After failing to hold a 3-0 lead, the Twins came back to defeat the Royals, 6-4. The Royals pulled even at 3-3 in the sixth inning, but Dan Ford smashed a tie-breaking homer in the Twins' half. The Twins then posted their winning margin in the eighth, with one run scoring on a single by Butch Wynegar and the other on left fielder Steve Braun's second error of the game. Tom Poquette hit a homer to no avail for the Royals in the ninth. [The Sporting News]
Minnesota Twins 6, Kansas City Royals 4

Game Played on Sunday, September 24, 1978 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Royals       0  0  0    1  0  2    0  0  1  -   4  7  4
Twins        1  1  1    0  0  1    0  2  x  -   6 11  2


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Braun lf              5   0   0   0     0   0   .259      Cubbage 3b            4   1   0   0     1   0   .280
Brett 3b              3   2   2   0     1   1   .291      Smalley ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .275
LaCock 1b             3   1   1   0     1   0   .303      Carew 1b              4   1   2   0     1   1   .338
Porter c              3   0   0   0     1   1   .268      Adams dh              2   0   1   2     0   0   .259
McRae dh              3   0   1   2     0   1   .273        Morales ph,dh       1   0   0   0     0   0   .322
Hurdle rf             4   0   0   0     0   4   .262      Powell rf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .246
Cowens cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .273      Ford cf               4   1   1   1     0   0   .277
Patek ss              3   0   0   0     0   1   .249      Edwards lf            3   2   1   0     1   0   .281
  Poquette ph         1   1   1   1     0   0   .217      Wynegar c             2   1   1   1     1   0   .226
White 2b              3   0   2   0     0   0   .279      Wilfong 2b            4   0   3   1     0   1   .265
  Quirk ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .240      Goltz p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Terrell pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .192
Gale p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McGilberry p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   4   7   3     4   8             Totals               31   6  11   5     5   2

Time of Game: 2:55   Attendance:  6,627
Left on Base: Royals 6, Twins 9
DP: Royals 0, Twins 0
Errors: Braun 2, White, McGilberry, Edwards, Wynegar
Doubles: White (24), McRae (39), Carew (25), Smalley (29)
Home Runs: Poquette (4), Ford (11)
Stolen Bases: White (13)
Caught Stealing: Brett (7), Adams (1), Carew (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Smalley (22), Wynegar (10), Morales (6)
Sacrifice Flies: McRae (11)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gale                    3.1   4   3   3   4   1   0  18   3.12
Mingori L(1-4)          3.1   4   1   1   1   1   1  14   2.85
McGilberry              0.1   3   2   1   0   0   0   4   4.18
Hrabosky                1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.96
Totals                  8    11   6   5   5   2   1  39

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Goltz W(15-10)          9     7   4   3   4   8   1  37   2.49
Totals                  9     7   4   3   4   8   1  37

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


ROYALS 1ST: Braun grounded out (second to first); Brett walked;
Brett was caught stealing second (catcher to second); LaCock
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Cubbage walked; Smalley out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher unassisted) [Cubbage to second]; Carew was called out
on strikes; Adams singled to right [Cubbage scored]; Powell
walked [Adams to second]; Ford flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 1.

ROYALS 2ND: Porter grounded out (second to first); McRae was
called out on strikes; Hurdle struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, Twins 1.

TWINS 2ND: Edwards walked; Royals Coach Chuck Hiller ejected
by HP umpire Ken Kaiser; Wynegar out on a sacrifice bunt
(first unassisted) [Edwards to second]; Wilfong singled to
center [Edwards scored, Wilfong to second (on throw to home)];
Cubbage flied out to right; Smalley lined to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 2.

ROYALS 3RD: Cowens grounded out (second to first); Patek was
called out on strikes; White doubled to left; Braun grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 2.

TWINS 3RD: Carew doubled to left [Carew to third (error by
Braun)]; Adams reached on an error by White [Carew scored
(RBI)]; Powell lined to left; Ford lined to center; Adams was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); 1 R, 1 H, 2 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 3.

ROYALS 4TH: Brett singled to center; LaCock walked [Brett to
second]; Porter walked [Brett to third, LaCock to second]; McRae
hit a sacrifice fly to center [Brett scored, LaCock to third];
Hurdle struck out; Cowens flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Royals 1, Twins 3.

TWINS 4TH: Edwards flied out to right; Wynegar walked; On a bunt
Wilfong singled to third [Wynegar to second]; MINGORI REPLACED
GALE (PITCHING); Cubbage grounded out (first unassisted)
[Wynegar to third, Wilfong to second]; Smalley flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Twins 3.

ROYALS 5TH: Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); White
popped to pitcher; Braun grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Twins 3.

TWINS 5TH: Carew singled to center; MORALES BATTED FOR ADAMS;
Morales out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Carew to
second]; Powell grounded out (second to first) [Carew to third];
Carew was caught stealing home (pitcher to catcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Twins 3.

ROYALS 6TH: MORALES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); On a bunt Brett
singled to third; LaCock singled to left [Brett scored (error by
Edwards), LaCock to second]; Porter flied out to center [LaCock
to third]; McRae doubled to left [LaCock scored (unearned)];
Hurdle struck out; Cowens popped to first in foul territory; 2 R
(1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Twins 3.

TWINS 6TH: Ford homered; Edwards grounded out (second to first);
Wynegar flied out to center; Wilfong struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 3, Twins 4.

ROYALS 7TH: Patek lined to right; White singled to center; Braun
flied out to right; White stole second [White to third (error by
Wynegar)]; Brett struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 3, Twins 4.

TWINS 7TH: Cubbage popped to second; Smalley doubled to left;
Carew was walked intentionally; Morales popped to first; Powell
singled to right [Smalley to third, Carew to second]; MCGILBERRY
REPLACED MINGORI (PITCHING); Ford forced Powell (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 3, Twins 4.

ROYALS 8TH: LaCock lined to right; Porter struck out; McRae
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Twins 4.

TWINS 8TH: Edwards singled to left; Edwards was picked off first
but was safe on an error by McGilberry [Edwards to second];
Wynegar singled to right [Edwards scored (unearned), Wynegar to
second (on throw to home)]; Wilfong singled to left [Wynegar
scored (error by Braun), Wilfong to second]; HRABOSKY REPLACED
MCGILBERRY (PITCHING); Cubbage popped to third; Smalley grounded
out (shortstop to first); Carew lined to left; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H,
2 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Twins 6.

ROYALS 9TH: Hurdle was called out on strikes; Cowens flied out
to right; POQUETTE BATTED FOR PATEK; Poquette homered; QUIRK
BATTED FOR WHITE; Quirk walked; TERRELL RAN FOR QUIRK; Braun
grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
4, Twins 6.
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