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 7
Game Played on Sunday, May       28, 1978 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Royals       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.