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April 9, 1978

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Royals 5 7 4
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Willie Horton Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .429
OBP .333 .429
At Bats 3 7
Hits 1 3
• Singles 1 2
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 0
RBI’s 0 1

Doug Bird Season Stats

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0 0 0
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Cleveland Municipal Stadium - April 9, 1978
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Single
Doug Bird
Darrell Porter
Clint Hurdle
Frank White
George Brett
U L Washington
Joe Zdeb
Willie Wilson
Al Cowens
Willie Horton
Johnny Grubb
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Horton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Grubb moves to third.

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Bottom 8 Thornton is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Grubb hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cowens. Grubb reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 White hits a fly ball into left field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Hurdle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Porter moves to third.
Top 8 Zdeb bunts towards first. Thornton scoops it up and throws to first, with Kuiper covering, for the out. Porter moves to second.
Top 8 Porter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cowens scores.
Top 8 Dennis Kinney now pitching. Cowens hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Dade who is chasing the ball. Cowens reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 7 Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Dade hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bell scores. Pruitt moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 7 Pruitt takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Manning hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bell moves to second.
Bottom 7 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington misplays the ball. That's an error on Washington.
Bottom 7 Blanks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 McRae hits a line drive towards third. Bell reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 There goes Washington. The throw from Pruitt and he is safe. Washington steals second.
Top 7 Wilson hits a line drive into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. White tags and scores.
Top 7 Washington bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. White moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 7 White hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Manning. White reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Horton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Thornton strikes out.
Bottom 6 Doug Bird now pitching. There goes Grubb. The throw from Porter and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Bottom 6 Grubb takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Joe Zdeb now playing left field. Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Hurdle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Rick Kreuger now pitching. Amos Otis pinch hits for Tom Poquette. Otis hits a fly ball into right field. Dade settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cowens tags and scores. Porter tags and moves to third.
Top 6 Porter hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Dade. Porter reaches second base with a double. Brett scores. Cowens moves to third.
Top 6 Cowens hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brett moves to third.
Top 6 Brett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thornton fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 McRae hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Dade hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Pruitt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Manning hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Wilson hits a line drive into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Washington hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thornton scoops it up and throws to first, with Wise covering, for the out.
Top 5 White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Blanks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Horton moves to second.
Bottom 4 Horton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Thornton hits a popup towards short. Washington settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Hurdle is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Poquette hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thornton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Poquette for the out.
Top 4 Porter is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Grubb hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Dade hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blanks fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Brett takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 McRae is called out on strikes.
Top 3 There goes Wilson. The throw from Pruitt and he is safe. Wilson steals second.
Top 3 Wilson takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 There goes Washington. The throw from Pruitt and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Top 3 Washington takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Pruitt hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Manning hits a popup in front of the plate. Porter settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Bell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Blanks hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wilson. Blanks reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Horton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Hurdle hits a line drive into right field. Dade settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Poquette hits a line drive into right field. Dade settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cowens tags and scores.
Top 2 Porter hits a fly ball into right field. Dade settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cowens moves to third.
Top 2 Cowens hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Grubb. Cowens reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Thornton hits a fly ball into left field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Grubb takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Dade is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way.
Bottom 1 Busby fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Busby. Dade moves to second.
Bottom 1 Dade hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington misplays the ball. That's an error on Washington.
Top 1 Brett hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 McRae hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Wilson hits a popup towards third. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.