Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals
April 18, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 18, 1977 at Royals Stadium. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 8, Kansas City Royals 6

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Cubbage 3b 3 1 0 0
Smalley ss 5 1 1 0
Carew 1b 5 1 4 2
Bostock cf 4 1 2 3
Hisle lf 5 1 1 1
Chiles dh 1 1 1 0
  Kusick ph,dh 2 0 0 0
Ford rf 4 0 1 1
Randall 2b 4 0 0 0
Borgmann c 2 2 1 0
Goltz p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 8 11 7
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Brett 3b 3 0 0 0
McRae dh 4 1 1 1
Mayberry 1b 4 0 0 0
Otis cf 4 1 2 0
Porter c 4 1 1 0
Cowens rf 4 1 2 1
LaCock lf 3 1 1 2
Patek ss 4 1 1 1
White 2b 3 0 1 0
  Rojas ph 1 0 0 0
Leonard p 0 0 0 0
  Mingori p 0 0 0 0
  Bird p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 9 5
Minnesota 210 030 1108112
Kansas City 002 202 000692
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Goltz   5.0 8 6 5 1 1
  Johnson  W (1-0) 4.0 1 0 0 0 4
Totals
9.0
9
6
5
1
5
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard   4.1 6 6 3 2 3
  Mingori  L (0-2) 2.2 2 1 1 1 0
  Bird   2.0 3 1 1 2 1
Totals
9.0
11
8
5
5
4

  E–Cubbage (1), Carew (2), Mayberry (1), Leonard (1).  DP–Kansas City 1.  2B–Minnesota Chiles (1,off Leonard), Kansas City McRae (3,off Goltz); Cowens 2 (4,off Goltz,off T Johnson).  3B–Minnesota Carew (3,off Mingori), Kansas City LaCock (1,off Goltz).  HR–Minnesota Bostock (2,1st inning off Leonard 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Cubbage (1,off Mingori).  SF–LaCock (1,off T Johnson).  SB–Hisle (5,2nd base off Bird/Porter); Patek (4,2nd base off Goltz/Borgmann).  CS–Carew (1,2nd base by Leonard/Porter); Hisle (2,2nd base by Mingori/Porter); Brett (1,2nd base by Goltz/Borgmann).  U-HP–Ron Luciano, 1B–Ken Kaiser, 2B–Bill Haller, 3B–Hank Soar.  T–2:51.  A–13,802.
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