Losing pitchers each gave up fewer hits than the winners as the Royals split a twi-night doubleheader with the Twins, taking the first game, 4-2, before being shut out in the second game, 4-0. Larry Gura was the Royals' winner on a six-hitter. Darrell Jackson lost although yielding only three hits in seven innings. Mike Marshall gave up one more hit in the last two frames. After an unearned run enabled the Royals to knot the count at 2-2, Frank White broke the tie with a homer in the seventh. The Royals added an insurance run on a wild pickoff throw by Marshall in the eighth.

In the nightcap, Geoff Zahn doled out six hits in posting his first shutout of the season and his fifth straight victory. Marty Pattin, the Royals' loser, allowed only five hits. The Twins picked up a tainted tally in the third inning, added a run on a double by Rod Carew and a single by Glenn Adams in the fourth and clinched the decision when Dan Ford tripled with two men on base in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 4, Minnesota Twins 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Friday, September 22, 1978 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Royals       0  0  0    1  0  1    1  1  0  -   4  4  1
Twins        0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  2


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brett 3b              2   0   0   0     0   0   .289      Edwards cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .208
  Cripe 3b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Carew 1b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .338
  LaCock ph,1b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .303      Norwood lf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .254
McRae lf              2   1   0   0     2   0   .273      Ford rf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .277
  Wilson pr,lf        0   1   0   0     0   0   .219      Morales dh            3   1   3   0     1   0   .326
Otis cf               1   1   0   0     3   0   .296        Wilfong pr,dh       0   0   0   0     0   0   .253
Cowens rf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .278      Smalley ss            3   1   0   0     1   1   .279
Wathan c              4   0   1   1     0   0   .310      Borgmann c            3   0   0   1     0   0   .210
Porter dh             3   0   0   0     1   0   .271        Powell pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .247
  Silverio pr,dh      0   0   0   0     0   0   .667      Randall 2b            4   0   2   1     0   0   .278
White 2b              4   1   3   1     0   0   .278      Wolfe 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .239
Patek ss              4   0   0   0     0   1   .255      Jackson p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Terrell 1b,3b         3   0   0   0     0   1   .192        Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Gura p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   4   4   2     6   4             Totals               32   2   6   2     3   4

Time of Game: 2:37
Left on Base: Royals 4, Twins 7
DP: Royals 0, Twins 1
Errors: Patek, Wolfe, Marshall
Doubles: Wolfe (10), Morales (13)
Home Runs: White (7)
Stolen Bases: Patek (36), McRae (16), Otis (31), Wilson (43)
Sacrifice Flies: Borgmann (3)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gura W(15-4)            9     6   2   0   3   4   0  36   2.83
Totals                  9     6   2   0   3   4   0  36

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jackson L(4-5)          7     3   3   2   3   4   1  27   4.43
Marshall                2     1   1   0   3   0   0   8   2.36
Totals                  9     4   4   2   6   4   1  35

Balks: Gura (1), Jackson (3)

Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Ken Kaiser


ROYALS 1ST: Brett lined to second; McRae flied out to center;
Otis flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Edwards popped to second; Carew grounded out
(shortstop to first); Norwood flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Cowens was called out on strikes; Wathan popped to
first in foul territory; Porter grounded out (first unassisted);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Ford popped to second; Morales walked; Smalley
reached on an error by Patek [Morales to third]; Borgmann hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Morales scored (unearned)]; Gura balked
[Smalley to second]; Randall singled to right [Smalley scored
(unearned), Randall out at second (right to third to first)]; 2
R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 2.

ROYALS 3RD: White singled to left; Patek forced White (shortstop
to second); Terrell flied out to left; Patek stole second; Brett
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0,
Twins 2.

TWINS 3RD: Wolfe grounded out (shortstop to first); Edwards was
called out on strikes; Carew grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 2.

ROYALS 4TH: McRae flied to left in foul territory; Otis walked;
Jackson balked [Otis to second]; Cowens popped to first in foul
territory; Wathan singled to left [Otis scored]; Porter grounded
out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Twins 2.

TWINS 4TH: Norwood lined to shortstop; Ford grounded out (second
to first); Morales singled to center; Smalley popped to third in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Twins 2.

ROYALS 5TH: White popped to first in foul territory; Patek
popped to second; Terrell popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 1, Twins 2.

TWINS 5TH: CRIPE REPLACED BRETT (PLAYING 3B); Borgmann popped to
second; Randall singled to left; Wolfe doubled to left [Randall
to third]; Edwards reached on a fielder's choice [Randall out at
home (second to catcher), Wolfe to third]; Carew was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Twins 2.

ROYALS 6TH: Cripe flied out to center; McRae walked; Otis walked
[McRae to second]; Cowens struck out; McRae stole third and Otis
stole second [McRae scored (error by Wolfe) (unearned), Otis to
third]; Wathan flied out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 2, Twins 2.

TWINS 6TH: Norwood struck out; Ford grounded out (shortstop to
first); Morales singled to center; Smalley struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Twins 2.

ROYALS 7TH: Porter grounded out (first unassisted); White
homered; Patek struck out; Terrell struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 3, Twins 2.

TWINS 7TH: Borgmann grounded out (first to pitcher); Randall
flied out to center; Wolfe popped to first in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Twins 2.

ROYALS 8TH: MARSHALL REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); LACOCK BATTED
FOR CRIPE; LaCock grounded out (second to first); McRae walked;
WILSON RAN FOR MCRAE; Wilson stole second; Otis walked; Wilson
was picked off second but was safe on an error by Marshall
(pitcher unassisted) [Wilson scored (unearned), Otis out at
third (center to first to third)]; Cowens grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4,
Twins 2.

TWINS 8TH: LACOCK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); WILSON STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING LF); TERRELL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B);
Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew walked; Norwood
popped to second; Ford flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 4, Twins 2.

ROYALS 9TH: Wathan flied out to center; Porter walked; SILVERIO
RAN FOR PORTER; On a bunt White singled to third [Silverio to
second]; Patek hit into a double play (shortstop to second to
catcher) [Silverio out at third, White out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, Twins 2.

TWINS 9TH: SILVERIO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Morales doubled
to left; WILFONG RAN FOR MORALES; Smalley walked; Borgmann
forced Wilfong (pitcher to third) [Smalley to second]; POWELL
RAN FOR BORGMANN; Randall flied out to right; Wolfe popped to
first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 4, Twins 2.