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Royals
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
July 2, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the Kansas City Royals, played on July 2, 1978 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 2, 1978 |
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Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 2, 1978 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Larry Gura |
Home Starting Pitcher | Rick Langford |
Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
City | Oakland |
State | CA |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 29 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jerry Neudecker 1B: George Maloney 2B: Jim McKean 3B: Greg Kosc |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Tom Poquette | Left Fielder |
Pete LaCock | First Baseman |
Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
George Brett | Third Baseman |
Darrell Porter | Catcher |
Hal McRae | DH |
Clint Hurdle | Right Fielder |
Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
Frank White | Second Baseman |
Whitey Herzog | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Joe Wallis | Center Fielder |
Miguel Dilone | Left Fielder |
Mitchell Page | DH |
Taylor Duncan | Third Baseman |
Jeff Newman | First Baseman |
Glenn Burke | Right Fielder |
Jim Essian | Catcher |
Mike Edwards | Second Baseman |
Rob Picciolo | Shortstop |
Jack McKeon | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Royals
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
July 2, 1978
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poquette vs. Langford
Poquette hits a line drive into center field. Wallis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaCock vs. Langford
LaCock hits a fly ball into left field. Dilone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Langford
Otis strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wallis vs. Gura
Wallis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dilone vs. Gura
Dilone bunts towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. Wallis moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Page vs. Gura
Page hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gura fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Duncan vs. Gura
Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Langford
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Newman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brett for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Langford
Porter strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Langford
McRae hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hurdle vs. Langford
There goes McRae. The throw from Essian and he is safe. McRae steals second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hurdle vs. Langford
Hurdle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes McRae trying to get to home. Dilone throws the ball in to Essian who tags McRae, who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Gura
Newman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burke vs. Gura
Burke hits a fly ball into left field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Essian vs. Gura
Essian hits a fly ball into left field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Langford
Patek strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Langford
White hits a popup, foul, towards first. Newman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poquette vs. Langford
Poquette hits a popup towards short. Picciolo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Gura
Edwards hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picciolo vs. Gura
Picciolo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wallis vs. Gura
Wallis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Poquette. Wallis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dilone vs. Gura
Dilone strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaCock vs. Langford
LaCock is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Langford
Otis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Langford
Brett strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Porter vs. Langford
Porter takes first base on ball four. Otis moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McRae vs. Langford
McRae hits a line drive into center field. Wallis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Gura
Page hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Gura
Duncan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newman vs. Gura
Newman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Duncan moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burke vs. Gura
Burke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to second for the out. Duncan moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Essian vs. Gura
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Essian vs. Gura
Essian hits a fly ball into left field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hurdle vs. Langford
Hurdle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Langford
Patek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hurdle moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Langford
White hits a popup towards the mound. Langford settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Poquette vs. Langford
Langford spins and fires to second, with Picciolo covering, and Hurdle is picked off. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Poquette vs. Langford
Poquette hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Picciolo fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Gura
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picciolo vs. Gura
Picciolo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wallis vs. Gura
Gura fires to first and has Picciolo trapped. There's the throw to Patek who tags Picciolo for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wallis vs. Gura
Wallis hits a line drive towards the mound. Gura reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaCock vs. Langford
LaCock hits a line drive into center field. Wallis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Langford
Otis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Langford
Brett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Otis moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Porter vs. Langford
Porter hits a popup towards third. Duncan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McRae vs. Langford
McRae is hit by the pitch. Otis moves to third. Brett moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Zdeb vs. Lacey
Bob Lacey now pitching. Joe Zdeb pinch hits for Clint Hurdle.
Zdeb hits a ball on the ground towards third. Duncan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dilone vs. Gura
Joe Zdeb now playing right field.
