Rangers @ Royals
August 18, 1978

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Top 9 R H E
Rangers 4 7 2
Royals 3 8 2
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Rangers 4 7 2
Royals 3 8 2

John Lowenstein Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .221
OBP 1.000 .351
At Bats 2 145
Hits 2 32
• Singles 1 19
• Doubles 1 5
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 1 28
RBI’s 1 19

Rich Gale Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
13 4 0
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Royals Stadium - August 18, 1978
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Rich Gale
Darrell Porter
Pete LaCock
U L Washington
George Brett
Freddie Patek
Willie Wilson
Amos Otis
Al Cowens
John Lowenstein
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Willie Wilson now playing left field. Lowenstein takes first base on ball four.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Willie Wilson pinch runs for Clint Hurdle. Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Medich fields it and throws to first for the out. Wilson moves to third.
Bottom 8 Hurdle hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bonds. Hurdle reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Porter hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Bonds hits a popup, foul, towards first. LaCock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Oliver hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 LaCock 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 7 McRae hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Oliver. McRae reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Medich fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Washington strikes out.
Top 7 Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Washington fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gale fields it and throws to third for the out. Hargrove moves to second.
Top 7 Hargrove takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 There goes Wills. The throw from Porter and he is safe. Wills steals second.
Top 7 Wills bunts towards third. Brett fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 Patek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowenstein fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowenstein fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 There goes Lowenstein. The throw from Porter and he is out, Patek applying the tag.
Top 6 Lowenstein takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Zisk hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bonds moves to third.
Top 6 Bonds hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis. Bonds reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Hurdle is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Porter 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 LaCock 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. Brett scores. McRae goes all the way around to score. LaCock moves to third.
Bottom 5 McRae hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brett moves to third.
Bottom 5 Brett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Washington scores.
Bottom 5 Washington hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Medich picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Medich. Washington moves to third.
Bottom 5 Patek hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 5 Sundberg is hit by the pitch.
Top 5 Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Otis hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Medich fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Hurdle hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Hargrove hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Wills hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Zisk scores. Lowenstein moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 4 Lowenstein hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bonds scores. Zisk moves to third. Lowenstein moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 4 Zisk strikes out. There goes Bonds. Here's the throw, and he's safe.
Top 4 Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Patek. Bonds moves to second.
Bottom 3 Porter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Medich fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 LaCock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 McRae is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Oliver hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Sundberg hits a fly ball into left field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Beniquez strikes out.
Bottom 2 Brett hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Washington hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Otis moves to third.
Bottom 2 Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 There goes Otis. The throw from Sundberg and he is safe. Otis steals second.
Bottom 2 Otis takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Medich fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards first. LaCock scoops it up and throws to first, with Gale covering, for the out.
Top 2 Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lowenstein moves to third.
Top 2 Lowenstein hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hurdle. Lowenstein reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Hurdle hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Porter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. LaCock moves to second.
Bottom 1 LaCock takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 McRae is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Brett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gale fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 There's a wild pitch. Oliver moves to third.
Top 1 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards first. LaCock fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on LaCock. Hargrove scores. Sundberg goes all the way around to score. Oliver moves to second. Two runs are unearned. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 1 Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 There's a wild pitch. Hargrove moves to second.
Top 1 Hargrove hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.