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Getting single runs in each of the last two innings, Kansas City edged the Rangers, 2-1. The Rangers took a 1-0 lead in the third inning on an RBI single by Jim Sundberg, but the Royals tied the game in the eighth on a one-out triple by George Brett and sacrifice fly by Hal McRae. Kansas City Royals 2, Texas Rangers 1Game Played on Thursday, July 20, 1978 (Night game) at Royals StadiumRangers 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 0
Royals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 - 2 9 0
Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Hargrove 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .259 Brett 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .304
Beniquez cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .276 McRae dh 2 0 1 1 1 0 .266
Sundberg c 4 0 1 1 0 1 .311 LaCock 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .287
Oliver lf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .304 Otis cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .270
Bonds dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .261 Porter c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .280
Zisk rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .257 Hurdle rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .258
Harrah 3b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .215 Wilson pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .232
Wills 2b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .223 Poquette lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .229
Campaneris ss 3 1 1 0 0 0 .216 Patek ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .278
Alexander p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Braun ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .239
White 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .284
Leonard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 32 1 6 1 1 6 Totals 32 2 9 2 2 1
Time of Game: 2:26 Attendance: 26,620
Left on Base: Rangers 5, Royals 7
DP: Rangers 1, Royals 1
Doubles: Hargrove (19), Campaneris (5), Oliver (17), McRae (23), Porter (20)
Triples: Brett (6)
Stolen Bases: Poquette (2)
Caught Stealing: Otis (4)
Sacrifice Flies: McRae (7)
GIDP: Hargrove (6), Otis (5)
Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Alexander L(6-6) 8.2 9 2 2 2 1 0 35 4.30
Totals 8.2 9 2 2 2 1 0 35
Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Leonard W(11-11) 9 6 1 1 1 6 0 33 3.50
Totals 9 6 1 1 1 6 0 33
Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Nick Bremigan
RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove doubled to left; Beniquez struck out;
Sundberg grounded out (third to first); Oliver singled to
pitcher [Hargrove to third]; Bonds flied out to center; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 0.
ROYALS 1ST: Brett flied out to left; McRae flied out to center;
LaCock singled to left; Otis forced LaCock (third to second); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 0.
RANGERS 2ND: Zisk struck out; Harrah popped to second; Wills
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 0.
ROYALS 2ND: Porter grounded out (pitcher to first); Hurdle
struck out; Poquette singled to left; Patek grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 0.
RANGERS 3RD: Campaneris doubled to left; Hargrove flied out to
right [Campaneris to third]; Beniquez grounded out (second to
first); Sundberg singled to third [Campaneris scored]; Oliver
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Royals 0.
ROYALS 3RD: White popped to second; Brett flied out to left;
McRae doubled to center; LaCock lined to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Rangers 1, Royals 0.
RANGERS 4TH: Bonds grounded out (third to first); Zisk grounded
out (shortstop to first); Harrah grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Royals 0.
ROYALS 4TH: Otis walked; Porter popped to shortstop; Otis was
picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to
shortstop); Hurdle grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Royals 0.
RANGERS 5TH: Wills singled to left; Campaneris forced Wills
(shortstop to second); Hargrove grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Campaneris out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. Rangers 1, Royals 0.
ROYALS 5TH: Poquette grounded out (first to pitcher); Patek
flied to right in foul territory; White grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Royals 0.
RANGERS 6TH: Beniquez flied out to right; Sundberg grounded out
(second to first); Oliver flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Rangers 1, Royals 0.
ROYALS 6TH: Brett grounded out (shortstop to first); McRae
walked; LaCock singled to left [McRae to third]; Otis grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [LaCock out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Royals 0.
RANGERS 7TH: Bonds popped to first in foul territory; Zisk
grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrah walked; Wills flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Royals 0.
ROYALS 7TH: Porter doubled to left; Hurdle grounded out (first
to pitcher) [Porter to third]; Poquette reached on a fielder's
choice [Porter out at home (first to catcher to third)]; Patek
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers
1, Royals 0.
RANGERS 8TH: Campaneris grounded out (third to first); Hargrove
lined to shortstop; Beniquez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 1, Royals 0.
ROYALS 8TH: White flied out to right; Brett tripled to right;
McRae hit a sacrifice fly to center [Brett scored]; LaCock
popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 1, Royals 1.
RANGERS 9TH: Sundberg struck out; Oliver doubled to left; Bonds
flied out to center [Oliver to third]; Zisk popped to first in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Royals 1.
ROYALS 9TH: Otis flied out to center; Porter grounded out (first
unassisted); Hurdle singled to center; WILSON RAN FOR HURDLE;
Poquette singled to center [Wilson to third]; BRAUN BATTED FOR
PATEK; Poquette stole second; Braun singled to left [Wilson
scored, Poquette to third]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 1,
Royals 2.
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