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July 2, 1978

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Royals 4 10 0
Athletics 2 9 1
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Royals 4 10 0
Athletics 2 9 1

Wayne Gross Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .209
OBP .000 .333
At Bats 0 191
Hits 0 40
• Singles 0 27
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 32
RBI’s 0 15

Larry Gura Season Stats

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5 2 0
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Oakland-Alameda County Stadium - July 2, 1978
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Larry Gura
Darrell Porter
Jerry Terrell
Frank White
George Brett
Freddie Patek
Willie Wilson
Amos Otis
Tom Poquette
Wayne Gross
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Gross hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Jerry Terrell now playing first base. Willie Wilson now playing left field. Tom Poquette now playing right field. Page hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Poquette hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Edwards fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Dave Heaverlo now pitching. White hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McRae scores. Wilson moves to third. Patek moves to second.
Top 8 Willie Wilson pinch runs for Steve Braun. Patek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brett scores. McRae moves to third. Wilson moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 8 Elias Sosa now pitching. Steve Braun pinch hits for Joe Zdeb. Braun takes first base on ball four. Otis scores. Brett moves to third. McRae moves to second.
Top 8 McRae is walked intentionally.
Top 8 Porter bunts towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. Otis moves to third. Brett moves to second.
Top 8 Brett hits a fly ball towards center. Wallis settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Wallis. Terrell scores. Otis moves to second.
Top 8 Otis takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Wayne Gross now playing third base. Jerry Terrell pinch hits for Pete LaCock. Terrell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Dilone. Terrell reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Dilone hits a fly ball into left field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Wallis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Edwards moves to third.
Bottom 7 Picciolo bunts towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. Edwards moves to second.
Bottom 7 Edwards hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Poquette hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 7 White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Essian hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Burke hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Newman is walked intentionally.
Bottom 6 Duncan bunts towards the mound. Gura fields it and throws to first for the out. Dilone moves to third. Page moves to second.
Bottom 6 Page hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dilone moves to second.
Bottom 6 Joe Zdeb now playing right field. Dilone hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Bob Lacey now pitching. Joe Zdeb pinch hits for Clint Hurdle. Zdeb hits a ball on the ground towards third. Duncan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 McRae is hit by the pitch. Otis moves to third. Brett moves to second.
Top 6 Porter hits a popup towards third. Duncan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Brett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Otis moves to second.
Top 6 Otis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 LaCock hits a line drive into center field. Wallis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Wallis hits a line drive towards the mound. Gura reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Gura fires to first and has Picciolo trapped. There's the throw to Patek who tags Picciolo for the out.
Bottom 5 Picciolo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Poquette hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Picciolo fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 5 Langford spins and fires to second, with Picciolo covering, and Hurdle is picked off.
Top 5 White hits a popup towards the mound. Langford settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Patek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hurdle moves to second.
Top 5 Hurdle takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Essian hits a fly ball into left field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal.
Bottom 4 Burke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to second for the out. Duncan moves to third.
Bottom 4 Newman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Duncan moves to second.
Bottom 4 Duncan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Page hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 McRae hits a line drive into center field. Wallis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Porter takes first base on ball four. Otis moves to second.
Top 4 Brett strikes out.
Top 4 Otis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 LaCock is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Dilone strikes out.
Bottom 3 Wallis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Poquette. Wallis reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Picciolo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Edwards hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Poquette hits a popup towards short. Picciolo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 White hits a popup, foul, towards first. Newman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Patek strikes out.
Bottom 2 Essian hits a fly ball into left field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Burke hits a fly ball into left field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Newman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Hurdle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes McRae trying to get to home. Dilone throws the ball in to Essian who tags McRae, who's trying to score from second, for the out.
Top 2 There goes McRae. The throw from Essian and he is safe. McRae steals second.
Top 2 McRae hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Porter strikes out.
Top 2 Brett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Newman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brett for the out.
Bottom 1 Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Page hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gura fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Dilone bunts towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. Wallis moves to second.
Bottom 1 Wallis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Otis strikes out.
Top 1 LaCock hits a fly ball into left field. Dilone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Poquette hits a line drive into center field. Wallis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.