Rangers @ Royals
July 20, 1978

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Bottom 9 R H E
Rangers 1 6 0
Royals 1 8 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Rangers 1 6 0
Royals 2 9 0

Steve Braun Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .232
OBP .000 .333
At Bats 0 112
Hits 0 26
• Singles 0 15
• Doubles 0 8
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 18
RBI’s 0 20

Doyle Alexander Season Stats

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6 5 0
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Royals Stadium - July 20, 1978
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Single
Doyle Alexander
Jim Sundberg
Mike Hargrove
Bump Wills
Toby Harrah
Bert Campaneris
Al Oliver
Juan Beniquez
Richie Zisk
Steve Braun
Tom Poquette
Willie Wilson

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Texas Rangers 1 6 0 5
Kansas City Royals 2 9 0 7
Winning Pitcher Dennis Leonard
Losing Pitcher Doyle Alexander
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Steve Braun
Attendance 26,620
Time of Game 2 hours 26 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

End of Game

Braun hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wilson scores. Poquette moves to third.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Steve Braun pinch hits for Freddie Patek. There goes Poquette. The throw from Sundberg and he is safe. Poquette steals second.
Bottom 9 Willie Wilson pinch runs for Clint Hurdle. Poquette hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wilson moves to third.
Bottom 9 Hurdle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Porter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Porter for the out.
Bottom 9 Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Zisk hits a popup, foul, towards first. LaCock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Bonds hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Oliver moves to third.
Top 9 Oliver hits a popup into left field, out of the reach of Poquette. Oliver reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Sundberg strikes out.
Bottom 8 LaCock hits a popup, foul, towards third. Harrah settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Brett tags and scores.
Bottom 8 Brett hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Zisk who is chasing the ball. Brett reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 8 White hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Beniquez strikes out.
Top 8 Hargrove hits a line drive towards short. Patek reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 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.
Bottom 7 Poquette hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove has Porter trapped. There's the throw to Sundberg and over to Harrah, who tags Porter for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 7 Hurdle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops it up and throws to first, with Alexander covering, for the out. Porter moves to third.
Bottom 7 Porter hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Oliver. Porter reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Wills hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Harrah takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Bonds hits a popup, foul, towards first. LaCock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 LaCock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McRae moves to third.
Bottom 6 McRae takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Brett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Oliver hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Sundberg 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 6 Beniquez hits a fly ball into right field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Patek hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Poquette hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops it up and throws to first, with Alexander covering, for the out.
Top 5 Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 5 Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Wills hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Hurdle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Alexander fires to first and has Otis trapped. There's the throw to Campaneris who tags Otis for the out.
Bottom 4 Porter hits a popup towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Otis takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 LaCock hits a line drive towards first. Hargrove reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 McRae hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Beniquez. McRae reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Brett hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 White hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Oliver strikes out.
Top 3 Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Campaneris scores.
Top 3 Beniquez 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 Hargrove hits a fly ball into right field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Campaneris moves to third.
Top 3 Campaneris hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Poquette. Campaneris reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Patek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Poquette hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Hurdle strikes out.
Bottom 2 Porter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Alexander fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Wills strikes out.
Top 2 Harrah hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Zisk strikes out.
Bottom 1 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 LaCock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Brett hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Bonds hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leonard fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hargrove moves to third.
Top 1 Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Beniquez strikes out.
Top 1 Hargrove hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Poquette. Hargrove reaches second base with a double.