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.

Bobby Bonds beat out an infield hit to Freddie Patek in the fourth and continued to second on a wild throw by the shortstop. Richie Zisk struck out, but when the third strike got past catcher Darrell Porter for a passed ball, Zisk reached first and Bonds took third. John Lowenstein singled, scoring Bonds. Zisk advanced to third and scored what proved to be the winning run when Toby Harrah grounded out. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 4, Kansas City Royals 3
Game Played on Friday, August    18, 1978 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Rangers      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.