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Twins
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
October 1, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Minnesota Twins, played on October 1, 1978 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | October 1, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | October 1, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Geoff Zahn |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Larry Gura |
| Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 23,794 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 59 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry McCoy 1B: Ted Hendry 2B: Steve Palermo 3B: Dave Phillips |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dave Edwards | Left Fielder |
| Bob Randall | Second Baseman |
| Willie Norwood | DH |
| Dan Ford | Center Fielder |
| Bombo Rivera | Right Fielder |
| Craig Kusick | First Baseman |
| Larry Wolfe | Shortstop |
| Mike Cubbage | Third Baseman |
| Glenn Borgmann | Catcher |
| Gene Mauch | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Brett | Third Baseman |
| Hal McRae | DH |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| Al Cowens | Right Fielder |
| Darrell Porter | Catcher |
| John Wathan | First Baseman |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Willie Wilson | Left Fielder |
| Whitey Herzog | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
October 1, 1978
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Gura
Edwards strikes out. Porter drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Edwards out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randall vs. Gura
Randall strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norwood vs. Gura
Norwood is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Zahn
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Zahn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Zahn
McRae hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Zahn
Otis strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cowens vs. Zahn
Cowens takes first base on ball four. McRae moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Porter vs. Zahn
Porter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Gura
Ford takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivera vs. Gura
Rivera bunts in front of the plate. Porter fields it and throws to first for the out. Ford moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kusick vs. Gura
Kusick hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wolfe vs. Gura
Wolfe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cubbage vs. Gura
Cubbage hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. Zahn
Wathan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cubbage fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Zahn
White strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Zahn
Patek hits a fly ball into left field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borgmann vs. Gura
Art Kusnyer now catching.
Borgmann hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Gura
Edwards strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randall vs. Gura
Randall hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Zahn
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Zahn
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wolfe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Zahn
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norwood vs. Throop
George Throop now pitching.
Norwood strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Throop
Ford strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Throop
Rivera hits a line drive into right field. Cowens picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Cowens. Rivera moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kusick vs. Throop
Kusick hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Zahn
Otis hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rivera who is chasing the ball. Otis reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cowens vs. Zahn
Cowens hits a fly ball into left field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kusnyer vs. Zahn
Kusnyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Otis scores. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wathan vs. Zahn
Wathan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cubbage fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wolfe vs. Throop
Dave Cripe now playing third base.
Wolfe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cubbage vs. Throop
Cubbage takes first base on ball four. Wolfe moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Borgmann vs. Throop
Borgmann bunts towards the mound. Throop fields it and throws to first for the out. Wolfe moves to third. Cubbage moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Edwards vs. Throop
Edwards takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Randall vs. Throop
Randall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Zahn
Hosken Powell now playing right field. Bombo Rivera now playing left field. Dave Edwards now playing center field.
White hits a fly ball into right field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Zahn
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cubbage fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Zahn
Wilson hits a fly ball into center field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norwood vs. Throop
Norwood hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Throop
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Throop
Rivera hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kusick vs. Throop
There goes Rivera. The throw from Kusnyer and he is safe. Rivera steals second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kusick vs. Throop
Kusick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cripe vs. Zahn
Cripe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Zahn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Zahn
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Zahn
Otis strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wolfe vs. McGilberry
Randy McGilberry now pitching.
Wolfe hits a line drive into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cubbage vs. McGilberry
Cubbage hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borgmann vs. McGilberry
Borgmann hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cripe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Zahn
Cowens hits a fly ball into right field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kusnyer vs. Zahn
Kusnyer strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. Zahn
Wathan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Zahn
There goes Wathan. The throw from Borgmann and he is safe. Wathan steals second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Zahn
White hits a line drive into left field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Mingori
Steve Mingori now pitching.
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randall vs. Mingori
Randall hits a line drive into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norwood vs. Mingori
Norwood hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mingori fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Zahn
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wolfe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Zahn
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cubbage fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cripe vs. Zahn
Cripe hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Paschall
Bill Paschall now pitching.
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Paschall
Rivera is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kusick vs. Paschall
Kusick hits a line drive into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 10/1/1978 -- Minnesota at Kansas City (D)
Minnesota AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Edwards D, lf-cf 3 0 0 0 Brett G, 3b 2 0 0 0
Randall B, 2b 4 0 0 0 Cripe D, 3b 2 0 0 0
Norwood W, dh 4 0 0 0 McRae H, dh 3 0 1 0
Ford D, cf 1 0 0 0 Otis A, cf 3 1 1 0
Powell H, rf 2 0 0 0 Cowens A, rf 2 0 0 0
Rivera B, rf-lf 3 0 2 0 Porter D, c 1 0 0 0
Kusick C, 1b 4 0 0 0 Kusnyer A, c 2 0 1 1
Wolfe L, ss 1 0 0 0 Wathan J, 1b 3 0 1 0
Cubbage M, 3b 2 0 0 0 White F, 2b 3 0 0 0
Borgmann G, c 2 0 0 0 Patek F, ss 3 0 0 0
Wilson W, lf 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
26 0 2 0 27 1 4 1
Minnesota 000 000 000 -- 0
Kansas City 000 100 00x -- 1
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Zahn G (L) 8.0 4 1 1 1 4
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Gura L 3.0 0 0 0 2 4
Throop G (W) 3.0 2 0 0 3 2
McGilberry R 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Mingori S 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Paschall B (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Cowens A
DP -- Minnesota 1, Kansas City 1
LOB -- Minnesota 6, Kansas City 3
3B -- Otis A
SB -- Rivera B, Wathan J
SH -- Rivera B, Borgmann G
T -- 1:59
A -- 23794
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