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Royals
@ Brewers
County Stadium
May 7, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Milwaukee Brewers and the Kansas City Royals, played on May 7, 1978 at County Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 7, 1978 |
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Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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Home Team |
Milwaukee Brewers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 7, 1978 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
Home Team | Milwaukee Brewers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rich Gale |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jerry Augustine |
Ballpark | County Stadium |
City | Milwaukee |
State | WI |
Attendance | 10,887 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 42 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Al Clark 1B: Bill Kunkel 2B: Bill Deegan 3B: Terry Cooney |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
Joe Zdeb | Left Fielder |
Hal McRae | DH |
Al Cowens | Right Fielder |
Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
John Wathan | First Baseman |
Darrell Porter | Catcher |
Jerry Terrell | Third Baseman |
Frank White | Second Baseman |
Whitey Herzog | Manager |
Milwaukee Brewers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Paul Molitor | Shortstop |
Sal Bando | Third Baseman |
Cecil Cooper | First Baseman |
Larry Hisle | DH |
Ben Oglivie | Left Fielder |
Sixto Lezcano | Right Fielder |
Gorman Thomas | Center Fielder |
Buck Martinez | Catcher |
Lenn Sakata | Second Baseman |
George Bamberger | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Royals
@ Brewers
County Stadium
May 7, 1978
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Augustine
Patek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zdeb vs. Augustine
Zdeb hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Patek trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Augustine
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Gale
Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek misplays the ball. That's an error on Patek. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bando vs. Gale
Bando hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Molitor moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cooper vs. Gale
Cooper strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hisle vs. Gale
Hisle strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Augustine
Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Molitor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Augustine
Otis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wathan vs. Augustine
There goes Otis. The throw from Martinez and he is safe. Otis steals second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wathan vs. Augustine
Wathan hits a popup towards short. Molitor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Porter vs. Augustine
Porter hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cooper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oglivie vs. Gale
Oglivie hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lezcano vs. Gale
Lezcano hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Gale
Thomas hits a popup, foul, towards third. Terrell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Gale
Martinez takes first base on ball four. Oglivie moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sakata vs. Gale
Sakata takes first base on ball four. Oglivie moves to third. Martinez moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Molitor vs. Gale
Molitor hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Oglivie scores. Martinez scores. Sakata moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bando vs. Gale
Bando hits a fly ball into left field. Zdeb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terrell vs. Augustine
Terrell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Molitor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Augustine
White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cooper scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats White for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Augustine
Patek hits a popup into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zdeb vs. Augustine
Zdeb hits a fly ball into right field. Lezcano settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Gale
Cooper hits a fly ball into left field. Zdeb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hisle vs. Gale
Hisle is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oglivie vs. Gale
Oglivie hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Zdeb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lezcano vs. Gale
There goes Hisle. The throw from Porter and he is safe. Hisle steals second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lezcano vs. Gale
Lezcano hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Augustine
McRae hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Oglivie who is chasing the ball. McRae reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cowens vs. Augustine
Cowens hits a line drive into left field. Oglivie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McRae tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Augustine
Otis hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wathan vs. Augustine
Wathan hits a fly ball into left field. Oglivie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Porter vs. Augustine
Porter strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 1 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Gale
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Gale
Martinez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sakata vs. Gale
Sakata takes first base on ball four. Martinez moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Molitor vs. Gale
Molitor hits a popup, foul, towards first. Wathan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bando vs. Gale
Bando takes first base on ball four. Martinez moves to third. Sakata moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cooper vs. Gale
Cooper hits a popup into left field for a base hit. Martinez scores. Sakata scores. Bando moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hisle vs. Gale
Hisle hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Porter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 1 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terrell vs. Augustine
Terrell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Augustine
White hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Oglivie. White reaches second base with a double. Terrell goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Patek vs. Augustine
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cooper juggles the ball. That's an error on Cooper. White moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Zdeb vs. Augustine
There goes Patek. The throw from Martinez and he is safe. Patek steals second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Zdeb vs. Augustine
Zdeb hits a fly ball into left field. Oglivie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. White tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McRae vs. Augustine
McRae takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cowens vs. Augustine
Cowens hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Patek scores. McRae moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Otis vs. Augustine
Otis hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cooper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wathan vs. Augustine
Wathan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 4 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oglivie vs. Gale
Oglivie hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lezcano vs. Gale
Lezcano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Gale
Thomas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 4 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Augustine
Porter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Terrell vs. Augustine
Terrell bunts towards the mound. Augustine fields it and throws to first for the out. Porter moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Augustine
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Molitor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Patek vs. Augustine
Patek hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lezcano. Patek reaches second base with a double. Porter scores. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zdeb vs. Augustine
Zdeb hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Patek scores. Zdeb moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McRae vs. Replogle
Andy Replogle now pitching.
