Rangers @ Royals
August 20, 1978

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Top 9 R H E
Rangers 1 8 2
Royals 2 6 0
Top 9 R H E
Rangers 1 8 2
Royals 2 6 0

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14 10 0
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Royals Stadium - August 20, 1978
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Pickoff
Paul Splittorff
John Wathan
Jerry Terrell
Frank White
George Brett
Freddie Patek
Willie Wilson
Amos Otis
Al Cowens
Jim Sundberg
Bobby Bonds

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Texas Rangers 1 8 2 4
Kansas City Royals 2 6 0 5
Winning Pitcher Paul Splittorff
Losing Pitcher Jon Matlack
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Frank White
Attendance 38,423
Time of Game 1 hour 56 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Splittorff fires to first and has Bonds trapped. There's the throw to White who tags Bonds for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Zisk hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Bonds hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Beniquez hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Matlack fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Brett hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Beniquez. Brett reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Mike Jorgensen now playing first base. Bump Wills now playing second base. Patek hits a popup towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Campaneris bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.
Top 8 Hargrove 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 8 Willie Wilson now playing left field. Bevacqua hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops it up and throws to first, with Matlack covering, for the out.
Bottom 7 Terrell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Hurdle strikes out.
Top 7 Harrah hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Gray hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Sundberg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Wathan hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Bevacqua fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 6 Otis hits a line drive towards short. Campaneris reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Cowens hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 McRae strikes out.
Top 6 Zisk hits a fly ball into left field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Splittorff fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Beniquez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Brett hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bevacqua settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Patek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah throws to second for one, and Bevacqua throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Patek moves to second.
Bottom 5 White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hurdle scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 5 Terrell bunts towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out. Hurdle moves to second.
Bottom 5 Hurdle hits a popup towards the mound. Matlack juggles the ball. That's an error on Matlack.
Bottom 5 Wathan hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Splittorff fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Hargrove hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Bevacqua hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hurdle. Bevacqua reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Harrah strikes out.
Bottom 4 Otis hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hargrove settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Cowens hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sundberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out. Brett moves to third.
Bottom 4 Brett hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Gray hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Splittorff, and towards Patek, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Zisk moves to second.
Top 4 Zisk hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Bonds hits a fly ball into left field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Patek hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 White strikes out.
Bottom 3 There goes Terrell. The throw from Sundberg and he is safe. Terrell steals second.
Bottom 3 Terrell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Hurdle is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Beniquez hits a fly ball towards right. Cowens catches it and throws to third to double up .
Top 3 Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Harrah scores. Hargrove moves to second.
Top 3 Hargrove is hit by the pitch. Bevacqua moves to second.
Top 3 Bevacqua hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Harrah moves to third.
Top 3 Harrah takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Wathan hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Bevacqua reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Cowens hits a popup towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Gray hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Sundberg hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Splittorff fires to first and has Bonds trapped. There's the throw to White who tags Bonds for the out.
Top 2 Bonds hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 McRae hits a fly ball into left field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Matlack fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Patek hits a fly ball into left field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Beniquez hits a fly ball into left field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out.