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Royals
@ Brewers
County Stadium
May 6, 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 6, 1978 at County Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 6, 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 6, 1978 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
Home Team | Milwaukee Brewers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Paul Splittorff |
Home Starting Pitcher | Lary Sorensen |
Ballpark | County Stadium |
City | Milwaukee |
State | WI |
Attendance | 13,914 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 7 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Terry Cooney 1B: Al Clark 2B: Bill Kunkel 3B: Bill Deegan |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
Hal McRae | DH |
Tom Poquette | Left Fielder |
Al Cowens | Right Fielder |
Darrell Porter | Catcher |
Clint Hurdle | First Baseman |
Jerry Terrell | Third Baseman |
Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
Frank White | Second Baseman |
Whitey Herzog | Manager |
Milwaukee Brewers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Paul Molitor | Shortstop |
Dick Davis | Left Fielder |
Sal Bando | Third Baseman |
Larry Hisle | DH |
Sixto Lezcano | Right Fielder |
Cecil Cooper | First Baseman |
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 6, 1978
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Sorensen
Otis 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: ---
McRae vs. Sorensen
McRae hits a fly ball into right field. Lezcano settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poquette vs. Sorensen
Poquette hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cooper scoops it up and throws to first, with Sorensen covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Splittorff
Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Terrell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Splittorff
Davis hits a fly ball into left field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Splittorff
Bando takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hisle vs. Splittorff
Hisle hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Sorensen
Cowens hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Porter vs. Sorensen
Porter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cowens moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hurdle vs. Sorensen
Hurdle hits a ball on the ground towards second. Sakata throws to second for one, and Molitor throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Cowens scores. Hurdle moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Terrell vs. Sorensen
Terrell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cooper scoops it up and throws to first, with Sorensen covering, for the out. Hurdle moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Patek vs. Sorensen
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 1 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lezcano vs. Splittorff
Lezcano hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Splittorff
Cooper bunts towards third. Terrell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Splittorff
Thomas hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Splittorff
There goes Cooper. The throw from Porter and he is safe. Cooper steals second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Martinez vs. Splittorff
Martinez is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 1 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Sorensen
White hits a ball on the ground for a single. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Sorensen
There goes White. The throw from Martinez and he is out, Sakata applying the tag. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Sorensen
Otis is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Sorensen
McRae hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Poquette vs. Sorensen
Poquette hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bando settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 1 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sakata vs. Splittorff
Sakata hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Splittorff
Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Terrell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Splittorff
Davis hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hurdle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 1 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Sorensen
Cowens hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Porter vs. Sorensen
Porter hits a popup towards short. Molitor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hurdle vs. Sorensen
Hurdle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sakata fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 1 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Splittorff
Bando hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hisle vs. Splittorff
Hisle hits a fly ball into left field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lezcano vs. Splittorff
Lezcano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 1 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terrell vs. Sorensen
Terrell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Sorensen
The umpire calls a balk on Sorensen Terrell moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Patek vs. Sorensen
Patek bunts towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. Terrell moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
White vs. Sorensen
White bunts in front of the plate. Martinez fields it and throws to first for the out. Terrell scores. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Sorensen
Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 2 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Splittorff
Cooper hits a popup into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Splittorff
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Terrell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Splittorff
Martinez hits a fly ball into left field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 2 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Sorensen
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Molitor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poquette vs. Sorensen
Poquette hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sakata scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Sorensen
Cowens hits a popup, foul, towards short. Molitor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 2 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sakata vs. Splittorff
Sakata hits a line drive into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Splittorff
Molitor 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, 2 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Splittorff
Davis hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 2 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Sorensen
Porter hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hurdle vs. Sorensen
Hurdle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Molitor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terrell vs. Sorensen
Terrell hits a popup towards third. Bando settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Sorensen
Patek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Sorensen
White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Patek moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Otis vs. Sorensen
Otis hits a line drive towards short. Molitor reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 3 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Splittorff
Bando hits a fly ball into left field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hisle vs. Splittorff
Hisle hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hurdle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lezcano vs. Splittorff
Lezcano hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cowens. Lezcano reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cooper vs. Splittorff
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hurdle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cooper for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 3 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Sorensen
McRae is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poquette vs. Sorensen
Poquette hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lezcano. Poquette reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cowens vs. Sorensen
Willie Wilson pinch runs for Tom Poquette.
