1979 - 05 - 17 Kansas City Royals vs Toronto Blue Jays Recap

The 1979 baseball season - On the 17 of 05 1979, the Kansas City Royals attempted to defend their city's honor against the . The Kansas City Royals were coached by , the visitors by . was the umpire. The starting pitcher for the Kansas City Royals was and the pitcher for the was .

This database is as complete as possible and includes the visiting team, hometeam, umpire, starting pitching, batting order, stadium played at, attendance, and any additional information you may find useful. If you happen to notice any inconsistencies in the data shown, please let us know (it's a big database, and mistakes happen, especially in the earlier years).

1979 Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins

Game Score Card / Stats

Game Date: 1979/05/17 Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins
Played at Royals Stadium with 21437 people in attendance.

Opponents	123456789	Runs	Hits	Errors
Kansas City Royals	000100023	4	11	3
Minnesota Twins	400100020	5	14	4
Teams	# Pitchers	Starting Pitcher		Manager
Kansas City Royals -	3	Dennis Leonard		Whitey Herzog
Minnesota Twins -	2	Jerry Koosman		Gene Mauch
Home Runs in game:
Kansas City Royals -	0
Minnesota Twins -	1
Hometeam Batter	Batting Order		Visiting Team Batter	Batting Order
Willie Wilson	7		Hosken Powell	9
George Brett	5		Roy Smalley	6
Amos Otis	8		Ken Landreaux	7
Darrell Porter	2		Butch Wynegar	2
Hal McRae	10		Ron Jackson	3
John Wathan	3		Glenn Adams	10
Clint Hurdle	9		Willie Norwood	8
Freddie Patek	6		Rob Wilfong	4
U L Washington	4		John Castino	5
Umpire Name			Umpire Position:
John Shulock			Home Plate Umpire
Al Purduski			First Base Umpire
Don Schulte			Second Base Umpire
Larry Zirbel			Third Base Umpire