Kansas City Royals (11) Minnesota Twins (7)
| 1978
Date of Game: Wednesday, August 16, 1978
Stadium: Metropolitan Stadium
Stadium: Metropolitan Stadium
| Kansas City Royals (AL) | Minnesota Twins (AL) |
| Record: 65-53 | Record: 53-67 |
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Attendance: 14,640
Time of Game: 2:53
Game Notes:
Darrell Jackson - 1st career game Marty Pattin - 400th career game
Best at-bats
George Brett HR in 7th inning (56.01)
Bob Randall 1B in 5th inning (21.12)
Rod Carew 1B in 3rd inning (19.09)
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GAME INFORMATION
| Team Name | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | ||||
| Kansas City Royals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 0 | ||||
| Minnesota Twins | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 1 |
Kansas City Royals Batting Stats |
| Kansas City Royals | Pos | Age | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg | S-G# | C-G# | S-HR | S-RBI | S-SB |
| Steve Braun | lf | 30.100 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .257 | 72 | 962 | 3 | 26 | 3 |
| Willie Wilson | cf | 23.038 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 | 91 | 116 | 0 | 10 | 24 |
| Hal McRae | dh | 33.037 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .281 | 116 | 1053 | 13 | 55 | 13 |
| George Brett | 3b | 25.093 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .315 | 86 | 689 | 5 | 46 | 16 |
| Darrell Porter | c | 26.212 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .270 | 108 | 774 | 9 | 51 | 0 |
| Clint Hurdle | rf-lf | 21.017 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .278 | 105 | 114 | 5 | 51 | 1 |
| Pete LaCock | 1b | 26.212 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .302 | 85 | 436 | 5 | 32 | 0 |
| John Wathan | ph-1b | 28.316 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .291 | 43 | 125 | 1 | 19 | 1 |
| Al Cowens | cf-rf | 26.296 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .281 | 90 | 634 | 4 | 49 | 10 |
| Freddie Patek | ss | 33.311 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .278 | 105 | 1385 | 1 | 40 | 33 |
| U.L. Washington | 2b | 24.293 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .265 | 52 | 62 | 0 | 8 | 9 |
| Tom Poquette | ph | 26.291 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .207 | 69 | 300 | 3 | 25 | 2 |
| Jerry Terrell | 2b | 32.034 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .182 | 56 | 586 | 0 | 7 | 5 |
| Marty Pattin | p | 35.132 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 23 | 326 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Mingori | p | 34.169 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 35 | 344 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals: | 38 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 5 | .395 | 1136 | 7906 | |||||
Minnesota Twins Batting Stats |
| Minnesota Twins | Pos | Age | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg | S-G# | C-G# | S-HR | S-RBI | S-SB |
| Willie Norwood | lf | 27.282 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .272 | 97 | 136 | 7 | 36 | 24 |
| Rod Carew | 1b | 32.319 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .336 | 115 | 1597 | 5 | 60 | 22 |
| Dan Ford | cf | 26.089 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .293 | 111 | 530 | 10 | 67 | 5 |
| Craig Kusick | dh | 29.320 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .197 | 63 | 434 | 4 | 19 | 2 |
| Glenn Adams | ph | 30.317 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .248 | 85 | 309 | 6 | 21 | 0 |
| Jose Morales | ph | 33.229 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .325 | 77 | 375 | 2 | 32 | 0 |
| Rob Wilfong | pr | 24.349 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .268 | 65 | 137 | 1 | 8 | 7 |
| Bob Randall | 2b | 30.067 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .285 | 88 | 344 | 0 | 17 | 4 |
| Bombo Rivera | rf | 26.014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .273 | 75 | 148 | 2 | 16 | 4 |
| Larry Wolfe | ss | 25.167 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .234 | 68 | 76 | 2 | 20 | 0 |
| Glenn Borgmann | c | 28.083 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .213 | 36 | 398 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| Mike Cubbage | 3b | 28.026 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .295 | 95 | 409 | 6 | 50 | 2 |
| Roy Smalley | ph | 25.295 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .284 | 117 | 489 | 16 | 59 | 1 |
| Jeff Holly | p | 25.168 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 10 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Sutton | p | 25.276 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 11 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrell Jackson | p | 22.135 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals: | 39 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 6 | .333 | 1114 | 5431 | |||||
Game Stats |
2B: Rod Carew (18), Al Cowens 2 (18), Dan Ford (28), Clint Hurdle (21), Pete LaCock (12), Hal McRae (27)
3B: Darrell Porter (4)
HR: George Brett (5), Craig Kusick (4)
RBIs: Steve Braun (26), George Brett 3 (46), Rod Carew (60), Al Cowens 2 (49), Dan Ford (67), Clint Hurdle (51), Craig Kusick (19), Hal McRae (55), Jose Morales 2 (32), Darrell Porter (51), Bob Randall 2 (17), John Wathan 2 (19)
SB: Steve Braun (3), Willie Wilson (24)
CS: Steve Braun (1)
GDP: Hal McRae (13), Larry Wolfe (6)
3B: Darrell Porter (4)
HR: George Brett (5), Craig Kusick (4)
RBIs: Steve Braun (26), George Brett 3 (46), Rod Carew (60), Al Cowens 2 (49), Dan Ford (67), Clint Hurdle (51), Craig Kusick (19), Hal McRae (55), Jose Morales 2 (32), Darrell Porter (51), Bob Randall 2 (17), John Wathan 2 (19)
SB: Steve Braun (3), Willie Wilson (24)
CS: Steve Braun (1)
GDP: Hal McRae (13), Larry Wolfe (6)
Kansas City Royals Pitching Stats |
| Kansas City Royals | Age | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | WHIP | Pit | Str | Bal | S-G# | C-G# |
| Paul Splittorff (W 14-10) | 31.312 | 6.1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3.43 | 1.13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 260 |
| Marty Pattin | 35.132 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.94 | 1.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 400 |
| Steve Mingori (Sv 7) | 34.169 | 2.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.72 | 1.13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 345 |
| Pitching Totals: | 9 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 1005 | |||
Minnesota Twins Pitching Stats |
| Minnesota Twins | Age | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | WHIP | Pit | Str | Bal | S-G# | C-G# |
| Stan Perzanowski (L 2-4) | 27.356 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5.45 | 1.45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 30 |
| Jeff Holly | 25.168 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.67 | 1.37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 29 |
| John Sutton | 25.276 | 1.2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.82 | 1.36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 25 |
| Darrell Jackson | 22.135 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.76 | 1.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| Pitching Totals: | 9 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 97 | |||
Other Game Information |
Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Paul Splittorff 0-0-0; Marty Pattin 0-0-0; Steve Mingori 0-0-0; Stan Perzanowski 0-0-0; Jeff Holly 0-0-0; John Sutton 0-0-0; Darrell Jackson 0-0-0;
Batters Faced: Paul Splittorff 29; Marty Pattin 1; Steve Mingori 11; Stan Perzanowski 31; Jeff Holly 1; John Sutton 11; Darrell Jackson 1;
Time of Game: 2:53 Attendance: 14,640
Umpires: Home: Greg Kosc 1B Jerry Neudecker 2B George Maloney 3B Ted Hendry
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