Final
MIN 8 — KC 6
5/18/1978 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · KCA197805180
Complete available game record for MIN at KC, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Twins | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 1 |
| Kansas City Royals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Norwood | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Clint Hurdle | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Wilson | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Joe Zdeb | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Carew | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Joe Lahoud | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Wathan | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Hal McRae | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Ford | — | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Cubbage | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Al Cowens | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Butch Wynegar | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Amos Otis | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Darrell Porter | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jose Morales | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Glenn Adams | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Smalley | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddie Patek | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete LaCock | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hosken Powell | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| U L Washington | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank White | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Randall | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Wilfong | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Terrell | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Poquette | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Johnson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Leonard | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Geoff Zahn | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Gura | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Bird | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Mingori | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Marshall | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Leonard | 2.2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Geoff Zahn | 5.1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Tom Johnson | 1.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Larry Gura | 3.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Mike Marshall | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Steve Mingori | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Doug Bird | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Marshall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hosken Powell | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Randall | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Roy Smalley | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Dan Ford | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Norwood | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rod Carew | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tom Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Wilfong | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Cubbage | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Butch Wynegar | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Geoff Zahn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Wathan | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Frank White | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Willie Wilson | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddie Patek | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Al Cowens | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Cowens | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Gura | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Leonard | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Mingori | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amos Otis | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Bird | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Poquette | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrell Porter | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Terrell | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| U L Washington | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 13 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | HR/9 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 1/G | 1–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 6/P | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | HR/7 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | K | 1–1 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | S9 | 1–1 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 7/L | 1–1 |
| 2 top | 1→3 | 46(1)3/GDP | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 8/L | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | W | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 4/L | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | W | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 34/SH.1-2 | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 43.2-3 | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | W | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | HP.1-2 | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | S7.3-H;2-H;1-3 | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | S9.3-H;1-3 | 3–1 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | D7.3-H;1-H | 4–1 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 7 | 6–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 6–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | K | 6–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 6–1 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 8/L | 6–1 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 7 | 6–1 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | HR/7 | 6–1 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | S8 | 7–1 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 43 | 7–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 7/L | 7–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 43 | 7–1 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | W | 7–1 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 7–1 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 9 | 7–1 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 3/FL/P | 7–1 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | K | 7–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 7–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | S9 | 7–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | S7.1-2 | 7–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | W.2-3;1-2 | 7–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | S8.3-H;2-H;1-2 | 7–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 7–3 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | SB3;SB2 | 7–3 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 7–3 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 2/FL/P | 7–3 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | W | 7–3 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 16(1)/FO | 7–3 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | SB2 | 7–3 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 4/L | 7–3 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | D7 | 7–3 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 3/G.2-3 | 7–3 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | S8.3-H | 7–3 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 54(1)/FO | 7–4 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | SB2 | 7–4 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | D7.2-H | 7–4 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 7–5 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 63 | 7–5 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | HP | 7–5 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 7–5 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | D9.2-H;1-3 | 7–5 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | IW | 8–5 |
| 7 top | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP | 8–5 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | S8 | 8–5 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 54(1)/FO | 8–5 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 54(1)/FO | 8–5 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | T9.1-H | 8–5 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 8–6 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | D7 | 8–6 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 53 | 8–6 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 8 | 8–6 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | IW | 8–6 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 6/P | 8–6 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 8–6 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | E7 | 8–6 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | NP | 8–6 |
| 8 bottom | 1→3 | 46(1)3/GDP | 8–6 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 6/P | 8–6 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 5/FL/P | 8–6 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 7 | 8–6 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 2/FL/P | 8–6 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | S8 | 8–6 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | NP | 8–6 |
| 9 bottom | 1→3 | 54(1)3/GDP | 8–6 |