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 4
Game Played on Saturday, May       26, 1979 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Royals       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.