Becoming a 10-game winner in his rookie year, Rich Gale pitched the Royals to a 9-2 victory over the Brewers. Gale was in trouble only in the sixth inning when the Brewers scored two unearned runs to take a 2-1 lead. The Royals came back with a pair in the seventh on a walk to Freddie Patek, single by Frank White, sacrifice fly by Hal McRae and single by Pete LaCock. Three more runs in the eighth, including a pair on a bases-loaded single by LaCock, and three in the ninth iced the game. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 9, Milwaukee Brewers 2
Game Played on Friday, July      14, 1978 (Night game) at County Stadium
Royals       0  0  0    1  0  0    2  3  3  -   9 11  1
Brewers      0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   2  7  4


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brett 3b              5   1   0   0     1   0   .309      Molitor 2b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .297
McRae dh              3   0   1   1     0   0   .265      Money 3b              3   0   1   0     0   1   .283
LaCock 1b             5   1   3   3     0   0   .284      Oglivie dh            4   0   0   1     0   1   .258
Otis cf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .275      Hisle lf              4   0   1   1     0   1   .297
Hurdle rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .255      Lezcano rf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .326
Porter c              3   2   0   1     2   0   .277      Muser 1b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .000
Poquette lf           2   0   1   0     1   0   .226      Yount ss              4   0   2   0     0   0   .288
  Zdeb ph,lf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .244      Thomas cf             4   0   1   0     0   2   .248
  Braun ph            1   0   1   1     0   0   .232      Martinez c            1   1   0   0     1   0   .196
  Wilson pr,lf        0   1   0   0     0   0   .235        May ph              0   0   0   0     1   0   .190
Patek ss              4   2   2   1     1   1   .274        Moore c             1   0   0   0     0   0   .267
White 2b              5   1   1   0     0   0   .285      Replogle p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Gale p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        McClure p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Castro p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   9  11   7     5   1             Totals               32   2   7   2     3   6

Time of Game: 2:38   Attendance: 43,993
Left on Base: Royals 10, Brewers 8
DP: Royals 0, Brewers 0
Errors: Gale, Muser, Yount 2, Martinez
Doubles: Yount (9), Lezcano (13)
Stolen Bases: McRae (11)
Sacrifice Hits: Zdeb (5), Hurdle (1), Molitor (4), Money (6)
Sacrifice Flies: McRae (5)
Hit by Pitch: McRae (5,by Castro), Otis (3,by Castro)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gale W(10-3)            9     7   2   0   3   6   0  37   2.54
Totals                  9     7   2   0   3   6   0  37

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Replogle L(4-2)         6.2   8   3   3   2   1   0  31   4.59
McClure                 1     1   3   3   2   0   0   6   3.60
Castro                  1.1   2   3   1   1   0   0   9   1.61
Totals                  9    11   9   7   5   1   0  46

Hit by Pitch: Castro 2 (2)
Wild Pitches: McClure (1)

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


ROYALS 1ST: Brett grounded out (shortstop to first); McRae flied
out to right; LaCock lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Molitor lined to second; Money popped to second;
Oglivie grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Royals 0, Brewers 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Otis lined to center; Hurdle lined to shortstop;
Porter lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Brewers
0.

BREWERS 2ND: On a bunt Hisle grounded out (catcher to first);
Lezcano popped to second; Muser grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Brewers 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Poquette singled to center; Patek singled to left
[Poquette to second]; White lined to center; Brett forced
Poquette (shortstop to third) [Patek to second]; McRae forced
Brett (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0,
Brewers 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Yount doubled to left; Thomas flied out to center;
Martinez popped to second; Molitor singled [Yount out at home
(shortstop to catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0,
Brewers 0.

ROYALS 4TH: LaCock singled to center; Otis singled to center
[LaCock to second]; Hurdle grounded out (first unassisted)
[LaCock to third, Otis to second]; Porter reached on an error by
Muser [LaCock scored, Otis to third]; Poquette walked [Porter to
second]; Patek struck out; White lined to center; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E,
3 LOB.  Royals 1, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 4TH: Money was called out on strikes; Oglivie struck
out; Hisle struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Brewers
0.

ROYALS 5TH: Brett flied out to center; McRae singled to right;
LaCock flied out to left; McRae stole second [McRae out at home
(error by Martinez) (shortstop to second to catcher)]; 0 R, 1 H,
1 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 5TH: Lezcano popped to second in foul territory; Muser
grounded out (second to first); Yount singled to left; Thomas
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Brewers 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); Hurdle
singled to right; Porter popped to third in foul territory;
Poquette flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1,
Brewers 0.

BREWERS 6TH: Martinez walked; Molitor reached on an error by
Gale on a sacrifice bunt [Martinez to second]; Money out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Martinez to third, Molitor to
second]; Oglivie grounded out (second to first) [Martinez scored
(unearned), Molitor to third]; Hisle singled to left [Molitor
scored (unearned)]; Lezcano flied out to center; 2 R (0 ER), 1
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Brewers 2.

ROYALS 7TH: Patek walked; White singled to right [Patek to
third]; Brett popped to shortstop; McRae hit a sacrifice fly to
right [Patek scored, White to second]; LaCock singled to right
[White scored]; Otis reached on an error by Yount [LaCock to
second]; MCCLURE REPLACED REPLOGLE (PITCHING); Hurdle forced
Otis (second to shortstop); 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 3,
Brewers 2.

BREWERS 7TH: Muser walked; Yount flied out to right; Thomas
struck out; MAY BATTED FOR MARTINEZ; May walked [Muser to
second]; Molitor flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 3, Brewers 2.

ROYALS 8TH: MOORE REPLACED MAY (PLAYING C ); Porter walked; ZDEB
BATTED FOR POQUETTE; Zdeb out on a sacrifice bunt (first
unassisted) [Porter to second]; McClure threw a wild pitch
[Porter to third]; Patek singled to center [Porter scored];
White flied out to right; Brett walked [Patek to second]; CASTRO
REPLACED MCCLURE (PITCHING); McRae was hit by a pitch [Patek to
third, Brett to second]; LaCock singled [Patek scored, Brett
scored, McRae to third, LaCock out at second (right to third to
shortstop)]; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 6, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 8TH: ZDEB STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); On a bunt Money
singled; Oglivie lined to right; Hisle flied out to center;
Lezcano doubled to left [Money to third]; Muser struck out; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 6, Brewers 2.

ROYALS 9TH: Otis was hit by a pitch; Hurdle out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to second) [Otis to second]; Porter was walked
intentionally; BRAUN BATTED FOR ZDEB; Braun singled to center
[Otis scored, Porter to second]; WILSON RAN FOR BRAUN; Patek
flied to right in foul territory; White reached on an error by
Yount [Porter scored (unearned) (no RBI), Wilson scored
(unearned) (no RBI), White to second]; Brett flied out to left;
3 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 9, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 9TH: WILSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Yount flied out
to right; Thomas singled to left; Moore flied out to right;
Molitor flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 9,
Brewers 2.