Texas Rangers vs Kansas City Royals
June 13, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 13, 1978 at Royals 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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Texas Rangers 0, Kansas City Royals 5

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Harrah 3b 3 0 0 0
Wills 2b 3 0 0 0
Bonds rf 3 0 0 0
Oliver cf 3 0 1 0
Zisk lf 2 0 0 0
Hargrove 1b 2 0 0 0
Lowenstein dh 2 0 0 0
Sundberg c 3 0 0 0
Campaneris ss 3 0 0 0
Alexander p 0 0 0 0
  Umbarger p 0 0 0 0
Totals 24 0 1 0
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Poquette lf 3 0 2 3
  Zdeb lf 0 0 0 0
McRae dh 3 0 0 0
Brett 3b 4 0 1 0
Otis cf 4 1 1 0
Porter c 4 0 2 0
LaCock 1b 4 1 1 1
Cowens rf 4 1 1 0
Patek ss 4 0 1 1
White 2b 4 2 3 0
Gale p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 12 5
Texas 000 000 000010
Kansas City 001 301 00x5120
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Alexander  L (5-4) 6.0 11 5 5 1 1
  Umbarger   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
12
5
5
1
3
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Gale  W (6-1) 9.0 1 0 0 6 4
Totals
9.0
1
0
0
6
4

  E–None.  DP–Texas 1, Kansas City 3.  2B–Kansas City Porter (10,off Alexander); White 2 (12,off Alexander 2); Poquette (7,off Alexander); Otis (14,off Alexander); LaCock (3,off Alexander); Brett (18,off Umbarger).  3B–Texas Oliver (4,off Gale).  SF–Poquette (4,off Alexander).  CS–Bonds (3,2nd base by Gale/Porter).  WP–Alexander (1).  U-HP–Don Denkinger, 1B–Dave Phillips, 2B–Steve Palermo, 3B–Larry McCoy.  T–2:08.  A–22,103.
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