Dilone hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Page vs. Gura
Page hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dilone moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Duncan vs. Gura
Duncan bunts towards the mound. Gura fields it and throws to first for the out. Dilone moves to third. Page moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Newman vs. Gura
Newman is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Burke vs. Gura
Burke hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Essian vs. Gura
Essian hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Lacey
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Lacey
White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Poquette vs. Lacey
Poquette hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Gura
Edwards hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Picciolo vs. Gura
Picciolo bunts towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. Edwards moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wallis vs. Gura
Wallis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Edwards moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dilone vs. Gura
Dilone hits a fly ball into left field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terrell vs. Lacey
Wayne Gross now playing third base. Jerry Terrell pinch hits for Pete LaCock.
Terrell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Dilone. Terrell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Otis vs. Lacey
Otis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brett vs. Lacey
Brett hits a fly ball towards center. Wallis settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Wallis. Terrell scores. Otis moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Porter vs. Lacey
Porter bunts towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. Otis moves to third. Brett moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McRae vs. Lacey
McRae is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Braun vs. Sosa
Elias Sosa now pitching. Steve Braun pinch hits for Joe Zdeb.
Braun takes first base on ball four. Otis scores. Brett moves to third. McRae moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Patek vs. Sosa
Willie Wilson pinch runs for Steve Braun.
Patek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brett scores. McRae moves to third. Wilson moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
White vs. Heaverlo
Dave Heaverlo now pitching.
White hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McRae scores. Wilson moves to third. Patek moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Poquette vs. Heaverlo
Poquette hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Edwards fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Gura
Jerry Terrell now playing first base. Willie Wilson now playing left field. Tom Poquette now playing right field.
Page hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Gura
Gross hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Gura
Newman hits a fly ball into right field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burke vs. Gura
Burke hits a popup towards first. Terrell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terrell vs. Heaverlo
Terrell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Essian settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Heaverlo
Otis strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Heaverlo
Brett hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Porter vs. Heaverlo
Porter hits a fly ball into right field. Burke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Essian vs. Gura
Essian hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Gura
Dave Revering pinch hits for Mike Edwards.
Revering takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Armas vs. Hrabosky
Al Hrabosky now pitching. Dell Alston pinch runs for Dave Revering. Tony Armas pinch hits for Rob Picciolo.
Armas strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wallis vs. Hrabosky
Wallis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/2/1978, game 1 -- Kansas City at Oakland (D) Kansas City AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI Poquette T, lf-rf 5 0 0 0 Wallis J, cf 5 0 2 0 LaCock P, 1b 3 0 0 0 Dilone M, lf 3 0 1 0 Terrell J, ph-1b 2 1 1 0 Page M, dh 4 1 2 1 Otis A, cf 4 1 2 0 Duncan T, 3b 2 1 1 0 Brett G, 3b 5 1 2 0 Gross W, 3b 1 0 0 0 Porter D, c 3 0 0 0 Newman J, 1b 3 0 1 0 McRae H, dh 2 1 1 0 Burke G, rf 4 0 0 0 Hurdle C, rf 1 0 1 0 Essian J, c 4 0 0 0 Zdeb J, ph-rf 1 0 0 0 Edwards M, 2b 3 0 1 0 Braun S, ph 0 0 0 1 Revering D, ph 0 0 0 0 Wilson W, pr-lf 0 0 0 0 Alston D, pr 0 0 0 0 Patek F, ss 4 0 2 1 Picciolo R, ss 2 0 1 0 White F, 2b 4 0 2 1 Armas T, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 4 11 3 32 2 9 1 Kansas City 000 000 040 -- 4 Oakland 000 100 010 -- 2 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Gura L (W) 8.1 9 2 2 2 1 Hrabosky A (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 Oakland IP H R ER BB SO Langford R 5.2 6 0 0 2 5 Lacey B (L) 1.2 2 4 3 2 0 Sosa E* 0.0 1 0 0 1 0 Heaverlo D 1.2 2 0 0 0 1 * Pitched to 2 batters in 8th E -- Wallis J DP -- Oakland 2 LOB -- Kansas City 10, Oakland 8 2B -- Wallis J, Terrell J HR -- Page M SB -- McRae H, Burke G, Duncan T CS -- Picciolo R SH -- Dilone M, Duncan T, Picciolo R, Porter D HBP -- by Langford R (McRae H) T -- 2:29 A -- 0
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