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Taking advantage of Twins' misplays, the Royals posted a 5-1 victory. In the first inning, a throwing error by Twin shortstop Roy Smalley allowed a pair of runs to score. In the fourth, Twin center fielder Willie Norwood let two fly balls get away from him for triples, giving the Royals two more runs. George Brett clouted a solo homer in the fifth. [The Sporting News] Kansas City Royals 5, Minnesota Twins 1Game Played on Sunday, May 20, 1979 (Day game) at Royals StadiumTwins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 9 1 Royals 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 x - 5 7 1 Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Norwood cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .254 Wilson lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .306 Smalley ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .408 Brett 3b 4 2 2 1 0 0 .286 R. Jackson 1b 4 1 3 0 0 0 .275 Otis cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .341 Kusick dh 4 0 1 1 0 1 .242 Porter c 4 1 1 0 0 0 .303 Rivera rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .250 LaCock 1b 3 1 1 1 0 1 .295 Wynegar c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .295 Wathan ph,1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .263 Landreaux lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .318 McRae dh 3 0 0 1 0 0 .222 Randall 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Hurdle rf 1 0 0 0 2 0 .269 Castino 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .288 Patek ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .246 Erickson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Washington 2b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .212 Brett p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Splittorff p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Redfern p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 1 9 1 0 3 Totals 29 5 7 3 3 3 Time of Game: 2:05 Attendance: 39,661 Left on Base: Twins 7, Royals 4 DP: Twins 0, Royals 2 Errors: Smalley, Washington Doubles: R. Jackson (10), Brett (11), Otis 2 (11) Triples: Porter (3), LaCock (2) Home Runs: Brett (3) Stolen Bases: Rivera (1) Caught Stealing: Washington (1) Sacrifice Flies: McRae (5) GIDP: Wynegar (4) Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Erickson L(0-4) 6 6 5 5 3 3 1 26 7.83 Brett 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 4.00 Redfern 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.27 Totals 8 7 5 5 3 3 1 33 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Splittorff W(6-3) 9 9 1 1 0 3 0 35 3.50 Totals 9 9 1 1 0 3 0 35 Wild Pitches: Erickson (3) Balks: Erickson (1) Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - Durwood Merrill TWINS 1ST: Norwood flied out to right; Smalley popped to second; R. Jackson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Wilson singled to right; Erickson balked [Wilson to second]; Brett doubled to shortstop [Wilson scored (error by Smalley) (no RBI), Brett scored (no RBI)]; Otis flied out to right; Porter flied out to left; LaCock struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 2. TWINS 2ND: Kusick flied out to right; Rivera singled to right; Wynegar flied out to right; Landreaux singled to left [Rivera to second]; Randall grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 2. ROYALS 2ND: McRae flied out to center; Hurdle popped to shortstop; Patek struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 2. TWINS 3RD: Castino grounded out (shortstop to first); Norwood lined to left; Smalley singled to right; R. Jackson singled to right [Smalley to second]; Kusick struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 2. ROYALS 3RD: Washington walked; Wilson was called out on strikes; Washington was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Brett flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 2. TWINS 4TH: Rivera singled to left; Wynegar flied out to right; Rivera stole second; Landreaux grounded out (second to first) [Rivera to third]; Randall popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 2. ROYALS 4TH: Otis flied out to center; Porter tripled to center; LaCock tripled to left [Porter scored]; McRae hit a sacrifice fly to center [LaCock scored]; Hurdle walked; Patek flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 4. TWINS 5TH: Castino grounded out (third to first); Norwood popped to shortstop; Smalley flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 4. ROYALS 5TH: Washington popped to third in foul territory; Wilson lined to left; Brett homered; Otis doubled to left; Erickson threw a wild pitch [Otis to third]; Porter grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 5. TWINS 6TH: R. Jackson singled to left; Kusick flied out to right; Rivera reached on an error by Washington [R. Jackson to second]; Wynegar grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Rivera out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 5. ROYALS 6TH: LaCock flied to left in foul territory; McRae flied out to left; Hurdle walked; Patek forced Hurdle (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 5. TWINS 7TH: Landreaux grounded out (second to first); Randall lined to shortstop; Castino grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 5. ROYALS 7TH: BRETT REPLACED ERICKSON (PITCHING); Washington lined to right; Wilson grounded out (third to first); Brett grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 5. TWINS 8TH: Norwood struck out; Smalley popped to second; R. Jackson doubled to right; Kusick singled to center [R. Jackson scored]; Rivera flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 5. ROYALS 8TH: Otis doubled to left; Porter popped to shortstop; REDFERN REPLACED BRETT (PITCHING); WATHAN BATTED FOR LACOCK; Wathan grounded out (shortstop to first); McRae flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 5. TWINS 9TH: WATHAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Wynegar singled to left; Landreaux lined into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Wynegar out at first]; Randall was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 5. |
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