Royals @ Rangers
August 27, 1978

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Al Oliver Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .313
OBP .333 .345
At Bats 3 396
Hits 1 124
• Singles 1 83
• Doubles 0 26
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 11
Walks 0 21
RBI’s 0 60

Dennis Leonard Season Stats

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14 15 0
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Arlington Stadium - August 27, 1978
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Home Run
Dennis Leonard
Darrell Porter
Pete LaCock
Frank White
George Brett
Freddie Patek
Willie Wilson
Amos Otis
Al Cowens
Al Oliver
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Freddie Patek now playing shortstop. Oliver hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Freddie Patek pinch runs for Clint Hurdle. Reggie Cleveland now pitching. White strikes out.
Top 9 Paul Mirabella now pitching. Clint Hurdle pinch hits for Jerry Terrell. Hurdle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Otis moves to third.
Top 9 Otis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cowens scores.
Top 9 There goes Cowens. The throw from Sundberg and he is safe. Cowens steals second.
Top 9 Cowens hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 LaCock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jorgensen scoops it up and throws to first, with Medich covering, for the out.
Top 9 Porter hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 9 Mike Jorgensen now playing first base. Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Beniquez hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Bevacqua hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Otis throws the ball in to Terrell who tags Bevacqua trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Bottom 8 Willie Wilson now playing left field. Hargrove hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Braun hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Wills is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Harrah strikes out.
Bottom 7 Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Zisk moves to third.
Bottom 7 Zisk hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis. Zisk reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Terrell is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Otis hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Cowens strikes out.
Top 7 LaCock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Medich fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Porter hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Bonds hits a fly ball into left field. Braun settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Oliver hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Beniquez hits a popup, foul, towards first. LaCock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Bevacqua hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 McRae hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Braun hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Hargrove strikes out.
Bottom 5 Wills hits a fly ball into left field. Braun settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Harrah hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Sundberg 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 5 White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Terrell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Otis is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 There goes Bonds. The throw from Porter and he is out, White applying the tag.
Bottom 4 Zisk hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Terrell misplays the ball. That's an error on Terrell.
Bottom 4 Oliver 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 4 Cowens is called out on strikes.
Top 4 LaCock hits a line drive into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Porter hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Oliver. Porter reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Brett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Beniquez strikes out.
Bottom 3 Bevacqua hits a ball on the ground towards short. Terrell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards first. LaCock scoops it up and throws to first, with Leonard covering, for the out.
Top 3 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards second. Wills fields it, throws to first for one, and over to second, with Harrah covering. It's a double play.
Top 3 Braun hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah misplays the ball. That's an error on Harrah.
Top 3 White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Wills hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Harrah hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Zisk is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 There's a wild pitch. Bonds scores.
Bottom 2 Jerry Terrell now playing shortstop. Bonds hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cowens who is chasing the ball. Bonds reaches third base with a triple.
Top 2 There go the runners. The throw from Sundberg to Harrah covering second. The throw back to home, and Otis is out at the plate. Washington moves to second.
Top 2 Washington hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Otis moves to third.
Top 2 There goes Otis. The throw from Sundberg and he is safe. Otis steals second.
Top 2 Otis takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Cowens hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 LaCock hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Beniquez strikes out.
Bottom 1 Bevacqua hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Hargrove is hit by the pitch.
Top 1 Porter hits a line drive towards first. Hargrove reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 There goes McRae. The throw from Sundberg and he is safe. McRae steals second.
Top 1 Brett strikes out.
Top 1 McRae takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Braun hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.