Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals
October 4, 1980 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 4, 1980 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."

"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)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Minnesota Twins 1, Kansas City Royals 17

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Powell rf 4 0 2 0
Wilfong 2b 4 0 0 0
Landreaux lf 3 0 0 0
  Sofield lf 1 0 0 0
Adams dh 4 1 2 0
  Norwood pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Cubbage 3b 4 0 2 1
Johnston cf 3 0 0 0
Jackson 1b 2 0 0 0
  Goodwin 1b 1 0 0 0
Butera c 3 0 0 0
Faedo ss 3 0 1 0
Erickson p 0 0 0 0
  Arroyo p 0 0 0 0
  Kinnunen p 0 0 0 0
  Verhoeven p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 7 1
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson lf,cf 6 3 3 4
McRae dh 4 2 3 5
Brett 3b 4 2 2 0
  Castillo 3b 1 0 0 0
Aikens 1b 4 1 2 3
  Terrell lf 0 0 0 0
Otis cf 4 2 2 1
  LaCock lf,1b 1 0 0 0
Quirk c 4 2 2 0
Hurdle rf 5 1 2 2
White 2b 3 1 1 1
  Chalk 2b 2 1 0 0
Mulliniks ss 3 2 1 0
Leonard p 0 0 0 0
  Quisenberry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 17 18 16
Minnesota 010 000 000172
Kansas City 510 050 33x17182
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Erickson  L (7-13) 0.1 4 5 5 2 1
  Arroyo   4.2 6 6 6 3 1
  Kinnunen   1.1 4 3 1 0 0
  Verhoeven   1.2 4 3 3 0 1
Totals
8.0
18
17
15
5
3
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard  W (20-11) 8.0 6 1 1 0 4
  Quisenberry   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
0
4

  E–Powell (9), Faedo (1), Chalk (6), Mulliniks (1).  DP–Kansas City 1.  2B–Minnesota Adams 2 (11,off Leonard,off Quisenberry); Faedo (1,off Leonard), Kansas City Hurdle (31,off Erickson); McRae (39,off Verhoeven).  HR–Kansas City McRae (13,5th inning off Arroyo 2 on, 2 out).  SF–McRae (6,off Kinnunen); Aikens (9,off Verhoeven).  CS–Powell (3,2nd base by Leonard/Quirk).  SB–Otis (16,2nd base off Arroyo/Butera); Wilson (78,2nd base off Arroyo/Butera).  WP–Erickson (5), Arroyo (4).  U-HP–Rich Garcia, 1B–Don Denkinger, 2B–Dale Ford, 3B–Greg Kosc.  T–2:42.  A–23,751.
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