May 26, 1979 Kansas City Royals at Minnesota Twins Box Score and Play by Play

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CAL 8
@CHW 4 CLE 8
NYY 4 BAL 7
@DET 5
(16) MIL 8
OAK 4 KCR 7
@MIN 4 TEX 2
SEA 1 TOR 7
BOS 6 CIN 3
@LAD 1 NYM 10
PIT 8 CHC 4
@PHI 1 HOU 9
@SDP 0 ATL 5
@SFG 4

Standings at end of play this day

Metropolitan Stadium, Attendance: 9,023

Saturday, May 26, 1979, 1:15PM
Time of Game: 2:41

Royals

25-20

Won 3

4th, 1½ GB

                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

W: R Gale (4-3), L: P Hartzell (1-3), S: A Hrabosky (6)

Twins

25-17

Lost 4

1st

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Wilson LF                   5   0   3   3    0   1  .361  .903    0    2   0   SB
G Brett 3B                    5   0   3   1    0   0  .316  .886    0    1   1   CS
A Otis CF                     5   0   0   0    0   0  .325  .865    0    0   0   
D Porter C                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .318  .934    0    7   3   GDP
P LaCock 1B                   3   1   1   0    0   0  .299  .786    0    7   1   3B
  J Zdeb PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .472    0    0   0   GDP
  J Wathan 1B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .254  .659         1   0   
C Hurdle RF                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .248  .767    0    0   0   
H McRae DH                    4   2   1   0    0   0  .230  .704    0    0   0   3B
U Washington 2B               4   1   2   0    0   0  .235  .656    0    4   1   
T Cruz SS                     4   3   2   2    0   0  .350  .881    0    5   1   2·2B

R Gale P                                                                 0   2
  L Gura P                                                               0   0
  R Martin P                                                             0   0
  A Hrabosky P                                                           0   0
Totals                       39   7  14   7    0   2                    27   9

BATTING

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              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
H Powell RF                   5   0   2   0    0   1  .481 1.184    0    1   0   SB
R Smalley SS                  3   1   0   0    1   1  .390 1.076    0    4   3   SH
K Landreaux CF                3   0   0   0    1   1  .315  .855    0    1   0   HBP
G Adams LF                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .282  .719    0    5   0   
  C Kusick PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .235  .794    0    0   0   
  D Edwards LF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .250         0   0   
R Jackson 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .278  .829    0    9   2   
M Cubbage DH                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .640    0    0   0   CS
  W Norwood PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .259  .726    0    0   0   
B Wynegar C                   3   1   0   0    1   1  .294  .837    0    2   1   
R Wilfong 2B                  2   1   2   0    1   0  .330  .871    0    2   6   CS
  J Morales PH                1   0   1   1    0   0  .275  .686    0    0   0   2B
  B Randall PR-2B             0   0   0   0    0   0  .244  .595         0   0   
J Castino 3B                  4   1   1   2    0   1  .282  .779    0    1   3   HR

P Hartzell P                                                             1   0
  K Brett P                                                              1   1
  M Marshall P                                                           0   0
Totals                       33   4   7   3    4   8                    27  16

BATTING

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).

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
R Gale, W (4-3)                6     6   3   2    3   4   1   4.63   27     -       ·  ·      9· 4· 1· 5     51    -     1.33   0.10
L Gura, H (2)                  1.2   1   1   1    1   4   0   6.43    8     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          0-0    1.26  -0.01
R Martin, H (1)                0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   8.64    1     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    3.47   0.10
A Hrabosky, S (6)              1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.07    3     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.70   0.05
Totals                         9     7   4   3    4   8   1          39     -       ·  ·     11· 7· 2· 6          1-0

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Hartzell, L (1-3)            6.2   9   5   5    0   1   0   6.00   27     -       ·  ·     10· 6· 1· 9     37    -     0.90  -0.12
K Brett                        2     3   2   2    0   1   0   4.38    9     -       ·  ·      5· 0· 0· 3          1-1    0.55  -0.00
M Marshall                     0.1   2   0   0    0   0   0   1.79    3     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 2          2-2    0.80  -0.13
Totals                         9    14   7   7    0   2   0          39     -       ·  ·     15· 7· 1·14          3-3

R Gale faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: R Gale (1; K Landreaux).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Steve Palermo.

Time of Game: 2:41.

Attendance: 9,023.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 67° F, Wind 10mph in unknown direction.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Minnesota Twins                      
1. W Wilson             LF    1. H Powell             RF 
2. G Brett              3B    2. R Smalley            SS 
3. A Otis               CF    3. K Landreaux          CF 
4. D Porter             C     4. G Adams              LF 
5. P LaCock             1B    5. R Jackson            1B 
6. C Hurdle             RF    6. M Cubbage            DH 
7. H McRae              DH    7. B Wynegar            C  
8. U Washington         2B    8. R Wilfong            2B 
9. T Cruz               SS    9. J Castino            3B 

