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May 18, 1978

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Twins 8 9 0
Royals 6 9 0
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Royals 6 9 0

Dan Ford Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .298
OBP .500 .367
At Bats 2 124
Hits 0 37
• Singles 0 23
• Doubles 0 10
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 10
RBI’s 0 22

Doug Bird Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 2 1
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Royals Stadium - May 18, 1978
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Doug Bird
Darrell Porter
John Wathan
Frank White
Al Cowens
Freddie Patek
Willie Wilson
Amos Otis
Tom Poquette
Dan Ford
Rod Carew
Hosken Powell
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Ford hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Doug Bird now pitching. Carew is walked intentionally.
Top 8 Norwood hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Bob Randall pinch hits for Rob Wilfong. Randall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cowens fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Powell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wilson. Powell reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Porter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilfong scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Otis hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Powell who is chasing the ball. Otis reaches third base with a triple. Cowens goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 7 Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cubbage fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cubbage fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Wathan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Morales is walked intentionally.
Top 7 Steve Mingori now pitching. Wynegar hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Poquette. Wynegar reaches second base with a double. Ford scores. Cubbage moves to third.
Top 7 Cubbage takes first base on ball four. Ford moves to second.
Top 7 Ford is hit by the pitch.
Top 7 Tom Poquette now playing right field. Al Cowens now playing third base. Carew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilfong scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Poquette hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Norwood. Poquette reaches second base with a double. White scores.
Bottom 6 Tom Poquette pinch hits for Jerry Terrell. There goes White. The throw from Wynegar and he is safe. White steals second.
Bottom 6 White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cubbage fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Tom Johnson now pitching. Patek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Otis scores.
Bottom 6 Porter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Porter for the out. Otis moves to third.
Bottom 6 Otis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Norwood. Otis reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Norwood hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. White reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 There goes Wilfong. The throw from Porter and he is safe. Wilfong steals second.
Top 6 Wilfong hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gura fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Powell takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Smalley hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Porter settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal.
Bottom 5 McRae hits a fly ball into left field. Norwood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Wathan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. White scores. Terrell scores. Wilson moves to second.
Bottom 5 Wilson takes first base on ball four. White moves to third. Terrell moves to second.
Bottom 5 Terrell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. White moves to second.
Bottom 5 White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Patek hits a fly ball into right field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Morales strikes out.
Top 5 Wynegar hits a popup, foul, towards first. Wathan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Cubbage hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Porter hits a fly ball into right field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Otis takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilfong scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 McRae hits a line drive into left field. Norwood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Ford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Carew hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Norwood hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Wilfong hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Powell hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Wathan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Wilson strikes out.
Bottom 3 Terrell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Smalley hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Larry Gura now pitching. Jose Morales pinch hits for Glenn Adams. Morales hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wilson. Morales reaches second base with a double. Cubbage scores. Wynegar goes all the way around to score.
Top 3 Wynegar hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ford scores. Cubbage moves to third.
Top 3 Cubbage hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Powell scores. Carew scores. Ford moves to third.
Top 3 Ford is hit by the pitch. Carew moves to second.
Top 3 Carew takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Norwood hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Powell moves to third.
Top 3 Wilfong bunts towards first. Wathan scoops it up and throws to first, with White covering, for the out. Powell moves to second.
Top 3 Powell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 White hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Wilfong reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Patek hits a fly ball into left field. Norwood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Porter takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Otis hits a line drive into center field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Smalley 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.
Top 2 Adams hits a line drive into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Wynegar hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Cowens strikes out.
Bottom 1 McRae hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Wathan hits a fly ball into center field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Cubbage hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Ford hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Leonard scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ford for the out.
Top 1 Carew hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 1 Norwood hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leonard fields it and throws to first for the out.