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White Sox
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
August 30, 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 30, 1978 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 30, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 30, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Francisco Barrios |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Larry Gura |
| Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 19,053 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 56 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Steve Palermo 1B: Don Denkinger 2B: (none) 3B: Larry McCoy |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Claudell Washington | Left Fielder |
| Don Kessinger | Shortstop |
| Lamar Johnson | DH |
| Eric Soderholm | Third Baseman |
| Chet Lemon | Right Fielder |
| Jorge Orta | Second Baseman |
| Mike Colbern | Catcher |
| Mike Squires | First Baseman |
| Thad Bosley | Center Fielder |
| Larry Doby | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Brett | Third Baseman |
| Hal McRae | DH |
| Pete LaCock | First Baseman |
| Darrell Porter | Catcher |
| Al Cowens | Right Fielder |
| Clint Hurdle | Left Fielder |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Herzog | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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White Sox
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
August 30, 1978
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Gura
Washington hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kessinger vs. Gura
There goes Washington. The throw from Porter and he is safe. Washington steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kessinger vs. Gura
Kessinger 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, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Gura
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Soderholm vs. Gura
Soderholm is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Barrios
Brett hits a fly ball into center field. Bosley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Barrios
McRae hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Colbern settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaCock vs. Barrios
LaCock strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Gura
Lemon is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Gura
Orta 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: ---
Colbern vs. Gura
Colbern is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Barrios
Porter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cowens vs. Barrios
Cowens hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Porter moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hurdle vs. Barrios
Hurdle takes first base on ball four. Porter moves to third. Cowens moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Otis vs. Barrios
Otis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Porter scores. Cowens scores. Hurdle moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Patek vs. Barrios
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barrios fields it and throws to third for the out. Otis moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Barrios
White hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Washington. White reaches second base with a double. Otis scores. Patek goes all the way around to score. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brett vs. Barrios
Brett hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. White moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McRae vs. Barrios
McRae hits a fly ball into right field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
LaCock vs. Barrios
LaCock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. White scores. Brett moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Porter vs. Torrealba
Pablo Torrealba now pitching.
Porter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brett scores. LaCock moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cowens vs. Torrealba
Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Squires vs. Gura
Squires hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosley vs. Gura
Bosley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gura fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Gura
Washington bunts towards third. Brett fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kessinger vs. Gura
Kessinger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Washington moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Gura
Johnson hits a popup, foul, towards first. LaCock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hurdle vs. Torrealba
Hurdle hits a fly ball into center field. Bosley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Torrealba
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, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Torrealba
Patek hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Colbern fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Gura
Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Gura
Lemon hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Gura
Orta hits a ball on the ground towards first. LaCock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Orta for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Torrealba
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Torrealba
Brett hits a line drive into right field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Torrealba
McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Bosley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colbern vs. Gura
Colbern hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Squires vs. Gura
Squires hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosley vs. Gura
Bosley 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 5
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaCock vs. Torrealba
LaCock hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lemon. LaCock reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Porter vs. Torrealba
Porter hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Torrealba
Cowens 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, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hurdle vs. Torrealba
Hurdle hits a fly ball into left field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Torrealba
Otis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Torrealba
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Gura
Willie Wilson now playing left field.
Washington strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Gura
Kessinger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Gura
Greg Pryor pinch runs for Don Kessinger.
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Schueler
Greg Pryor now playing shortstop. Ron Schueler now pitching.
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Schueler
Brett hits a line drive into right field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Schueler
McRae hits a line drive into left field. Washington picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Washington. White moves to third. McRae moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
LaCock vs. Schueler
LaCock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. White scores. McRae scores. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Porter vs. Schueler
Porter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. LaCock moves to third. Porter moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cowens vs. Schueler
Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. LaCock scores. Porter moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wilson vs. Schueler
Wilson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Soderholm settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Gura
Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Gura
Lemon hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Gura
Orta hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Schueler
Kevin Bell now playing third base.
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Schueler
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Schueler
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colbern vs. Gura
Colbern strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Squires vs. Gura
Squires hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosley vs. Gura
Bosley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washington vs. Gura
Washington 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 8
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Willoughby
Jim Willoughby now pitching.
Brett hits a fly ball into center field. Bosley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Willoughby
McRae hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LaCock vs. Willoughby
LaCock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McRae moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Porter vs. Willoughby
Porter hits a fly ball into center field. Bosley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McRae tags and scores. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Royals, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cowens vs. Willoughby
Cowens hits a fly ball into left field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 0 - Royals, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pryor vs. Gura
Pryor 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, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Gura
Johnson 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, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Gura
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/30/1978 -- Chicago at Kansas City (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Washington C, lf 4 0 2 0 Brett G, 3b 5 1 1 0
Kessinger D, ss 3 0 2 0 McRae H, dh 5 2 2 0
Pryor G, pr-ss 1 0 0 0 LaCock P, 1b 5 2 4 3
Johnson L, dh 4 0 0 0 Porter D, c 4 2 4 4
Soderholm E, 3b 3 0 0 0 Cowens A, rf 5 1 1 1
Bell K, 3b 1 0 0 0 Hurdle C, lf 2 0 0 0
Lemon C, rf 3 0 0 0 Wilson W, lf 1 0 0 0
Orta J, 2b 3 0 0 0 Otis A, cf 4 1 2 2
Colbern M, c 3 0 0 0 Patek F, ss 4 1 0 0
Squires M, 1b 3 0 0 0 White F, 2b 3 2 1 2
Bosley T, cf 3 0 1 0
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31 0 5 0 38 12 15 12
Chicago 000 000 000 -- 0
Kansas City 060 023 01x -- 12
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Barrios F (L) 1.2 6 6 6 1 1
Torrealba P 3.1 4 2 2 0 0
Schueler R 2.0 3 3 3 1 0
Willoughby J 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Gura L (W) 9.0 5 0 0 0 5
E -- Washington C
DP -- Kansas City 1
LOB -- Chicago 4, Kansas City 5
2B -- White F, LaCock P
HR -- Porter D
SB -- Washington C
SF -- Porter D
T -- 1:56
A -- 19053
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