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Royals
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
August 26, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the Kansas City Royals, played on August 26, 1978 at Arlington Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 26, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
Texas Rangers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 26, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Texas Rangers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Larry Gura |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dock Ellis |
| Ballpark | Arlington Stadium |
| City | Arlington |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 33,084 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Evans 1B: Durwood Merrill 2B: Marty Springstead 3B: Rich Garcia |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Brett | Third Baseman |
| Hal McRae | DH |
| Pete LaCock | First Baseman |
| Darrell Porter | Catcher |
| Al Cowens | Center Fielder |
| Clint Hurdle | Right Fielder |
| Tom Poquette | Left Fielder |
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Herzog | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Toby Harrah | Shortstop |
| Bump Wills | Second Baseman |
| Kurt Bevacqua | Third Baseman |
| Al Oliver | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Bonds | Right Fielder |
| Richie Zisk | DH |
| Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
| Juan Beniquez | Center Fielder |
| Mike Hargrove | First Baseman |
| Billy Hunter | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
August 26, 1978
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Ellis
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Ellis
McRae strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaCock vs. Ellis
LaCock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Porter vs. Ellis
Porter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Gura
Harrah hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Poquette. Harrah reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wills vs. Gura
Wills is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bevacqua vs. Gura
Bevacqua hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Gura
Oliver 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 -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Gura
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Ellis
Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hurdle vs. Ellis
Hurdle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poquette vs. Ellis
Poquette hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ellis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Gura
Zisk hits a fly ball towards right. Hurdle settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Hurdle. Zisk moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sundberg vs. Gura
Sundberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Beniquez vs. Gura
Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gura fields it and throws to third for the out. Sundberg moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hargrove vs. Gura
Hargrove hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hurdle throws the ball in to White who tags Hargrove trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Sundberg scores. Beniquez moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Harrah vs. Gura
Harrah hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Poquette. Harrah reaches second base with a double. Beniquez scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wills vs. Gura
Wills takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bevacqua vs. Pattin
Marty Pattin now pitching.
Bevacqua hits a fly ball into right field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Ellis
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Ellis
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Ellis
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Pattin
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards first. LaCock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Oliver for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Pattin
Bonds strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Pattin
Zisk hits a fly ball into right field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Ellis
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Harrah. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LaCock vs. Ellis
LaCock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Porter vs. Ellis
Porter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Pattin
Sundberg strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Pattin
Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Pattin
Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards first. LaCock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hargrove for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Ellis
Cowens strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hurdle vs. Ellis
Hurdle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poquette vs. Ellis
Poquette hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Pattin
Harrah is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Pattin
Wills 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 -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bevacqua vs. Pattin
Bevacqua strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Ellis
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Ellis
White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Ellis
Brett hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Ellis
McRae hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Beniquez. McRae reaches second base with a double. White goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
LaCock vs. Ellis
LaCock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Porter vs. Ellis
Porter 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. McRae scores. LaCock goes all the way around to score. Porter moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cowens vs. Ellis
Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Pattin
Oliver hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Porter fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Pattin
Bonds hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Oliver moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zisk vs. Pattin
Zisk hits a fly ball into center field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Oliver moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sundberg vs. Pattin
There goes Bonds. The throw from Porter and he is safe. Bonds steals second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sundberg vs. Pattin
Sundberg is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Beniquez vs. Pattin
Beniquez hits a fly ball towards left field. Poquette fields the ball and throws to home. Porter drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Porter. Oliver tags and scores. Bonds tags and moves to third. Sundberg tags and moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hargrove vs. Pattin
Hargrove is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Harrah vs. Pattin
Harrah hits a fly ball into left field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 3 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hurdle vs. Ellis
Hurdle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poquette vs. Ellis
Poquette hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ellis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Ellis
Patek hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 3 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Pattin
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bevacqua vs. Pattin
Bevacqua hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wills moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Oliver vs. Mingori
Steve Mingori now pitching.
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards first. LaCock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Oliver for the out. Bevacqua moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bonds vs. Foucault
Steve Foucault now pitching.
Bonds is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Zisk vs. Foucault
Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Wills scores. Bonds moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sundberg vs. Foucault
Sundberg hits a line drive into right field. Hurdle picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Hurdle. Bonds scores. Zisk goes all the way around to score. Sundberg moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Beniquez vs. Foucault
Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards first. LaCock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Beniquez for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 3 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Ellis
Steve Braun pinch hits for Frank White.
Braun strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Ellis
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Ellis
McRae hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bonds. McRae reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
LaCock vs. Ellis
LaCock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Porter vs. Ellis
Porter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McRae scores. LaCock moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cowens vs. Barker
Len Barker now pitching.
Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 4 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Foucault
Steve Braun now playing center field. U L Washington now playing second base.
Hargrove hits a fly ball into center field. Braun settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Foucault
Harrah hits a fly ball into right field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Foucault
Wills hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bevacqua vs. Foucault
There goes Wills. The throw from Porter and he is safe. Wills steals second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bevacqua vs. Foucault
Bevacqua hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Foucault fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 4 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hurdle vs. Barker
Mike Jorgensen now playing first base.
Hurdle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Poquette vs. Barker
Poquette hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Barker
Patek is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Braun vs. Barker
Braun hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez 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 8/26/1978 -- Kansas City at Texas (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI
Brett G, 3b 4 0 0 0 Harrah T, ss 5 1 2 1
McRae H, dh 4 2 2 1 Wills B, 2b 4 1 2 0
LaCock P, 1b 2 1 1 0 Bevacqua K, 3b 5 1 2 2
Porter D, c 4 0 2 2 Oliver A, lf 4 1 1 0
Cowens A, cf 4 0 0 0 Bonds B, rf 3 1 1 0
Washington U, 2b 0 0 0 0 Zisk R, dh 4 1 0 1
Hurdle C, rf 3 0 0 0 Sundberg J, c 2 1 1 1
Poquette T, lf 4 0 0 0 Beniquez J, cf 3 1 0 1
Patek F, ss 4 0 0 0 Hargrove M, 1b 3 0 1 1
White F, 2b 2 1 1 0 Jorgensen M, 1b 0 0 0 0
Braun S, ph-cf 2 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 4 6 3 33 8 10 7
Kansas City 000 003 010 -- 4
Texas 220 001 30x -- 8
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Gura L (L) 1.2 4 4 3 2 1
Pattin M* 4.1 4 3 3 2 4
Mingori S 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Foucault S 1.2 2 1 0 1 0
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Ellis D (W) 7.2 6 4 3 2 3
Barker L (S) 1.1 0 0 0 1 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
E -- Hurdle C 2, Harrah T, Beniquez J, Porter D
DP -- Texas 1
LOB -- Kansas City 5, Texas 7
2B -- Harrah T 2, McRae H 2
HR -- Bevacqua K
SB -- Bonds B, Wills B
SF -- Beniquez J
T -- 2:25
A -- 33084
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