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Retrosheet Boxscore: Minnesota Twins 5, Kansas City Royals 2 (2)

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Minnesota Twins 5, Kansas City Royals 2 (2)

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Game Played on Monday, September 10, 1979 (N) at Royals Stadium

MIN A    0  0  0    1  0  4    0  0  0  -   5  8  0
KC  A    0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  9  0
BATTING
Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Rivera lf                     3   1   1   0       0   0       1   0
  Powell ph,rf                2   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Castino 3b                    4   0   0   0       0   1       2   2
Smalley ss                    4   1   1   2       0   0       0   4
R. Jackson 1b                 2   2   1   1       2   1      12   0
Morales dh                    3   1   2   0       0   0       0   0
  Goodwin ph,dh               1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
Edwards cf,lf                 3   0   1   1       0   1       4   0
Norwood rf                    2   0   0   0       0   2       0   0
  Landreaux ph,cf             1   0   1   1       1   0       1   0
Randall 2b                    2   0   0   0       0   0       1   2
  Wilfong ph,2b               2   0   0   0       0   0       1   2
Borgmann c                    3   0   0   0       1   1       4   0
Goltz p                       0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                       32   5   8   5       4   6      27  11
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Smalley-Randall-R. Jackson.
BATTING - 
HR: R. Jackson (13,4th inning off Splittorff 0 on 2 out); Smalley (23,6th inning
off Splittorff 1 on 1 out).
SH: Castino (20,off Splittorff); Edwards (3,off Eaton).
GDP: Wilfong (1,off Eaton).
IBB: Landreaux (4,by Eaton).
Team LOB: 6.
Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Wilson lf                     4   0   1   0       0   1       2   0
McRae dh                      4   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Brett 3b                      4   1   1   1       0   0       0   5
Porter c                      4   1   1   1       0   0       6   1
LaCock 1b                     4   0   1   0       0   0      12   0
Otis cf                       4   0   2   0       0   0       1   0
Nettles rf                    3   0   0   0       1   0       2   0
White 2b                      3   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
  Braun ph                    1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Cruz pr                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Washington ss                 3   0   1   0       0   2       2   6
  Quirk ph                    1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
Splittorff p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Gale p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Eaton p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                       35   2   9   2       1   4      27  13
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Eaton-Washington-LaCock.
BATTING - 
2B: Quirk (3,off Goltz).
HR: Brett (19,4th inning off Goltz 0 on 1 out); Porter (19,4th inning off Goltz
0 on 1 out).
HBP: Wilson (6,by Goltz).
GDP: Otis (10,off Goltz).
Team LOB: 8.
PITCHING
Minnesota Twins              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Goltz W(14-10)                9     9   2   2   1   4   2  37
HBP: Goltz (1,Wilson).
Kansas City Royals           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Splittorff L(13-16)           5.1   6   5   5   2   4   2  24
Gale                          0.1   1   0   0   1   0   0   3
Eaton                         3.1   1   0   0   1   2   0  11
Totals                        9     8   5   5   4   6   2  38
IBB: Eaton (1,Landreaux).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Gale 2-1; Eaton 3-0.
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Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Derryl Cousins, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Mike Reilly
Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance: 31337
Starting Lineups:

   Minnesota Twins               Kansas City Royals       
1. Rivera              lf        Wilson              lf
2. Castino             3b        McRae               dh
3. Smalley             ss        Brett               3b
4. R. Jackson          1b        Porter              c
5. Morales             dh        LaCock              1b
6. Edwards             cf        Otis                cf
7. Norwood             rf        Nettles             rf
8. Randall             2b        White               2b
9. Borgmann            c         Washington          ss
   Goltz               p         Splittorff          p

TWINS 1ST: Rivera grounded out (third to first); Castino
grounded out (third to first); Smalley flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Wilson struck out; McRae grounded out (third to
first); Brett grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 0.

TWINS 2ND: R. Jackson walked; Morales flied out to center;
Edwards popped to first in foul territory; Norwood was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Porter flied out to left; LaCock grounded out (first
unassisted); Otis singled to center; Nettles popped to third in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 0.

TWINS 3RD: Randall grounded out (shortstop to first); Borgmann
grounded out (third to first); Rivera grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: White grounded out (third to first); Washington was
called out on strikes; Wilson popped to third in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 0.

TWINS 4TH: Castino grounded out (shortstop to first); Smalley
grounded out (third to first); R. Jackson homered to left;
Morales singled to center; Edwards struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: McRae grounded out (pitcher to first); Brett homered
to right; Porter homered to right; LaCock singled to left; Otis
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[LaCock out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Royals 2.

TWINS 5TH: Norwood struck out; Randall lined to shortstop;
Borgmann struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Royals 2.

ROYALS 5TH: Nettles grounded out (shortstop to first); White
flied out to center; Washington singled to right; Wilson singled
to center [Washington to second]; McRae grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, Royals 2.

TWINS 6TH: Rivera singled to left; Castino out on a sacrifice
bunt (first unassisted) [Rivera to second]; Smalley homered to
left [Rivera scored]; R. Jackson walked; Morales singled to
right [R. Jackson to second]; Edwards singled to left [R.
Jackson scored, Morales to second]; GALE REPLACED SPLITTORFF
(PITCHING); LANDREAUX BATTED FOR NORWOOD; Landreaux singled to
right [Morales scored, Edwards to second]; WILFONG BATTED FOR
RANDALL; Wilfong grounded out (shortstop to first) [Edwards to
third, Landreaux to second]; Borgmann walked; EATON REPLACED
GALE (PITCHING); POWELL BATTED FOR RIVERA; Powell forced
Borgmann (shortstop to second); 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 5,
Royals 2.

ROYALS 6TH: POWELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); EDWARDS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); LANDREAUX STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF);
WILFONG STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Brett grounded out (second
to first); Porter flied out to left; LaCock grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 5, Royals 2.

TWINS 7TH: Castino was called out on strikes; Smalley flied out
to left; R. Jackson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 5,
Royals 2.

ROYALS 7TH: Otis singled to left; Nettles walked [Otis to
second]; White popped to second; Washington struck out; Wilson
was hit by a pitch [Otis to third, Nettles to second]; McRae was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 5, Royals 2.

TWINS 8TH: GOODWIN BATTED FOR MORALES; Goodwin singled to left;
Edwards out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Goodwin to
second]; Landreaux was walked intentionally; Wilfong grounded
into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Landreaux
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 5, Royals 2.

ROYALS 8TH: GOODWIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Brett grounded
out (first unassisted); Porter flied out to right; LaCock flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 5, Royals 2.

TWINS 9TH: Borgmann flied out to right; Powell grounded out
(shortstop to first); Castino flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 5, Royals 2.

ROYALS 9TH: Otis flied out to center; Nettles lined to left;
BRAUN BATTED FOR WHITE; Braun singled to left; CRUZ RAN FOR
BRAUN; QUIRK BATTED FOR WASHINGTON; Quirk doubled to right [Cruz
to third]; Wilson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Twins 5, Royals 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Twins            5   8   0    6
 Royals           2   9   0    8
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