Lineups and Summary
(back to top)
Royals
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
May 25, 1979
(No Comments)
The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Kansas City Royals, played on May 25, 1979 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 25, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
|
| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 25, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Paul Splittorff |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Roger Erickson |
| Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
| City | Bloomington |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 9,606 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 41 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Steve Palermo 1B: Don Denkinger 2B: Nick Bremigan 3B: Rich Garcia |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Wilson | Left Fielder |
| George Brett | Third Baseman |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| Darrell Porter | Catcher |
| Pete LaCock | First Baseman |
| Clint Hurdle | Right Fielder |
| Hal McRae | DH |
| U L Washington | Second Baseman |
| Todd Cruz | Shortstop |
| Whitey Herzog | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bob Randall | Second Baseman |
| Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
| Ken Landreaux | Center Fielder |
| Ron Jackson | First Baseman |
| Jose Morales | DH |
| Bombo Rivera | Left Fielder |
| Hosken Powell | Right Fielder |
| John Castino | Third Baseman |
| Glenn Borgmann | Catcher |
| Gene Mauch | Manager |
All Plays in Game
(back to top)
Royals
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
May 25, 1979
Top 1
-
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Erickson
Wilson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Erickson
There goes Wilson. The throw from Borgmann and he is safe. Wilson steals second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brett vs. Erickson
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Otis vs. Erickson
Otis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wilson scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Porter vs. Erickson
Porter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Otis moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
LaCock vs. Erickson
LaCock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Otis moves to third. Porter moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hurdle vs. Erickson
Hurdle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castino fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
-
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randall vs. Splittorff
Randall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smalley vs. Splittorff
Smalley bunts towards the mound. Splittorff fields it and throws to first for the out. Randall moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Landreaux vs. Splittorff
Landreaux hits a ball on the ground towards first. LaCock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Landreaux for the out. Randall moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jackson vs. Splittorff
Jackson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wilson. Jackson reaches second base with a double. Randall scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morales vs. Splittorff
Morales is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
-
Royals, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Erickson
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castino fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Erickson
Washington bunts towards third. Castino fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Erickson
Erickson fires to first and has Washington trapped. There's the throw to Randall who tags Washington for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Erickson
Cruz hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
-
Royals, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Splittorff
Rivera hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Washington settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Splittorff
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castino vs. Splittorff
Castino hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
-
Royals, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Erickson
Wilson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Powell who is chasing the ball. Wilson reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brett vs. Erickson
Brett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Otis vs. Erickson
Otis hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Randall reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Porter vs. Erickson
Porter strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
LaCock vs. Erickson
LaCock hits a line drive into left field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
-
Royals, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borgmann vs. Splittorff
Borgmann hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randall vs. Splittorff
Randall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smalley vs. Splittorff
There goes Randall. The throw from Porter and he is safe. Randall steals second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Smalley vs. Splittorff
Smalley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Randall scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landreaux vs. Splittorff
Landreaux hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Washington fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Splittorff
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
-
Royals, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hurdle vs. Erickson
Hurdle is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Erickson
McRae hits a line drive into center field. Landreaux settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Erickson
Washington hits a fly ball into left field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
-
Royals, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Splittorff
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Splittorff
Rivera hits a popup, foul, towards first. LaCock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Splittorff
Powell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Castino vs. Splittorff
Castino strikes out. View Play
Top 5
-
Royals, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Erickson
Cruz hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Randall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Erickson
Wilson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Castino settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Erickson
Brett hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Erickson
Otis hits a line drive towards short. Smalley reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
-
Royals, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borgmann vs. Splittorff
Borgmann hits a fly ball into right field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randall vs. Splittorff
Randall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Splittorff
Smalley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landreaux vs. Splittorff
Landreaux hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Smalley moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. Splittorff
Jackson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Washington settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
-
Royals, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Erickson
Porter hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaCock vs. Erickson
LaCock hits a fly ball into center field. Landreaux settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hurdle vs. Erickson
Hurdle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jackson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hurdle for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Erickson
McRae strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
-
Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Splittorff
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Splittorff
Rivera hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. Splittorff
Powell is hit by the pitch. Rivera moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Castino vs. Splittorff
That's a stolen base and an error. Rivera scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Castino vs. Splittorff
Castino strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Borgmann vs. Splittorff
Borgmann hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
-
Royals, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Marshall
Mike Marshall now pitching. Butch Wynegar now catching.
