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Saturday September 30, 1978
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Minnesota Twins 7, Kansas City Royals 3

Game Played on Saturday, September 30, 1978 (Night game) at Royals Stadium

Twins        0  1  0    0  2  0    0  0  0    0  4  -   7  8  0
Royals       0  1  0    1  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  -   3  8  3


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Powell rf             5   0   1   2     1   1   .248      Braun lf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .251
Cubbage 3b            4   0   2   0     1   1   .283        Poquette lf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .216
Carew 1b              5   0   1   2     1   1   .333      Brett 3b              3   1   1   0     0   1   .295
Smalley ss            4   1   0   0     1   2   .273        Quirk 3b            2   0   0   0     0   1   .207
Ford cf               4   1   1   0     1   0   .274      Otis cf               4   1   1   1     0   0   .298
xAdams dh             4   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Porter dh             3   1   2   0     0   0   .266
  Norwood pr,dh       0   1   0   0     0   0   .257        Silverio pr,dh      2   0   1   0     0   1   .545
Wynegar c             2   0   0   0     0   0   .229      LaCock 1b             4   0   0   1     1   1   .295
  Borgmann c          2   1   1   0     1   1   .215      Cowens rf             3   0   1   0     0   1   .275
Edwards lf            1   1   0   0     1   1   .268        Hurdle rf           2   0   0   0     0   0   .264
  Chiles ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .268      White 2b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .277
  Rivera lf           1   1   1   1     0   0   .266      Patek ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .249
Wilfong 2b            5   1   1   0     0   0   .266        Washington ss       2   0   0   0     0   0   .264
Serum p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Gaudet c              3   0   0   0     0   2   .000
  Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Zdeb ph             0   0   0   0     1   0   .252
                                                            Wilson pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .221
                                                            Kusnyer c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
                                                          Busby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Gale p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            McGilberry p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   7   8   5     7   7             Totals               38   3   8   3     2   7

Time of Game: 3:13   Attendance: 29,089
Left on Base: Twins 8, Royals 6
DP: Twins 0, Royals 1
Errors: Gaudet, Kusnyer, McGilberry
Doubles: Carew (26), Otis (30)
Triples: Brett (8)
Stolen Bases: LaCock (1), Wilson (46)
Caught Stealing: Silverio (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Cubbage (7), Poquette (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Otis (10)
Hit by Pitch: Edwards (2,by Busby)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Serum                   9     8   3   3   2   4   0  36   4.10
Marshall W(10-12)       2     0   0   0   0   3   0   6   2.45
Totals                 11     8   3   3   2   7   0  42

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Busby                   5     4   3   3   4   2   0  23   7.59
Gale                    2     1   0   0   1   2   0   8   3.09
Bird                    2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6   5.29
Hrabosky                1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.88
McGilberry L(0-1)       1     3   4   1   2   0   0   8   4.38
Totals                 11     8   7   4   7   7   0  48

Hit by Pitch: Busby (2)
Balks: Busby (1)

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


TWINS 1ST: Powell flied out to left; Cubbage struck out; Carew
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Braun grounded out (first unassisted); Brett struck
out; Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 0.

TWINS 2ND: Smalley walked; Ford singled to left [Smalley to
second]; Adams forced Ford (shortstop to second) [Smalley to
third]; Wynegar grounded out (first unassisted) [Adams to
second]; Busby balked [Smalley scored, Adams to third]; Edwards
walked; Wilfong forced Edwards (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Porter singled to center; LaCock grounded out
(second to first) [Porter to second]; Cowens lined to left;
White singled to left [Porter scored, White out at second (left
to second)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Royals 1.

TWINS 3RD: Powell walked; Cubbage out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Powell to second]; Carew lined to center;
Smalley flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1,
Royals 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); Gaudet
struck out; Braun singled to center; Brett lined to right; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Royals 1.

