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Royals
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
April 25, 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 April 25, 1978 at Arlington Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 25, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
|
| Home Team |
Texas Rangers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 25, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Texas Rangers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dennis Leonard |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Fergie Jenkins |
| Ballpark | Arlington Stadium |
| City | Arlington |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 14,154 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 48 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dave Phillips 1B: Larry McCoy 2B: Steve Palermo 3B: Don Denkinger |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Wilson | Center Fielder |
| Hal McRae | DH |
| George Brett | Third Baseman |
| Al Cowens | Right Fielder |
| Darrell Porter | Catcher |
| Tom Poquette | Left Fielder |
| Clint Hurdle | First Baseman |
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Herzog | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mike Hargrove | First Baseman |
| John Lowenstein | DH |
| Al Oliver | Left Fielder |
| Richie Zisk | Right Fielder |
| Toby Harrah | Third Baseman |
| Bump Wills | Second Baseman |
| Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
| Juan Beniquez | Center Fielder |
| Bert Campaneris | Shortstop |
| Billy Hunter | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
April 25, 1978
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Jenkins
Wilson 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. Jenkins
McRae strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Jenkins
Brett hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Leonard
Hargrove hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. Leonard
Lowenstein hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Leonard
Oliver hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zisk vs. Leonard
Zisk hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Leonard
Harrah hits a popup in front of the plate. Porter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Leonard
Wills hits a fly ball into left field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Jenkins
Cowens strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Jenkins
Porter strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poquette vs. Jenkins
Poquette 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 2
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Leonard
Sundberg hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beniquez vs. Leonard
Beniquez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Poquette. Beniquez reaches second base with a double. Sundberg moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Campaneris vs. Leonard
Campaneris hits a fly ball into left field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Sundberg tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hargrove vs. Leonard
Hargrove hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Beniquez moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lowenstein vs. Leonard
Lowenstein hits a line drive towards short. Patek reaches out 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: ---
Hurdle vs. Jenkins
Hurdle hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Jenkins
Patek strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Jenkins
White hits a line drive into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Leonard
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, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Leonard
Zisk strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Leonard
Harrah strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Jenkins
Wilson bunts towards the mound. Jenkins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Jenkins
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Jenkins
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 4
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Leonard
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hurdle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wills for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Leonard
Sundberg hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beniquez vs. Leonard
Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leonard fields it and throws to first for the out. Sundberg moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Campaneris vs. Leonard
Campaneris strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Jenkins
Cowens strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Jenkins
Porter hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poquette vs. Jenkins
Poquette hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Leonard
Hargrove takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowenstein vs. Leonard
Lowenstein takes first base on ball four. Hargrove moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oliver vs. Leonard
Oliver hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zisk vs. Leonard
Zisk hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harrah vs. Leonard
Harrah hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hurdle vs. Jenkins
Hurdle hits a popup, foul, towards third. Harrah settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Jenkins
Patek hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Jenkins
White hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Leonard
Wills hits a line drive towards short. Patek reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Leonard
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Leonard
Beniquez hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Jenkins
Wilson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Jenkins
McRae 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Jenkins
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brett for the out. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cowens vs. Jenkins
Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Leonard
Campaneris hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Leonard
Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. Leonard
Lowenstein takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Leonard
Leonard fires to first and picks off Lowenstein. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Jenkins
Porter hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poquette vs. Jenkins
Poquette hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Zisk throws the ball in to Campaneris who tags Poquette trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hurdle vs. Jenkins
Hurdle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lahoud vs. Jenkins
Joe Lahoud pinch hits for Freddie Patek.
Lahoud strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Leonard
U L Washington now playing shortstop.
Oliver hits a line drive into left field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Leonard
Zisk hits a line drive into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Leonard
Harrah strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaCock vs. Jenkins
Pete LaCock pinch hits for Frank White.
LaCock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats LaCock for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Jenkins
Wilson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Beniquez. Wilson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McRae vs. Jenkins
McRae hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Wilson scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Jenkins
Brett hits a line drive into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cowens vs. Jenkins
Cowens is hit by the pitch. McRae moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Porter vs. Jenkins
Jerry Terrell pinch runs for Al Cowens.
Porter 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
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Box Score
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Game of 4/25/1978 -- Kansas City at Texas (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI
Wilson W, cf 4 1 2 0 Hargrove M, 1b 3 1 1 1
McRae H, dh 4 0 1 1 Lowenstein J, dh 2 1 1 0
Brett G, 3b 4 0 0 0 Oliver A, lf 4 0 0 0
Cowens A, rf 3 0 0 0 Zisk R, rf 4 1 1 2
Terrell J, pr 0 0 0 0 Harrah T, 3b 4 0 0 0
Porter D, c 4 0 0 0 Wills B, 2b 3 0 0 0
Poquette T, lf 3 0 1 0 Sundberg J, c 3 1 2 0
Hurdle C, 1b 2 0 0 0 Beniquez J, cf 3 0 1 0
Patek F, ss 2 0 0 0 Campaneris B, ss 2 0 0 1
Lahoud J, ph 1 0 0 0
Washington U, ss 0 0 0 0
White F, 2b 2 0 0 0
LaCock P, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 1 4 1 28 4 6 4
Kansas City 000 000 001 -- 1
Texas 310 000 00x -- 4
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard D (L) 8.0 6 4 4 3 4
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Jenkins F (W) 9.0 4 1 1 1 6
LOB -- Kansas City 4, Texas 4
2B -- Beniquez J, Wilson W
HR -- Hargrove M, Zisk R
SF -- Campaneris B
HBP -- by Jenkins F (Cowens A)
T -- 1:48
A -- 14154
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