Final
KC 3 — MIN 1
9/23/1978 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · MIN197809230
Complete available game record for KC at MIN, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Minnesota Twins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Braun | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Willie Wilson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Edwards | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| George Brett | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rod Carew | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Amos Otis | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Roy Smalley | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jose Morales | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Darrell Porter | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rob Wilfong | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Norwood | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pete LaCock | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bombo Rivera | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hal McRae | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clint Hurdle | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Randall | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Al Cowens | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddie Patek | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Butch Wynegar | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank White | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Larry Wolfe | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Roger Erickson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Splittorff | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Hrabosky | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Erickson | 9.0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0-0 |
| Paul Splittorff | 7.1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Al Hrabosky | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Erickson | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Randall | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Bombo Rivera | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Smalley | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Willie Norwood | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rod Carew | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Edwards | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Wolfe | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Butch Wynegar | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Splittorff | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank White | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Willie Wilson | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amos Otis | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Brett | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Cowens | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Hrabosky | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clint Hurdle | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete LaCock | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Steve Braun | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddie Patek | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Darrell Porter | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→0 | S7.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 9/L | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | S7.2-H;1-H(E7)(NR)(UR);B-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 8 | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | POCS2(134) | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | W | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | K | 2–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | HR/9 | 2–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 5/P | 3–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | S8 | 3–0 |
| 2 top | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP | 3–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 3–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 3–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | W | 3–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 3–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 7 | 3–0 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | S7 | 3–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 9 | 3–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | POCS2(136) | 3–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 3–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | S7.1-2 | 3–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 7/FL | 3–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 6/P | 3–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 3–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 7/L | 3–0 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 8 | 3–0 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | K | 3–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | S8 | 3–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→2 | 3(B)3(1)/LDP | 3–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 3–0 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 13 | 3–0 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | K | 3–0 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 3/G | 3–0 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 3–0 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 9/FL | 3–0 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | HR/7 | 3–0 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 3–1 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | K | 3–1 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 9 | 3–1 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 9 | 3–1 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 8/L | 3–1 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | W | 3–1 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 3–1 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | S9.2-3;1-2 | 3–1 |
| 6 bottom | 1→3 | 46(1)3/GDP | 3–1 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 43 | 3–1 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 8 | 3–1 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | K | 3–1 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 3/FL/P | 3–1 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 53 | 3–1 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 3–1 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 9 | 3–1 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 2/FL/P | 3–1 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | E4 | 3–1 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | POCS2(1E3) | 3–1 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | W | 3–1 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | K/C | 3–1 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | W | 3–1 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | K | 3–1 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 3–1 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 3/P | 3–1 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | K/C | 3–1 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | W | 3–1 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 53/SH.1-2 | 3–1 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 3/FL/P | 3–1 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | IW | 3–1 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | NP | 3–1 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 46(1)/FO | 3–1 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 5/L | 3–1 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 53 | 3–1 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | W | 3–1 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | K/C | 3–1 |