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Willie Wilson and Todd Cruz batted in five runs between them to pace the Royals to a 7-4 victory over the Twins. Wilson hit three singles, each driving in a run, while Cruz accounted for two RBIs with a pair of doubles. John Castino hit a two-run homer for the Twins. [The Sporting News] Kansas City Royals 7, Minnesota Twins 4Game Played on Saturday, May 26, 1979 (Day game) at Metropolitan StadiumRoyals 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 2 - 7 14 3
Twins 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 - 4 7 0
Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Wilson lf 5 0 3 3 0 1 .361 Powell rf 5 0 2 0 0 1 .481
Brett 3b 5 0 3 1 0 0 .316 Smalley ss 3 1 0 0 1 1 .390
Otis cf 5 0 0 0 0 0 .325 Landreaux cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .315
Porter c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .318 Adams lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .282
LaCock 1b 3 1 1 0 0 0 .299 Kusick ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .235
Zdeb ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Edwards lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125
Wathan 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 R. Jackson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .278
Hurdle rf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .248 Cubbage dh 3 0 1 0 0 0 .250
McRae dh 4 2 1 0 0 0 .230 Norwood ph,dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 .259
Washington 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .235 Wynegar c 3 1 0 0 1 1 .294
Cruz ss 4 3 2 2 0 0 .350 Wilfong 2b 2 1 2 0 1 0 .330
Gale p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Morales ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .275
Gura p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Randall pr,2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
Martin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Castino 3b 4 1 1 2 0 1 .282
Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hartzell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Brett p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Marshall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 39 7 14 7 0 2 Totals 33 4 7 3 4 8
Time of Game: 2:41 Attendance: 9,023
Left on Base: Royals 5, Twins 8
DP: Royals 1, Twins 2
Errors: Porter, Washington 2
Doubles: Cruz 2 (3), Morales (1)
Triples: LaCock (3), McRae (3)
Home Runs: Castino (2)
Stolen Bases: Wilson (18), Powell (2)
Caught Stealing: Brett (2), Cubbage (5), Wilfong (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Smalley (10)
GIDP: Porter (3), Zdeb (1)
Hit by Pitch: Landreaux (1,by Gale)
Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Gale W(4-3) 6 6 3 2 3 4 1 27 4.63
Gura 1.2 1 1 1 1 4 0 8 6.43
Martin 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8.64
Hrabosky SV(6) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4.07
Totals 9 7 4 3 4 8 1 39
Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Hartzell L(1-3) 6.2 9 5 5 0 1 0 27 6.00
Brett 2 3 2 2 0 1 0 9 4.38
Marshall 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 1.79
Totals 9 14 7 7 0 2 0 39
Hit by Pitch: Gale (1)
Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Steve Palermo
ROYALS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (second to first); Brett singled
to center; Brett was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Otis grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.
TWINS 1ST: Powell singled to left; Smalley out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Powell to second]; Landreaux was hit by
a pitch; Adams grounded out (first unassisted) [Powell to third,
Landreaux to second]; R. Jackson popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.
ROYALS 2ND: Porter flied out to left; LaCock grounded out (third
to first); Hurdle flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, Twins 0.
TWINS 2ND: Cubbage singled to center; Wynegar was called out on
strikes while Cubbage was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Wilfong walked; Wilfong was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.
ROYALS 3RD: McRae grounded out (second to first); Washington
singled to left; Cruz forced Washington (shortstop to second);
Wilson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.
TWINS 3RD: Castino grounded out (pitcher to first); Powell
singled to center; Smalley lined to left; Powell stole second;
Landreaux struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.
ROYALS 4TH: Brett singled to right; Otis forced Brett (third to
second); Porter grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Otis out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0,
Twins 0.
TWINS 4TH: Adams popped to shortstop; R. Jackson was called out
on strikes (pitcher to first); Cubbage grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.
ROYALS 5TH: LaCock tripled to right; Hurdle singled to left
[LaCock scored]; McRae forced Hurdle (second to shortstop);
Washington flied out to left; Cruz doubled to right [McRae
scored, Cruz to third (on throw to home)]; Wilson singled to
right [Cruz scored]; Wilson stole second; Brett flied out to
left; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 0.
TWINS 5TH: Wynegar popped to shortstop; On a bunt Wilfong
singled; Castino struck out; Powell grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 0.
ROYALS 6TH: Otis grounded out (second to first); Porter flied
out to left; LaCock grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 0.
TWINS 6TH: Smalley walked; Landreaux walked [Smalley to second];
Adams reached on an error by Washington [Smalley scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Landreaux to third, Adams to second]; R.
Jackson grounded out (catcher to first); Cubbage popped to
second; Wynegar grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 0
H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 1.
ROYALS 7TH: Hurdle flied out to center; McRae tripled to right;
Washington lined to third; Cruz doubled to left [McRae scored];
BRETT REPLACED HARTZELL (PITCHING); Wilson singled to left [Cruz
scored]; Brett grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Royals 5, Twins 1.
TWINS 7TH: Wilfong singled to center; Castino homered [Wilfong
scored]; GURA REPLACED GALE (PITCHING); Powell was called out on
strikes; Smalley struck out; Landreaux reached on an error by
Washington; KUSICK BATTED FOR ADAMS; Kusick was called out on
strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Twins 3.
ROYALS 8TH: EDWARDS REPLACED KUSICK (PLAYING LF); Otis grounded
out (first to pitcher); Porter singled to right; ZDEB BATTED FOR
LACOCK; Zdeb grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Porter out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 5,
Twins 3.
TWINS 8TH: WATHAN REPLACED ZDEB (PLAYING 1B); R. Jackson popped
to second; NORWOOD BATTED FOR CUBBAGE; Norwood struck out;
Wynegar walked; MORALES BATTED FOR WILFONG; Morales doubled to
right [Wynegar scored]; MARTIN REPLACED GURA (PITCHING); RANDALL
RAN FOR MORALES; Castino flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Royals 5, Twins 4.
ROYALS 9TH: NORWOOD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); RANDALL STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Hurdle struck out; McRae grounded out
(pitcher to first); Washington singled to right; Cruz reached on
a fielder's choice [Washington to second]; MARSHALL REPLACED
BRETT (PITCHING); Wilson singled to right [Washington scored,
Cruz to third]; Brett singled to right [Cruz scored, Wilson to
third]; Otis flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals
7, Twins 4.
TWINS 9TH: HRABOSKY REPLACED MARTIN (PITCHING); Porter dropped a
foul fly hit by Powell for an error; Powell lined to second;
Smalley popped to shortstop; Landreaux grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Royals 7, Twins 4.
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