Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals
September 20, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 20, 1977 at Royals Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 2, Kansas City Royals 4

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Norwood cf 4 0 3 1
Bostock lf 3 0 0 0
Ford rf 4 0 0 0
Kusick 1b 3 0 2 0
Wolfe 3b 3 0 0 0
Smalley ss 4 0 0 0
Wynegar c 4 1 1 1
Gorinski dh 3 0 0 0
Randall 2b 3 1 1 0
Zahn p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 7 2
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Zdeb lf 3 1 1 0
McRae dh 4 1 1 2
Brett 3b 4 2 2 2
Cowens rf 4 0 1 0
Otis cf 3 0 1 0
Wathan c 4 0 1 0
Mayberry 1b 3 0 0 0
Patek ss 4 0 1 0
White 2b 3 0 1 0
Splittorff p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 9 4
Minnesota 001 010 000271
Kansas City 000 120 01x490
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Zahn  L (12-13) 7.0 7 3 3 1 1
  Johnson   1.0 2 1 1 2 0
Totals
8.0
9
4
4
3
1
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Splittorff  W (15-6) 9.0 7 2 2 2 6
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
2
6

  E–Kusick (3).  DP–Kansas City 2.  2B–Minnesota Norwood (3,off Splittorff), Kansas City White (20,off Zahn).  HR–Minnesota Wynegar (10,3rd inning off Splittorff 0 on, 0 out), Kansas City Brett 2 (21,4th inning off Zahn 0 on, 0 out,8th inning off T Johnson 0 on, 1 out); McRae (19,5th inning off Zahn 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Wolfe (1,off Splittorff).  IBB–Mayberry (9,by T Johnson).  SB–Otis (21,2nd base off T Johnson/Wynegar).  CS–Patek (11,2nd base by Zahn/Wynegar); Cowens (12,2nd base by T Johnson/Wynegar).  IBB–T Johnson (8,Mayberry).  U-HP–Larry McCoy, 1B–Dale Ford, 2B–Durwood Merrill, 3B–Don Denkinger.  T–2:21.  A–24,549.
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