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@CHW		8
4
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@CLE		4
8
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@DET		7
5		 
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@MIL		4
8
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@MIN		7
4
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@TEX		1
2
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@TOR		6
7
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@LAD		3
1
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@NYM		8
10
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@PHI		4
1
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@SDP		9
0
ATL
@SFG		5
4
Saturday, May 26, 1979, 1:15PM
, Metropolitan Stadium
Attendance: 9,023, Time of Game: 2:41
Royals
7
25-20
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
 at Twins
4
25-17
⇐ Lost 4 ⇒
W: Rich Gale (4-3)
L: Paul Hartzell (1-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  0   0  3  0   2  0  2    7 14  3
Twins           0  0  0   0  0  1   2  1  0    4  7  0

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Willie Wilson LF 5 0 3 3 0 1 .361 .903 0.184 0.89 0.233 -0.049 2.4 2 0 SB
George Brett 3B 5 0 3 1 0 0 .316 .886 0.043 0.74 0.111 -0.067 0.6 1 1 CS
Amos Otis CF 5 0 0 0 0 0 .325 .865 -0.087 0.69 0.000 -0.087 -1.5 0 0
Darrell Porter C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .318 .934 -0.083 0.78 0.015 -0.097 -0.7 7 3 GDP
Pete LaCock 1B 3 1 1 0 0 0 .299 .786 0.096 0.70 0.120 -0.024 0.6 7 1 3B
   Joe Zdeb PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .472 -0.033 0.71 0.000 -0.033 -0.6 GDP
   John Wathan 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 .659 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Clint Hurdle RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 .248 .767 0.003 0.78 0.050 -0.047 -0.2 0 0
Hal McRae DH 4 2 1 0 0 0 .230 .704 -0.020 0.89 0.056 -0.076 -0.1 3B
U L Washington 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .235 .655 -0.040 0.86 0.038 -0.078 -0.5 4 1
Todd Cruz SS 4 3 2 2 0 0 .350 .881 0.194 1.00 0.227 -0.032 2.0 5 1 2·2B
Rich Gale P 0 2
   Larry Gura P 0 0
   Renie Martin P 0 0
   Al Hrabosky P 0 0
Team Totals 39 7 14 7 0 2 .359 .872 0.257 0.81 0.850 -0.590 2.1 27 9
2B: T Cruz 2 (3, 2 off P Hartzell).
3B: P LaCock (3, off P Hartzell); H McRae (3, off P Hartzell).
TB: T Cruz 4; P LaCock 3; G Brett 3; H McRae 3; W Wilson 3; U Washington 2; C Hurdle; D Porter.
GIDP: J Zdeb (1); D Porter (3).
RBI: W Wilson 3 (7); T Cruz 2 (3); C Hurdle (23); G Brett (22).
2-out RBI: W Wilson 3; T Cruz 2; G Brett.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 6 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Porter-T Cruz.
E: U Washington 2 (9); D Porter (5).
Baserunning
SB: W Wilson (18, 2nd base off P Hartzell/B Wynegar).
CS: G Brett (2, 2nd base by P Hartzell/B Wynegar).

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Hosken Powell RF 5 0 2 0 0 1 .481 1.184 -0.021 0.99 0.073 -0.093 0.0 1 0 SB
Roy Smalley SS 3 1 0 0 1 1 .390 1.076 -0.045 1.09 0.048 -0.093 -0.5 4 3 SH
Ken Landreaux CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .315 .855 0.077 1.05 0.120 -0.043 0.5 1 0 HBP
Glenn Adams LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .282 .719 0.139 1.88 0.195 -0.056 0.9 5 0
   Craig Kusick PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .235 .794 -0.041 1.39 0.000 -0.041 -0.2
   Dave Edwards LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .250 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Ron Jackson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .278 .829 -0.212 1.73 0.000 -0.212 -1.7 9 2
Mike Cubbage DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .640 -0.137 1.36 0.036 -0.173 -1.0 CS
   Willie Norwood PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .259 .725 -0.031 1.22 0.000 -0.031 -0.2
Butch Wynegar C 3 1 0 0 1 1 .294 .837 -0.131 1.58 0.027 -0.158 -1.1 2 1
Rob Wilfong 2B 2 1 2 0 1 0 .330 .871 0.052 0.69 0.077 -0.025 0.6 2 6 CS
   Jose Morales PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 .275 .686 0.147 1.56 0.147 0.000 1.1 2B
   Bob Randall PR-2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 .595 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
John Castino 3B 4 1 1 2 0 1 .282 .779 -0.042 1.80 0.120 -0.161 0.7 1 3 HR
Paul Hartzell P 1 0
   Ken Brett P 1 1
   Mike Marshall P 0 0
Team Totals 33 4 7 3 4 8 .212 .649 -0.245 1.30 0.843 -1.086 -0.9 27 16
2B: J Morales (1, off L Gura).