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Marshall
Cruz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Marshall
Wilson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Marshall
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first, with Marshall covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
-
Royals, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randall vs. Splittorff
Randall hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Splittorff
Smalley hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wilson. Smalley reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Landreaux vs. Splittorff
Landreaux hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Smalley trying to get to home. Otis throws the ball in to Porter who tags Smalley who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Splittorff
Jackson hits a fly ball into right field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
-
Royals, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Marshall
Otis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rivera. Otis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Porter vs. Marshall
Porter hits a line drive towards short. Smalley reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
LaCock vs. Marshall
LaCock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Otis scores. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hurdle vs. Marshall
Hurdle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jackson fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Jackson. LaCock moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McRae vs. Marshall
McRae hits a line drive into center field. Landreaux settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Braun vs. Marshall
Steve Braun pinch hits for U L Washington.
Braun takes first base on ball four. LaCock moves to third. Hurdle moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Poquette vs. Marshall
Freddie Patek pinch runs for Steve Braun. Tom Poquette pinch hits for Todd Cruz.
Poquette hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jackson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Poquette for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
-
Royals, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Splittorff
Freddie Patek now playing shortstop. Jerry Terrell now playing second base.
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards first. LaCock scoops it up and throws to first, with Splittorff covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Splittorff
Rivera hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Porter scoops up the ball and tags Rivera for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Splittorff
Powell hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
-
Royals, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Marshall
Wilson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rivera who is chasing the ball. Wilson reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brett vs. Marshall
Brett is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Otis vs. Marshall
Otis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rivera. Otis reaches second base with a double. Wilson scores. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Porter vs. Marshall
Porter strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
LaCock vs. Marshall
LaCock is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hurdle vs. Marshall
There goes Otis. The throw from Wynegar and he is out, Castino applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 9
-
Royals, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castino vs. Splittorff
Castino hits a fly ball into right field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynegar vs. Splittorff
Wynegar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randall vs. Splittorff
Dave Edwards pinch runs for Butch Wynegar.
Randall hits a ball on the ground towards first. LaCock fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smalley vs. Splittorff
Smalley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Randall moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Landreaux vs. Hrabosky
Al Hrabosky now pitching.
Landreaux strikes out. View Play
Audio Play-by-Play
(back to top)
Click the button below to listen to the audio play-by-play.
If the player above doesn’t work for you, please check to make sure that your speakers are not muted, especially if your device has a hardware "silence switch".
If that does not resolve the issue, please download the MP3 file below to play the game audio directly.
Box Score
(back to top)
Game of 5/25/1979 -- Kansas City at Minnesota (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Wilson W, lf 5 2 3 0 Randall B, 2b 5 2 2 0
Brett G, 3b 4 0 1 0 Smalley R, ss 3 0 3 1
Otis A, cf 5 1 3 2 Landreaux K, cf 5 0 2 0
Porter D, c 5 1 2 1 Jackson R, 1b 4 0 1 1
LaCock P, 1b 4 0 2 1 Morales J, dh 4 0 0 0
Hurdle C, rf 4 0 0 0 Rivera B, lf 4 1 1 0
McRae H, dh 4 0 0 0 Powell H, rf 3 0 1 0
Washington U, 2b 3 0 1 0 Castino J, 3b 4 0 0 0
Braun S, ph 0 0 0 0 Borgmann G, c 3 0 0 0
Patek F, pr-ss 0 0 0 0 Wynegar B, c 1 0 1 0
Cruz T, ss 3 0 1 0 Edwards D, pr 0 0 0 0
Poquette T, ph 1 0 0 0
Terrell J, 2b 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 4 13 4 36 3 11 2
Kansas City 100 001 011 -- 4
Minnesota 101 001 000 -- 3
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Splittorff P (W) 8.2 11 3 2 1 3
Hrabosky A (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Erickson R 6.0 8 2 2 1 3
Marshall M (L) 3.0 5 2 2 2 3
E -- Wilson W, Jackson R
DP -- Minnesota 1
LOB -- Kansas City 10, Minnesota 9
2B -- Jackson R, Smalley R, Otis A 2
3B -- Wilson W 2
HR -- Porter D
SB -- Wilson W, Randall B, Powell H, Rivera B
CS -- Washington U, Otis A
SH -- Smalley R
HBP -- by Splittorff P (Powell H)
PB -- Porter D
T -- 2:41
A -- 9606
More Complete Baseball-Reference Box Score
