Royals @ Twins
August 16, 1978

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Royals 1 6 3
Twins 5 13 1
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Royals 1 6 3
Twins 5 13 1

George Brett Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .316
OBP .750 .363
At Bats 2 342
Hits 1 108
• Singles 0 63
• Doubles 1 35
• Triples 0 6
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 2 27
RBI’s 0 43

Geoff Zahn Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 11 0
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Metropolitan Stadium - August 16, 1978
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Out
Geoff Zahn
Butch Wynegar
Rod Carew
Rob Wilfong
Mike Cubbage
Roy Smalley
Willie Norwood
Dan Ford
Hosken Powell
George Brett

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Royals 1 6 3 9
Minnesota Twins 5 13 1 11
Winning Pitcher Geoff Zahn
Losing Pitcher Doug Bird
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Roy Smalley
Attendance
Time of Game 2 hours 30 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Brett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cubbage fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Washington hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cubbage fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Frank White pinch hits for Pete LaCock. White hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wilfong settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Adams hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Terrell catches it and throws to second with Washington covering, to double up Carew.
Bottom 8 There goes Carew. The throw from Wathan and he is safe. Carew steals second.
Bottom 8 Carew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington misplays the ball. That's an error on Washington.
Bottom 8 Smalley hits a popup towards short. Washington settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Terrell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Hurdle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Wathan hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Smalley fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 8 Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilfong misplays the ball. That's an error on Wilfong.
Top 8 Dan Ford now playing center field. Willie Norwood now playing left field. McRae hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Powell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Wilfong hits a line drive into center field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Norwood hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wynegar moves to second.
Bottom 7 Chiles hits a popup towards the mound. McGilberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Jerry Terrell now playing second base. U L Washington now playing shortstop. Wynegar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Zdeb hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Zdeb for the out.
Top 7 Brett takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 The ball gets by Wynegar for a passed ball. Washington moves to second.
Top 7 Washington hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 LaCock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cubbage fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Cubbage hits a ball on the ground towards first. LaCock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cubbage for the out.
Bottom 6 Adams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it and throws to second for the out. Smalley moves to third.
Bottom 6 Carew takes first base on ball four. Smalley moves to second.
Bottom 6 Smalley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Powell hits a line drive into left field. Zdeb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Hurdle is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Wathan hits a fly ball into right field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Cowens hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Wilfong hits a fly ball into center field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Norwood takes first base on ball four. Wynegar moves to second.
Bottom 5 Chiles hits a fly ball into right field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Wynegar hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McGilberry fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Randy McGilberry now pitching. Cubbage hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McGilberry juggles the ball. That's an error on McGilberry.
Top 5 Zdeb hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Zahn fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Brett hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Chiles. Brett reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Washington hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 LaCock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cubbage fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Adams strikes out.
Bottom 4 Carew hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Powell moves to second.
Bottom 4 Smalley strikes out.
Bottom 4 Powell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Wilfong hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Hurdle hits a popup towards third. Cubbage settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Wathan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Norwood hits a line drive into center field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Chiles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Washington fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Wynegar is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Cubbage hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Cowens hits a fly ball into center field. Norwood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 McRae takes first base on ball four. Brett moves to second.
Top 3 Zdeb strikes out.
Top 3 Brett takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Washington hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Zahn fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Adams hits a ball on the ground towards first. LaCock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Adams for the out.
Bottom 2 There goes Carew. The throw from Wathan and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Bottom 2 Carew hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Powell scores.
Bottom 2 Smalley strikes out.
Bottom 2 There goes Powell. The throw from Wathan and he is safe. Powell steals second.
Bottom 2 Powell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Wilfong hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 LaCock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Patek hits a fly ball into center field. Norwood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Hurdle takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Wathan hits a line drive towards short. Smalley reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Norwood hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Washington fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 1 Chiles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Wynegar strikes out.
Bottom 1 Cubbage strikes out.
Bottom 1 Adams hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 Carew hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cowens who is chasing the ball. Carew reaches third base with a triple. Smalley scores.
Bottom 1 Smalley hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zdeb. Smalley reaches second base with a double. Powell goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 Powell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Cowens hits a line drive towards short. Smalley reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 McRae hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Zdeb hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
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.