After working out of a bases-loaded, none-out jam in the first inning, Dennis Leonard pitched the Royals to a 3-0 victory over the Rangers. Fergie Jenkins, hurling for the Rangers, did not allow a hit through the first three innings but then went down to defeat when Pete LaCock singled and Clint Hurdle homered in the fourth. The Royals' other run counted in the eighth on a double by LaCock and single by Darrell Porter. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 3, Texas Rangers 0
Game Played on Saturday, August    19, 1978 (Day game) at Royals Stadium
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  0
Royals       0  0  0    2  0  0    0  1  x  -   3  7  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hargrove 1b           3   0   1   0     1   0   .259      Brett 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .306
Wills 2b              3   0   0   0     1   2   .228      McRae dh              4   0   0   0     0   1   .279
Beniquez cf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .256      LaCock 1b             3   2   2   0     1   0   .311
  Jorgensen cf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .122      Porter c              4   0   1   1     0   0   .273
Oliver dh             4   0   1   0     0   0   .309      Hurdle lf             3   1   1   2     1   0   .276
Bonds rf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .277        Wilson lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .231
Zisk lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Cowens rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .277
Sundberg c            4   0   0   0     0   2   .296      Otis cf               3   0   0   0     0   0   .271
Harrah 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .218      Patek ss              3   0   1   0     0   1   .276
Campaneris ss         3   0   0   0     0   1   .192      Washington 2b         3   0   1   0     0   0   .269
Jenkins p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Leonard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   0   6   0     2   7             Totals               31   3   7   3     2   3

Time of Game: 2:00   Attendance: 37,604
Left on Base: Rangers 8, Royals 6
DP: Rangers 0, Royals 0
Doubles: Oliver (24), LaCock (13)
Home Runs: Hurdle (6)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins L(11-8)         8     7   3   3   2   3   1  33   3.41
Totals                  8     7   3   3   2   3   1  33

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leonard W(14-14)        9     6   0   0   2   7   0  35   3.58
Totals                  9     6   0   0   2   7   0  35

Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Vic Voltaggio, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Larry Barnett


RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove walked; Wills walked [Hargrove to second];
On a bunt Beniquez singled to pitcher [Hargrove to third, Wills
to second]; Oliver popped to catcher in foul territory; Bonds
popped to first in foul territory; Zisk grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Rangers 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Brett flied out to right; McRae was called out on
strikes; LaCock walked; Porter grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Royals 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Sundberg grounded out (third to first); Harrah
popped to shortstop; Campaneris grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Hurdle walked; Cowens flied out to center; Otis
forced Hurdle (shortstop to second); Patek struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Royals 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Hargrove grounded out (pitcher to first); Wills
struck out; Beniquez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Washington grounded out (first unassisted); Brett
grounded out (first to pitcher); McRae grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Royals 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Oliver popped to third; Bonds popped to second;
Zisk flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: LaCock singled to center; Porter flied out to right;
Hurdle homered [LaCock scored]; Cowens grounded out (shortstop
to first); Otis flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Royals 2.

RANGERS 5TH: Sundberg struck out; Harrah singled to left;
Campaneris struck out; Hargrove singled to right [Harrah to
third]; Wills struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Royals 2.

ROYALS 5TH: Patek flied out to left; Washington flied out to
right; Brett grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 0, Royals 2.

RANGERS 6TH: Beniquez flied out to center; Oliver grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bonds singled to center; Zisk singled to
left [Bonds to third]; Sundberg struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Rangers 0, Royals 2.

ROYALS 6TH: McRae grounded out (third to first); LaCock flied
out to center; Porter grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Royals 2.

RANGERS 7TH: Harrah grounded out (third to first); Campaneris
flied out to center; Hargrove grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Royals 2.

ROYALS 7TH: Hurdle popped to first in foul territory; Cowens
singled to right; Otis flied out to center; Patek singled to
left [Cowens to second]; Washington singled to second [Cowens to
third, Patek to second]; Brett flied out to left; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Rangers 0, Royals 2.

RANGERS 8TH: Wills grounded out (second to first); Beniquez
popped to catcher in foul territory; Juan Beniquez ejected by
HP umpire Jim McKean; Oliver doubled to center; Bonds struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Royals 2.

ROYALS 8TH: JORGENSEN REPLACED BENIQUEZ (PLAYING CF); McRae
flied out to center; LaCock doubled to right; Porter singled to
center [LaCock scored]; Hurdle flied out to center; Cowens was
called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Royals
3.

RANGERS 9TH: WILSON REPLACED HURDLE (PLAYING LF); Zisk flied out
to right; Sundberg flied out to right; Harrah grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Royals 3.