Rookie righthander Rich Gale, called up from Omaha to replace Steve Busby, limited the Brewers to six hits over seven innings as the Royals posted a 3-0 victory over the Brewers. Gale developed a blister on the middle finger of his pitching hand and gave way to Steve Mingori in the eighth. The reliever held the Brewers hitless over the final two stanzas.

The first Royal run came when Willie Wilson was hit by a pitch, stole second and came around to score on two groundouts. Clint Hurdle walked to open the fifth, went to second on a wild pitch and took third on the same play when catcher Charlie Moore threw the ball into center field. Freddie Patek then singled him home. After a single by Frank White, Patek also scored on a suicide squeeze by Jerry Terrell. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 3, Milwaukee Brewers 0
Game Played on Sunday, April     30, 1978 (Day game) at Royals Stadium
Brewers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  2
Royals       1  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  x  -   3  8  1


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Gantner ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .273      Wilson lf             3   1   1   0     0   0   .291
Cooper 1b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .321      Terrell 3b            3   0   1   1     0   0   .300
Bando 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .264      McRae dh              4   0   1   1     0   0   .256
Hisle lf              3   0   1   0     1   1   .299      Cowens rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .250
Oglivie dh            3   0   0   0     1   0   .255      Otis cf               4   0   3   0     0   0   .283
Lezcano rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .219      Wathan c              3   0   0   0     1   0   .294
Thomas cf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .217      Hurdle 1b             2   1   0   0     1   2   .204
Moore c               3   0   2   0     0   0   .273        LaCock 1b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Martinez c          0   0   0   0     0   0   .270      Patek ss              3   1   1   1     0   0   .267
Sakata 2b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .234      White 2b              3   0   1   0     0   1   .167
Caldwell p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Gale p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   0   6   0     2   5             Totals               30   3   8   3     2   4

Time of Game: 2:42   Attendance: 19,827
Left on Base: Brewers 6, Royals 7
DP: Brewers 0, Royals 2
Errors: Gantner, Moore, Patek
Doubles: Otis (4)
Triples: Moore (1)
Stolen Bases: Moore (2), Wilson (8), Otis 3 (5)
Caught Stealing: Terrell (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Terrell (1)
GIDP: Oglivie (1), Lezcano (2)
Hit by Pitch: Wilson (1,by Caldwell)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Caldwell L(1-1)         8     8   3   3   2   4   0  34   3.63
Totals                  8     8   3   3   2   4   0  34

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gale W(1-0)             7     6   0   0   1   4   0  27   0.00
Mingori SV(3)           2     0   0   0   1   1   0   6   0.00
Totals                  9     6   0   0   2   5   0  33

Hit by Pitch: Caldwell (3)
Wild Pitches: Caldwell (2)

Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Al Clark


BREWERS 1ST: Gantner grounded out (second to first); Debut
game for Rich Gale; Cooper singled to left; Bando flied out
to center; Hisle walked [Cooper to second]; Oglivie popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Wilson was hit by a pitch; Wilson stole second;
Terrell grounded out (second to first) [Wilson to third]; McRae
grounded out (second to first) [Wilson scored]; Cowens struck
out; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Royals 1.

BREWERS 2ND: Lezcano struck out; Thomas flied out to right;
Moore singled to left; Moore stole second; Sakata grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Royals 1.

ROYALS 2ND: Otis singled to left; Wathan flied out to left; Otis
stole second; Hurdle struck out; Patek grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Royals 1.

BREWERS 3RD: Gantner flied out to center; Cooper singled to
right; Bando singled to center [Cooper to second]; Hisle struck
out; Oglivie reached on an error by Patek [Cooper to third,
Bando to second]; Lezcano flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3
LOB.  Brewers 0, Royals 1.

ROYALS 3RD: White was called out on strikes; Wilson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Terrell singled to center; Terrell was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 0, Royals 1.

BREWERS 4TH: On a bunt Thomas grounded out (pitcher to first);
Moore tripled to right [Moore out at home (right to second to
catcher)]; Sakata struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0,
Royals 1.

ROYALS 4TH: McRae singled to left; Cowens popped to catcher in
foul territory; Otis reached on an error by Gantner [McRae out
at home (left to catcher), Otis to second]; Otis stole third;
Wathan popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0,
Royals 1.

BREWERS 5TH: Gantner lined to second; Cooper flied out to
center; Bando grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 0, Royals 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Hurdle walked; Caldwell threw a wild pitch [Hurdle
to third (error by Moore)]; Patek singled to center [Hurdle
scored]; White singled to left [Patek to third]; Wilson grounded
out (third to first) [White to second]; Terrell out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Patek scored, White to
third]; McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Royals 3.

BREWERS 6TH: Hisle singled to left; Oglivie grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Hisle out at
second]; Lezcano flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 0, Royals 3.

ROYALS 6TH: Cowens grounded out (second to first); Otis singled
to left; Wathan flied out to center; Otis stole second; Hurdle
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Royals 3.

BREWERS 7TH: LACOCK REPLACED HURDLE (PLAYING 1B); Thomas was
called out on strikes; Moore grounded out (shortstop to first);
Sakata flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0,
Royals 3.

ROYALS 7TH: MARTINEZ REPLACED MOORE (PLAYING C ); Patek grounded
out (pitcher to first); White flied out to center; Wilson
singled to left; Terrell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Royals 3.

BREWERS 8TH: MINGORI REPLACED GALE (PITCHING); Gantner lined to
center; Cooper grounded out (pitcher to first); Bando struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Royals 3.

ROYALS 8TH: McRae flied out to right; Cowens grounded out (third
to first); Otis doubled to left; Wathan was walked
intentionally; LaCock grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 0, Royals 3.

BREWERS 9TH: Hisle flied out to left; Oglivie walked; Lezcano
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Oglivie out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Royals 3.