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FINAL
Aug 25, 1978

Box Score

123456789RHE
KC000020000250
TEX00000610-770
win:J. Matlack (TEX)loss:R. Gale (KC)
Kansas City Royals logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRAVG
1Freddie PatekSS1400000.268
2George Brett3B0400000.301
3Amos OtisCF0400200.266
4Al CowensRF1300010.280
5Hal McRaeDH2400000.278
6John Wathan1B0310000.291
7Darrell PorterC1212011.274
8Frank White2B0300200.273
9Willie WilsonLF0300000.227
TOTAL53022421
Kansas City Royals logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRERA
Rich GaleRHP6.05663312.86
Doug BirdRHP2.02111005.63
TOTAL8.0777431
Texas Rangers logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRAVG
1Mike Hargrove1B1410000.252
Mike Jorgensen1B0000000.136
2Bump Wills2B1311110.224
3Kurt Bevacqua3B1411000.237
4Al OliverLF0310010.313
5Bobby BondsRF1311110.279
6Richie ZiskDH1414201.254
7Jim SundbergC0300000.293
8Juan BeniquezCF2310000.255
9Toby HarrahSS0200000.216
TOTAL72977431
Texas Rangers logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRERA
Jon MatlackLHP9.05224212.20
TOTAL9.0522421

Scoring Summary

kctex
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    5
    Darrell Porter hits a home run (11). John Wathan scores.[2 runs]
    20
  • Texas Rangers logo
    6
    Kurt Bevacqua doubles (11) on a to center fielder Amos Otis. Mike Hargrove scores. Bump Wills to 3rd.[1 run]
    21
  • Texas Rangers logo
    6
    Bobby Bonds walks. Bump Wills scores. Kurt Bevacqua to 3rd. Al Oliver to 2nd.[1 run]
    22
  • Texas Rangers logo
    6
    Richie Zisk hits a grand slam (15). Kurt Bevacqua scores. Al Oliver scores. Bobby Bonds scores.[4 runs]
    26
  • Texas Rangers logo
    7
    Bump Wills triples (4) on a to center fielder Amos Otis. Juan Beniquez scores.[1 run]
    27

Play-by-Play

1st inningkctex
  • TOP 1
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    BATTER OUT — Freddie Patek out, third baseman Kurt Bevacqua to first baseman Mike Hargrove.[1 out]
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    BATTER OUT — George Brett out, second baseman Bump Wills to first baseman Mike Hargrove.[2 outs]
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    STRIKEOUT — Amos Otis strikes out swinging.[3 outs]
    00
  • BOTTOM 1
  • Texas Rangers logo
    BATTER OUT — Mike Hargrove out to center fielder Amos Otis.[1 out]
    00
  • Texas Rangers logo
    GROUNDOUT — Bump Wills grounds out to first baseman John Wathan.[2 outs]
    00
  • Texas Rangers logo
    BATTER OUT — Kurt Bevacqua out to left fielder Willie Wilson.[3 outs]
    00
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Team Stats

2Runs7
5Hits7
0Errors0
.167Batting Avg.241
30At Bats29
1Extra-base Hits3
1Home Runs1
2Runs-Batted-In7
2Walks3
0Stolen Bases0
4Strikeouts4
3Left on Base2
8Total Bases13

Game Details

Friday, August 25, 1978 · 8:05 PM
Globe Life Field · Arlington, TX
attendance: 36,750 (91.2%)