9/22/1978
| Final | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royals | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Twins | 4 | 5 | 0 |
W – Geoff Zahn (14-13)L – Marty Pattin (3-3)
Royals Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank White 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .276 | .719 | -0.09 |
| Hal McRae — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .274 | .764 | 0.04 |
| Amos Otis CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .298 | .915 | -0.09 |
| Al Cowens RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .276 | .710 | -0.07 |
| John Wathan 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .305 | .712 | -0.04 |
| Dave Cripe 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .143 | .286 | -0.03 |
| Joe Zdeb LF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .248 | .594 | 0.02 |
| Freddie Patek SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .254 | .637 | -0.09 |
| Art Kusnyer C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .182 | .853 | -0.01 |
| Team Totals | 30 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — | -0.37 |
Batting
2B Hal McRae (38), Art Kusnyer (1)
Twins Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Cubbage 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .283 | .752 | 0.08 |
| Roy Smalley III SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .277 | .805 | -0.05 |
| Rod Carew 1B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .338 | .862 | 0.06 |
| Glenn Adams — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .258 | .692 | 0.03 |
| Dan Ford CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .277 | .757 | 0.06 |
| Hosken Powell RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .245 | .660 | -0.03 |
| Rich Chiles LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .269 | .682 | 0.05 |
| Butch Wynegar C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .227 | .610 | -0.06 |
| Rob Wilfong 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .254 | .640 | -0.03 |
| Team Totals | 29 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 0.13 |
Batting
2B Rod Carew (24)
3B Dan Ford (10)
RBI Glenn Adams (32), Dan Ford 2 (79)
Baserunning
SB Rich Chiles (1)
Royals Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | HR | TBF | ERA | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marty Pattin(L, 3-3) | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 3.49 | -0.13 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 31 | — | -0.13 |
Twins Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | HR | TBF | ERA | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Zahn(W, 14-13) | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 3.11 | 0.37 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 31 | — | 0.37 |
Royals Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank White 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .276 | .719 | -0.09 |
| Hal McRae — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .274 | .764 | 0.04 |
| Amos Otis CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .298 | .915 | -0.09 |
| Al Cowens RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .276 | .710 | -0.07 |
| John Wathan 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .305 | .712 | -0.04 |
| Dave Cripe 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .143 | .286 | -0.03 |
| Joe Zdeb LF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .248 | .594 | 0.02 |
| Freddie Patek SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .254 | .637 | -0.09 |
| Art Kusnyer C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .182 | .853 | -0.01 |
| Team Totals | 30 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — | -0.37 |
Batting
2B Hal McRae (38), Art Kusnyer (1)
Royals Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | HR | TBF | ERA | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marty Pattin(L, 3-3) | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 3.49 | -0.13 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 31 | — | -0.13 |
