Oakland Athletics 9, Kansas City Royals 3 (Game 2)

Game Played on Sunday, July 2, 1978 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Royals       1  0  0    0  1  0    0  1  0  -   3  6  5
A's          0  0  1    2  2  3    1  0  x  -   9 12  2


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              4   1   2   0     0   0   .273      Wallis cf             5   1   2   3     0   0   .323
  Washington pr,ss    0   1   0   0     0   0   .226      Dilone lf             2   1   0   0     2   0   .252
LaCock 1b             4   1   2   1     0   0   .234      Page dh               4   2   2   1     1   0   .279
Otis cf               3   0   1   1     0   0   .289      Duncan 3b             4   0   2   1     0   1   .271
Brett 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .304        Gross 3b            1   0   0   0     0   1   .207
McRae dh              4   0   0   0     0   1   .265      Newman c,1b           5   1   1   1     0   1   .262
Hurdle rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Essian 1b,c           4   1   1   2     1   0   .239
Poquette lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .192      Armas rf              4   1   1   0     1   1   .225
White 2b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .275      Edwards 2b,ss         5   1   1   0     0   1   .238
  Braun ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .227      Picciolo ss           1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Kusnyer c             2   0   0   0     1   0   .125        Revering ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .261
Hassler p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Fuentes 2b          2   1   2   0     0   0   .146
  McGilberry p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Renko p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   3   6   2     1   2             Totals               38   9  12   8     5   6

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 13,486
Left on Base: Royals 5, A's 11
DP: Royals 0, A's 0
Errors: Patek, LaCock, White 2, Mingori, Dilone, Edwards
Doubles: Patek (14), Wallis 2 (6)
Triples: Essian (1)
Home Runs: LaCock (2)
Stolen Bases: Dilone (27)
Sacrifice Hits: Dilone (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Otis (3)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hassler L(1-4)          4.1   5   5   4   4   3   0  24   4.61
McGilberry              1     2   2   2   0   2   0   5  18.00
Mingori                 2.2   5   2   0   1   1   0  15   2.14
Totals                  8    12   9   6   5   6   0  44

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Renko W(3-3)            9     6   3   3   1   2   1  35   3.07
Totals                  9     6   3   3   1   2   1  35

Wild Pitches: Hassler (3)

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - Jerry Neudecker


ROYALS 1ST: Patek singled to left; LaCock singled to left [Patek
to second]; Otis singled to left [Patek scored (error by Dilone)
(no RBI), LaCock to second]; Brett flied out to left; McRae
flied out to center; Hurdle flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Royals 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Wallis lined to second; Dilone walked; Dilone
stole second; Page flied out to left; Duncan popped to second; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Athletics 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Poquette grounded out (shortstop to first); White
lined to left; Kusnyer walked; Patek flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Newman lined to shortstop; Essian lined to
center; Armas walked; Edwards forced Armas (shortstop
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Athletics 0.

ROYALS 3RD: LaCock flied out to right; Otis popped to first in
foul territory; Brett grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Picciolo grounded out (third to first); Wallis
flied out to right; Dilone reached on an error by Patek; Hassler
threw a wild pitch [Dilone to second]; Page walked; Duncan
singled to left [Dilone scored (unearned), Page to second];
Newman struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1,
Athletics 1.

ROYALS 4TH: McRae lined to left; Hurdle singled to center;
Poquette flied out to right; White grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Essian walked; Armas reached on a fielder's
choice [Essian to second (error by LaCock)]; Edwards popped to
catcher; REVERING BATTED FOR PICCIOLO; Revering struck out;
Wallis doubled to right [Essian scored, Armas scored]; Dilone
flied out to right; 2 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Athletics 3.

ROYALS 5TH: FUENTES REPLACED REVERING (PLAYING 2B); EDWARDS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Kusnyer grounded out (third to
first); Patek flied out to right; LaCock homered; Otis popped to
first in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2,
Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Page singled to center; Duncan struck out; Newman
singled to left [Page to second]; Essian tripled to right [Page
scored, Newman scored]; MCGILBERRY REPLACED HASSLER (PITCHING);
Armas struck out; Edwards struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 2, Athletics 5.

ROYALS 6TH: Brett flied out to left; McRae was called out on
strikes; Hurdle grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 2, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Fuentes singled to second [Fuentes to third
(error by White)]; Wallis doubled to right [Fuentes scored];
Dilone out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Wallis to
third]; MINGORI REPLACED MCGILBERRY (PITCHING); Page singled to
right [Wallis scored]; Page was picked off first but was safe on
an error by Mingori [Page to second]; Duncan singled to left
[Page to third]; Newman forced Duncan (shortstop to second)
[Page scored (unearned)]; Essian flied out to right; 3 R (2 ER),
4 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Athletics 8.

ROYALS 7TH: GROSS REPLACED DUNCAN (PLAYING 3B); Poquette flied
out to left; White struck out; Kusnyer grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Athletics 8.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Armas grounded out (pitcher to first); Edwards
singled to center; Fuentes singled to left [Edwards to second];
Wallis flied out to left; Dilone walked [Edwards to third,
Fuentes to second]; Page reached on an error by White [Edwards
scored (unearned) (no RBI), Fuentes to third, Dilone to second];
Gross struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 2,
Athletics 9.

ROYALS 8TH: Patek doubled to left; WASHINGTON RAN FOR PATEK;
LaCock grounded out (first unassisted) [Washington to third];
Otis hit a sacrifice fly to right [Washington scored]; Brett
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3,
Athletics 9.

ATHLETICS 8TH: WASHINGTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Newman
lined to center; Essian flied out to center; Armas singled to
left; Edwards popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Athletics 9.

ROYALS 9TH: NEWMAN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); ESSIAN
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); McRae grounded out (shortstop to
first); Hurdle reached on an error by Edwards; Poquette flied
out to right; BRAUN BATTED FOR WHITE; Braun forced Hurdle
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3,
Athletics 9.