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 1
Game Played on Sunday, May       20, 1979 (Day game) at Royals Stadium
Twins        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.