Milwaukee Brewers vs Kansas City Royals
April 30, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 30, 1978 at Royals Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Milwaukee Brewers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Milwaukee Brewers 0, Kansas City Royals 3

Milwaukee Brewers ab   r   h rbi
Gantner ss 4 0 0 0
Cooper 1b 4 0 2 0
Bando 3b 4 0 1 0
Hisle lf 3 0 1 0
Oglivie dh 3 0 0 0
Lezcano rf 4 0 0 0
Thomas cf 3 0 0 0
Moore c 3 0 2 0
  Martinez c 0 0 0 0
Sakata 2b 3 0 0 0
Caldwell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 6 0
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson lf 3 1 1 0
Terrell 3b 3 0 1 1
McRae dh 4 0 1 1
Cowens rf 4 0 0 0
Otis cf 4 0 3 0
Wathan c 3 0 0 0
Hurdle 1b 2 1 0 0
  LaCock 1b 1 0 0 0
Patek ss 3 1 1 1
White 2b 3 0 1 0
Gale p 0 0 0 0
  Mingori p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 8 3
Milwaukee 000 000 000062
Kansas City 100 020 00x381
  Milwaukee Brewers IP H R ER BB SO
Caldwell  L (1-1) 8.0 8 3 3 2 4
Totals
8.0
8
3
3
2
4
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Gale  W (1-0) 7.0 6 0 0 1 4
  Mingori  SV (3) 2.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
6
0
0
2
5

  E–Gantner (1), Moore (1), Patek (3).  DP–Kansas City 2.  2B–Kansas City Otis (4,off Caldwell).  3B–Milwaukee Moore (1,off Gale).  SH–Terrell (1,off Caldwell).  HBP–Wilson (1,by Caldwell).  IBB–Wathan (1,by Caldwell).  SB–Moore (2,2nd base off Gale/Wathan); Wilson (8,2nd base off Caldwell/Moore); Otis 3 (5,2nd base off Caldwell/Moore 2,3rd base off Caldwell/Moore).  CS–Terrell (1,2nd base by Caldwell/Moore).  WP–Caldwell (2).  HBP–Caldwell (3,Wilson).  IBB–Caldwell (3,Wathan).  U-HP–Bill Kunkel, 1B–Bill Deegan, 2B–Terry Cooney, 3B–Al Clark.  T–2:42.  A–19,827.
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