Texas Rangers 3, Kansas City Royals 2 (Game 2)
Game Played on Thursday, June      8, 1978 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Royals       1  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  -   2  9  1
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0    1  -   3  5  2


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wilson cf             5   0   1   0     0   0   .241      Harrah 3b             6   0   0   0     0   0   .205
McRae dh              5   1   2   0     1   1   .288      Wills 2b              5   1   1   0     1   0   .228
Brett 3b              6   0   1   0     0   0   .310      Hargrove 1b           2   1   1   0     3   1   .262
Cowens rf             6   0   2   1     0   1   .263      Oliver lf             5   0   0   0     1   0   .279
Wathan 1b             5   1   1   0     0   2   .292      Zisk dh               3   1   1   0     1   1   .294
Zdeb lf               4   0   0   0     0   2   .294        Thompson pr,dh      2   0   0   0     0   1   .267
White 2b              4   0   0   0     1   0   .281      Bonds rf              3   0   1   1     1   0   .249
Porter c              5   0   1   1     0   1   .298      Sundberg c            4   0   1   2     1   0   .333
Washington ss         5   0   1   0     0   0   .313      Beniquez cf           5   0   0   0     0   0   .271
Gale p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Campaneris ss         2   0   0   0     1   0   .170
  Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lowenstein ph       0   0   0   0     0   0   .288
  Pattin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Bevacqua ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .161
                                                            Mason ss            1   0   0   0     0   0   .167
                                                          Matlack p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Cleveland p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Comer p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               45   2   9   2     2   7             Totals               39   3   5   3     9   3

Time of Game: 4:06   Attendance: 32,886
Left on Base: Royals 8, Rangers 10
DP: Royals 1, Rangers 1
Errors: Gale, Campaneris 2
Doubles: McRae (15)
Stolen Bases: McRae (3), Cowens (7), Wills 2 (17), Thompson (3), Bonds (11)
Caught Stealing: Wilson (7), McRae (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Zdeb (2), Wilson (4), Bonds (3), Hargrove (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Bonds (2)
GIDP: Cowens (1)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gale                    8.2   3   2   2   8   1   0  35   3.38
Hrabosky L(1-1)         3.2   2   1   1   1   2   0  15   1.48
Pattin                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.60
Totals                 12.2   5   3   3   9   3   0  51

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack                 9     7   2   1   1   5   0  35   2.72
Cleveland               3     1   0   0   1   2   0  11   1.88
Comer W(2-1)            1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   1.32
Totals                 13     9   2   1   2   7   0  49

Wild Pitches: Gale (1), Matlack (4)

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Vic Voltaggio


ROYALS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (shortstop to first); McRae
doubled to right; Brett grounded out (second to first) [McRae to
third]; Cowens singled to right [McRae scored]; Wathan struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Harrah grounded out (third to first); Wills walked;
Wills stole second; Hargrove walked; Gale threw a wild pitch
[Wills to third, Hargrove to second]; Oliver popped to catcher
in foul territory; Zisk struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 1, Rangers 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Zdeb grounded out (shortstop to first); White
grounded out (shortstop to first); Porter flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Bonds flied out to center; Sundberg flied out to
center; Beniquez popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
1, Rangers 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Washington flied out to right; Wilson grounded out
(shortstop to first); McRae reached on an error by Campaneris;
McRae stole second; Brett flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Campaneris grounded out (first unassisted); Harrah
flied out to center; Wills flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 1, Rangers 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Cowens singled to center; Cowens stole second;
Matlack threw a wild pitch [Cowens to third]; Wathan grounded
out (third to first); Zdeb struck out; White grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Hargrove walked; Oliver lined into a double play
(first to shortstop) [Hargrove out at second]; Zisk grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Rangers 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Porter struck out; Washington popped to catcher in
foul territory; Wilson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Royals 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Bonds popped to first in foul territory; Sundberg
flied out to right; Beniquez grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Rangers 0.

ROYALS 6TH: McRae struck out; Brett grounded out (second to
first); Cowens was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Campaneris grounded out (third to first); Harrah
grounded out (third to first); Wills grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Rangers 0.

ROYALS 7TH: Wathan reached on an error by Campaneris; Zdeb out
on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Wathan to second]; White
popped to second; Porter singled to center [Wathan scored
(unearned)]; Washington grounded out (third to first); 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 7TH: Hargrove walked; Oliver flied out to left; Zisk
singled to left [Hargrove to second]; Bonds walked [Hargrove to
third, Zisk to second]; Sundberg singled to left [Hargrove
scored, Zisk scored, Bonds to second]; Beniquez flied out to
right; Campaneris walked [Bonds to third, Sundberg to second];
Harrah flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 2,
Rangers 2.

ROYALS 8TH: Wilson singled to right; Wilson was picked off and
caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); McRae
walked; McRae was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Brett singled to center; Cowens grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 8TH: Wills grounded out (pitcher to first); Hargrove
singled to right [Hargrove out at second (right to shortstop)];
Oliver grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 2, Rangers 2.

ROYALS 9TH: Wathan singled to left; Zdeb forced Wathan (first to
shortstop); White popped to second; Porter lined to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 9TH: Zisk walked; THOMPSON RAN FOR ZISK; Bonds reached
on an error by Gale on a sacrifice bunt [Thompson to second];
Thompson stole third and Bonds stole second; Sundberg was walked
intentionally; Beniquez forced Thompson (shortstop to catcher)
[Bonds to third, Sundberg to second]; LOWENSTEIN BATTED FOR
CAMPANERIS; Bonds was picked off third (catcher to third);
HRABOSKY REPLACED GALE (PITCHING); BEVACQUA BATTED FOR
LOWENSTEIN; Bevacqua flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 2, Rangers 2.

ROYALS 10TH: THOMPSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); MASON
REPLACED BEVACQUA (PLAYING SS); CLEVELAND REPLACED MATLACK
(PITCHING); Washington singled to right; Wilson out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Washington to second]; McRae
flied out to center [Washington to third]; Brett flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 10TH: Harrah grounded out (third to first); Wills popped
to first in foul territory; Hargrove struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 2, Rangers 2.

ROYALS 11TH: Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first); Wathan
struck out; Zdeb struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2,
Rangers 2.

RANGERS 11TH: Oliver grounded out (pitcher to first); Thompson
struck out; Bonds singled to shortstop; Sundberg grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Rangers 2.

ROYALS 12TH: White walked; Porter grounded out (first
unassisted) [White to second]; Washington grounded out
(shortstop to first) [White to third]; Wilson grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 12TH: Beniquez flied out to right; Mason flied out to
center; Harrah popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 2, Rangers 2.

ROYALS 13TH: COMER REPLACED CLEVELAND (PITCHING); McRae singled
to center; Brett forced McRae (second to shortstop); Cowens
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Brett out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Rangers
2.

RANGERS 13TH: Wills singled to third; Wills stole second;
Hargrove reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt
[Wills to third]; Oliver was walked intentionally [Hargrove to
second]; Thompson flied out to center; PATTIN REPLACED HRABOSKY
(PITCHING); Bonds hit a sacrifice fly to right [Wills scored]; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2, Rangers 3.