HR: J Castino (2, off R Gale; 7th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF).
SH: R Smalley (10, off R Gale).
HBP: K Landreaux (1, by R Gale).
TB: J Castino 4; H Powell 2; R Wilfong 2; J Morales 2; M Cubbage.
RBI: J Castino 2 (17); J Morales (7).
2-out RBI: J Morales.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 0 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 2. R Wilfong-R Smalley-R Jackson 2.
Baserunning
SB: H Powell (2, 2nd base off R Gale/D Porter).
CS: R Wilfong (1, 2nd base by R Gale/D Porter); M Cubbage (5, 2nd base by R Gale/D Porter).

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Rich Gale, W (4-3) 6 6 3 2 3 4 1 4.63 27 51 0.105 1.33 0.3
Larry Gura, H (2) 1.2 1 1 1 1 4 0 6.43 8 0 0 -0.010 1.25 -0.2
Renie Martin, H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.64 1 1 0 0.101 3.47 0.3
Al Hrabosky, S (6) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.07 3 0 0 0.047 0.69 0.5
Team Totals 9 7 4 3 4 8 1 3.00 39 51 1 0 0.243 0.81 0.9
R Gale faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Minnesota Twins

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Paul Hartzell, L (1-3) 6.2 9 5 5 0 1 0 6.00 27 37 -0.121 0.90 -0.5
Ken Brett 2 3 2 2 0 1 0 4.38 9 1 1 -0.002 0.54 -0.0
Mike Marshall 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.79 3 2 2 -0.133 0.79 -1.5
Team Totals 9 14 7 7 0 2 0 7.00 39 37 3 3 -0.256 1.30 -2.1
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: R Gale (1; K Landreaux).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Steve Palermo.
Time of Game: 2:41.
Attendance: 9,023.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 67° F, Wind 10mph in unknown direction.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         Minnesota Twins
1 Willie Wilson LF 1 Hosken Powell RF
2 George Brett 3B 2 Roy Smalley SS
3 Amos Otis CF 3 Ken Landreaux CF
4 Darrell Porter C 4 Glenn Adams LF
5 Pete LaCock 1B 5 Ron Jackson 1B
6 Clint Hurdle RF 6 Mike Cubbage DH
7 Hal McRae DH 7 Butch Wynegar C
8 U L Washington 2B 8 Rob Wilfong 2B
9 Todd Cruz SS 9 John Castino 3B
Rich Gale P Paul Hartzell P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b6 0-3 0 12- R MIN G. Adams R. Gale -19% 51% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Smalley Scores/No RBI/unER; Landreaux to 3B; Adams to 2B
b8 3-5 2 1-- R MIN J. Morales L. Gura -15% 73% Double to RF; Wynegar Scores
t5 1-0 2 1-- R KCR T. Cruz P. Hartzell 13% 73% Double to RF; McRae Scores; Cruz to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
t5 0-0 0 --- KCR P. LaCock P. Hartzell 12% 62% Triple to RF
b7 1-5 0 1-- RR MIN J. Castino R. Gale -12% 77% Home Run; Wilfong Scores

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Paul Hartzell facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O KCR W. Wilson P. Hartzell -2% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- KCR G. Brett P. Hartzell 2% 50% Single to CF
t1 0-0 1 1-- O KCR A. Otis P. Hartzell -4% 46% Brett Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t1 0-0 2 --- O KCR A. Otis P. Hartzell -1% 45% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Rich Gale facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- MIN H. Powell R. Gale -3% 42% Single to LF
b1 0-0 0 1-- O MIN R. Smalley R. Gale 2% 43% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Powell to 2B
b1 0-0 1 -2- MIN K. Landreaux R. Gale -2% 41% Hit By Pitch
b1 0-0 1 12- O MIN G. Adams R. Gale 3% 44% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Powell to 3B; Landreaux to 2B
b1 0-0 2 -23 O MIN R. Jackson R. Gale 6% 50% Popfly: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Paul Hartzell facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O KCR D. Porter P. Hartzell -2% 48% Flyball: LF
