Four unearned runs, resulting from two errors and a passed ball, enabled the Rangers to defeat the Royals, 4-3. In the first inning, Mike Hargrove and Jim Sundberg singled and both scored when Pete LaCock threw wildly to second after the first baseman had fielded a grounder by Al Oliver. Texas Rangers 4, Kansas City Royals 3Game Played on Friday, August 18, 1978 (Night game) at Royals StadiumRangers 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 8 2 Royals 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 - 3 8 2 Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Hargrove 1b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .259 Brett 3b 5 1 1 1 0 0 .310 Beniquez cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .256 McRae dh 4 1 2 0 0 2 .282 Sundberg c 3 1 1 0 0 0 .299 LaCock 1b 3 0 1 1 1 0 .306 Oliver lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .310 Porter c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .274 Bonds rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .277 Hurdle lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .275 Zisk dh 4 1 0 0 0 1 .250 Wilson pr,lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Lowenstein 3b 2 0 2 1 2 0 .221 Cowens rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .277 Harrah ss 4 0 0 1 0 0 .218 Otis cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .273 Wills 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .230 Patek ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .275 Medich p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Braun ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .248 Washington 2b 3 1 2 0 0 1 .267 Poquette ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .205 Gale p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mingori p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 4 8 2 3 2 Totals 35 3 8 2 2 4 Time of Game: 2:47 Attendance: 40,112 Left on Base: Rangers 5, Royals 7 DP: Rangers 0, Royals 3 Errors: Beniquez, Medich, LaCock, Patek Doubles: Lowenstein (5), Bonds (18), McRae (29), Hurdle (22) Stolen Bases: Wills (39), Otis (22) Caught Stealing: Lowenstein (2), Wills (6) GIDP: Oliver (5), Sundberg (14), Harrah (6) Hit by Pitch: Sundberg (3,by Gale) Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Medich W(7-6) 9 8 3 2 2 4 0 37 3.54 Totals 9 8 3 2 2 4 0 37 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gale L(13-5) 8.2 8 4 0 3 2 0 36 2.62 Mingori 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.68 Totals 9 8 4 0 3 2 0 36 Passed Balls: Porter (6) Hit by Pitch: Gale (3) Wild Pitches: Gale 2 (5) Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Vic Voltaggio, 3B - Lou DiMuro RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove singled to center; Gale threw a wild pitch [Hargrove to second]; Beniquez grounded out (third to first); Sundberg singled to shortstop [Hargrove stayed at second]; Oliver reached on a fielder's choice [Hargrove scored (error by LaCock) (unearned) (no RBI), Sundberg scored (unearned) (no RBI), Oliver to second]; Gale threw a wild pitch [Oliver to third]; Bonds grounded out (shortstop to first); Zisk grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Brett grounded out (shortstop to first); McRae was called out on strikes; LaCock walked; Porter singled to right [LaCock to second]; Hurdle flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 2, Royals 0. RANGERS 2ND: Lowenstein doubled to left; Harrah grounded out (second to first) [Lowenstein to third]; Wills grounded out (second to first); Hargrove grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Royals 0. ROYALS 2ND: Cowens grounded out (pitcher to first); Otis walked; Otis stole second; Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); Washington singled to left [Otis to third]; Brett flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 2, Royals 0. RANGERS 3RD: Beniquez struck out; Sundberg flied out to left; Oliver flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Royals 0. ROYALS 3RD: McRae was called out on strikes; LaCock grounded out (shortstop to first); Porter grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Royals 0. RANGERS 4TH: Bonds singled to shortstop [Bonds to second (error by Patek)]; Zisk struck out but Bonds advanced to third and Zisk advanced to first on a passed ball; Lowenstein singled to left [Bonds scored (unearned), Zisk to third, Lowenstein to second (on throw to 3b)]; Harrah grounded out (second to first) [Zisk scored (unearned), Lowenstein to third]; Wills flied out to center; Hargrove flied out to center; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Royals 0. ROYALS 4TH: Hurdle flied out to left; Cowens grounded out (pitcher to first); Otis flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Royals 0. RANGERS 5TH: Beniquez grounded out (third to first); Sundberg was hit by a pitch; Oliver grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Sundberg out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Royals 0. ROYALS 5TH: Patek flied out to right; Washington singled to pitcher [Washington to third (error by Medich)]; Brett singled to center [Washington scored]; McRae singled to right [Brett to third]; LaCock singled to center [Brett scored, McRae scored (error by Beniquez) (unearned) (no RBI), LaCock to third]; Porter grounded out (second to first); Hurdle was called out on strikes; 3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Royals 3. RANGERS 6TH: Bonds doubled to center; Zisk flied out to center [Bonds to third]; Lowenstein walked; Lowenstein was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Harrah grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Royals 3. ROYALS 6TH: Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first); Otis grounded out (third to first); Patek grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Royals 3. RANGERS 7TH: On a bunt Wills singled to third; Wills stole second; Hargrove walked; Beniquez forced Wills (pitcher to shortstop) [Hargrove to second]; Sundberg grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Beniquez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Royals 3. ROYALS 7TH: Washington struck out; Brett grounded out (pitcher to first); McRae doubled to left; LaCock grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Royals 3. RANGERS 8TH: Oliver flied out to right; Bonds popped to first in foul territory; Zisk grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Royals 3. ROYALS 8TH: Porter flied out to center; Hurdle doubled to right; WILSON RAN FOR HURDLE; Cowens grounded out (pitcher to first) [Wilson to third]; Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Royals 3. RANGERS 9TH: WILSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Lowenstein walked; Harrah grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Lowenstein out at second]; On a bunt Wills singled to catcher; MINGORI REPLACED GALE (PITCHING); Wills was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Royals 3. ROYALS 9TH: BRAUN BATTED FOR PATEK; Braun grounded out (first to pitcher); POQUETTE BATTED FOR WASHINGTON; Poquette grounded out (pitcher to first); Brett flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Royals 3. |
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