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September 5, 1978

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Bottom 9 R H E
Royals 3 6 0
Athletics 0 3 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Royals 3 6 0
Athletics 0 3 0

Mike Edwards Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .274
OBP .333 .303
At Bats 3 368
Hits 1 101
• Singles 1 85
• Doubles 0 13
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 13
RBI’s 0 22

Dennis Leonard Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
15 16 0
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Oakland-Alameda County Stadium - September 5, 1978
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Strikeout
Dennis Leonard
Darrell Porter
Pete LaCock
Frank White
George Brett
Jerry Terrell
Willie Wilson
Amos Otis
Al Cowens
Mike Edwards

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Royals 3 6 0 5
Oakland Athletics 0 3 0 1
Winning Pitcher Dennis Leonard
Losing Pitcher Steve Renko
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Frank White
Attendance 1,376
Time of Game 2 hours 9 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Edwards strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Alston hits a popup towards short. Terrell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Wallis hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 White is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Otis hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Alston who is chasing the ball. Otis reaches third base with a triple.
Top 9 Wilson strikes out.
Top 9 Elias Sosa now pitching. Cowens hits a fly ball into right field. Alston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Gross strikes out.
Bottom 8 Guerrero hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Robinson strikes out.
Top 8 Porter strikes out.
Top 8 LaCock hits a line drive towards third. Gross catches it and throws to first to double up McRae.
Top 8 McRae hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Page hits a line drive towards third. Brett reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Carty strikes out.
Bottom 7 Willie Wilson now playing left field. Revering hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Brett hits a fly ball into left field. Page settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Terrell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Edwards scoops it up and throws to first for the out. White moves to third.
Top 7 White hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Page. White reaches second base with a double. Porter scores. Wilson scores. Otis goes all the way around to score.
Top 7 Otis is walked intentionally.
Top 7 Willie Wilson pinch runs for Clint Hurdle. There goes Wilson. The throw from Robinson and he is safe. Wilson steals second.
Top 7 Hurdle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Porter moves to third.
Top 7 Cowens strikes out.
Top 7 Porter takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leonard fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Alston hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Wallis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 LaCock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 McRae strikes out.
Top 6 Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Edwards scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Gross hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Leonard, and towards Terrell, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Robinson bunts towards the mound. Leonard fields it and throws to first for the out. Page moves to second.
Bottom 5 Page takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Terrell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Edwards scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 There goes White. The throw from Robinson and he is safe. White steals second.
Top 5 White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Otis hits a line drive into center field. Wallis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Hurdle strikes out.
Bottom 4 Carty hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Revering hits a popup towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Edwards hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Porter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Revering scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Porter for the out.
Top 4 LaCock strikes out.
Bottom 3 There goes Alston. The throw from Porter and he is out, Terrell applying the tag.
Bottom 3 Alston hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Wallis hits a popup towards short. Terrell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Gross hits a fly ball into left field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 McRae hits a line drive towards first. Revering reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Brett strikes out.
Top 3 Terrell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leonard fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Robinson strikes out.
Bottom 2 There goes Page. The throw from Porter and he is out, Terrell applying the tag.
Bottom 2 Page hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Otis hits a fly ball into right field. Alston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Hurdle strikes out.
Top 2 Cowens hits a fly ball into right field. Alston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Carty hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Revering strikes out.
Bottom 1 Edwards strikes out. Porter drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Edwards out.
Top 1 Porter is called out on strikes.
Top 1 LaCock takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 McRae strikes out.
Top 1 Brett strikes out.