McRae hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Oglivie throws the ball in to Sakata who tags McRae, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Zdeb scores. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 7 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Gale
Martinez hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sakata vs. Gale
Sakata hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Gale
Molitor hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zdeb. Molitor reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bando vs. Gale
Bando takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cooper vs. Mingori
Steve Mingori now pitching.
Cooper strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 7 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Replogle
Cowens hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Replogle
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Replogle, and towards Sakata, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Cowens moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wathan vs. Replogle
Wathan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Porter vs. Replogle
Porter is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Terrell vs. Replogle
Terrell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Martinez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 7 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hisle vs. Mingori
Hisle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oglivie vs. Mingori
Oglivie hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lezcano vs. Mingori
Lezcano hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mingori fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 7 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Replogle
White hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Replogle
Patek hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zdeb vs. Replogle
Zdeb hits a ball on the ground towards short. Molitor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Replogle
McRae hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lezcano. McRae reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cowens vs. Replogle
Cowens takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Otis vs. Replogle
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 8 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Mingori
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Terrell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wohlford vs. Mingori
Jim Wohlford pinch hits for Buck Martinez.
Wohlford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yount vs. Mingori
Robin Yount pinch hits for Lenn Sakata.
Yount hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Molitor vs. Mingori
Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Terrell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 8 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. Castro
Charlie Moore now catching. Jim Gantner now playing second base. Bill Castro now pitching.
Wathan hits a fly ball into left field. Oglivie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Castro
Porter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Molitor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terrell vs. Castro
Terrell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Molitor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 8 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Mingori
Bando hits a popup, foul, towards first. Wathan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Mingori
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hisle vs. Mingori
Hisle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oglivie vs. Mingori
Oglivie hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cowens. Oglivie reaches second base with a double. Hisle moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lezcano vs. Mingori
Lezcano hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hisle scores. Oglivie scores. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Brewers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Mingori
Thomas strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/7/1978 -- Kansas City at Milwaukee (D) Kansas City AB R H RBI Milwaukee AB R H RBI Patek F, ss 5 2 3 1 Molitor P, ss 5 0 2 2 Zdeb J, lf 4 1 2 2 Bando S, 3b 3 0 0 0 McRae H, dh 4 1 3 1 Cooper C, 1b 5 0 1 2 Cowens A, rf 3 0 2 2 Hisle L, dh 3 1 0 0 Otis A, cf 5 0 2 0 Oglivie B, lf 5 2 2 0 Wathan J, 1b 5 0 0 0 Lezcano S, rf 5 0 1 2 Porter D, c 4 1 1 0 Thomas G, cf 5 0 0 0 Terrell J, 3b 4 1 1 0 Martinez B, c 2 2 1 0 White F, 2b 4 2 2 2 Wohlford J, ph 1 0 0 0 Moore C, c 0 0 0 0 Sakata L, 2b 1 1 0 0 Yount R, ph 1 0 1 0 Gantner J, 2b 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 38 8 16 8 36 6 8 6 Kansas City 000 133 010 -- 8 Milwaukee 020 200 002 -- 6 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Gale R (W) 5.2 5 4 4 5 2 Mingori S (S) 3.1 3 2 2 1 2 Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO Augustine J (L) 5.2 12 7 6 1 2 Replogle A 2.1 4 1 1 2 0 Castro B 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 E -- Patek F, Cooper C DP -- Milwaukee 1 LOB -- Kansas City 9, Milwaukee 10 2B -- White F, Patek F, Molitor P, McRae H, Oglivie B 3B -- McRae H HR -- White F SB -- Otis A, Hisle L, Patek F SH -- Terrell J SF -- Cowens A, Zdeb J HBP -- by Gale R (Hisle L) T -- 2:42 A -- 10887
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