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After failing to hold a 7-2 lead, the Royals finally gained victory in 12 innings when Al Cowens singled with one out and Frank White doubled with two away to defeat the Twins, 8-7. Amos Otis drove in three runs with a pair of doubles. [The Sporting News] Kansas City Royals 8, Minnesota Twins 7Game Played on Sunday, May 28, 1978 (Day game) at Metropolitan StadiumRoyals 0 0 2 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 8 12 1
Twins 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 - 7 16 2
Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Otis cf 6 1 3 3 1 1 .328 Norwood lf 6 0 0 0 0 2 .243
Hurdle lf 4 0 0 1 0 1 .254 Carew 1b 5 2 3 0 1 2 .388
Wilson lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 .231 Ford cf 5 2 3 1 1 0 .318
McRae dh 5 0 0 0 1 0 .291 Kusick dh 2 1 1 1 1 0 .197
Brett 3b 5 1 1 0 0 0 .284 Adams ph,dh 1 1 1 2 0 0 .211
LaCock 1b 6 1 1 1 0 2 .167 Borgmann ph,dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 .208
Porter c 4 1 2 0 2 1 .290 Rivera rf 4 1 3 2 0 1 .345
Cowens rf 5 2 1 0 1 0 .253 Cubbage ph,3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .331
Patek ss 5 0 1 0 1 1 .288 Smalley ss 5 0 2 0 1 0 .247
White 2b 4 2 3 2 0 0 .267 Wynegar c 6 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Hassler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wolfe 3b 2 0 1 0 2 0 .232
Mingori p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Powell rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .206
Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Randall 2b 3 0 2 0 0 0 .259
Bird p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Morales ph 0 0 0 1 0 0 .289
Gura p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wilfong 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 .125
Chiles ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Thormodsgard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Scarce p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Marshall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 46 8 12 7 6 7 Totals 45 7 16 7 7 5
Time of Game: 3:55 Attendance: 22,266
Left on Base: Royals 12, Twins 11
DP: Royals 4, Twins 1
Errors: Wilson, Carew, Wynegar
Doubles: Patek (7), Otis 2 (13), Brett (11), White (8), Kusick (2), Rivera (2)
Triples: Ford (2)
Home Runs: Adams (2)
Stolen Bases: Otis (11)
Sacrifice Hits: White (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Hurdle (2), Kusick (2), Morales (2)
GIDP: Randall (4), Norwood 2 (4), Smalley (8)
Hit by Pitch: Brett (1,by Scarce), White (2,by Scarce)
Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Hassler 5 9 2 2 1 1 0 22 4.70
Mingori 2 5 3 3 1 3 0 11 2.37
Hrabosky 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 5 1.40
Bird 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 5 6.45
Gura W(3-1) 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 11 3.43
Totals 12 16 7 7 7 5 1 54
Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Thormodsgard 4 7 4 4 1 0 0 19 5.17
Scarce 4.2 3 3 3 3 3 0 23 4.05
Marshall L(1-2) 3.1 2 1 1 2 4 0 14 1.35
Totals 12 12 8 8 6 7 0 56
Hit by Pitch: Scarce 2 (3)
Wild Pitches: Hrabosky (1), Thormodsgard (3), Scarce (1)
Balks: Hassler (1)
Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Terry Cooney
ROYALS 1ST: Otis singled to center; Hurdle lined to left; Otis
stole second; McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); Brett
popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.
TWINS 1ST: Norwood flied out to right; Carew struck out; Ford
popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.
ROYALS 2ND: LaCock grounded out (shortstop to first); Porter
grounded out (second to first); Cowens grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.
TWINS 2ND: Kusick popped to first in foul territory; Rivera
singled to center; Hassler balked [Rivera to second]; Smalley
flied out to right; Wynegar grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.
ROYALS 3RD: Patek doubled to left [Patek out at third (left to
third)]; White singled to right; Otis doubled to right [White
scored]; Thormodsgard threw a wild pitch [Otis to third]; Hurdle
hit a sacrifice fly to right [Otis scored]; McRae lined to
center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 0.
TWINS 3RD: Wolfe singled to right; Randall grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Wolfe out at
second]; Norwood grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Royals 2, Twins 0.
ROYALS 4TH: Brett doubled to right; LaCock singled to right
[Brett scored]; Porter walked [LaCock to second]; Cowens flied
out to center [LaCock to third]; Patek grounded out (third to
first) [Porter to second]; White singled [LaCock scored, Porter
to third]; Otis flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals
4, Twins 0.
