Dennis Leonard pitched five innings, allowing only two hits, and gained credit for his 21st victory as the Royals shut out the Twins, 4-0. Steve Mingori, Marty Pattin and Al Hrabosky worked the rest of the game.

The Royals used four players brought up from Omaha (American Association) -- Dave Cripe, Luis Silverio, Joe Zdeb and Jim Gaudet. Cripe singled and Silverio tripled in the first inning when the Royals put the game away by scoring three runs. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 4, Minnesota Twins 0
Game Played on Friday, September 29, 1978 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  1
Royals       3  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  x  -   4  9  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Powell rf             3   0   1   0     2   0   .249      Wilson cf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .221
Cubbage 3b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .281      Washington ss         4   0   1   0     0   0   .268
  Morales ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .314      Wathan 1b             3   0   0   1     0   0   .299
  Wolfe 3b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .235      Cripe 3b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .182
Carew 1b              3   0   1   0     2   0   .335      Silverio rf           3   1   1   1     1   0   .556
Smalley ss            4   0   0   0     1   1   .275      Hurdle lf             3   1   2   1     1   1   .265
Adams dh              2   0   0   0     0   0   .261      Zdeb dh               2   0   1   0     0   0   .252
  Ford ph,dh          2   0   0   0     0   0   .274        Porter ph,dh        1   0   0   0     0   0   .264
Wynegar c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .230        Quirk ph,dh         1   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Norwood lf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .257      Terrell 2b            3   0   2   0     0   0   .203
Edwards cf            4   0   2   0     0   1   .275      Gaudet c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Wilfong 2b            2   0   0   0     0   1   .268      Leonard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Randall ph,2b       2   0   1   0     0   0   .273        Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Jackson p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Pattin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Sutton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   0   7   0     5   4             Totals               32   4   9   3     2   3

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 31,794
Left on Base: Twins 13, Royals 8
DP: Twins 0, Royals 0
Errors: Carew
Doubles: Cubbage (12), Edwards (3), Washington (2), Hurdle (25)
Triples: Silverio (1)
Stolen Bases: Wilson (45), Terrell (8), Silverio (1), Washington (12)
Sacrifice Hits: Terrell (9)
Sacrifice Flies: Wathan (3)
Hit by Pitch: Norwood (3,by Pattin)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jackson L(4-6)          5     7   3   3   1   3   0  23   4.48
Sutton                  3     2   1   0   1   0   0  13   3.45
Totals                  8     9   4   3   2   3   0  36

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leonard W(21-17)        5     2   0   0   1   3   0  18   3.33
Mingori                 1.2   4   0   0   1   0   0  10   2.78
Pattin                  1.1   1   0   0   1   1   0   7   3.43
Hrabosky                1     0   0   0   2   0   0   5   2.92
Totals                  9     7   0   0   5   4   0  40

Hit by Pitch: Pattin (2)
Wild Pitches: Sutton (5), Leonard (12)
Balks: Jackson (4)

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Steve Palermo


TWINS 1ST: Powell grounded out (second to first); Cubbage popped
to shortstop; Carew walked; Smalley flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Wilson singled to center; Washington popped to
first; Wilson stole second; Jackson balked [Wilson to third];
Wathan hit a sacrifice fly to center [Wilson scored]; Cripe
singled to left; Silverio tripled to left [Cripe scored]; Hurdle
singled to center [Silverio scored]; Zdeb forced Hurdle (second
to shortstop); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 3.

TWINS 2ND: Adams grounded out (first unassisted); Wynegar flied
out to center; Norwood flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 3.

ROYALS 2ND: Terrell singled to right; Gaudet struck out; Wilson
flied out to right; Terrell stole second; Washington flied to
right in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals
3.

TWINS 3RD: Edwards struck out; Wilfong grounded out (second to
first); Powell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 3.

ROYALS 3RD: Wathan grounded out (third to first); Cripe grounded
out (shortstop to first); Silverio walked; Silverio stole
second; Hurdle struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0,
Royals 3.

TWINS 4TH: Cubbage doubled; Carew flied out to center; Smalley
struck out; Adams grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 3.

ROYALS 4TH: Zdeb singled to right; Terrell out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Zdeb to second]; Gaudet flied out to
right; Wilson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals
3.

TWINS 5TH: Wynegar flied out to left; Norwood grounded out
(shortstop to first); Edwards doubled to left; Leonard threw a
wild pitch [Edwards to third]; Wilfong struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 3.

ROYALS 5TH: Washington doubled to left; Wathan grounded out
(shortstop to first); Washington stole third; Cripe grounded out
(third to first); Silverio grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 3.

TWINS 6TH: MINGORI REPLACED LEONARD (PITCHING); Powell singled
to right; Cubbage flied out to left; 1:18 rain delay at
8:59pm; Carew singled to right [Powell to second]; Smalley
lined to center; FORD BATTED FOR ADAMS; Ford flied out to left;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 3.

ROYALS 6TH: FORD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); SUTTON REPLACED
JACKSON (PITCHING); Hurdle doubled to right; PORTER BATTED FOR
ZDEB; Sutton threw a wild pitch [Hurdle to third]; Porter flied
out to center; Terrell grounded out (third to first); Gaudet
reached on an error by Carew [Hurdle scored (unearned) (no
RBI)]; Wilson flied out to right; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 0, Royals 4.

TWINS 7TH: PORTER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Wynegar lined to
shortstop; Norwood flied out to center; Edwards singled to left;
RANDALL BATTED FOR WILFONG; Randall singled to left [Edwards to
second]; Powell walked [Edwards to third, Randall to second];
PATTIN REPLACED MINGORI (PITCHING); MORALES BATTED FOR CUBBAGE;
Morales was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins
0, Royals 4.

ROYALS 7TH: WOLFE REPLACED MORALES (PLAYING 3B); RANDALL STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Washington flied out to center; Wathan
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cripe grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 4.

TWINS 8TH: Carew flied out to right; Smalley walked; Ford flied
out to center; Wynegar singled to right [Smalley to third];
Norwood was hit by a pitch [Wynegar to second]; Edwards popped
to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 4.

ROYALS 8TH: Silverio grounded out (third to first); Hurdle
walked; QUIRK BATTED FOR PORTER; Quirk popped to catcher in foul
territory; Terrell singled to center [Hurdle to second]; Gaudet
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0,
Royals 4.

TWINS 9TH: QUIRK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); HRABOSKY REPLACED
PATTIN (PITCHING); Randall flied out to center; Powell walked;
Wolfe flied out to center; Carew walked [Powell to second];
Smalley flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0,
Royals 4.