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White Sox
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
August 28, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Chicago White Sox, played on August 28, 1978 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 28, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 28, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ken Kravec |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Paul Splittorff |
| Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 27,562 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 32 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dave Phillips 1B: Larry McCoy 2B: Steve Palermo 3B: Don Denkinger |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ralph Garr | Left Fielder |
| Don Kessinger | Shortstop |
| Chet Lemon | Right Fielder |
| Lamar Johnson | DH |
| Jorge Orta | Second Baseman |
| Eric Soderholm | Third Baseman |
| Mike Squires | First Baseman |
| Mike Colbern | Catcher |
| Thad Bosley | Center Fielder |
| Larry Doby | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| George Brett | Third Baseman |
| Al Cowens | Right Fielder |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| Hal McRae | DH |
| Darrell Porter | Catcher |
| John Wathan | First Baseman |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| Willie Wilson | Left Fielder |
| Whitey Herzog | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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White Sox
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
August 28, 1978
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Splittorff
Garr hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wathan scoops it up and throws to first, with Splittorff covering, for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Splittorff
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Splittorff
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Kravec
Patek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Kravec
Kravec fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Kravec. Patek moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brett vs. Kravec
Brett bunts towards first. Squires scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brett for the out. Patek moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cowens vs. Kravec
Cowens hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Orta settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Otis vs. Kravec
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kravec fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Splittorff
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Orta vs. Splittorff
Orta hits a line drive into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Soderholm vs. Splittorff
Soderholm hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Squires vs. Splittorff
Squires hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Splittorff fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Kravec
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Kravec
Porter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orta scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. Kravec
Wathan is hit by the pitch. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Kravec
White hits a fly ball into right field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colbern vs. Splittorff
Colbern is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosley vs. Splittorff
Bosley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garr vs. Splittorff
Bosley is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. Bosley moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garr vs. Splittorff
Garr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bosley moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kessinger vs. Splittorff
Kessinger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lemon vs. Splittorff
Lemon hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Kravec
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Kravec
Patek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Kravec
There goes Patek. The throw from Colbern and he is out, Kessinger applying the tag. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Kravec
Brett hits a fly ball into center field. Bosley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Splittorff
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Splittorff
Orta hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Splittorff
Soderholm hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Squires vs. Splittorff
Squires hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Splittorff fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Kravec
Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kravec fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Kravec
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Kravec
McRae strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colbern vs. Splittorff
Colbern hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bosley vs. Splittorff
Bosley bunts towards the mound. Splittorff fields it and throws to first for the out. Colbern moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garr vs. Splittorff
Garr hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Splittorff juggles the ball. That's an error on Splittorff. Colbern moves to third. Garr moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kessinger vs. Splittorff
Kessinger hits a line drive into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lemon vs. Splittorff
Lemon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Colbern scores. Garr scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Splittorff
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Kravec
Porter hits a fly ball into right field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. Kravec
Wathan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Garr. Wathan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Kravec
White hits a fly ball into right field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Kravec
Wilson hits a line drive into right field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Splittorff
Orta takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Soderholm vs. Splittorff
Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Squires vs. Splittorff
Squires hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Splittorff fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Kravec
Patek hits a fly ball into center field. Bosley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Kravec
Brett hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cowens vs. Kravec
Cowens hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brett moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Otis vs. Kravec
Otis hits a line drive into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Brett tags and scores. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Kravec
There goes Cowens. The throw from Colbern and he is safe. Cowens steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McRae vs. Kravec
McRae hits a fly ball towards left. Garr settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Garr. Cowens scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Porter vs. Kravec
There goes McRae. The throw from Colbern and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Porter vs. Kravec
Porter strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colbern vs. Splittorff
Colbern hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosley vs. Splittorff
Bosley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wathan scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bosley for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Splittorff
Garr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. Kravec
Claudell Washington now playing left field.
Wathan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Kravec
White strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Kravec
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out. Wathan moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Patek vs. Kravec
Patek hits a fly ball into left field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Splittorff
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Splittorff
Lemon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Splittorff
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Kravec
Brett hits a fly ball into left field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Kravec
Cowens hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Kravec
Otis hits a fly ball into right field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Kravec
McRae hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cowens moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Porter vs. Kravec
Porter hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Colbern settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Splittorff
Orta takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Soderholm vs. Bird
Doug Bird now pitching.
Soderholm bunts towards the mound. Bird fields it and throws to first for the out. Orta moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Squires vs. Hrabosky
Al Hrabosky now pitching.
Squires hits a line drive into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Orta moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Colbern vs. Hrabosky
Colbern hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Porter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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White Sox, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. Kravec
Kevin Bell now playing third base.
Wathan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Washington. Wathan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Kravec
White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wathan moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wilson vs. Kravec
Wilson hits a fly ball into center field. Bosley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wathan tags and scores. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/28/1978 -- Chicago at Kansas City (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Garr R, lf 4 1 0 0 Patek F, ss 4 0 2 0
Washington C, lf 0 0 0 0 Brett G, 3b 3 1 1 0
Kessinger D, ss 3 0 0 0 Cowens A, rf 4 1 2 0
Lemon C, rf 4 0 1 2 Otis A, cf 3 0 0 1
Johnson L, dh 4 0 1 0 McRae H, dh 4 0 1 0
Orta J, 2b 2 0 0 0 Porter D, c 4 0 0 0
Soderholm E, 3b 3 0 1 0 Wathan J, 1b 3 1 3 0
Bell K, 3b 0 0 0 0 White F, 2b 4 0 1 0
Squires M, 1b 4 0 0 0 Wilson W, lf 3 0 0 1
Colbern M, c 4 1 1 0
Bosley T, cf 2 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 2 5 2 32 3 10 2
Chicago 000 020 000 -- 2
Kansas City 000 002 001 -- 3
1 out when winning run was scored.
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Kravec K (L) 8.1 10 3 2 0 4
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Splittorff P* 8.0 5 2 0 3 1
Bird D 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Hrabosky A (W) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
E -- Kravec K, White F, Splittorff P, Garr R, Colbern M
DP -- Kansas City 1
LOB -- Chicago 6, Kansas City 8
2B -- Wathan J 2
SB -- Cowens A, McRae H
CS -- Patek F
SH -- Brett G, Bosley T, Soderholm E
SF -- Otis A, Wilson W
HBP -- by Kravec K (Wathan J)
T -- 2:32
A -- 27562
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