Final
MIN 3 — KC 6
5/20/1978 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · KCA197805200
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 6 | 15 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Norwood | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Wilson | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hal McRae | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Carew | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Ford | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| George Brett | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Al Cowens | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Cubbage | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Wolfe | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Butch Wynegar | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Amos Otis | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Pete LaCock | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Adams | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clint Hurdle | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Morales | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Roy Smalley | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darrell Porter | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Freddie Patek | — | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hosken Powell | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bombo Rivera | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Craig Kusick | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Randall | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank White | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Wilfong | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Chiles | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Gale | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Johnson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Hrabosky | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Thayer | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Thormodsgard | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Gale | 7.1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Paul Thormodsgard | 5.2 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Al Hrabosky | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Greg Thayer | 1.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Tom Johnson | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hosken Powell | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Randall | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Smalley | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Thayer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Thormodsgard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Carew | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Rob Wilfong | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Willie Norwood | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Wolfe | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Butch Wynegar | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Cubbage | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Ford | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddie Patek | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Cowens | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Gale | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Hrabosky | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clint Hurdle | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Pete LaCock | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amos Otis | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Brett | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrell Porter | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank White | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Wilson | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | S7.BX2(74) | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | D9.1-H | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 43 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 53 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 3/G | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 63 | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | K | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 13 | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 6/P | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | S8 | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | SB2 | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 53 | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | W | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | S7.2-3;1-2 | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 5(2)/FO | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 4/L | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | S7 | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | CS2(24) | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 63 | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | S9 | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | SB2 | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | S7.2-H;B-2(THH) | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 7/L | 1–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 53 | 1–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | S7.2-H | 1–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 6/P | 1–2 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | S9 | 1–2 |
| 4 top | 0→2 | 3(B)6(1)/GDP | 1–2 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | W | 1–2 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | S9.1-2 | 1–2 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 5/P | 1–2 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | K | 1–2 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | S8 | 1–2 |
| 4 bottom | 1→3 | 4(B)3(1)/LDP | 1–2 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 63 | 1–2 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 4/P | 1–2 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 8 | 1–2 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 1–2 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 1–2 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | S9 | 1–2 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 1–2 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 43 | 1–2 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 63 | 1–2 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 13 | 1–2 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 1–2 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | D7 | 1–2 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 3/G.2-3 | 1–2 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | S7.3-H | 1–2 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | SB2 | 1–3 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 8/L | 1–3 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 4/L | 1–3 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 3/G | 1–3 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | D9 | 1–3 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 43 | 1–3 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 1–3 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | S8/89.BX2(86) | 1–3 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | D7 | 1–3 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | S7.2-H | 1–3 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | SB2 | 1–4 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | W | 1–4 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | S9.2-H;1-3 | 1–4 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 9/L | 1–5 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 43 | 1–5 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | S7 | 1–5 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | SB2 | 1–5 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | HR/9.2-H | 1–5 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 63 | 3–5 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | W | 3–5 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 7 | 3–5 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | S9 | 3–5 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | SB2 | 3–5 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 34/SH.2-3 | 3–5 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 8/L | 3–5 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | D9.3-H | 3–5 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | IW | 3–6 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 3–6 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | W | 3–6 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | D7.1-3 | 3–6 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | K | 3–6 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | NP | 3–6 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | K | 3–6 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 1/P | 3–6 |