August 17, 1978 Kansas City Royals at Minnesota Twins Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 8
@CAL 6 DET 9
CLE 5 MIL 6
TOR 0 MIN 6
KCR 5
(10) CHW 4
@TEX 2 CHC 2
CIN 0 SFG 3
@MON 0 SDP 9
@NYM 2 LAD 5
@PHI 2 PIT 5
HOU 1 PIT 3
HOU 2 STL 4
ATL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Metropolitan Stadium, Attendance: 15,936

Thursday, August 17, 1978, 7:35PM
Time of Game: 2:54

Royals

65-54

Lost 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Royals          3  0  0   0  0  0   0  2  0   0    5  8  0
Twins           4  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  0   1    6 10  0

W: R Erickson (13-7), L: L Gura (10-3)

Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Twins

54-67

Won 1

5th, 12 GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Braun LF                    4   1   0   0    1   1  .250  .753    0    4   0   
H McRae DH                    5   1   1   0    0   0  .280  .778    0    0   0   2B
G Brett 3B                    4   0   0   1    1   0  .311  .852    0    1   2   
D Porter C                    5   2   3   1    0   0  .274  .799    0    4   0   2B
C Hurdle RF                   3   0   0   0    2   1  .275  .764    0    3   0   
P LaCock 1B                   4   0   2   2    0   1  .306  .772    0    8   0   
  W Wilson PR                 0   1   0   0    0   0  .231  .605         0   0   
  J Wathan 1B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .291  .683         2   0   
A Cowens CF                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .281  .745    0    2   0   3B,GDP
F Patek SS                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .278  .690    0    2   3   
U Washington 2B               4   0   0   0    0   0  .255  .599    0    3   4   

L Gura P                                                                 0   0
  A Hrabosky P                                                           0   0
Totals                       37   5   8   5    4   3                    29   9

BATTING

2B: D Porter (23, off R Erickson); H McRae (28, off R Erickson).

3B: A Cowens (8, off R Erickson).

TB: D Porter 4; A Cowens 3; P LaCock 2; H McRae 2; F Patek.

GIDP: A Cowens (4).

RBI: P LaCock 2 (34); D Porter (52); G Brett (47); A Cowens (50).

2-out RBI: A Cowens; P LaCock.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 2. G Brett-U Washington-P LaCock; F Patek-U Washington-P LaCock.

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Norwood LF                  5   0   0   0    0   1  .269  .702    0    5   0   
R Carew 1B                    5   1   2   0    0   1  .337  .862    0   11   0   
D Ford CF                     5   2   3   2    0   0  .296  .814    0    3   0   3B,2B
C Kusick DH                   3   1   0   0    1   1  .194  .635    0    0   0   
R Smalley SS                  4   1   2   2    0   0  .286  .809    0    2   3   
B Wynegar C                   4   0   1   2    0   0  .249  .670    0    3   0   2B,GDP
B Randall 2B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .284  .687    0    3   3   
L Wolfe 3B                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .230  .640    0    2   2   GDP
B Rivera RF                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .273  .718    0    1   0   

R Erickson P                                                             0   0
Totals                       37   6  10   6    2   3                    30   8

BATTING

2B: B Wynegar (19, off L Gura); D Ford (29, off L Gura).

3B: D Ford (7, off L Gura).

TB: D Ford 6; R Smalley 2; B Wynegar 2; R Carew 2; B Rivera; B Randall.

GIDP: L Wolfe (7); B Wynegar (5).

RBI: B Wynegar 2 (39); D Ford 2 (69); R Smalley 2 (61).

2-out RBI: D Ford.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 5 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Randall-R Carew.

PITCHING

Kansas City Royals            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
L Gura, L (10-3)               9.2   9   6   6    2   3   0   2.74   38     -       ·  ·      7·15· 2· 9     48    -     1.09  -0.00
A Hrabosky                     0     1   0   0    0   0   0   2.75    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          2-1    4.44  -0.39
Totals                         9.2  10   6   6    2   3   0          39     -       ·  ·      7·15· 2·10          2-1

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Erickson, W (13-7)          10     8   5   5    4   3   0   4.38   41     -       ·  ·     12·12· 2· 8     55    -     1.43   0.11
Totals                        10     8   5   5    4   3   0          41     -       ·  ·     12·12· 2· 8           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Ted Hendry, 3B - Greg Kosc.

Time of Game: 2:54.

Attendance: 15,936.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 85° F, Wind 12mph in unknown direction, Night.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Minnesota Twins                      
1. S Braun              LF    1. W Norwood            LF 
2. H McRae              DH    2. R Carew              1B 
3. G Brett              3B    3. D Ford               CF 
4. D Porter             C     4. C Kusick             DH 
5. C Hurdle             RF    5. R Smalley            SS 
6. P LaCock             1B    6. B Wynegar            C  
7. A Cowens             CF    7. B Randall            2B 
8. F Patek              SS    8. L Wolfe              3B 
9. U Washington         2B    9. B Rivera             RF 