There goes Wilson. The throw from Martinez and he is out, Bando applying the tag. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Sorensen
Cowens hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Porter vs. Sorensen
There goes Cowens. The throw from Martinez and he is safe. Cowens steals second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Porter vs. Sorensen
Porter hits a fly ball into left field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 3 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Splittorff
Willie Wilson now playing left field.
Thomas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Splittorff
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Terrell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yount vs. Splittorff
Robin Yount pinch hits for Lenn Sakata.
Yount hits a popup, foul, towards third. Terrell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 3 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hurdle vs. Sorensen
Jim Gantner now playing second base.
Hurdle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Terrell vs. Sorensen
U L Washington pinch runs for Clint Hurdle.
Terrell strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Sorensen
There goes Washington. The throw from Martinez and he is out, Gantner applying the tag. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Sorensen
Patek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Sorensen
There goes Patek. The throw from Martinez and he is out, Molitor applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 3 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Splittorff
Pete LaCock now playing first base.
Molitor hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Splittorff
Davis takes first base on ball four. Molitor moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bando vs. Bird
Doug Bird now pitching.
Bando hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hisle vs. Bird
Hisle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lezcano vs. Bird
Lezcano hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hisle moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cooper vs. Hrabosky
Al Hrabosky now pitching.
Cooper hits a popup into right field for a base hit. Hisle moves to third. Lezcano moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Thomas vs. Hrabosky
Thomas takes first base on ball four. Hisle scores. Lezcano moves to third. Cooper moves to second. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/6/1978 -- Kansas City at Milwaukee (D) Kansas City AB R H RBI Milwaukee AB R H RBI Otis A, cf 4 0 0 0 Molitor P, ss 4 1 1 0 McRae H, dh 4 0 1 0 Davis D, lf 3 1 0 0 Poquette T, lf 4 0 1 0 Bando S, 3b 3 1 1 3 Wilson W, pr-lf 0 0 0 0 Hisle L, dh 3 1 0 0 Cowens A, rf 4 1 3 0 Lezcano S, rf 4 0 2 0 Porter D, c 4 1 2 1 Cooper C, 1b 4 0 3 0 Hurdle C, 1b 4 0 1 0 Thomas G, cf 3 0 0 1 Washington U, pr 0 0 0 0 Martinez B, c 3 0 0 0 LaCock P, 1b 0 0 0 0 Sakata L, 2b 2 0 0 0 Terrell J, 3b 3 1 0 0 Yount R, ph 1 0 0 0 Patek F, ss 2 0 1 0 Gantner J, 2b 0 0 0 0 White F, 2b 2 0 2 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 3 11 2 30 4 7 4 Kansas City 010 010 100 -- 3 Milwaukee 000 000 004 -- 4 0 outs when winning run was scored. Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Splittorff P* 8.0 4 2 2 2 1 Bird D (L)+ 0.0 2 2 2 1 0 Hrabosky A 0.0 1 0 0 1 0 Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO Sorensen L (W) 9.0 11 3 3 2 3 * Pitched to 2 batters in 9th + Pitched to 3 batters in 9th E -- Molitor P DP -- Kansas City 1, Milwaukee 1 LOB -- Kansas City 5, Milwaukee 6 2B -- Lezcano S, Poquette T HR -- Porter D, Bando S SB -- Cooper C, Cowens A CS -- White F, Wilson W, Washington U, Patek F SH -- Patek F, White F Balk -- Sorensen L T -- 2:07 A -- 13914
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