Veteran righthander Fergie Jenkins hurled a four-hitter as the Rangers defeated the Royals, 4-1. The Rangers got three runs in the first inning. Mike Hargrove led off the game with a homer and Richie Zisk hit another homer after John Lowenstein singled. Texas Rangers 4, Kansas City Royals 1Game Played on Tuesday, April 25, 1978 (Night game) at Arlington StadiumRoyals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 4 0 Rangers 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 x - 4 6 0 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Wilson cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .256 Hargrove 1b 3 1 1 1 1 0 .196 McRae dh 4 0 1 1 0 1 .255 Lowenstein dh 2 1 1 0 2 0 .429 Brett 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Oliver lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .259 Cowens rf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .311 Zisk rf 4 1 1 2 0 1 .315 Terrell pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Harrah 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .265 Porter c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .380 Wills 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .244 Poquette lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .300 Sundberg c 3 1 2 0 0 0 .268 Hurdle 1b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .225 Beniquez cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .205 Patek ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 .209 Campaneris ss 2 0 0 1 0 1 .081 Lahoud ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Jenkins p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Washington ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 White 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .128 LaCock ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Leonard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 30 1 4 1 1 6 Totals 28 4 6 4 3 4 Time of Game: 1:48 Attendance: 14,154 Left on Base: Royals 4, Rangers 4 DP: Royals 0, Rangers 0 Doubles: Wilson (2), Beniquez (2) Home Runs: Hargrove (2), Zisk (5) Sacrifice Flies: Campaneris (1) Hit by Pitch: Cowens (3,by Jenkins) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Leonard L(2-3) 8 6 4 4 3 4 2 32 3.38 Totals 8 6 4 4 3 4 2 32 Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Jenkins W(1-1) 9 4 1 1 1 6 0 32 4.03 Totals 9 4 1 1 1 6 0 32 Hit by Pitch: Jenkins (1) Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Steve Palermo, 3B - Don Denkinger ROYALS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (second to first); McRae struck out; Brett flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove homered; Lowenstein singled to left; Oliver popped to second; Zisk homered [Lowenstein scored]; Harrah popped to catcher; Wills flied out to left; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 3. ROYALS 2ND: Cowens struck out; Porter struck out; Poquette grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 3. RANGERS 2ND: Sundberg singled to center; Beniquez doubled to left [Sundberg to third]; Campaneris hit a sacrifice fly to left [Sundberg scored]; Hargrove flied out to center [Beniquez to third]; Lowenstein lined to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 4. ROYALS 3RD: Hurdle flied out to right; Patek struck out; White lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 4. RANGERS 3RD: Oliver grounded out (second to first); Zisk struck out; Harrah struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 4. ROYALS 4TH: On a bunt Wilson grounded out (pitcher to first); McRae grounded out (third to first); Brett grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 4. RANGERS 4TH: Wills grounded out (first unassisted); Sundberg singled to center; Beniquez grounded out (pitcher to first) [Sundberg to second]; Campaneris struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 4. ROYALS 5TH: Cowens struck out; Porter flied out to center; Poquette flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 4. RANGERS 5TH: Hargrove walked; Lowenstein walked [Hargrove to second]; Oliver flied out to center; Zisk flied out to center; Harrah flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 4. ROYALS 6TH: Hurdle popped to third in foul territory; Patek popped to second; White flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 4. RANGERS 6TH: Wills lined to shortstop; Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first); Beniquez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 4. ROYALS 7TH: Wilson singled to center; McRae flied out to left; Brett grounded out (first unassisted) [Wilson to second]; Cowens grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 4. RANGERS 7TH: Campaneris flied out to center; Hargrove grounded out (shortstop to first); Lowenstein walked; Lowenstein was picked off first (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 4. ROYALS 8TH: Porter flied out to center; Poquette singled to right [Poquette out at second (right to shortstop)]; Hurdle walked; LAHOUD BATTED FOR PATEK; Lahoud struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 4. RANGERS 8TH: WASHINGTON REPLACED LAHOUD (PLAYING SS); Oliver lined to left; Zisk lined to center; Harrah struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 4. ROYALS 9TH: LACOCK BATTED FOR WHITE; LaCock grounded out (first unassisted); Wilson doubled to center; McRae singled to left [Wilson scored]; Brett lined to right; Cowens was hit by a pitch [McRae to second]; TERRELL RAN FOR COWENS; Porter grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 4. |
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