Royals @ Rangers
August 25, 1978

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Bottom 7 R H E
Royals 2 5 0
Rangers 6 6 0
Bottom 7 R H E
Royals 2 5 0
Rangers 7 7 0

Bump Wills Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .222
OBP .333 .302
At Bats 2 414
Hits 0 92
• Singles 0 72
• Doubles 0 11
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 1 46
RBI’s 0 39

Doug Bird Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 6 1
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Arlington Stadium - August 25, 1978
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Triple
Doug Bird
Darrell Porter
John Wathan
Frank White
George Brett
Freddie Patek
Willie Wilson
Amos Otis
Al Cowens
Bump Wills
Juan Beniquez
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Wills hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis who is chasing the ball. Wills reaches third base with a triple. Beniquez scores.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 Hargrove hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Harrah bunts towards the mound. Bird fields it and throws to first for the out. Beniquez moves to second.
Bottom 7 Doug Bird now pitching. Beniquez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Wathan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 McRae hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Zisk hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Bottom 6 Bonds takes first base on ball four. Wills scores. Bevacqua moves to third. Oliver moves to second.
Bottom 6 Oliver is walked intentionally.
Bottom 6 Bevacqua hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis. Bevacqua reaches second base with a double. Hargrove scores. Wills moves to third.
Bottom 6 Wills takes first base on ball four. Hargrove moves to second.
Bottom 6 Hargrove hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Harrah hits a line drive towards third. Brett reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Beniquez hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Otis hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Brett hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Patek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Matlack fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Sundberg hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Bonds hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Porter hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 5 Wathan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 McRae hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Cowens hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
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.
Bottom 4 Bevacqua hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Wills strikes out.
Top 4 Otis strikes out.
Top 4 Brett hits a line drive towards the mound. Matlack reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Hargrove hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Harrah hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Beniquez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Sundberg hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wilson for the out.
Top 3 White strikes out.
Top 3 Porter hits a popup towards short. Harrah settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Zisk strikes out.
Bottom 2 Bonds is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Oliver hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Wathan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Sundberg fires to first and picks off McRae.
Top 2 McRae hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Cowens 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 1 Bevacqua hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Wills hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wathan scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wills for the out.
Bottom 1 Hargrove hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Otis strikes out.
Top 1 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.
Top 1 Patek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua fields it and throws to first for the out.