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Monday September 3, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

A four-hitter by Dennis Leonard carried the Royals to a 1-0 whitewashing of the Twins. The only run of the game came in the eighth inning when Darrell Porter drew a leadoff walk, advanced to second on a sacrifice by Frank White, moved to third on a groundout and scored on a single by U.L. Washington. [The Sporting News]


Kansas City Royals 1, Minnesota Twins 0

Game Played on Monday, September 3, 1979 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Royals       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  7  0
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wilson lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .307      Powell rf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .294
McRae dh              3   0   1   0     1   1   .284        Borgmann c          0   0   0   0     0   0   .215
Otis cf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .297      Wilfong 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .310
Brett 3b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .331      Smalley ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .295
Cowens rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .301      Landreaux cf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .314
Porter c              3   1   0   0     1   2   .298      Wynegar c             3   0   1   0     0   1   .267
White 2b              2   0   1   0     0   0   .253        Norwood pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .253
Wathan 1b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .214        Castino 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .283
Washington ss         3   0   1   1     0   1   .251      Cubbage 3b            3   0   1   0     0   1   .273
Leonard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Ward pr,rf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                          R. Jackson 1b         3   0   1   0     0   1   .268
                                                          Goodwin dh            2   0   0   0     1   2   .282
                                                          Edwards lf            3   0   1   0     0   1   .266
                                                          Zahn p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   1   7   1     2   7             Totals               30   0   4   0     1   9

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance: 19,643
Left on Base: Royals 5, Twins 4
DP: Royals 0, Twins 2
Doubles: Otis (23), Wynegar (14), R. Jackson (34)
Sacrifice Hits: White (3)
GIDP: Otis (9), Cowens (8)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leonard W(11-9)         9     4   0   0   1   9   0  31   4.40
Totals                  9     4   0   0   1   9   0  31

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zahn L(10-6)            9     7   1   1   2   7   0  33   3.68
Totals                  9     7   1   1   2   7   0  33

Wild Pitches: Leonard (7)

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Dallas Parks


ROYALS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (shortstop to first); McRae
walked; Otis grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [McRae out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Powell lined to left; Wilfong grounded out (second to
first); Smalley grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Brett singled to center; Cowens grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Brett out at
second]; Porter flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Landreaux grounded out (second to first); Wynegar
struck out; Cubbage singled; Leonard threw a wild pitch [Cubbage
to second]; R. Jackson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 0.

ROYALS 3RD: White grounded out (third to first); Wathan was
called out on strikes; Washington struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Goodwin struck out; Edwards flied out to left; Powell
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Twins 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Wilson grounded out (pitcher to first); McRae
grounded out (shortstop to first); Otis doubled to center; Brett
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0,
Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Wilfong grounded out (second to first); Smalley lined
to center; Landreaux popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, Twins 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Cowens grounded out (second to first); Porter struck
out; White singled to center; Wathan grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 5TH: Wynegar flied out to center; Cubbage struck out; R.
Jackson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Washington grounded out (pitcher to first); Wilson
grounded out (second to first); McRae struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 6TH: Goodwin struck out; Edwards singled to left; Edwards
was picked off first (pitcher to first); Powell struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 0.

ROYALS 7TH: Otis was called out on strikes; Brett grounded out
(catcher to first); Cowens struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 7TH: Wilfong flied out to left; Smalley flied out to left;
Landreaux struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 0.

ROYALS 8TH: Porter walked; White out on a sacrifice bunt (first
to second) [Porter to second]; Wathan grounded out (second to
first) [Porter to third]; Washington singled to left [Porter
scored]; Wilson grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 8TH: Wynegar doubled to right; NORWOOD RAN FOR WYNEGAR;
Cubbage reached on a fielder's choice [Norwood out at third
(second to third)]; WARD RAN FOR CUBBAGE; R. Jackson doubled to
right [Ward to third]; Debut game for Gary Ward; Goodwin
was walked intentionally; Edwards struck out; Powell grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 1, Twins 0.

ROYALS 9TH: BORGMANN REPLACED POWELL (PLAYING C ); CASTINO
REPLACED NORWOOD (PLAYING 3B); WARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF);
McRae singled to left [McRae out at second (left to second)];
Otis grounded out (second to first); Brett singled to center;
Cowens singled to left [Brett to second]; Porter was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 9TH: Wilfong grounded out (first to pitcher); Smalley
flied out to left; Landreaux grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Twins 0.



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