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September 5, 1979

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Royals 3 8 1
Twins 5 8 1
Bottom 6 R H E
Royals 3 8 1
Twins 5 9 1

John Castino Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .288
OBP 1.000 .340
At Bats 2 306
Hits 2 88
• Singles 1 67
• Doubles 0 12
• Triples 1 6
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 24
RBI’s 1 40

Rich Gale Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
9 9 0
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Metropolitan Stadium - September 5, 1979
Rich Gale
Darrell Porter
Pete LaCock
Frank White
George Brett
U L Washington
Willie Wilson
Amos Otis
Al Cowens
John Castino
Bombo Rivera
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Castino hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rivera moves to third.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 6 Randall hits a popup towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Wynegar bunts towards the mound. Gale fields it and throws to first for the out. Rivera moves to second.
Bottom 6 Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards first. LaCock juggles the ball. That's an error on LaCock.
Top 6 Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castino fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 LaCock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Porter hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Goltz fires to first and picks off Brett.
Top 6 Brett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Landreaux is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Edwards hits a line drive into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Smalley hits a line drive into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Otis hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Randall reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 McRae strikes out.
Top 5 Wilson hits a line drive into left field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Jackson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Mike Cubbage pinch hits for Jose Morales. Cubbage takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Castino hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Otis who is chasing the ball. Castino reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 4 Randall hits a ball on the ground towards first. LaCock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Randall for the out.
Bottom 4 Wynegar hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. White reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Washington strikes out.
Top 4 White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Cowens hits a line drive into left field. Edwards picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Edwards. Porter scores. Cowens moves to second.
Top 4 LaCock hits a line drive towards third. Castino reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Porter hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Edwards. Porter reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Landreaux hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Smalley moves to third.
Bottom 3 Edwards bunts towards the mound. Gale fields it and throws to first for the out. Smalley moves to second.
Bottom 3 Smalley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Brett hits a fly ball into left field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Otis strikes out.
Top 3 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it and throws to third for the out. White scores. Wilson moves to second.
Top 3 Wilson bunts towards the mound. Goltz fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. White moves to third. Washington moves to second.
Top 3 Washington hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. White moves to second.
Top 3 White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Rich Gale now pitching. Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gale fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Morales hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wilson who is chasing the ball. Morales reaches third base with a triple. Randall scores. Castino goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 2 Castino hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wynegar scores. Randall moves to second.
Bottom 2 Randall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rivera scores. Wynegar moves to third.
Bottom 2 Wynegar hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rivera moves to second.
Bottom 2 Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 2 Landreaux bunts towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. Edwards moves to second.
Bottom 2 Edwards hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Cowens hits a fly ball into center field. Landreaux settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 LaCock hits a line drive into center field. Landreaux settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Porter hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Brett takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Jackson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cowens who is chasing the ball. Jackson reaches third base with a triple. Randall scores.
Bottom 1 Morales is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Castino bunts towards first. LaCock scoops it up and throws to first, with White covering, for the out. Randall moves to second.
Bottom 1 Randall takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Otis hits a line drive towards short. Smalley reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Wilson strikes out.