TWINS 4TH: Carew singled to right; Ford tripled [Carew scored];
Kusick hit a sacrifice fly to right [Ford scored]; Rivera
singled to left; Smalley singled to left [Rivera to second];
Wynegar flied out to right [Rivera to third]; Wolfe grounded out
(third to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Twins 2.
ROYALS 5TH: SCARCE REPLACED THORMODSGARD (PITCHING); Hurdle
grounded out (first unassisted); McRae popped to second; Brett
was hit by a pitch; LaCock struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 4, Twins 2.
TWINS 5TH: Randall singled to left; Norwood grounded into a
double play (second to first) [Randall out at second]; Carew
singled to left; Ford singled to left [Carew out at home (left
to third to catcher)]; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Twins 2.
ROYALS 6TH: Porter singled to right; Cowens walked [Porter to
second]; Patek popped to catcher in foul territory; White was
hit by a pitch [Porter to third, Cowens to second]; Scarce threw
a wild pitch [Porter scored, Cowens to third, White to second];
Otis doubled to right [Cowens scored, White scored]; Hurdle
reached on an error by Wynegar; McRae popped to first in foul
territory; Brett lined to first; 3 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Royals
7, Twins 2.
TWINS 6TH: Kusick walked; MINGORI REPLACED HASSLER (PITCHING);
Rivera struck out; Smalley grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Kusick out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 7, Twins 2.
ROYALS 7TH: LaCock flied out to left; Porter singled to center;
Cowens lined into a double play (third to first) [Porter out at
first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 7, Twins 2.
TWINS 7TH: Wynegar flied out to right; Wolfe walked; Randall
singled to left [Wolfe to second]; Norwood struck out; Carew was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 7, Twins 2.
ROYALS 8TH: Patek walked; White reached on an error by Carew on
a sacrifice bunt [Patek to second]; Otis flied out to left
[Patek to third, White to second]; Hurdle struck out; McRae
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Royals 7, Twins 2.
TWINS 8TH: WILSON REPLACED HURDLE (PLAYING LF); Ford singled to
left; Kusick doubled to left [Ford to third]; Rivera doubled to
right [Ford scored, Kusick scored]; Smalley singled to left
[Rivera to third]; HRABOSKY REPLACED MINGORI (PITCHING); Wynegar
flied out to right; Wolfe walked [Smalley to second]; MORALES
BATTED FOR RANDALL; Morales hit a sacrifice fly to right [Rivera
scored, Smalley to third]; Norwood was called out on strikes; 3
R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 7, Twins 5.
ROYALS 9TH: WILFONG REPLACED MORALES (PLAYING 2B); Brett flied
out to right; Royals protested game in 9th but no details on
sheet; LaCock struck out; Porter walked; MARSHALL REPLACED
SCARCE (PITCHING); Cowens forced Porter (second to shortstop); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 7, Twins 5.
TWINS 9TH: Carew walked; Hrabosky threw a wild pitch [Carew to
second]; BIRD REPLACED HRABOSKY (PITCHING); Ford popped to
first; ADAMS BATTED FOR KUSICK; Adams homered [Carew scored];
CUBBAGE BATTED FOR RIVERA; Cubbage popped to shortstop; Smalley
walked; Wynegar flied out to center; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 7, Twins 7.
ROYALS 10TH: ADAMS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); CUBBAGE STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); POWELL REPLACED WOLFE (PLAYING RF); Patek
struck out; Al Hrabosky ejected by 1B umpire Bill Kunkel;
White popped to second; Otis was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 7, Twins 7.
TWINS 10TH: GURA REPLACED BIRD (PITCHING); Powell lined to
center; Wilfong walked; Norwood grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Wilfong out at second]; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 7, Twins 7.
ROYALS 11TH: Wilson struck out; McRae walked; Brett flied out to
right; LaCock grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Royals 7, Twins 7.
TWINS 11TH: Carew singled to left [Carew to second (error by
Wilson)]; Ford was walked intentionally; BORGMANN BATTED FOR
ADAMS; Borgmann flied out to center; Cubbage forced Ford (second
to shortstop) [Carew to third]; Smalley forced Cubbage (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Royals 7, Twins 7.
ROYALS 12TH: BORGMANN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Porter struck
out; Cowens singled to left; Patek grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Cowens to second]; White doubled to left [Cowens
scored]; Otis walked; Wilson popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB. Royals 8, Twins 7.
TWINS 12TH: Wynegar flied out to center; Powell grounded out
(shortstop to first); CHILES BATTED FOR WILFONG; Chiles grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 8, Twins
7.
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