t2 0-0 1 --- O KCR P. LaCock P. Hartzell -2% 46% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 0-0 2 --- O KCR C. Hurdle P. Hartzell -1% 45% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Rich Gale facing 6-7-8
b2 0-0 0 --- MIN M. Cubbage R. Gale -4% 41% Single to CF
b2 0-0 0 1-- OO MIN B. Wynegar R. Gale 8% 49% Double Play: Strikeout, Cubbage Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b2 0-0 2 --- MIN R. Wilfong R. Gale -1% 48% Walk
b2 0-0 2 1-- O MIN J. Castino R. Gale 2% 50% Wilfong Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Paul Hartzell facing 7-8-9
t3 0-0 0 --- O KCR H. McRae P. Hartzell -3% 47% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 0-0 1 --- KCR U. Washington P. Hartzell 3% 50% Single to LF
t3 0-0 1 1-- O KCR T. Cruz P. Hartzell -3% 47% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t3 0-0 2 1-- O KCR W. Wilson P. Hartzell -3% 44% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Rich Gale facing 9-1-2
b3 0-0 0 --- O MIN J. Castino R. Gale 3% 47% Groundout: P-1B
b3 0-0 1 --- MIN H. Powell R. Gale -3% 44% Single to CF
b3 0-0 1 1-- O MIN R. Smalley R. Gale 3% 47% Lineout: LF
b3 0-0 2 1-- MIN K. Landreaux R. Gale -1% 46% Powell Steals 2B
b3 0-0 2 -2- O MIN K. Landreaux R. Gale 4% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Paul Hartzell facing 2-3-4
t4 0-0 0 --- KCR G. Brett P. Hartzell 4% 54% Single to RF
t4 0-0 0 1-- O KCR A. Otis P. Hartzell -4% 50% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
t4 0-0 1 1-- OO KCR D. Porter P. Hartzell -6% 44% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Rich Gale facing 4-5-6
b4 0-0 0 --- O MIN G. Adams R. Gale 3% 47% Popfly: SS
b4 0-0 1 --- O MIN R. Jackson R. Gale 2% 49% Strikeout Looking
b4 0-0 2 --- O MIN M. Cubbage R. Gale 1% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Paul Hartzell facing 5-6-7
t5 0-0 0 --- KCR P. LaCock P. Hartzell 12% 62% Triple to RF
t5 0-0 0 --3 R KCR C. Hurdle P. Hartzell 5% 67% Single to LF; LaCock Scores
t5 1-0 0 1-- O KCR H. McRae P. Hartzell -4% 63% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t5 1-0 1 1-- O KCR U. Washington P. Hartzell -3% 60% Flyball: LF
t5 1-0 2 1-- R KCR T. Cruz P. Hartzell 13% 73% Double to RF; McRae Scores; Cruz to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
t5 2-0 2 --3 R KCR W. Wilson P. Hartzell 8% 81% Single to RF; Cruz Scores
t5 3-0 2 1-- KCR G. Brett P. Hartzell 1% 82% Wilson Steals 2B
t5 3-0 2 -2- O KCR G. Brett P. Hartzell -2% 80% Flyball: LF
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Royals' Rich Gale facing 7-8-9
b5 0-3 0 --- O MIN B. Wynegar R. Gale 3% 83% Popfly: SS
b5 0-3 1 --- MIN R. Wilfong R. Gale -3% 80% Single/Bunt
b5 0-3 1 1-- O MIN J. Castino R. Gale 3% 83% Strikeout
b5 0-3 2 1-- O MIN H. Powell R. Gale 3% 86% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 0.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Twins' Paul Hartzell facing 3-4-5
t6 3-0 0 --- O KCR A. Otis P. Hartzell -1% 84% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 3-0 1 --- O KCR D. Porter P. Hartzell -1% 83% Flyball: LF
t6 3-0 2 --- O KCR P. LaCock P. Hartzell -1% 83% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Royals' Rich Gale facing 2-3-4
b6 0-3 0 --- MIN R. Smalley R. Gale -5% 78% Walk
b6 0-3 0 1-- MIN K. Landreaux R. Gale -8% 70% Walk; Smalley to 2B
b6 0-3 0 12- R MIN G. Adams R. Gale -19% 51% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Smalley Scores/No RBI/unER; Landreaux to 3B; Adams to 2B
b6 1-3 0 -23 O MIN R. Jackson R. Gale 9% 59% Groundout: C-1B
b6 1-3 1 -23 O MIN M. Cubbage R. Gale 12% 71% Popfly: 2B
