Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins
September 23, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 23, 1978 at Metropolitan 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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Kansas City Royals 3, Minnesota Twins 1

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Braun lf 3 1 0 0
  Wilson pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Brett 3b 3 1 1 0
Otis cf 4 0 1 0
Porter c 3 0 0 0
LaCock 1b 3 0 1 1
McRae dh 4 0 0 0
Hurdle rf 3 1 1 1
  Cowens pr,rf 0 0 0 0
Patek ss 4 0 0 0
White 2b 3 0 1 0
Splittorff p 0 0 0 0
  Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 5 2
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Edwards cf 5 1 3 1
Carew 1b 3 0 0 0
Smalley ss 3 0 0 0
Morales dh 2 0 0 0
  Wilfong pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Norwood lf 3 0 1 0
Rivera rf 4 0 1 0
Randall 2b 3 0 0 0
Wynegar c 4 0 0 0
Wolfe 3b 3 0 1 0
Erickson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 6 1
Kansas City 210 000 000350
Minnesota 000 010 000163
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Splittorff  W (19-12) 7.1 6 1 1 6 2
  Hrabosky  SV (20) 1.2 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
7
4
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Erickson  L (14-13) 9.0 5 3 2 4 6
Totals
9.0
5
3
2
4
6

  E–Carew (14), Norwood (14), Randall (10).  DP–Kansas City 2, Minnesota 1.  HR–Kansas City Hurdle (7,2nd inning off Erickson 0 on, 0 out), Minnesota Edwards (1,5th inning off Splittorff 0 on, 2 out).  SH–LaCock (1,off Erickson).  IBB–Hurdle (1,by Erickson).  CS–Otis (8,2nd base by Erickson/Wynegar); Wilson (12,2nd base by Erickson/Wynegar); Edwards (1,2nd base by Splittorff/Porter).  IBB–Erickson (1,Hurdle).  U-HP–Ron Luciano, 1B–Ken Kaiser, 2B–Mike Reilly, 3B–Bill Haller.  T–2:21.  A–13,288.
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