Royals @ Twins
September 23, 1978

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Bottom 8 R H E
Royals 3 5 0
Twins 1 6 3
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Royals 3 5 0
Twins 1 6 3

Bombo Rivera Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .266
OBP .333 .361
At Bats 3 241
Hits 1 64
• Singles 1 52
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 35
RBI’s 0 22

Al Hrabosky Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 7 19
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Metropolitan Stadium - September 23, 1978
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Strikeout
Al Hrabosky
Darrell Porter
Pete LaCock
Frank White
George Brett
Freddie Patek
Willie Wilson
Amos Otis
Clint Hurdle
Bombo Rivera
Rob Wilfong
Rod Carew
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Rivera is called out on strikes.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Al Hrabosky now pitching. Rob Wilfong pinch runs for Jose Morales. Norwood hits a popup towards first. LaCock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Morales takes first base on ball four. Carew moves to second.
Bottom 8 Smalley strikes out.
Bottom 8 Willie Wilson now playing left field. Carew takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Otis is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Brett takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Willie Wilson pinch runs for Steve Braun. That's a pickoff. Wilson moves to second.
Top 8 Braun hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall misplays the ball. That's an error on Randall.
Top 8 White hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Wynegar settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Patek hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Wolfe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Wynegar hits a popup, foul, towards first. LaCock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Hurdle strikes out.
Top 7 McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 LaCock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 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.
Bottom 6 Rivera hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Morales moves to third. Norwood moves to second.
Bottom 6 Norwood takes first base on ball four. Morales moves to second.
Bottom 6 Morales takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Smalley hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Porter hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Otis hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Brett strikes out.
Bottom 5 Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Edwards hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Wolfe hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Wynegar hits a fly ball into right field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Braun hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Braun for the out.
Top 5 White strikes out.
Top 5 Patek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Erickson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Randall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Rivera hits a line drive towards first. LaCock catches it and steps on first to double up Norwood.
Bottom 4 Norwood hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Hurdle strikes out.
Top 4 McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 LaCock hits a line drive into left field. Norwood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Morales hits a fly ball into right field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Smalley hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Carew hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Braun settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Edwards hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wolfe moves to second.
Bottom 3 Wolfe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Erickson fires to first and has Otis trapped. There's the throw to Smalley who tags Otis for the out.
Top 3 Porter hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Otis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Brett hits a fly ball into left field. Norwood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Wynegar hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Randall takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Rivera hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Norwood hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Braun hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Patek hits a popup towards third. Wolfe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Hurdle hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Morales strikes out.
Bottom 1 Smalley takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Carew hits a fly ball into left field. Braun settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Splittorff fires to first and has Edwards trapped. There's the throw to White who tags Edwards for the out.
Bottom 1 Edwards hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 LaCock hits a line drive into left field. Norwood picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Norwood. Braun scores. Brett goes all the way around to score. LaCock moves to third.
Top 1 Porter hits a line drive into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Otis strikes out.
Top 1 Brett hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Braun moves to second.
Top 1 Braun takes first base on ball four.