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April 23, 1978

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Royals 5 10 0
Orioles 3 7 1
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Royals 6 11 0
Orioles 3 7 1

Hal McRae Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .244
OBP .250 .333
At Bats 4 45
Hits 1 11
• Singles 0 3
• Doubles 1 3
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 6
RBI’s 2 7

Tippy Martinez Season Stats

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Memorial Stadium - April 23, 1978
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Home Run
Tippy Martinez
Rick Dempsey
Eddie Murray
Billy Smith
Doug DeCinces
Mark Belanger
Gary Roenicke
Al Bumbry
Ken Singleton
Hal McRae
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

McRae hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Doug Bird now pitching. DeCinces hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Roenicke takes first base on ball four. May moves to second.
Bottom 7 May is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 7 Joe Zdeb now playing left field. Murray hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Patek takes first base on ball four. Hurdle moves to second.
Top 7 Hurdle takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Joe Zdeb pinch hits for Tom Poquette. Zdeb hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Porter hits a fly ball into right field. Singleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Steve Mingori now pitching. Singleton strikes out.
Bottom 6 Smith takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Bumbry hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Belanger bunts towards the mound. Gura fields it and throws to first for the out. Dempsey moves to second.
Bottom 6 Dempsey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. DeCinces moves to third.
Bottom 6 DeCinces hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cowens. DeCinces reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Cowens hits a line drive into center field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Tippy Martinez now pitching. Brett takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 McRae hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Roenicke. McRae reaches second base with a double. Hurdle scores. Wilson goes all the way around to score.
Top 6 Wilson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hurdle moves to third.
Top 6 White strikes out.
Top 6 Patek hits a popup in front of the plate. Dempsey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Hurdle takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Roenicke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 May hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Murray hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Singleton moves to second.
Bottom 5 Singleton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gura fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Poquette hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Porter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smith fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Brett moves to third.
Top 5 Cowens is hit by the pitch.
Top 5 Brett hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Roenicke. Brett reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Bumbry hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Belanger hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. DeCinces moves to third.
Bottom 4 Dempsey hits a line drive into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 DeCinces hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cowens. DeCinces reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Tim Stoddard now pitching. McRae hits a fly ball into left field. Roenicke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Wilson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. White moves to second.
Top 4 White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Patek hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Hurdle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Roenicke hits a fly ball into left field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Murray hits a line drive towards third. Brett reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Poquette hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murray scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Poquette for the out.
Top 3 Porter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brett scores. Cowens scores. Two runs are unearned.
Top 3 Cowens hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Singleton. Cowens reaches second base with a double. Brett moves to third.
Top 3 Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smith fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces juggles the ball. That's an error on DeCinces.
Top 3 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Singleton 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 2 Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Belanger scores.
Bottom 2 Bumbry hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 There goes Belanger. The throw from Porter and he is safe. Belanger steals second.
Bottom 2 Belanger takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Dempsey hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 White hits a fly ball into center field. Bumbry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 There goes Patek. The throw from Dempsey and he is safe. Patek steals second.
Top 2 Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger fields it and throws to second for the out. Porter scores. Poquette moves to third.
Top 2 Hurdle takes first base on ball four. Porter moves to third. Poquette moves to second.
Top 2 Poquette hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Porter moves to second.
Top 2 Porter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Gary Roenicke now playing left field. Al Bumbry now playing center field. Cowens strikes out.
Bottom 1 DeCinces hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Gary Roenicke pinch hits for Larry Harlow. Larry Gura now pitching. Roenicke hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Singleton tags and scores. Murray tags and moves to third.
Bottom 1 May hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bumbry scores. Singleton moves to third. Murray moves to second.
Bottom 1 Murray takes first base on ball four. Bumbry moves to third. Singleton moves to second.
Bottom 1 Singleton takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Busby fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 There goes Bumbry. The throw from Porter and he is safe. Bumbry steals second.
Bottom 1 Bumbry takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Brett hits a fly ball into center field. Harlow settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 McRae strikes out.
Top 1 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murray scoops it up and throws to first, with Martinez covering, for the out.