Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals
October 3, 1980 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 3, 1980 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."

"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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Minnesota Twins 5, Kansas City Royals 3

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Ward lf 4 1 4 1
Castino 3b 5 1 1 2
Landreaux cf 5 1 1 0
  Johnston cf 0 0 0 0
Morales dh 5 0 4 0
  Norwood pr,dh 0 1 0 0
Jackson 1b 4 0 2 1
Wynegar c 3 0 0 1
Mackanin ss 5 0 1 0
Rivera rf 4 0 0 0
Wilfong 2b 4 1 1 0
Koosman p 0 0 0 0
  Corbett p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 5 14 5
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson lf 4 1 1 0
Washington ss 3 0 1 0
Brett 3b 3 0 1 1
McRae dh 4 1 2 1
Otis cf 4 0 0 0
Aikens 1b 4 0 1 0
  Concepcion pr 0 0 0 0
Porter c 2 1 0 0
  Wathan ph 1 0 0 0
Cardenal rf 3 0 0 0
  LaCock ph 1 0 0 0
White 2b 3 0 2 1
Gura p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 8 3
Minnesota 120 001 0015140
Kansas City 010 001 100380
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Koosman  W (16-13) 8.0 8 3 3 2 4
  Corbett  SV (23) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
2
4
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Gura  L (18-10) 9.0 14 5 5 2 0
Totals
9.0
14
5
5
2
0

  E–None.  DP–Minnesota 2.  2B–Minnesota R Jackson 2 (29,off Gura 2); Ward 2 (6,off Gura 2); Mackanin (18,off Gura), Kansas City White 2 (23,off Koosman 2).  3B–Minnesota Wilfong (5,off Gura); Morales (2,off Gura).  HR–Minnesota Castino (13,2nd inning off Gura 1 on, 2 out), Kansas City McRae (12,2nd inning off Koosman 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Wynegar (7,off Gura).  SF–Ward (1,off Gura); G Brett (7,off Koosman).  IBB–R Jackson (5,by Gura).  IBB–Gura (6,R Jackson).  U-HP–Greg Kosc, 1B–Rich Garcia, 2B–Don Denkinger, 3B–Dale Ford.  T–2:29.  A–20,714.
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