9/22/1978
| Final | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royals | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| Twins | 0 | 6 | 1 |
W – Larry Gura (15-4)L – Darrell Jackson (4-5)
Royals Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Cripe 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .500 | -0.04 |
| George Brett 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .289 | .789 | -0.05 |
| Ralph LaCock 1B-PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .303 | .775 | -0.02 |
| Hal McRae LF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .273 | .761 | 0.20 |
| Willie Wilson LF-PR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .219 | .564 | 0.15 |
| Amos Otis CF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .296 | .914 | 0.11 |
| Al Cowens RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .278 | .716 | -0.14 |
| John Wathan C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .310 | .724 | 0.06 |
| Darrell Porter — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .271 | .817 | -0.07 |
| Frank White 2B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .278 | .726 | 0.25 |
| Luis Silverio PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | 1.714 | — |
| Freddie Patek SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .255 | .642 | -0.07 |
| Jerry Terrell 1B-3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .192 | .416 | -0.05 |
| Team Totals | 29 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | — | — | 0.32 |
Batting
HR Frank White (7)
RBI John Wathan (25), Frank White (47)
Baserunning
SB Hal McRae (16), Willie Wilson (43), Freddie Patek (36)
Twins Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Edwards CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .208 | .613 | -0.08 |
| Rod Carew 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .338 | .861 | -0.02 |
| Willie Norwood LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .254 | .678 | -0.11 |
| Dan Ford RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .277 | .754 | -0.10 |
| Jose Morales — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .326 | .791 | 0.20 |
| Rob Wilfong PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .253 | .639 | — |
| Roy Smalley III SS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .279 | .811 | 0.15 |
| Glenn Borgmann C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .210 | .645 | -0.17 |
| Bob Randall 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .278 | .656 | -0.03 |
| Larry Wolfe 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .239 | .668 | -0.04 |
| Team Totals | 32 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | -0.18 |
Batting
2B Jose Morales (13), Larry Wolfe (10)
RBI Glenn Borgmann (15), Bob Randall (21)
Royals Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | HR | TBF | ERA | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Gura(W, 15-4) | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 2.83 | 0.18 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 36 | — | 0.18 |
Twins Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | HR | TBF | ERA | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darrell Jackson(L, 4-5) | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 4.43 | -0.13 |
| Mike Marshall | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2.36 | -0.19 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 35 | — | -0.32 |
Royals Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Cripe 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .500 | -0.04 |
| George Brett 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .289 | .789 | -0.05 |
| Ralph LaCock 1B-PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .303 | .775 | -0.02 |
| Hal McRae LF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .273 | .761 | 0.20 |
| Willie Wilson LF-PR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .219 | .564 | 0.15 |
| Amos Otis CF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .296 | .914 | 0.11 |
| Al Cowens RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .278 | .716 | -0.14 |
| John Wathan C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .310 | .724 | 0.06 |
| Darrell Porter — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .271 | .817 | -0.07 |
| Frank White 2B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .278 | .726 | 0.25 |
| Luis Silverio PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | 1.714 | — |
| Freddie Patek SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .255 | .642 | -0.07 |
| Jerry Terrell 1B-3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .192 | .416 | -0.05 |
| Team Totals | 29 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | — | — | 0.32 |
Batting
HR Frank White (7)
RBI John Wathan (25), Frank White (47)
Baserunning
SB Hal McRae (16), Willie Wilson (43), Freddie Patek (36)
Royals Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | HR | TBF | ERA | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Gura(W, 15-4) | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 2.83 | 0.18 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 36 | — | 0.18 |
