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September 22, 1978

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Royals 4 3 1
Twins 2 5 2
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Royals 4 3 1
Twins 2 5 2

Rod Carew Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .338
OBP .000 .410
At Bats 3 538
Hits 0 182
• Singles 0 144
• Doubles 0 23
• Triples 0 10
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 69
RBI’s 0 68

Larry Gura Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
14 4 0
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Metropolitan Stadium - September 22, 1978
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Walk
Larry Gura
John Wathan
Pete LaCock
Frank White
Jerry Terrell
Freddie Patek
Willie Wilson
Amos Otis
Al Cowens
Rod Carew
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Carew takes first base on ball four.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Pete LaCock now playing first base. Willie Wilson now playing left field. Jerry Terrell now playing third base. Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Marshall spins and fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Marshall. Wilson scores. That run is unearned.
Top 8 Otis takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Willie Wilson pinch runs for Hal McRae. There goes Wilson. The throw from Borgmann and he is safe. Wilson steals second.
Top 8 McRae takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Mike Marshall now pitching. Pete LaCock pinch hits for Dave Cripe. LaCock 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 7 Wolfe hits a popup, foul, towards first. Terrell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Randall hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Borgmann hits a ball on the ground towards first. Terrell scoops it up and throws to first, with Gura covering, for the out.
Top 7 Terrell strikes out.
Top 7 Patek strikes out.
Top 7 White hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Porter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Porter for the out.
Bottom 6 Smalley strikes out.
Bottom 6 Morales hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Ford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Norwood strikes out.
Top 6 Wathan hits a fly ball into left field. Norwood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 There go the runners. The throw from Borgmann and Wolfe drops the ball. That's a double steal and an error. McRae scores. That run is unearned.
Top 6 Cowens strikes out.
Top 6 Otis takes first base on ball four. McRae moves to second.
Top 6 McRae takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Cripe hits a fly ball into center field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Carew is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White fields it and throws to home to get Randall. Wolfe moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 5 Wolfe hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of McRae. Wolfe reaches second base with a double. Randall moves to third.
Bottom 5 Randall hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Dave Cripe now playing third base. Borgmann hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Terrell hits a popup towards short. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Patek hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 White hits a popup, foul, towards first. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Smalley hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Morales hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Ford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Norwood hits a line drive towards short. Patek reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Porter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Wathan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Otis scores.
Top 4 Cowens hits a popup, foul, towards first. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 The umpire calls a balk on Jackson Otis moves to second.
Top 4 Otis takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 McRae hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Norwood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Carew hits a ball on the ground towards first. Terrell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Carew for the out.
Bottom 3 Edwards is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Wolfe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 There goes Patek. The throw from Borgmann and he is safe. Patek steals second.
Top 3 Terrell hits a fly ball into left field. Norwood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Randall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cowens throws the ball in to Terrell who tags Randall trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Smalley scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 2 The umpire calls a balk on Gura Smalley moves to second.
Bottom 2 Borgmann hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Morales tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 2 Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek misplays the ball. That's an error on Patek. Morales moves to third.
Bottom 2 Morales takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Ford hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Porter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Porter for the out.
Top 2 Wathan hits a popup, foul, towards first. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Cowens is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Norwood hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Carew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Edwards hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Otis hits a fly ball into left field. Norwood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Brett hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Randall reaches out and makes the catch for the out.