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August 16, 1978

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Bottom 5 R H E
Royals 2 5 0
Twins 2 6 1
Bottom 5 R H E
Royals 2 5 0
Twins 3 7 1

Dan Ford Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .290
OBP .500 .349
At Bats 2 438
Hits 1 127
• Singles 1 84
• Doubles 0 27
• Triples 0 6
• Home Runs 0 10
Walks 0 36
RBI’s 0 66

Paul Splittorff Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
13 10 0
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Metropolitan Stadium - August 16, 1978
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Double
Paul Splittorff
Darrell Porter
Pete LaCock
U L Washington
George Brett
Freddie Patek
Steve Braun
Al Cowens
Clint Hurdle
Dan Ford
Rod Carew
Mike Cubbage
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Ford hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Braun. Ford reaches second base with a double. Cubbage scores. Carew moves to third.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 5 Carew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it and throws to second for the out. Cubbage moves to third.
Bottom 5 Norwood hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cubbage moves to second.
Bottom 5 Cubbage hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Splittorff fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Borgmann hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cubbage fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Braun takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Washington hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wolfe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Wolfe hits a fly ball into right field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Rivera is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Randall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wolfe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wolfe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 LaCock hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Norwood. LaCock reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Hurdle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Kusick hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Porter settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Ford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Carew moves to second.
Bottom 3 Carew hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Borgmann scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 3 Norwood hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Cubbage strikes out.
Bottom 3 The ball gets by Porter for a passed ball. Borgmann moves to second.
Bottom 3 Borgmann hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Porter hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Brett takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cubbage fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 There goes Braun. The throw from Borgmann and he is out, Wolfe applying the tag.
Top 3 Braun takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Wolfe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Splittorff fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Rivera takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Randall hits a popup, foul, towards first. LaCock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Kusick hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Washington hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perzanowski fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Patek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Carew. Patek moves to second.
Top 2 Cowens strikes out.
Top 2 LaCock strikes out.
Bottom 1 Ford hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Washington reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Carew is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Norwood is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Hurdle hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Norwood. Hurdle reaches second base with a double. Norwood throws the ball in to Carew who tags Hurdle trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Porter scores.
Top 1 Porter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cubbage fields it and throws to home to get McRae. Porter moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 1 Brett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brett for the out. McRae moves to third.
Top 1 McRae hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rivera. McRae reaches second base with a double. Braun scores.
Top 1 There goes Braun. The throw from Borgmann and he is safe. Braun steals second.
Top 1 Braun hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.