Kansas City Royals vs Texas Rangers
April 24, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 24, 1978 at Arlington Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 8, Texas Rangers 6

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Poquette lf 4 1 1 2
  Zdeb ph,lf 1 0 0 0
McRae dh 5 1 1 0
Brett 3b 5 0 1 1
Cowens rf 2 2 1 0
Porter c 3 2 1 0
Hurdle 1b 4 1 1 1
Otis cf 4 0 2 1
  Wilson cf 1 0 0 0
Patek ss 4 1 1 3
White 2b 2 0 0 0
  LaCock ph 1 0 0 0
  Terrell 2b 1 0 0 0
Colborn p 0 0 0 0
  Bird p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 8 9 8
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Hargrove 1b 4 0 1 0
Thompson rf 5 1 1 0
Oliver lf 4 1 2 1
Zisk dh 5 0 1 1
Harrah 3b 4 0 1 0
Beniquez cf 5 1 1 0
Wills 2b 4 2 3 0
Sundberg c 4 1 3 2
Campaneris ss 0 0 0 0
  Lowenstein ph 1 0 0 0
  Mason ss 1 0 0 0
Ellis p 0 0 0 0
  Cleveland p 0 0 0 0
  Lindblad p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 13 4
Kansas City 000 206 000893
Texas 210 300 0006131
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Colborn   3.1 9 6 4 1 1
  Bird  W (1-0) 5.2 4 0 0 2 3
Totals
9.0
13
6
4
3
4
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Ellis   5.0 4 5 5 4 0
  Cleveland  L (0-2) 0.2 3 3 3 0 1
  Lindblad   3.1 2 0 0 2 4
Totals
9.0
9
8
8
6
5

  E–Poquette (1), Porter (2), Hurdle (3), Campaneris (4).  DP–Kansas City 2.  2B–Kansas City Patek (4,off D Ellis); McRae (4,off Cleveland), Texas Oliver (2,off Colborn); Sundberg (1,off Colborn).  3B–Texas Thompson (2,off Colborn).  HR–Kansas City Poquette (2,6th inning off Cleveland 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Campaneris 2 (5,off Colborn 2).  IBB–Hargrove (1,by Colborn); Oliver (1,by Bird).  SB–Patek (4,2nd base off Cleveland/Sundberg); Wills 2 (3,2nd base off Colborn/Porter 2).  IBB–Colborn (1,Hargrove); Bird (1,Oliver).  U-HP–Don Denkinger, 1B–Dave Phillips, 2B–Larry McCoy, 3B–Steve Palermo.  T–2:49.  A–15,530.
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