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June 28, 1979

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Bottom 9 R H E
Athletics 6 8 1
Royals 6 8 2
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Athletics 6 8 1
Royals 7 9 2

Al Cowens Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .324
OBP .250 .371
At Bats 4 204
Hits 1 66
• Singles 1 50
• Doubles 0 6
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 16
RBI’s 0 41

Jim Todd Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 4 1
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Royals Stadium - June 28, 1979
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Jim Todd
Jim Essian
Jeff Newman
Mike Edwards
Wayne Gross
Mario Guerrero
Derek Bryant
Rickey Henderson
Larry Murray
Al Cowens
Darrell Porter
Amos Otis
George Brett

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Oakland Athletics 6 8 1 7
Kansas City Royals 7 9 2 9
Winning Pitcher Al Hrabosky
Losing Pitcher Dave Heaverlo
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Al Cowens
Attendance 22,307
Time of Game 2 hours 28 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

End of Game

Jim Todd now pitching. Cowens hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brett scores. Otis moves to third. Porter moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Porter is walked intentionally. Otis moves to second.
Bottom 9 Otis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Washington scores. Brett moves to third.
Bottom 9 Brett is walked intentionally.
Bottom 9 U L Washington pinch runs for Jamie Quirk. Wilson bunts towards first. Newman scoops it up and throws to first, with Edwards covering, for the out. Washington moves to second.
Bottom 9 Jamie Quirk pinch hits for Freddie Patek. Quirk hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Newman hits a line drive towards third. Brett reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 There goes Henderson. The throw from Porter and he is safe. Henderson steals second.
Top 9 Al Hrabosky now pitching. Gross hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Edwards bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.
Top 9 Henderson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Braun hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Heaverlo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cowens scores. LaCock moves to second.
Bottom 8 LaCock takes first base on ball four. Cowens moves to second.
Bottom 8 Cowens hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Porter hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Larry Murray now playing right field. Otis hits a line drive towards short. Guerrero reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Bryant hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Essian hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Armas hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Marty Pattin now pitching. Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Edwards scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Wilson hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Patek hits a line drive into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Braun takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Page hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Newman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wilson. Newman reaches second base with a double. Edwards scores.
Top 7 Gross hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Edwards moves to second.
Top 7 Edwards hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Dave Heaverlo now pitching. White hits a popup towards third. Gross settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 LaCock hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bryant. LaCock reaches second base with a double. Brett scores. Porter goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 6 Cowens hits a popup, foul, towards first. Newman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Porter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brett moves to second.
Bottom 6 Otis hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Brett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Bryant hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Essian hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Armas hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Guerrero hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Wilson strikes out.
Bottom 5 Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Braun hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Edwards scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Page 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 Newman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett juggles the ball. That's an error on Brett.
Top 5 Gross hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Edwards hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 LaCock is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Cowens hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Bryant hits a line drive into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Essian hits a line drive towards short. Patek reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Porter hits a popup towards third. Gross settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Otis hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Edwards scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Armas hits a ball on the ground towards first. LaCock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Armas for the out.
Top 3 Guerrero hits a popup, foul, towards first. LaCock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Page strikes out.
Top 3 Newman hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 3 Gross takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Edwards scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Patek hits a line drive into left field. Bryant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. White tags and scores.
Bottom 2 Braun hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Bryant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 There's a wild pitch. White moves to third.
Bottom 2 There goes White. The throw from Essian and he is safe. White steals second.
Bottom 2 White takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Edwards hits a line drive into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Henderson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Guerrero scores. Essian moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 2 Bryant hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. Page scores. Guerrero moves to third. Essian moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 2 Essian takes first base on ball four. Page moves to third. Guerrero moves to second.
Top 2 Armas hits a line drive into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Newman tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Top 2 Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Brett. Newman moves to third. Page moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 2 Page hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Newman moves to second.
Top 2 Newman takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 LaCock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Edwards scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Cowens hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Porter strikes out.
Bottom 1 There's a wild pitch. Brett moves to third. Otis moves to second.
Bottom 1 Otis takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 There goes Brett. The throw from Essian and he is safe. Brett steals second.
Bottom 1 Brett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wilson scores.
Bottom 1 There goes Wilson. The throw from Essian and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Bottom 1 Wilson takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Gross 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 1 Edwards 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 1 Henderson hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.