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Kansas City Royals 4 Minnesota Twins 6

September 24,1978

Visiting Team

Kansas City Royals (88-68)

Home Team

Minnesota Twins (71-85)

Game Date

September 24,1978

Year

Game Type

Regular Season

Innings Played

9

Ballpark

Metropolitan Stadium

Time of Day

Day

Start Time

Attendance

6,627

Time of Game

2:55

Umpires

[HP]: Ken Kaiser [1B]: Mike Reilly [2B]: Bill Haller [3B]: Ron Luciano

Kansas City Royals 4 Minnesota Twins 6

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2nd inning: W **Royals Coach Chuck Hiller ejected by HP umpire Ken Kaiser**
6th inning: HR/9 **375' HR**
9th inning: HR/9 **367' HR**

team	record		1	2	3		4	5	6		7	8	9			R	H	E		div-rk	lg-rk	mlb-rk	links
Kansas City Royals	KCA	88-68		0	0	0		1	0	2		0	0	1			4	7	4		1	4	5	Team Stats/Roster	Game Log	Franchise Page
Minnesota Twins	MIN	71-85		1	1	1		0	0	1		0	2	x			6	11	2		4	9	17	Team Stats/Roster	Game Log	Franchise Page

Kansas City Royals - Batting

#	player	pos	age	ba	ab	r	h	bi		bb	so	avg		s-g	c-g
1	Steve Braun	lf	30.139	L	5	0	0	0		0	0	.259		93	983
2	George Brett	3b	25.132	L	3	2	2	0		1	1	.291		123	726
3	Pete LaCock	1b	26.250	L	3	1	1	0		1	0	.303		115	466
4	Darrell Porter	c	26.250	L	3	0	0	0		1	1	.268		144	810
5	Hal McRae	dh	33.076	R	3	0	1	2		0	1	.273		153	1090
6	Clint Hurdle	rf	21.056	L	4	0	0	0		0	4	.262		130	139
7	Al Cowens	cf	26.334	R	4	0	0	0		0	0	.273		128	672
8	Freddie Patek	ss	33.350	R	3	0	0	0		0	1	.249		133	1413
	Tom Poquette	ph	26.329	L	1	1	1	1		0	0	.217		79	310
9	Frank White	2b	28.020	R	3	0	2	0		0	0	.279		138	703
	Jamie Quirk	ph	23.337	L	0	0	0	0		1	0	.240		14	185
Totals

Errors: Steve Braun 2, Frank White

2B: Hal McRae (39), Frank White (24)

HR: Tom Poquette (4)

RBI: Hal McRae 2 (71), Tom Poquette (30)

SF: Hal McRae (11)

SB: Frank White (13)

CS: George Brett (6)

Minnesota Twins - Batting

#	player	pos	age	ba	ab	r	h	bi		bb	so	avg		s-g	c-g
1	Mike Cubbage	3b	28.065	L	4	1	0	0		1	0	.280		119	433
2	Roy Smalley	ss	25.334	B	4	0	1	0		0	0	.275		153	525
3	Rod Carew	1b	32.358	L	4	1	2	0		1	1	.338		148	1630
4	Glenn Adams	dh	30.355	L	2	0	1	2		0	0	.259		110	334
	Jose Morales	ph	33.268	R	1	0	0	0		0	0	.322		97	395
5	Hosken Powell	rf	23.133	L	3	0	1	0		1	0	.246		115	115
6	Dan Ford	cf	26.128	R	4	1	1	1		0	0	.277		145	564
7	Dave Edwards	lf	24.212	R	3	2	1	0		1	0	.281		10	10
8	Butch Wynegar	c	22.194	B	2	1	1	1		1	0	.226		130	423
9	Rob Wilfong	2b	25.023	L	4	0	3	1		0	1	.265		86	158
Totals

Errors: Dave Edwards, Butch Wynegar

2B: Roy Smalley (29), Rod Carew (25)

HR: Dan Ford (11)

RBI: Glenn Adams 2 (34), Dan Ford (80), Butch Wynegar (45), Rob Wilfong (11)

SH: Roy Smalley (22), Jose Morales (6), Butch Wynegar (10)

CS: Glenn Adams (1)

Kansas City Royals - Pitching

#	pitcher	th	dec	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	hr		era	whip		s-g	c-g
1	Rich Gale	R		3.1	4	3	3	4	1	0		3.12	1.41		30	30
2	Steve Mingori	L	L 1-4	3.1	4	1	1	1	1	1		2.85	1.13		43	353
3	Randy McGilberry	R		0.1	3	1	1	0	0	0		4.18	1.73		16	19
4	Al Hrabosky	L		1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2.96	1.16		56	385
Totals				0.0

Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Rich Gale (0-0-0), Steve Mingori (0-0-0), Randy McGilberry (0-0-0), Al Hrabosky (0-0-0)

Minnesota Twins - Pitching

#	pitcher	th	dec	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	hr		era	whip		s-g	c-g
1	Dave Goltz	R	W 15-10	9.0	7	3	3	4	8	1		2.49	1.25		29	211
Totals				0.0

Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Dave Goltz (0-0-0)