals 2.

ROYALS 8TH: McRae flied out to right; Brett walked; Cowens
popped to second; Otis flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 3, Royals 2.

TWINS 9TH: Rivera grounded out (third to first); Smalley popped
to catcher in foul territory; Wynegar popped to second; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Royals 2.

ROYALS 9TH: MARSHALL REPLACED SERUM (PITCHING); Hurdle grounded
out (shortstop to first); Porter popped to third; LAHOUD BATTED
FOR WASHINGTON; Lahoud popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Royals 2.