b6 1-3 2 -23 O MIN B. Wynegar R. Gale 10% 81% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 1.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Twins' Paul Hartzell facing 6-7-8
t7 3-1 0 --- O KCR C. Hurdle P. Hartzell -2% 79% Flyball: CF
t7 3-1 1 --- KCR H. McRae P. Hartzell 6% 85% Triple to RF
t7 3-1 1 --3 O KCR U. Washington P. Hartzell -5% 80% Lineout: 3B
t7 3-1 2 --3 R KCR T. Cruz P. Hartzell 8% 88% Double to LF; McRae Scores
Ken Brett replaces Paul Hartzell pitching
t7 4-1 2 -2- R KCR W. Wilson K. Brett 5% 93% Single to LF; Cruz Scores
t7 5-1 2 1-- O KCR G. Brett K. Brett -1% 92% Groundout: 1B unassisted
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Twins 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-5, Royals' Rich Gale facing 8-9-1
b7 1-5 0 --- MIN R. Wilfong R. Gale -3% 89% Single to CF
b7 1-5 0 1-- RR MIN J. Castino R. Gale -12% 77% Home Run; Wilfong Scores
Larry Gura replaces Rich Gale pitching
b7 3-5 0 --- O MIN H. Powell L. Gura 4% 81% Strikeout Looking
b7 3-5 1 --- O MIN R. Smalley L. Gura 3% 84% Strikeout
b7 3-5 2 --- MIN K. Landreaux L. Gura -2% 81% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
Craig Kusick pinch hits for Glenn Adams (LF) batting 4th
b7 3-5 2 1-- O MIN C. Kusick L. Gura 4% 86% Strikeout Looking
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Twins 3.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-3, Twins' Ken Brett facing 3-4-5
Dave Edwards replaces Craig Kusick (PH) playing LF batting 4th
t8 5-3 0 --- O KCR A. Otis K. Brett -1% 84% Groundout: 1B-P
t8 5-3 1 --- KCR D. Porter K. Brett 1% 86% Single to RF
Joe Zdeb pinch hits for Pete LaCock (1B) batting 5th
t8 5-3 1 1-- OO KCR J. Zdeb K. Brett -3% 82% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Twins 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-5, Royals' Larry Gura facing 5-6-7
John Wathan replaces Joe Zdeb (PH) playing 1B batting 5th
b8 3-5 0 --- O MIN R. Jackson L. Gura 5% 87% Popfly: 2B
Willie Norwood pinch hits for Mike Cubbage (DH) batting 6th
b8 3-5 1 --- O MIN W. Norwood L. Gura 3% 90% Strikeout
b8 3-5 2 --- MIN B. Wynegar L. Gura -3% 87% Walk
Jose Morales pinch hits for Rob Wilfong (2B) batting 8th
b8 3-5 2 1-- R MIN J. Morales L. Gura -15% 73% Double to RF; Wynegar Scores
Renie Martin replaces Larry Gura pitching
Bob Randall pinch runs for Jose Morales (PH) batting 8th
b8 4-5 2 -2- O MIN J. Castino R. Martin 10% 83% Flyball: LF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Twins 4.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-4, Twins' Ken Brett facing 6-7-8
Bob Randall moves from PR to 2B
t9 5-4 0 --- O KCR C. Hurdle K. Brett -2% 81% Strikeout
t9 5-4 1 --- O KCR H. McRae K. Brett -1% 80% Groundout: P-1B
t9 5-4 2 --- KCR U. Washington K. Brett 1% 81% Single to RF
t9 5-4 2 1-- KCR T. Cruz K. Brett 2% 82% Fielder's Choice ; Washington to 2B
Mike Marshall replaces Ken Brett pitching
t9 5-4 2 12- R KCR W. Wilson M. Marshall 10% 92% Single to RF; Washington Scores; Cruz to 3B
t9 6-4 2 1-3 R KCR G. Brett M. Marshall 4% 96% Single to RF; Cruz Scores; Wilson to 3B
t9 7-4 2 1-3 O KCR A. Otis M. Marshall -1% 95% Flyball: RF
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 7, Twins 4.
Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 4-7, Royals' Al Hrabosky facing 1-2-3
Al Hrabosky replaces Renie Martin pitching
b9 4-7 0 --- MIN H. Powell A. Hrabosky 0% 95% E2 on Foul Ball
b9 4-7 0 --- O MIN H. Powell A. Hrabosky 3% 98% Lineout: 2B
b9 4-7 1 --- O MIN R. Smalley A. Hrabosky 1% 99% Popfly: SS
b9 4-7 2 --- O MIN K. Landreaux A. Hrabosky 1% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Royals 7, Twins 4.

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