TWINS 4TH: Ford grounded out (pitcher to first); Adams flied out
to center; Wynegar grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Royals 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Otis doubled to left; Porter grounded out (second to
first) [Otis to third]; LaCock reached on a fielder's choice
[Otis scored]; LaCock stole second; Cowens struck out; White
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1,
Royals 2.

TWINS 5TH: Edwards was hit by a pitch; On a bunt Wilfong singled
to third [Edwards to second]; Powell singled to left [Edwards
scored, Wilfong scored]; On a bunt Cubbage singled to first
[Powell to third, Cubbage to second (error by Gaudet)]; Carew
was walked intentionally; Smalley lined into a double play
(first unassisted) [Carew out at first]; Ford grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, Royals 2.

ROYALS 5TH: BORGMANN REPLACED WYNEGAR (PLAYING C ); Patek
grounded out (third to first); Gaudet flied out to right; Braun
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
3, Royals 2.

TWINS 6TH: GALE REPLACED BUSBY (PITCHING); WASHINGTON REPLACED
PATEK (PLAYING SS); Adams popped to shortstop; Borgmann walked;
Edwards struck out; Wilfong lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 3, Royals 2.

ROYALS 6TH: Brett tripled to right; Otis hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Brett scored]; Porter singled to right; SILVERIO RAN FOR
PORTER; Silverio was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
LaCock walked; Cowens singled to right [LaCock to third]; White
forced Cowens (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 3, Royals 3.

TWINS 7TH: SILVERIO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); POQUETTE
REPLACED BRAUN (PLAYING LF); QUIRK REPLACED BRETT (PLAYING 3B);
HURDLE REPLACED COWENS (PLAYING RF); Powell grounded out
(pitcher to shortstop to first); Cubbage singled to right; Carew
flied out to center; Smalley struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 3, Royals 3.

ROYALS 7TH: Washington grounded out (third to first); Gaudet was
called out on strikes; Poquette grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Royals 3.

TWINS 8TH: BIRD REPLACED GALE (PITCHING); Ford grounded out
(first to pitcher); Adams popped to second; Borgmann struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Royals 3.

ROYALS 8TH: Quirk grounded out (pitcher to first); Otis flied
out to left; Silverio singled to right; LaCock lined to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Royals 3.

TWINS 9TH: CHILES BATTED FOR EDWARDS; Chiles grounded out
(shortstop to first); Wilfong flied out to center; Powell was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Royals 3.

ROYALS 9TH: RIVERA REPLACED CHILES (PLAYING LF); Hurdle lined to
center; White grounded out (pitcher to first); Washington flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Royals 3.

TWINS 10TH: HRABOSKY REPLACED BIRD (PITCHING); Cubbage popped to
catcher in foul territory; Carew grounded out (second to first);
Smalley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Royals 3.

ROYALS 10TH: ZDEB BATTED FOR GAUDET; Zdeb walked; MARSHALL
REPLACED SERUM (PITCHING); WILSON RAN FOR ZDEB; Poquette out on
a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Wilson to second]; Quirk
struck out; Wilson stole third; Otis grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Royals 3.

TWINS 11TH: KUSNYER REPLACED WILSON (PLAYING C ); MCGILBERRY
REPLACED HRABOSKY (PITCHING); Ford walked; Adams reached on
catcher's interference by Kusnyer [Ford to second]; NORWOOD RAN
FOR ADAMS; On a bunt Borgmann singled to pitcher [Ford scored
(error by McGilberry) (no RBI), Norwood to third, Borgmann to
second]; Rivera singled to center [Norwood scored (unearned),
Borgmann to third]; Wilfong popped to third in foul territory;
Powell popped to third; Cubbage walked [Rivera to second]; Carew
doubled to left [Borgmann scored (unearned), Rivera scored
(unearned), Cubbage out at home (left to shortstop to catcher)];
4 R (1 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 7, Royals 3.

ROYALS 11TH: NORWOOD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Silverio was
called out on strikes; LaCock struck out; Hurdle grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 7, Royals 3.



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