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Retrosheet Boxscore: Kansas City Royals 5, Minnesota Twins 1

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Kansas City Royals 5, Minnesota Twins 1

Day

Game Played on Sunday, May 20, 1979 (D) at Royals Stadium

MIN A    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  9  1
KC  A    2  0  0    2  1  0    0  0  x  -   5  7  1
BATTING
Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Norwood cf                    4   0   0   0       0   1       5   0
Smalley ss                    4   0   1   0       0   0       3   3
R. Jackson 1b                 4   1   3   0       0   0       3   1
Kusick dh                     4   0   1   1       0   1       0   0
Rivera rf                     4   0   2   0       0   0       3   0
Wynegar c                     4   0   1   0       0   0       3   1
Landreaux lf                  4   0   1   0       0   0       4   0
Randall 2b                    4   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
Castino 3b                    3   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
Erickson p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Brett p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Redfern p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       35   1   9   1       0   3      24   6
FIELDING - 
E: Smalley (4).
BATTING - 
2B: R. Jackson (10,off Splittorff).
GDP: Wynegar (4,off Splittorff).
Team LOB: 7.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Rivera (1,2nd base off Splittorff/Porter).
Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Wilson lf                     4   1   1   0       0   1       2   0
Brett 3b                      4   2   2   1       0   0       0   2
Otis cf                       4   0   2   0       0   0       1   0
Porter c                      4   1   1   0       0   0       3   0
LaCock 1b                     3   1   1   1       0   1       7   0
  Wathan ph,1b                1   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
McRae dh                      3   0   0   1       0   0       0   0
Hurdle rf                     1   0   0   0       2   0       6   0
Patek ss                      3   0   0   0       0   1       4   3
Washington 2b                 2   0   0   0       1   0       3   5
Splittorff p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       29   5   7   3       3   3      27  10
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Patek-Washington-LaCock, Patek-Washington-Wathan.
E: Washington (7).
BATTING - 
2B: Brett (11,off Erickson); Otis 2 (11,off Erickson,off Brett).
3B: Porter (3,off Erickson); LaCock (2,off Erickson).
HR: Brett (3,5th inning off Erickson 0 on 2 out).
SF: McRae (5,off Erickson).
Team LOB: 4.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Washington (1,2nd base by Erickson/Wynegar).
PITCHING
Minnesota Twins              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Erickson L(0-4)               6     6   5   5   3   3   1  26
Brett                         1.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   5
Redfern                       0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
Totals                        8     7   5   5   3   3   1  33
WP: Erickson (3).
BK: Erickson (1).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Redfern 1-0.
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Kansas City Royals           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Splittorff W(6-3)             9     9   1   1   0   3   0  35

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - Durwood Merrill
Time of Game: 2:05   Attendance: 39661
Starting Lineups:

   Minnesota Twins               Kansas City Royals       
1. Norwood             cf        Wilson              lf
2. Smalley             ss        Brett               3b
3. R. Jackson          1b        Otis                cf
4. Kusick              dh        Porter              c
5. Rivera              rf        LaCock              1b
6. Wynegar             c         McRae               dh
7. Landreaux           lf        Hurdle              rf
8. Randall             2b        Patek               ss
9. Castino             3b        Washington          2b
   Erickson            p         Splittorff          p

TWINS 1ST: Norwood flied out to right; Smalley popped to second;
R. Jackson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Wilson singled to right; Erickson balked [Wilson to
second]; Brett doubled to shortstop [Wilson scored (error by
Smalley) (no RBI), Brett scored (no RBI)]; Otis flied out to
right; Porter flied out to left; LaCock struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 1
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 2.

TWINS 2ND: Kusick flied out to right; Rivera singled to right;
Wynegar flied out to right; Landreaux singled to left [Rivera to
second]; Randall grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 2.

ROYALS 2ND: McRae flied out to center; Hurdle popped to
shortstop; Patek struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Royals 2.

TWINS 3RD: Castino grounded out (shortstop to first); Norwood
lined to left; Smalley singled to right; R. Jackson singled to
right [Smalley to second]; Kusick struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 2.

ROYALS 3RD: Washington walked; Wilson was called out on strikes;
Washington was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Brett flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Royals 2.

TWINS 4TH: Rivera singled to left; Wynegar flied out to right;
Rivera stole second; Landreaux grounded out (second to first)
[Rivera to third]; Randall popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 2.

ROYALS 4TH: Otis flied out to center; Porter tripled to center;
LaCock tripled to left [Porter scored]; McRae hit a sacrifice
fly to center [LaCock scored]; Hurdle walked; Patek flied out to
right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 4.

TWINS 5TH: Castino grounded out (third to first); Norwood popped
to shortstop; Smalley flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Twins 0, Royals 4.

ROYALS 5TH: Washington popped to third in foul territory; Wilson
lined to left; Brett homered to right; Otis doubled to left;
Erickson threw a wild pitch [Otis to third]; Porter grounded out
(first to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 5.

TWINS 6TH: R. Jackson singled to left; Kusick flied out to
right; Rivera reached on an error by Washington [R. Jackson to
second]; Wynegar grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Rivera out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
Twins 0, Royals 5.

ROYALS 6TH: LaCock flied to left in foul territory; McRae flied
out to left; Hurdle walked; Patek forced Hurdle (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 5.

TWINS 7TH: Landreaux grounded out (second to first); Randall
lined to shortstop; Castino grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 5.

ROYALS 7TH: BRETT REPLACED ERICKSON (PITCHING); Washington lined
to right; Wilson grounded out (third to first); Brett grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals
5.

TWINS 8TH: Norwood struck out; Smalley popped to second; R.
Jackson doubled to right; Kusick singled to center [R. Jackson
scored]; Rivera flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
1, Royals 5.

ROYALS 8TH: Otis doubled to left; Porter popped to shortstop;
REDFERN REPLACED BRETT (PITCHING); WATHAN BATTED FOR LACOCK;
Wathan grounded out (shortstop to first); McRae flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Royals 5.

TWINS 9TH: WATHAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Wynegar singled
to left; Landreaux lined into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Wynegar out at first]; Randall was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Royals 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Twins            1   9   1    7
 Royals           5   7   1    4
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