Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins
September 5, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 5, 1979 at Metropolitan 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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Kansas City Royals 3, Minnesota Twins 8

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson lf 4 0 1 0
McRae dh 4 0 0 1
Otis cf 4 0 1 0
Brett 3b 3 0 1 0
Porter c 4 2 2 1
LaCock 1b 4 0 1 0
Cowens rf 4 0 2 1
White 2b 3 1 1 0
  Nettles ph 1 0 0 0
Washington ss 3 0 1 0
  Hurdle ph 1 0 0 0
Splittorff p 0 0 0 0
  Gale p 0 0 0 0
  Martin p 0 0 0 0
  Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0
  Eaton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 10 3
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Randall 2b 4 2 2 1
Castino 3b 4 2 4 2
Morales dh 2 0 1 2
  Cubbage ph,dh 0 0 0 0
  Vega ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Jackson 1b 5 0 2 3
Smalley ss 4 0 1 0
Edwards lf 4 0 1 0
Landreaux cf 3 0 0 0
Rivera rf 4 2 0 0
Wynegar c 3 2 2 0
Goltz p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 8 13 8
Kansas City 001 101 0003101
Minnesota 140 002 10x8131
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Splittorff  L (13-15) 1.2 6 5 5 1 1
  Gale   4.0 4 2 0 3 1
  Martin   1.0 3 1 1 0 1
  Hrabosky   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Eaton   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
13
8
6
4
4
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Goltz  W (13-10) 9.0 10 3 3 1 5
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
1
5

  E–LaCock (3), Edwards (1).  DP–Minnesota 1.  2B–Kansas City Porter (20,off Goltz); Otis (24,off Goltz).  3B–Minnesota R Jackson (4,off Splittorff); Morales (1,off Splittorff); Castino (6,off Gale).  HR–Kansas City Porter (18,6th inning off Goltz 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Castino (18,off Splittorff); Landreaux (10,off Splittorff); Edwards (2,off Gale); Wynegar (10,off Gale).  U-HP–Durwood Merrill, 1B–Dallas Parks, 2B–Dave Phillips, 3B–Al Clark.  T–2:48.  A–11,647.
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