   R Gale               P        P Hartzell           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   0  3-0  12-     -20%  51% G Adams         R Gale          Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Smalley Scores/No RBI/unER; Landreaux to 3B; Adams to 2B
   b 8   2  5-3  1--     -15%  73% J Morales       L Gura          Double to RF; Wynegar Scores
   t 5   2  0-1  1--      13%  73% T Cruz          P Hartzell      Double to RF; McRae Scores; Cruz to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
   b 7   0  5-1  1--     -12%  77% J Castino       R Gale          Home Run; Wilfong Scores
   t 5   0  0-0  ---      12%  62% P LaCock        P Hartzell      Triple to RF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Hartzell facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  W Wilson        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      50%  G Brett         Single to CF
   O      1--      46%  A Otis          Brett Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      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, Rich Gale facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  H Powell        Single to LF
   O      1--      43%  R Smalley       Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Powell to 2B
          -2-      42%  K Landreaux     Hit By Pitch
   O      12-      44%  G Adams         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Powell to 3B; Landreaux to 2B
   O      -23      50%  R Jackson       Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Hartzell facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  D Porter        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      46%  P LaCock        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      45%  C Hurdle        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Rich Gale facing 6-7-8
          ---      41%  M Cubbage       Single to CF
   OO     1--      49%  B Wynegar       Double Play: Strikeout, Cubbage Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---      48%  R Wilfong       Walk
   O      1--      50%  J Castino       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, Paul Hartzell facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      47%  H McRae         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      50%  U Washington    Single to LF
   O      1--      47%  T Cruz          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      44%  W Wilson        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Rich Gale facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      47%  J Castino       Groundout: P-1B
          ---      44%  H Powell        Single to CF
   O      1--      47%  R Smalley       Lineout: LF
          1--      46%  K Landreaux     Powell Steals 2B
   O      -2-      50%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Hartzell facing 2-3-4
          ---      54%  G Brett         Single to RF
   O      1--      50%  A Otis          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   OO     1--      44%  D Porter        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, Rich Gale facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  G Adams         Popfly: SS
   O      ---      49%  R Jackson       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      50%  M Cubbage       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Hartzell facing 5-6-7
          ---      62%  P LaCock        Triple to RF
   R      --3      67%  C Hurdle        Single to LF; LaCock Scores
   O      1--      63%  H McRae         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      60%  U Washington    Flyball: LF
   R      1--      73%  T Cruz          Double to RF; McRae Scores; Cruz to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
   R      --3      81%  W Wilson        Single to RF; Cruz Scores
          1--      82%  G Brett         Wilson Steals 2B
   O      -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, Rich Gale facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      83%  B Wynegar       Popfly: SS
          ---      80%  R Wilfong       Single/Bunt
   O      1--      83%  J Castino       Strikeout
   O      1--      86%  H Powell        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 0.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Paul Hartzell facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      84%  A Otis          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      83%  D Porter        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      83%  P LaCock        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Rich Gale facing 2-3-4
          ---      78%  R Smalley       Walk
          1--      70%  K Landreaux     Walk; Smalley to 2B
   R      12-      51%  G Adams         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Smalley Scores/No RBI/unER; Landreaux to 3B; Adams to 2B
   O      -23      59%  R Jackson       Groundout: C-1B
   O      -23      71%  M Cubbage       Popfly: 2B
   O      -23      81%  B Wynegar       Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 1.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Paul Hartzell facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      79%  C Hurdle        Flyball: CF
          ---      85%  H McRae         Triple to RF
   O      --3      80%  U Washington    Lineout: 3B
   R      --3      88%  T Cruz          Double to LF; McRae Scores
                  Ken Brett replaces Paul Hartzell pitching
   R      -2-      93%  W Wilson        Single to LF; Cruz Scores
   O      1--      92%  G Brett         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-5, Rich Gale facing 8-9-1
          ---      89%  R Wilfong       Single to CF
   RR     1--      77%  J Castino       Home Run; Wilfong Scores
                  Larry Gura replaces Rich Gale pitching
   O      ---      81%  H Powell        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      84%  R Smalley       Strikeout
          ---      81%  K Landreaux     Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
                  Craig Kusick pinch hits for Glenn Adams batting 4th
   O      1--      86%  C Kusick        Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Twins 3.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-3, Ken Brett facing 3-4-5
                  Dave Edwards replaces Craig Kusick playing LF batting 4th
   O      ---      84%  A Otis          Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      86%  D Porter        Single to RF
                  Joe Zdeb pinch hits for Pete LaCock batting 5th
   OO     1--      82%  J Zdeb          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, Larry Gura facing 5-6-7
                  John Wathan replaces Joe Zdeb playing 1B batting 5th
   O      ---      87%  R Jackson       Popfly: 2B
                  Willie Norwood pinch hits for Mike Cubbage batting 6th
   O      ---      90%  W Norwood       Strikeout
          ---      87%  B Wynegar       Walk
                  Jose Morales pinch hits for Rob Wilfong batting 8th
   R      1--      73%  J Morales       Double to RF; Wynegar Scores
                  Renie Martin replaces Larry Gura pitching; Bob Randall pinch runs for Jose Morales batting 8th
   O      -2-      83%  J Castino       Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Twins 4.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-4, Ken Brett facing 6-7-8
                  Bob Randall moves to 2B
   O      ---      81%  C Hurdle        Strikeout
   O      ---      80%  H McRae         Groundout: P-1B
          ---      80%  U Washington    Single to RF
          1--      82%  T Cruz          Fielder's Choice ; Washington to 2B
                  Mike Marshall replaces Ken Brett pitching
   R      12-      92%  W Wilson        Single to RF; Washington Scores; Cruz to 3B
   R      1-3      96%  G Brett         Single to RF; Cruz Scores; Wilson to 3B
   O      1-3      95%  A Otis          Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 7, Twins 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 4-7, Al Hrabosky facing 1-2-3
                  Al Hrabosky replaces Renie Martin pitching
          ---      95%  H Powell        E2 on Foul Ball
   O      ---      98%  " "             Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      99%  R Smalley       Popfly: SS
   O      ---     100%  K Landreaux     Groundout: 1B unassisted
        0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Royals 7, Twins 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:MIN197905260

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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