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April 24, 1978

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Bottom 4 R H E
Royals 2 3 0
Rangers 4 9 1
Bottom 4 R H E
Royals 2 3 1
Rangers 6 9 1

Bobby Thompson Season Stats

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Doug Bird Season Stats

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Arlington Stadium - April 24, 1978
Doug Bird
Darrell Porter
Clint Hurdle
Frank White
George Brett
Freddie Patek
Tom Poquette
Amos Otis
Al Cowens
Bobby Thompson
Mike Hargrove
Jim Sundberg
Bump Wills
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Doug Bird now pitching. Porter fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Porter. Wills scores. Sundberg scores. Hargrove moves to second. Two runs are unearned.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 4 Hargrove is walked intentionally.
Bottom 4 Campaneris bunts towards the mound. Colborn fields it and throws to first for the out. Sundberg moves to second.
Bottom 4 Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Beniquez scores. Wills moves to third.
Bottom 4 There goes Wills. The throw from Porter and he is safe. Wills steals second.
Bottom 4 Wills hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hurdle fields the ball and throws to Colborn covering. Safe. Beniquez moves to third.
Bottom 4 Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Patek hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Oliver. Patek reaches second base with a double. Cowens scores. Porter scores. Otis moves to third.
Top 4 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cowens moves to third. Porter moves to second.
Top 4 Hurdle hits a popup, foul, towards third. Harrah settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Porter takes first base on ball four. Cowens moves to second.
Top 4 Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 Brett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops it up and throws to first, with Ellis covering, for the out.
Bottom 3 Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Zisk strikes out.
Bottom 3 Oliver hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 McRae hits a line drive into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Poquette hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Poquette for the out.
Top 3 White hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Hargrove hits a fly ball into left field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Campaneris bunts towards the mound. Colborn fields it and throws to first for the out. Sundberg moves to third.
Bottom 2 Sundberg hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cowens. Sundberg reaches second base with a double. Wills scores.
Bottom 2 There goes Wills. The throw from Porter and he is safe. Wills steals second.
Bottom 2 Wills hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Patek hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Hurdle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hurdle for the out.
Bottom 1 Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Colborn fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Zisk moves to second.
Bottom 1 Zisk hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Oliver scores.
Bottom 1 Oliver hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Poquette. Oliver reaches second base with a double. Thompson scores.
Bottom 1 Thompson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis who is chasing the ball. Thompson reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 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.
Top 1 Porter hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Cowens takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Brett hits a popup towards short. Campaneris misplays the ball. That's an error on Campaneris. Brett moves to second.
Top 1 McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Poquette hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops it up and throws to first, with Ellis covering, for the out.