   L Gura               P        R Erickson           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b10   2  5-5  12-      39% 100% D Ford          A Hrabosky      Single to RF; Rivera Scores; Carew to 2B
   t 8   2  5-4  1--     -30%  52% A Cowens        R Erickson      Triple to RF; Wilson Scores
   b 1   1  3-2  12-      18%  67% B Wynegar       L Gura          Double to LF; Kusick Scores; Smalley Scores
   t 1   0  0-0  1--     -10%  36% H McRae         R Erickson      Double to LF; Braun to 3B
   b 1   1  3-0  1--      10%  36% D Ford          L Gura          Double to LF; Carew Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Roger Erickson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  S Braun         Walk
          1--      36%  H McRae         Double to LF; Braun to 3B
   RO     -23      36%  G Brett         Groundout: 2B-1B; Braun Scores; McRae to 3B
   R      --3      30%  D Porter        Single to RF; McRae Scores
          1--      28%  C Hurdle        Walk; Porter to 2B
   R      12-      20%  P LaCock        Single to CF; Porter Scores; Hurdle to 2B
   OO     12-      26%  A Cowens        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Larry Gura facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      23%  W Norwood       Flyball: LF
          ---      26%  R Carew         Single to LF
   R      1--      36%  D Ford          Double to LF; Carew Scores
          -2-      38%  C Kusick        Walk
   R      12-      48%  R Smalley       Single to LF; Ford Scores; Kusick to 2B
   RR     12-      67%  B Wynegar       Double to LF; Kusick Scores; Smalley Scores
          -2-      71%  B Randall       Single to RF; Wynegar to 3B
   OO     1-3      61%  L Wolfe         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 4.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 3-4, Roger Erickson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      63%  F Patek         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      65%  U Washington    Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      66%  S Braun         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 4.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-3, Larry Gura facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      64%  B Rivera        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      63%  W Norwood       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      62%  R Carew         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 4.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 3-4, Roger Erickson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      64%  H McRae         Popfly: SS
          ---      61%  G Brett         Walk
          1--      57%  D Porter        Single to CF; Brett to 2B
          12-      50%  C Hurdle        Walk; Brett to 3B; Porter to 2B
   O      123      59%  P LaCock        Strikeout Looking
   O      123      67%  A Cowens        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-3, Larry Gura facing 3-4-5
          ---      76%  D Ford          Triple (CF-RF)
   O      --3      72%  C Kusick        Flyball: RF
   R      --3      77%  R Smalley       Single to LF; Ford Scores
   OO     1--      74%  B Wynegar       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 5.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-5, Roger Erickson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      76%  F Patek         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      78%  U Washington    Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      79%  S Braun         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-3, Larry Gura facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      78%  B Randall       Foul Flyball: LF
   O      ---      77%  L Wolfe         Foul Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      76%  B Rivera        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 5.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-5, Roger Erickson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      79%  H McRae         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      81%  G Brett         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      82%  D Porter        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-3, Larry Gura facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      81%  W Norwood       Strikeout
   O      ---      80%  R Carew         Strikeout
   O      ---      79%  D Ford          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 5.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-5, Roger Erickson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      82%  C Hurdle        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      84%  P LaCock        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      85%  A Cowens        Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-3, Larry Gura facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      84%  C Kusick        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      83%  R Smalley       Lineout: CF
   O      ---      82%  B Wynegar       Foul Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 5.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-5, Roger Erickson facing 8-9-1
          ---      77%  F Patek         Single to CF
   O      1--      82%  U Washington    Foul Popfly: 3B
   O      1--      86%  S Braun         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      89%  H McRae         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-3, Larry Gura facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      88%  B Randall       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      89%  L Wolfe         Walk
   O      1--      88%  B Rivera        Popfly: 2B
   O      1--      87%  W Norwood       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 5.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-5, Roger Erickson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      91%  G Brett         Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      85%  D Porter        Double to RF
   O      -2-      90%  C Hurdle        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Porter to 3B
   R      --3      81%  P LaCock        Single to RF; Porter Scores
                  Willie Wilson pinch runs for Pete LaCock batting 6th
   R      1--      52%  A Cowens        Triple to RF; Wilson Scores
   O      --3      60%  F Patek         Popfly: SS
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Twins 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Tied 5-5, Larry Gura facing 2-3-4
                  John Wathan replaces Willie Wilson playing 1B batting 6th
   O      ---      56%  R Carew         Lineout: SS
   O      ---      53%  D Ford          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      50%  C Kusick        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Twins 5.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Tied 5-5, Roger Erickson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      56%  U Washington    Flyball: RF
   O      ---      60%  S Braun         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      63%  H McRae         Foul Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Twins 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Tied 5-5, Larry Gura facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      58%  R Smalley       Foul Popfly: C
   O      ---      53%  B Wynegar       Popfly: 3B
   O      ---      50%  B Randall       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Twins 5.

Top of the 10th, Royals Batting, Tied 5-5, Roger Erickson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      56%  G Brett         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      60%  D Porter        Lineout: LF
   O      ---      63%  C Hurdle        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Twins 5.

Bottom of the 10th, Twins Batting, Tied 5-5, Larry Gura facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      58%  L Wolfe         Popfly: 1B
          ---      63%  B Rivera        Single to CF
   O      1--      56%  W Norwood       Popfly: SS
          1--      61%  R Carew         Single to RF; Rivera to 2B
                  Al Hrabosky replaces Larry Gura pitching
   R      12-     100%  D Ford          Single to RF; Rivera Scores; Carew to 2B
        1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Twins 6.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation