Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins
September 26, 1980 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 26, 1980 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."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Kansas City Royals 0, Minnesota Twins 3

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson lf 4 0 2 0
Washington ss 3 0 0 0
  Concepcion ph,ss 0 0 0 0
  Wathan ph 1 0 0 0
Brett 3b 4 0 1 0
McRae dh 3 0 1 0
Otis cf 3 0 0 0
Aikens 1b 3 0 0 0
Porter c 3 0 0 0
Cardenal rf 3 0 1 0
White 2b 3 0 1 0
Leonard p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 6 0
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Powell rf 4 1 1 2
Wilfong 2b 4 0 1 0
Landreaux cf,lf 4 0 2 0
Smalley ss 4 0 0 0
Adams dh 2 1 2 0
  Norwood pr,dh 1 0 0 0
Wynegar c 4 0 1 1
Cubbage 1b 4 0 1 0
  Jackson pr,1b 0 0 0 0
Sofield lf 2 0 0 0
  Johnston cf 1 0 0 0
Castino 3b 3 1 1 0
Zahn p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 9 3
Kansas City 000 000 000060
Minnesota 010 020 00x390
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard  L (19-11) 8.0 9 3 3 2 7
Totals
8.0
9
3
3
2
7
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Zahn  W (13-18) 9.0 6 0 0 1 8
Totals
9.0
6
0
0
1
8

  E–None.  DP–Minnesota 2.  2B–Minnesota Adams (9,off Leonard).  HR–Minnesota Powell (6,5th inning off Leonard 1 on, 2 out).  IBB–Sofield (2,by Leonard).  CS–McRae (2,2nd base by Zahn/Wynegar).  SB–Norwood (1,2nd base off Leonard/Porter).  IBB–Leonard (5,Sofield).  U–Ken Kaiser, Bill Haller, Mike Reilly.  T–2:30.  A–9,837.
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