Tigers @ Royals
September 1, 1978

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Bottom 9 R H E
Tigers 6 9 0
Royals 1 8 1
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Tigers 6 9 0
Royals 2 9 1

Al Cowens Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .281
OBP .667 .325
At Bats 3 385
Hits 2 108
• Singles 1 76
• Doubles 1 19
• Triples 0 8
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 24
RBI’s 0 54

Jack Billingham Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
14 6 0
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Royals Stadium - September 1, 1978
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Double
Jack Billingham
Milt May
Jason Thompson
Lou Whitaker
Aurelio Rodriguez
Alan Trammell
Steve Kemp
Ron LeFlore
Tim Corcoran
Al Cowens
Darrell Porter
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Cowens hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kemp. Cowens reaches second base with a double. Porter scores.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Porter hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Corcoran. Porter reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 9 LaCock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats LaCock for the out.
Top 9 Kemp hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Washington fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 9 Thompson hits a popup towards short. Washington settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Staub takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 U L Washington now playing shortstop. Jerry Terrell now playing second base. Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McGilberry fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 McRae hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Jerry Terrell pinch runs for Tom Poquette. Brett hits a fly ball into right field. Corcoran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Tom Poquette pinch hits for Frank White. Poquette hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Otis moves to second.
Bottom 8 Steve Braun pinch hits for Freddie Patek. Braun hits a fly ball into right field. Corcoran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Otis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 LeFlore strikes out.
Top 8 Trammell takes first base on ball four. May moves to third. Corcoran moves to second.
Top 8 Randy McGilberry now pitching. Rodriguez is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Corcoran hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. May moves to second.
Top 8 May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek misplays the ball. That's an error on Patek.
Top 8 Kemp hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Hurdle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 7 Cowens hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Porter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Porter for the out.
Top 7 Thompson strikes out.
Top 7 Staub hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Porter settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Whitaker is called out on strikes.
Top 7 LeFlore hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 LaCock hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 McRae takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Brett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 6 Aurelio Rodriguez now playing third base. White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Trammell strikes out.
Top 6 Aurelio Rodriguez pinch hits for Phil Mankowski. Rodriguez hits a fly ball into left field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Steve Mingori now pitching. Corcoran hits a ball on the ground towards first. LaCock scoops it up and throws to first, with Mingori covering, for the out.
Bottom 5 Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Otis hits a fly ball into right field. Corcoran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cowens tags and scores.
Bottom 5 Hurdle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Billingham fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 There's a wild pitch. Cowens moves to third.
Bottom 5 Cowens hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kemp. Cowens reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 May hits a fly ball into left field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Kemp hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 5 There's a wild pitch. Thompson moves to second.
Top 5 Thompson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. LeFlore scores. Staub moves to third.
Top 5 Staub takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Whitaker hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 There's a wild pitch. LeFlore moves to third.
Top 5 There goes LeFlore. The throw from Porter and he is safe. LeFlore steals second.
Top 5 LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Trammell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Porter hits a popup, foul, towards first. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 LaCock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats LaCock for the out. McRae moves to third.
Bottom 4 McRae hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kemp. McRae reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Mankowski strikes out.
Top 4 Corcoran hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hurdle. Corcoran reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 May hits a line drive into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Kemp 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 3 There goes White. The throw from May and he is out, Trammell applying the tag.
Bottom 3 White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Patek hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Otis hits a fly ball into right field. Corcoran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Staub hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Otis. Staub reaches second base with a double. Trammell scores. Whitaker goes all the way around to score.
Top 3 Whitaker takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 LeFlore strikes out.
Top 3 Trammell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hurdle. Trammell reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Mankowski hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Hurdle hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Porter takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Corcoran strikes out.
Top 2 May hits a line drive into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Kemp hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Thompson hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 LaCock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Billingham fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mankowski fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Brett hits a line drive into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Staub strikes out.
Top 1 Whitaker is called out on strikes.
Top 1 LeFlore is called out on strikes.