Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals
September 30, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 30, 1978 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 7, Kansas City Royals 3

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Powell rf 5 0 1 2
Cubbage 3b 4 0 2 0
Carew 1b 5 0 1 2
Smalley ss 4 1 0 0
Ford cf 4 1 1 0
Adams dh 4 0 0 0
  Norwood pr,dh 0 1 0 0
Wynegar c 2 0 0 0
  Borgmann c 2 1 1 0
Edwards lf 1 1 0 0
  Chiles ph 1 0 0 0
  Rivera lf 1 1 1 1
Wilfong 2b 5 1 1 0
Serum p 0 0 0 0
  Marshall p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 7 8 5
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Braun lf 3 0 1 0
  Poquette lf 1 0 0 0
Brett 3b 3 1 1 0
  Quirk 3b 2 0 0 0
Otis cf 4 1 1 1
Porter dh 3 1 2 0
  Silverio pr,dh 2 0 1 0
LaCock 1b 4 0 0 1
Cowens rf 3 0 1 0
  Hurdle rf 2 0 0 0
White 2b 4 0 1 1
Patek ss 2 0 0 0
  Washington ss 2 0 0 0
Gaudet c 3 0 0 0
  Zdeb ph 0 0 0 0
  Wilson pr 0 0 0 0
  Kusnyer c 0 0 0 0
Busby p 0 0 0 0
  Gale p 0 0 0 0
  Bird p 0 0 0 0
  Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0
  McGilberry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 3 8 3
Minnesota 010 020 000 04780
Kansas City 010 101 000 00383
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Serum   9.0 8 3 3 2 4
  Marshall  W (10-12) 2.0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
11.0
8
3
3
2
7
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Busby   5.0 4 3 3 4 2
  Gale   2.0 1 0 0 1 2
  Bird   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Hrabosky   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  McGilberry  L (0-1) 1.0 3 4 1 2 0
Totals
11.0
8
7
4
7
7

  E–Gaudet (1), Kusnyer (2), McGilberry (3).  DP–Kansas City 1.  2B–Minnesota Carew (26,off McGilberry), Kansas City Otis (30,off Serum).  3B–Kansas City Brett (8,off Serum).  SH–Cubbage (7,off Busby); Poquette (2,off Marshall).  HBP–Edwards (2,by Busby).  IBB–Carew (19,by Busby).  SF–Otis (10,off Serum).  SB–LaCock (1,2nd base off Serum/Wynegar); Wilson (46,3rd base off Marshall/Borgmann).  CS–Silverio (1,2nd base by Serum/Borgmann).  BK–Busby (1).  HBP–Busby (2,Edwards).  IBB–Busby (1,Carew).  U-HP–Dave Phillips, 1B–Larry McCoy, 2B–Steve Palermo, 3B–Don Denkinger.  T–3:13.  A–29,089.
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