The slugging of Amos Otis and Darrell Porter enabled the Royals to snare a 4-2 victory from the Rangers. The Royals trailed, 1-0, going into the seventh inning when Porter tied the score with a home run. Later in the inning, Otis belted a round-tripper to put the Royals ahead. Porter hit his second homer of the game in the ninth. Otis then singled home the Royals' final run. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 4, Texas Rangers 2
Game Played on Sunday, August    27, 1978 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  2  -   4  9  1
Rangers      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  9  1


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Braun lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .243      Hargrove 1b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .251
  Wilson lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .227        Jorgensen 1b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .136
McRae dh              3   0   0   0     1   0   .278      Bevacqua 3b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .241
Brett 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .295      Beniquez cf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .250
Porter c              4   2   3   2     0   0   .281      Oliver lf             4   1   2   1     0   0   .314
LaCock 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .306      Bonds rf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .279
Cowens rf             4   1   1   0     0   2   .276      Zisk dh               4   0   2   0     0   1   .254
Otis cf               3   1   2   2     1   1   .269        Campaneris pr,dh    0   0   0   0     0   0   .189
Washington ss         1   0   1   0     0   0   .274      Sundberg c            4   0   1   0     0   0   .294
  Terrell ss          2   0   0   0     0   1   .184      Harrah ss             4   0   2   0     0   2   .222
  Hurdle ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .268      Wills 2b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .225
  Patek pr,ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .265        Lowenstein ph       0   0   0   0     0   0   .212
White 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .271        Gray ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .222
Leonard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Medich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Mirabella p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Cleveland p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   4   9   4     2   6             Totals               35   2   9   1     0   8

Time of Game: 2:38   Attendance: 25,242
Left on Base: Royals 5, Rangers 7
DP: Royals 0, Rangers 2
Errors: Terrell, Harrah
Doubles: Porter (24), Zisk (14)
Triples: Bonds (3)
Home Runs: Porter 2 (13), Otis (16), Oliver (12)
Stolen Bases: McRae (14), Otis (23), Cowens (11)
Caught Stealing: Otis (6), Bonds (17)
GIDP: McRae (14), Brett (5)
Hit by Pitch: Hargrove (7,by Leonard)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leonard W(15-15)        8.2   9   2   2   0   7   1  35   3.52
Hrabosky SV(17)         0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   2.66
Totals                  9     9   2   2   0   8   1  36

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich L(7-8)           8.2   8   4   4   2   5   3  34   3.57
Mirabella               0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   7.40
Cleveland               0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   2.73
Totals                  9     9   4   4   2   6   3  36

Hit by Pitch: Leonard (9)
Wild Pitches: Leonard (9)

Umpires: HP - Durwood Merrill, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Jim Evans


ROYALS 1ST: Braun flied out to center; McRae walked; Brett
struck out; McRae stole second; Porter lined to first; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove was hit by a pitch; Bevacqua flied out to
center; Beniquez struck out; Oliver grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Rangers 0.

ROYALS 2ND: LaCock flied out to right; Cowens flied out to
right; Otis walked; Otis stole second; Washington singled to
third [Otis to third]; Otis was caught stealing home (catcher to
shortstop to catcher) [Washington to second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: TERRELL REPLACED WASHINGTON (PLAYING SS); Bonds
tripled to right; U L Washington injured foot sliding into
2B; Leonard threw a wild pitch [Bonds scored]; Zisk was
called out on strikes; Sundberg grounded out (second to first);
Harrah singled to left; Wills flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Rangers 1.

ROYALS 3RD: White grounded out (shortstop to first); Braun
reached on an error by Harrah; McRae grounded into a double play
(second to first to shortstop) [Braun out at second]; 0 R, 0 H,
1 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Hargrove grounded out (first to pitcher); Bevacqua
grounded out (shortstop to first); Beniquez struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Rangers 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Brett grounded out (shortstop to first); Porter
doubled to left; LaCock lined to left; Cowens was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Oliver grounded out (second to first); Bonds
reached on an error by Terrell; Zisk popped to second; Bonds was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 0, Rangers 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Otis was called out on strikes; Terrell popped to
second; White grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 0, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Sundberg grounded out (second to first); Harrah
singled to left; Wills flied out to left; Hargrove struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Rangers 1.

ROYALS 6TH: Braun singled to second; McRae flied out to right;
Brett grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Braun out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Rangers
1.

RANGERS 6TH: Bevacqua grounded out (third to first); Beniquez
popped to first in foul territory; Oliver singled to left; Bonds
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Rangers 1.

ROYALS 7TH: Porter homered; LaCock grounded out (pitcher to
first); Cowens struck out; Otis homered; Terrell was called out
on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 7TH: Zisk doubled to center; Sundberg grounded out
(second to first) [Zisk to third]; Harrah struck out; Wills was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Rangers
1.

ROYALS 8TH: White grounded out (shortstop to first); Braun
grounded out (second to first); McRae grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 8TH: WILSON REPLACED BRAUN (PLAYING LF); Hargrove flied
out to center; Bevacqua singled to center [Bevacqua out at
second (center to shortstop)]; Beniquez flied out to left; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Rangers 1.

ROYALS 9TH: JORGENSEN REPLACED HARGROVE (PLAYING 1B); Brett
grounded out (second to first); Porter homered; LaCock grounded
out (first to pitcher); Cowens singled to left; Cowens stole
second; Otis singled to center [Cowens scored]; MIRABELLA
REPLACED MEDICH (PITCHING); HURDLE BATTED FOR TERRELL; Hurdle
singled to right [Otis to third]; PATEK RAN FOR HURDLE;
CLEVELAND REPLACED MIRABELLA (PITCHING); White struck out; 2 R,
4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 4, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 9TH: PATEK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Oliver homered;
Bonds popped to shortstop; Zisk singled to right; CAMPANERIS RAN
FOR ZISK; Sundberg singled to right [Campaneris to second];
Harrah struck out; LOWENSTEIN BATTED FOR WILLS; HRABOSKY
REPLACED LEONARD (PITCHING); GRAY BATTED FOR LOWENSTEIN; Gray
struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 4, Rangers 2.