The Royals and Twins split a twin bill, the Twins taking the opener, 5-1, and the Royals capturing the nightcap, 11-7. In the first game, a four-run explosion in the first inning was decisive. A single by Hosken Powell, double by Roy Smalley, triple by Rod Carew and two-run homer by Glenn Adams produced the tallies.

The Royals needed a five-run outburst in the ninth inning of the second game to insure victory. A double by Al Cowens and single by John Wathan each accounted for two tallies. Darrell Porter drove in the other run with a single. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 5, Kansas City Royals 1 (Game 1)
Game Played on Wednesday, August    16, 1978 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  6  3
Twins        4  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   5 13  1


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brett 3b              3   0   1   0     2   0   .315      Powell rf             5   2   3   0     0   0   .238
Zdeb lf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .252      Smalley ss            5   1   2   1     0   2   .282
McRae dh              3   1   2   1     1   0   .279      Carew 1b              4   1   3   2     1   0   .336
Cowens cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .279      Adams dh              5   1   1   2     0   1   .248
Wathan c              4   0   1   0     0   0   .286      Cubbage 3b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .298
Hurdle rf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .275      Wynegar c             4   0   1   0     0   2   .249
Patek ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .279      Chiles lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .271
  Terrell 2b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .184        Ford cf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .289
LaCock 1b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .301      Norwood cf,lf         3   0   1   0     1   0   .271
  White ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .274      Wilfong 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .268
Washington 2b,ss      4   0   1   0     0   0   .271      Zahn p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Bird p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McGilberry p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   1   6   1     4   2             Totals               38   5  13   5     2   6

Time of Game: 2:30
Left on Base: Royals 9, Twins 11
DP: Royals 1, Twins 1
Errors: Wathan, Washington, McGilberry, Wilfong
Doubles: Brett (35), Smalley (23)
Triples: Carew (8)
Home Runs: McRae (13), Adams (6)
Stolen Bases: Powell (6), Carew 2 (22)
GIDP: Patek (6)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bird L(4-6)             4    10   5   5   0   6   1  22   5.65
McGilberry              4     3   0   0   2   0   0  18   4.50
Totals                  8    13   5   5   2   6   1  40

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zahn W(9-11)            9     6   1   1   4   2   1  37   3.10
Totals                  9     6   1   1   4   2   1  37

Passed Balls: Wynegar (5)

Umpires: HP - Ted Hendry, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - George Maloney


ROYALS 1ST: Brett grounded out (first unassisted); Zdeb grounded
out (shortstop to first); McRae singled to center; Cowens lined
to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Powell singled to center; Smalley doubled to left
[Powell scored]; Carew tripled [Smalley scored]; Adams homered
[Carew scored]; Cubbage struck out; Wynegar struck out; Chiles
singled to center; Norwood forced Chiles (second unassisted); 4
R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 4.

ROYALS 2ND: Wathan lined to shortstop; Hurdle walked; Patek
flied out to center; LaCock grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 4.

TWINS 2ND: Wilfong grounded out (shortstop to first); Powell
singled to center; Powell stole second; Smalley struck out;
Carew singled to right [Powell scored]; Carew stole second
[Carew to third (error by Wathan)]; Adams grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 5.

ROYALS 3RD: Washington grounded out (pitcher to first); Brett
walked; Zdeb struck out; McRae walked [Brett to second]; Cowens
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 5.

TWINS 3RD: Cubbage singled to right; Wynegar was called out on
strikes; Chiles forced Cubbage (second to shortstop); Norwood
lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 5.

ROYALS 4TH: Wathan singled to center; Hurdle popped to third;
Patek grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Wathan out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 5.

TWINS 4TH: Wilfong grounded out (shortstop to first); Powell
singled to right; Smalley struck out; Carew singled to left
[Powell to second]; Adams struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 0, Twins 5.

ROYALS 5TH: LaCock grounded out (third to first); Washington
grounded out (shortstop to first); Brett doubled to left; Zdeb
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
0, Twins 5.

TWINS 5TH: MCGILBERRY REPLACED BIRD (PITCHING); Cubbage reached
on an error by McGilberry; Wynegar forced Cubbage (pitcher to
shortstop); Chiles flied out to right; Norwood walked [Wynegar
to second]; Wilfong flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 0, Twins 5.

ROYALS 6TH: McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); Cowens
singled to right; Wathan flied out to right; Hurdle was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 5.

TWINS 6TH: Powell lined to left; Smalley singled to center;
Carew walked [Smalley to second]; Adams forced Carew (shortstop
to second) [Smalley to third]; Cubbage grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 5.

ROYALS 7TH: Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); LaCock
grounded out (third to first); Washington singled to center;
Wynegar allowed a passed ball [Washington to second]; Brett
walked; Zdeb grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 5.

TWINS 7TH: TERRELL REPLACED PATEK (PLAYING 2B); WASHINGTON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Wynegar singled to center;
Chiles popped to pitcher; Norwood singled to center [Wynegar to
second]; Wilfong lined to center; Powell forced Norwood
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 5.

ROYALS 8TH: FORD REPLACED CHILES (PLAYING CF); NORWOOD CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); McRae homered; Cowens reached on an
error by Wilfong; Wathan forced Cowens (shortstop unassisted);
Hurdle forced Wathan (shortstop to second); Terrell forced
Hurdle (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1,
Twins 5.

TWINS 8TH: Smalley popped to shortstop; Carew reached on an
error by Washington; Carew stole second; Adams lined into a
double play (second to shortstop) [Carew out at second]; 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Twins 5.

ROYALS 9TH: WHITE BATTED FOR LACOCK; White popped to second;
Washington grounded out (third to first); Brett grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Twins 5.