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Royals
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
September 5, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the Kansas City Royals, played on September 5, 1978 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 5, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
|
| Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 5, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dennis Leonard |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Steve Renko |
| Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
| City | Oakland |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 1,376 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 9 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lou DiMuro 1B: Fred Spenn 2B: Larry Barnett 3B: Jim McKean |
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 |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| Jerry Terrell | Shortstop |
| Whitey Herzog | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mike Edwards | Second Baseman |
| Dave Revering | First Baseman |
| Rico Carty | DH |
| Mitchell Page | Left Fielder |
| Bruce Robinson | Catcher |
| Mario Guerrero | Shortstop |
| Wayne Gross | Third Baseman |
| Joe Wallis | Center Fielder |
| Dell Alston | Right Fielder |
| Jack McKeon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
September 5, 1978
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Renko
Brett strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Renko
McRae strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaCock vs. Renko
LaCock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Porter vs. Renko
Porter is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Leonard
Edwards strikes out. Porter drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Edwards out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Leonard
Revering strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Leonard
Carty hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Renko
Cowens hits a fly ball into right field. Alston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hurdle vs. Renko
Hurdle strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Renko
Otis hits a fly ball into right field. Alston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Leonard
Page hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Leonard
There goes Page. The throw from Porter and he is out, Terrell applying the tag. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Leonard
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Leonard
Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leonard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Renko
White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Terrell vs. Renko
Terrell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Renko
Brett strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Renko
McRae hits a line drive towards first. Revering reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Leonard
Gross hits a fly ball into left field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wallis vs. Leonard
Wallis hits a popup towards short. Terrell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alston vs. Leonard
Alston hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Leonard
There goes Alston. The throw from Porter and he is out, Terrell applying the tag. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaCock vs. Renko
LaCock strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Renko
Porter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Revering scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Porter for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Renko
Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Leonard
Edwards hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Revering vs. Leonard
Revering hits a popup towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carty vs. Leonard
Carty hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hurdle vs. Renko
Hurdle strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Renko
Otis hits a line drive into center field. Wallis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Renko
White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Terrell vs. Renko
There goes White. The throw from Robinson and he is safe. White steals second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Terrell vs. Renko
Terrell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Edwards scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Leonard
Page takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Leonard
Robinson bunts towards the mound. Leonard fields it and throws to first for the out. Page moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Guerrero vs. Leonard
Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Leonard, and towards Terrell, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gross vs. Leonard
Gross hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Renko
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Edwards scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Renko
McRae strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaCock vs. Renko
LaCock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wallis vs. Leonard
Wallis 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 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alston vs. Leonard
Alston hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Leonard
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leonard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Renko
Porter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cowens vs. Renko
Cowens strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hurdle vs. Renko
Hurdle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Porter moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Otis vs. Renko
Willie Wilson pinch runs for Clint Hurdle.
There goes Wilson. The throw from Robinson and he is safe. Wilson steals second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Otis vs. Renko
Otis is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
White vs. Renko
White hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Page. White reaches second base with a double. Porter scores. Wilson scores. Otis goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Terrell vs. Renko
Terrell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Edwards scoops it up and throws to first for the out. White moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brett vs. Renko
Brett hits a fly ball into left field. Page settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Leonard
Willie Wilson now playing left field.
Revering hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Leonard
Carty strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Leonard
Page hits a line drive towards third. Brett reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Renko
McRae hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LaCock vs. Renko
LaCock hits a line drive towards third. Gross catches it and throws to first to double up McRae. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Renko
Porter strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Leonard
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Leonard
Guerrero hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Leonard
Gross strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Sosa
Elias Sosa now pitching.
Cowens hits a fly ball into right field. Alston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Sosa
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Sosa
Otis hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Alston who is chasing the ball. Otis reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
White vs. Sosa
White is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wallis vs. Leonard
Wallis hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alston vs. Leonard
Alston hits a popup towards short. Terrell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Leonard
Edwards strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/5/1978 -- Kansas City at Oakland (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI
Brett G, 3b 4 0 0 0 Edwards M, 2b 4 0 1 0
McRae H, dh 4 0 1 0 Revering D, 1b 3 0 0 0
LaCock P, 1b 3 0 0 0 Carty R, dh 3 0 0 0
Porter D, c 3 1 0 0 Page M, lf 2 0 1 0
Cowens A, rf 4 0 0 0 Robinson B, c 2 0 0 0
Hurdle C, lf 3 0 1 0 Guerrero M, ss 3 0 0 0
Wilson W, pr-lf 1 1 0 0 Gross W, 3b 3 0 0 0
Otis A, cf 3 1 1 0 Wallis J, cf 3 0 0 0
White F, 2b 4 0 3 3 Alston D, rf 3 0 1 0
Terrell J, ss 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 3 6 3 26 0 3 0
Kansas City 000 000 300 -- 3
Oakland 000 000 000 -- 0
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard D (W) 9.0 3 0 0 1 7
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Renko S (L) 8.0 5 3 3 3 10
Sosa E 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
DP -- Kansas City 1, Oakland 1
LOB -- Kansas City 5, Oakland 1
2B -- White F
3B -- Otis A
SB -- White F, Wilson W
CS -- Page M, Alston D
SH -- Robinson B
T -- 2:09
A -- 1376
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