Royals @ Rangers
August 26, 1978

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Bottom 7 R H E
Royals 3 4 2
Rangers 5 8 2
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Royals 3 4 2
Rangers 5 8 2

Al Oliver Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .314
OBP .333 .346
At Bats 3 392
Hits 1 123
• Singles 1 82
• Doubles 0 26
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 11
Walks 0 21
RBI’s 0 60

Steve Mingori Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 3 7
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Arlington Stadium - August 26, 1978
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Steve Mingori
Darrell Porter
Pete LaCock
Frank White
George Brett
Freddie Patek
Tom Poquette
Al Cowens
Clint Hurdle
Al Oliver
Kurt Bevacqua
Bump Wills
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Steve Mingori now pitching. Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards first. LaCock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Oliver for the out. Bevacqua moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 Bevacqua hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wills moves to third.
Bottom 7 Wills hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 7 Patek hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Poquette hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ellis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Hurdle 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 6 Harrah hits a fly ball into left field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Hargrove is walked intentionally.
Bottom 6 Beniquez hits a fly ball towards left field. Poquette fields the ball and throws to home. Porter drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Porter. Oliver tags and scores. Bonds tags and moves to third. Sundberg tags and moves to second.
Bottom 6 Sundberg is walked intentionally.
Bottom 6 There goes Bonds. The throw from Porter and he is safe. Bonds steals second.
Bottom 6 Zisk hits a fly ball into center field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Oliver moves to third.
Bottom 6 Bonds hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Oliver moves to second.
Bottom 6 Oliver hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Porter fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 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.
Top 6 Porter hits a line drive into center field. Beniquez picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Beniquez. McRae scores. LaCock goes all the way around to score. Porter moves to second.
Top 6 LaCock takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 McRae hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Beniquez. McRae reaches second base with a double. White goes all the way around to score.
Top 6 Brett hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Patek 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 5 Bevacqua strikes out.
Bottom 5 Wills 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 5 Harrah is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Poquette hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Hurdle 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 5 Cowens strikes out.
Bottom 4 Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards first. LaCock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hargrove for the out.
Bottom 4 Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Sundberg strikes out.
Top 4 Porter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play.
Top 4 LaCock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Harrah.
Bottom 3 Zisk hits a fly ball into right field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Bonds strikes out.
Bottom 3 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards first. LaCock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Oliver for the out.
Top 3 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 3 White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Marty Pattin now pitching. Bevacqua hits a fly ball into right field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Wills takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Harrah hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Poquette. Harrah reaches second base with a double. Beniquez scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 2 Hargrove hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hurdle throws the ball in to White who tags Hargrove trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Sundberg scores. Beniquez moves to third.
Bottom 2 Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gura fields it and throws to third for the out. Sundberg moves to second.
Bottom 2 Sundberg takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Zisk hits a fly ball towards right. Hurdle settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Hurdle. Zisk moves to second.
Top 2 Poquette hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ellis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Hurdle 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 2 Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 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 1 Bevacqua hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 Wills is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Harrah hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Poquette. Harrah reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Porter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 LaCock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 McRae 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.