Pete LaCock, who had only five RBIs to his credit previously this season, knocked in four runs with a homer and a double to pace the Royals to a 7-5 victory over the A's. After the Royals counted twice in the first inning on singles by George Brett and Darrll Porter, LaCock came up and smashed a three-run homer. Kansas City Royals 7, Oakland Athletics 5Game Played on Saturday, June 24, 1978 (Night game) at Royals StadiumA's 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 - 5 12 1 Royals 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 x - 7 7 3 A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dilone lf 5 0 0 0 0 0 .264 Braun lf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .229 Fuentes 2b 5 1 1 1 0 1 .050 McRae dh 4 1 1 0 0 0 .273 Guerrero ss 5 0 4 1 0 0 .292 Brett 3b 4 0 1 2 0 0 .290 Edwards pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .216 Porter c 4 1 1 1 0 1 .291 Duncan 3b 5 0 2 1 0 0 .254 Hurdle rf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .266 Picciolo pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Cowens cf 3 2 0 0 1 0 .247 Page dh 5 0 1 0 0 1 .259 LaCock 1b 3 1 2 4 1 1 .232 Newman 1b 3 2 1 0 0 0 .241 Patek ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .274 Revering ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .258 White 2b 3 1 0 0 1 1 .275 Alston 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206 Hassler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wallis ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .299 Bird p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Burke cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .239 Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Essian c 3 0 1 1 1 0 .244 Armas rf 4 1 1 1 0 1 .226 Renko p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McCatty p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 41 5 12 5 1 5 Totals 32 7 7 7 4 6 Time of Game: 2:40 Attendance: 35,423 Left on Base: A's 10, Royals 5 DP: A's 0, Royals 1 Errors: Guerrero, LaCock, Patek, Hassler Doubles: Burke (3), Armas (5), Duncan (4), LaCock (4), Hurdle (12) Home Runs: LaCock (1) Stolen Bases: Cowens (9), McRae (7) A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Renko L(2-3) 1 5 6 6 2 2 1 10 3.27 McCatty 7 2 1 1 2 4 0 26 3.38 Totals 8 7 7 7 4 6 1 36 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hassler W(1-3) 5 8 3 1 1 2 0 26 4.37 Bird 3.1 4 2 1 0 2 0 14 4.63 Hrabosky SV(11) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1.95 Totals 9 12 5 2 1 5 0 42 Wild Pitches: Renko (1), Hassler (2) Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Ken Kaiser ATHLETICS 1ST: Dilone grounded out (pitcher to first); Fuentes lined to center; Guerrero singled to right; Duncan grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Braun walked; McRae singled to left [Braun to third]; Brett singled to center [Braun scored, McRae to third]; Porter singled to left [McRae scored, Brett to second]; Renko threw a wild pitch [Brett to third, Porter to second]; Hurdle struck out; Cowens reached on a fielder's choice [Brett out at home (shortstop to catcher)]; LaCock homered [Porter scored, Cowens scored]; Patek struck out; 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 5. ATHLETICS 2ND: Page flied out to left; Newman grounded out (first to pitcher); Burke doubled to right; Essian grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 5. ROYALS 2ND: White walked; Braun singled to left [White to second]; MCCATTY REPLACED RENKO (PITCHING); McRae flied out to left [White to third, Braun to second]; Brett grounded out (first unassisted) [White scored, Braun to third]; Porter struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 6. ATHLETICS 3RD: Armas doubled to right; Dilone grounded out (second to first) [Armas to third]; Fuentes singled to left [Armas scored]; Guerrero forced Fuentes (third to second); Duncan singled to left [Guerrero to third]; Page grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Royals 6. ROYALS 3RD: Hurdle popped to first; Cowens walked; LaCock doubled to left [Cowens scored]; Patek grounded out (third to first) [LaCock to third]; White grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Royals 7. ATHLETICS 4TH: Newman reached on an error by Patek; Hassler threw a wild pitch [Newman to second]; Burke struck out; Essian singled to center [Newman scored (unearned)]; Armas flied out to right [Essian to second]; Dilone lined to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 7. ROYALS 4TH: Braun flied out to center; McRae flied out to right; Brett popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 7. ATHLETICS 5TH: Fuentes grounded out (shortstop to first); Guerrero singled to left; Duncan flied out to center; Page struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 7. ROYALS 5TH: Porter flied out to right; Hurdle doubled to right; Cowens reached on a fielder's choice [Hurdle out at third (shortstop to third)]; Cowens stole second; LaCock was walked intentionally; Patek flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 7. ATHLETICS 6TH: Newman singled to left; Burke reached on an error by Hassler [Newman to second]; Essian walked [Newman to third, Burke to second]; BIRD REPLACED HASSLER (PITCHING); Armas forced Essian (shortstop to second) [Newman scored (unearned), Burke to third]; Dilone lined into a double play (center to catcher) [Burke out at home]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Royals 7. ROYALS 6TH: White struck out; Braun flied out to left; McRae reached on an error by Guerrero; McRae stole second; Brett grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Royals 7. ATHLETICS 7TH: Fuentes reached on an error by LaCock [Fuentes to second]; Guerrero singled to center [Fuentes scored (unearned)]; Duncan lined to shortstop; Page singled to center [Guerrero to second]; REVERING BATTED FOR NEWMAN; Revering popped to second in foul territory; Burke grounded out (third to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 4, Royals 7. ROYALS 7TH: ALSTON REPLACED REVERING (PLAYING 1B); Porter flied out to left; Hurdle was called out on strikes; Cowens grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Royals 7. ATHLETICS 8TH: Essian grounded out (third to first); Armas struck out; Dilone grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Royals 7. ROYALS 8TH: LaCock struck out; Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); White grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Royals 7. ATHLETICS 9TH: Fuentes struck out; Guerrero singled to center; EDWARDS RAN FOR GUERRERO; Duncan doubled to center [Edwards scored]; HRABOSKY REPLACED BIRD (PITCHING); PICCIOLO RAN FOR DUNCAN; Page popped to third; WALLIS BATTED FOR ALSTON; Wallis struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Royals 7. |
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