A two-out single by Dan Ford scored Bombo Rivera from second base in the 10th inning to give the Twins a 6-5 victory over the Royals. The score was 5-5 when Rivera stroked a one-out single. After Willie Norwood popped out, Rivera advanced to second on a single by Rod Carew. Al Hrabosky then took the mound in relief of Larry Gura and gave up Ford's game-winning hit. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 6, Kansas City Royals 5
Game Played on Thursday, August    17, 1978 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Royals       3  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0    0  -   5  8  0
Twins        4  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  -   6 10  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Braun lf              4   1   0   0     1   1   .250      Norwood lf            5   0   0   0     0   1   .269
McRae dh              5   1   1   0     0   0   .280      Carew 1b              5   1   2   0     0   1   .337
Brett 3b              4   0   0   1     1   0   .311      Ford cf               5   2   3   2     0   0   .296
Porter c              5   2   3   1     0   0   .274      Kusick dh             3   1   0   0     1   1   .194
Hurdle rf             3   0   0   0     2   1   .275      Smalley ss            4   1   2   2     0   0   .286
LaCock 1b             4   0   2   2     0   1   .306      Wynegar c             4   0   1   2     0   0   .249
  Wilson pr           0   1   0   0     0   0   .231      Randall 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .284
  Wathan 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .291      Wolfe 3b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .230
Cowens cf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .281      Rivera rf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .273
Patek ss              4   0   1   0     0   0   .278      Erickson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Washington 2b         4   0   0   0     0   0   .255
Gura p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   5   8   5     4   3             Totals               37   6  10   6     2   3

Time of Game: 2:54   Attendance: 15,936
Left on Base: Royals 6, Twins 4
DP: Royals 2, Twins 1
Doubles: McRae (28), Porter (23), Ford (29), Wynegar (19)
Triples: Cowens (8), Ford (7)
GIDP: Cowens (4), Wolfe (7), Wynegar (5)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gura L(10-3)            9.2   9   6   6   2   3   0  38   2.74
Hrabosky                0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.75
Totals                  9.2  10   6   6   2   3   0  39

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Erickson W(13-7)       10     8   5   5   4   3   0  41   4.38
Totals                 10     8   5   5   4   3   0  41

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


ROYALS 1ST: Braun walked; McRae doubled to left [Braun to
third]; Brett grounded out (second to first) [Braun scored,
McRae to third]; Porter singled to right [McRae scored]; Hurdle
walked [Porter to second]; LaCock singled to center [Porter
scored, Hurdle to second]; Cowens grounded into a double play
(second to first) [LaCock out at second]; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 3, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Norwood flied out to left; Carew singled to left;
Ford doubled to left [Carew scored]; Kusick walked; Smalley
singled to left [Ford scored, Kusick to second]; Wynegar doubled
to left [Kusick scored, Smalley scored]; Randall singled to
right [Wynegar to third]; Wolfe grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Randall out at second]; 4 R, 5
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Twins 4.

ROYALS 2ND: Patek flied out to center; Washington grounded out
(third to first); Braun grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Twins 4.

TWINS 2ND: Rivera grounded out (second to first); Norwood flied
out to left; Carew grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Twins 4.

ROYALS 3RD: McRae popped to shortstop; Brett walked; Porter
singled to center [Brett to second]; Hurdle walked [Brett to
third, Porter to second]; LaCock was called out on strikes;
Cowens flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 3,
Twins 4.

TWINS 3RD: Ford tripled; Kusick flied out to right; Smalley
singled to left [Ford scored]; Wynegar grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Smalley out at second]; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Twins 5.

ROYALS 4TH: Patek grounded out (second to first); Washington
grounded out (third to first); Braun struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 3, Twins 5.

TWINS 4TH: Randall flied to left in foul territory; Wolfe popped
to first in foul territory; Rivera flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Twins 5.

ROYALS 5TH: McRae flied out to left; Brett flied out to left;
Porter grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 3, Twins 5.

TWINS 5TH: Norwood struck out; Carew struck out; Ford flied out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Twins 5.

ROYALS 6TH: Hurdle was called out on strikes; LaCock flied out
to left; Cowens lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3,
Twins 5.

TWINS 6TH: Kusick flied out to left; Smalley lined to center;
Wynegar popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Royals 3, Twins 5.

ROYALS 7TH: Patek singled to center; Washington popped to third
in foul territory; Braun forced Patek (shortstop to second);
McRae forced Braun (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 3, Twins 5.

TWINS 7TH: Randall grounded out (shortstop to first); Wolfe
walked; Rivera popped to second; Norwood grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Twins 5.

ROYALS 8TH: Brett grounded out (first unassisted); Porter
doubled to right; Hurdle grounded out (first unassisted) [Porter
to third]; LaCock singled to right [Porter scored]; WILSON RAN
FOR LACOCK; Cowens tripled to right [Wilson scored]; Patek
popped to shortstop; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5, Twins 5.

TWINS 8TH: WATHAN REPLACED WILSON (PLAYING 1B); Carew lined to
shortstop; Ford flied out to right; Kusick struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Twins 5.

ROYALS 9TH: Washington flied out to right; Braun grounded out
(shortstop to first); McRae popped to first in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Twins 5.

TWINS 9TH: Smalley popped to catcher in foul territory; Wynegar
popped to third; Randall grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Twins 5.

ROYALS 10TH: Brett flied out to left; Porter lined to left;
Hurdle flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5,
Twins 5.

TWINS 10TH: Wolfe popped to first; Rivera singled to center;
Norwood popped to shortstop; Carew singled to right [Rivera to
second]; HRABOSKY REPLACED GURA (PITCHING); Ford singled to
right [Rivera scored, Carew to second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 5, Twins 6.