Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals
October 1, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 1, 1978 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 0, Kansas City Royals 1

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Edwards lf,cf 3 0 0 0
Randall 2b 4 0 0 0
Norwood dh 4 0 0 0
Ford cf 1 0 0 0
  Powell rf 2 0 0 0
Rivera rf,lf 3 0 2 0
Kusick 1b 4 0 0 0
Wolfe ss 1 0 0 0
Cubbage 3b 2 0 0 0
Borgmann c 2 0 0 0
Zahn p 0 0 0 0
Totals 26 0 2 0
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Brett 3b 2 0 0 0
  Cripe 3b 2 0 0 0
McRae dh 3 0 1 0
Otis cf 3 1 1 0
Cowens rf 2 0 0 0
Porter c 1 0 0 0
  Kusnyer c 2 0 1 1
Wathan 1b 3 0 1 0
White 2b 3 0 0 0
Patek ss 3 0 0 0
Wilson lf 3 0 0 0
Gura p 0 0 0 0
  Throop p 0 0 0 0
  McGilberry p 0 0 0 0
  Mingori p 0 0 0 0
  Paschall p 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 1 4 1
Minnesota 000 000 000020
Kansas City 000 100 00x141
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Zahn  L (14-14) 8.0 4 1 1 1 4
Totals
8.0
4
1
1
1
4
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Gura   3.0 0 0 0 2 4
  Throop  W (1-0) 3.0 2 0 0 3 2
  McGilberry   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Mingori   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Paschall  SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
2
0
0
5
7

  E–Cowens (4).  DP–Minnesota 1, Kansas City 1.  3B–Kansas City Otis (7,off Zahn).  SH–Rivera (5,off Gura); Borgmann (3,off Throop).  SB–Rivera (5,2nd base off Throop/Kusnyer); Wathan (2,2nd base off Zahn/Borgmann).  U-HP–Larry McCoy, 1B–Ted Hendry, 2B–Steve Palermo, 3B–Dave Phillips.  T–1:59.  A–23,794.
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