Royals @ Twins
September 23, 1978

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Bottom 9 R H E
Royals 3 5 0
Twins 1 6 3
Bottom 9 R H E
Royals 3 5 0
Twins 1 6 3

Dave Edwards Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .750 .286
OBP .750 .394
At Bats 4 28
Hits 3 8
• Singles 2 5
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 1 1
Walks 0 4
RBI’s 1 3

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
Al Cowens
Dave Edwards
Larry Wolfe

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Royals 3 5 0 5
Minnesota Twins 1 6 3 9
Winning Pitcher Paul Splittorff
Losing Pitcher Roger Erickson
Save Al Hrabosky
Game Winning RBI Pete LaCock
Attendance 13,288
Time of Game 2 hours 21 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Edwards is called out on strikes.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Wolfe takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Wynegar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Al Cowens now playing right field. Randall hits a line drive towards third. Brett reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Al Cowens pinch runs for Clint Hurdle. Patek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Hurdle is walked intentionally.
Top 9 McRae hits a popup, foul, towards first. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 LaCock bunts towards third. Wolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. Porter moves to second.
Top 9 Porter takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Rivera is called out on strikes.
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.