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Wednesday August 16, 1978
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Kansas City Royals 11, Minnesota Twins 7 (Game 2)

Game Played on Wednesday, August 16, 1978 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Royals       2  0  0    0  0  0    4  0  5  -  11 15  0
Twins        0  1  1    0  3  0    0  0  2  -   7 13  1


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Braun lf              2   2   2   1     2   0   .257      Norwood lf            5   0   2   0     0   2   .272
  Wilson cf           1   1   1   0     0   0   .231      Carew 1b              5   2   2   1     0   1   .336
McRae dh              5   1   2   1     0   0   .281      Ford cf               5   1   3   1     0   0   .293
Brett 3b              3   2   1   3     2   0   .315      Kusick dh             2   1   1   1     1   0   .197
Porter c              5   2   2   1     0   0   .270        Adams ph,dh         0   0   0   0     0   0   .248
Hurdle rf,lf          4   1   2   1     1   0   .278        Morales ph,dh       2   0   1   2     0   0   .325
LaCock 1b             3   0   1   0     0   1   .302        Wilfong pr,dh       0   0   0   0     0   0   .268
  Wathan ph,1b        1   1   1   2     0   0   .291      Randall 2b            5   0   1   2     0   0   .285
Cowens cf,rf          5   1   2   2     0   1   .281      Rivera rf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .273
Patek ss              5   0   1   0     0   1   .278      Wolfe ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .234
Washington 2b         2   0   0   0     0   0   .265      Borgmann c            4   1   2   0     0   0   .213
  Poquette ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .207      Cubbage 3b            3   1   0   0     0   2   .295
  Terrell 2b          1   0   0   0     0   1   .182        Smalley ph          1   1   1   0     0   0   .284
Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Perzanowski p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Pattin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Holly p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Sutton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38  11  15  11     5   5             Totals               39   7  13   7     2   6

Time of Game: 2:53   Attendance: 14,640
Left on Base: Royals 6, Twins 7
DP: Royals 1, Twins 2
Errors: Carew
Doubles: McRae (27), Hurdle (21), LaCock (12), Cowens 2 (18), Ford (28), Carew (18)
Triples: Porter (4)
Home Runs: Brett (5), Kusick (4)
Stolen Bases: Braun (3), Wilson (35)
Caught Stealing: Braun (1)
GIDP: McRae (13), Wolfe (6)
Hit by Pitch: Wathan (2,by Sutton)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff W(14-10)     6.1   9   5   4   2   5   1  29   3.43
Pattin                  0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.94
Mingori SV(7)           2.2   3   2   2   0   1   0  11   2.70
Totals                  9    13   7   6   2   6   1  41

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perzanowski L(2-4)      7    10   6   6   3   4   1  31   5.40
Holly                   0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.61
Sutton                  1.2   4   5   5   2   1   0  11   3.82
Jackson                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.74
Totals                  9    15  11  11   5   5   1  44

Passed Balls: Porter (5)
Hit by Pitch: Sutton (1)

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


ROYALS 1ST: Braun singled to center; Braun stole second; McRae
doubled to right [Braun scored]; Brett grounded out (first
unassisted) [McRae to third]; Porter reached on a fielder's
choice [McRae out at home (third to catcher), Porter to second];
Hurdle doubled to left [Porter scored, Hurdle out at second
(left to shortstop to first to third)]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Norwood was called out on strikes; Carew was called
out on strikes; Ford lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 2, Twins 0.

ROYALS 2ND: LaCock struck out; Cowens struck out; Patek singled
[Patek to second (error by Carew)]; Washington grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Kusick homered; Randall popped to first in foul
territory; Rivera walked; Wolfe grounded into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Rivera out at second]; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Twins 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Braun walked; Braun was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); McRae grounded out (third to first);
Brett walked; Porter flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 2, Twins 1.

TWINS 3RD: Borgmann singled to center; Porter allowed a passed
ball [Borgmann to second]; Cubbage struck out; Norwood popped to
shortstop; Carew singled to center [Borgmann scored (unearned)];
Ford singled to right [Carew to second]; Kusick popped to
catcher in foul territory; 1 R (0 ER), 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals
2, Twins 2.

ROYALS 4TH: Hurdle grounded out (second to first); LaCock
doubled to left; Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first); Patek
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
2, Twins 2.

TWINS 4TH: Randall grounded out (second to first); Rivera was
called out on strikes; Wolfe flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 2, Twins 2.

ROYALS 5TH: Washington grounded out (shortstop to first); Braun
walked; McRae grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Braun out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2,
Twins 2.

TWINS 5TH: Borgmann singled to center; Cubbage forced Borgmann
(pitcher to shortstop); Norwood singled to left [Cubbage to
second]; Carew forced Norwood (shortstop to second) [Cubbage to
third]; Ford doubled to left [Cubbage scored, Carew to third];
Kusick was walked intentionally; Randall singled to right [Carew
scored, Ford scored, Kusick to second]; Rivera forced Randall
(shortstop unassisted); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2, Twins 5.

ROYALS 6TH: Brett flied out to right; Porter tripled to left;
Hurdle lined to first; LaCock popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 2, Twins 5.

TWINS 6TH: Wolfe popped to first; Borgmann grounded out (third
to first); Cubbage struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2,
Twins 5.

ROYALS 7TH: Cowens doubled to center; Patek struck out; POQUETTE
BATTED FOR WASHINGTON; Poquette struck out; Braun singled to
center [Cowens scored]; McRae singled to right [Braun to
second]; Brett homered [Braun scored, McRae scored]; Porter
flied out to center; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 6, Twins 5.

TWINS 7TH: TERRELL REPLACED POQUETTE (PLAYING 2B); WILSON
REPLACED BRAUN (PLAYING CF); HURDLE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
LF); COWENS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Norwood singled to
left; Carew forced Norwood (third to shortstop); PATTIN REPLACED
SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); Ford singled to right [Carew to third];
ADAMS BATTED FOR KUSICK; MINGORI REPLACED PATTIN (PITCHING);
MORALES BATTED FOR ADAMS; Morales popped to shortstop; Randall
flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 6, Twins 5.

ROYALS 8TH: MORALES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); HOLLY REPLACED
PERZANOWSKI (PITCHING); Hurdle singled to right; SUTTON REPLACED
HOLLY (PITCHING); WATHAN BATTED FOR LACOCK; Wathan was hit by a
pitch [Hurdle to second]; Cowens lined to center; Patek flied
into a double play (first to third) [Hurdle out at third]; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 6, Twins 5.

TWINS 8TH: WATHAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Rivera flied out
to left; Wolfe grounded out (shortstop to first); Borgmann
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 6,
Twins 5.

ROYALS 9TH: Terrell struck out; Wilson singled to right; McRae
flied out to left; Wilson stole second; Brett was walked
intentionally; Porter singled to left [Wilson scored, Brett to
second]; Hurdle walked [Brett to third, Porter to second];
Wathan singled to center [Brett scored, Porter scored, Hurdle to
second]; Cowens doubled to left [Hurdle scored, Wathan scored];
JACKSON REPLACED SUTTON (PITCHING); Patek flied out to right; 5
R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 11, Twins 5.

TWINS 9TH: SMALLEY BATTED FOR CUBBAGE; Smalley singled to left;
Norwood struck out; Carew doubled to left [Smalley to third];
Ford grounded out (pitcher to first); Morales singled to center
[Smalley scored, Carew scored]; WILFONG RAN FOR MORALES; Randall
flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 11, Twins 7.



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