Oakland Athletics vs Kansas City Royals
June 24, 1978 Box Score

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

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Oakland Athletics 5, Kansas City Royals 7

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Dilone lf 5 0 0 0
Fuentes 2b 5 1 1 1
Guerrero ss 5 0 4 1
  Edwards pr 0 1 0 0
Duncan 3b 5 0 2 1
  Picciolo pr 0 0 0 0
Page dh 5 0 1 0
Newman 1b 3 2 1 0
  Revering ph 1 0 0 0
  Alston 1b 0 0 0 0
  Wallis ph 1 0 0 0
Burke cf 4 0 1 0
Essian c 3 0 1 1
Armas rf 4 1 1 1
Renko p 0 0 0 0
  McCatty p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 5 12 5
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Braun lf 3 1 1 0
McRae dh 4 1 1 0
Brett 3b 4 0 1 2
Porter c 4 1 1 1
Hurdle rf 4 0 1 0
Cowens cf 3 2 0 0
LaCock 1b 3 1 2 4
Patek ss 4 0 0 0
White 2b 3 1 0 0
Hassler p 0 0 0 0
  Bird p 0 0 0 0
  Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 7 7 7
Oakland 001 101 1015121
Kansas City 511 000 00x773
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Renko  L (2-3) 1.0 5 6 6 2 2
  McCatty   7.0 2 1 1 2 4
Totals
8.0
7
7
7
4
6
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Hassler  W (1-3) 5.0 8 3 1 1 2
  Bird   3.1 4 2 1 0 2
  Hrabosky  SV (11) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
5
2
1
5

  E–Guerrero (12), LaCock (1), Patek (16), Hassler (2).  DP–Kansas City 1.  2B–Oakland Burke (3,off Hassler); Armas (5,off Hassler); Duncan (4,off Bird), Kansas City LaCock (4,off McCatty); Hurdle (12,off McCatty).  HR–Kansas City LaCock (1,1st inning off Renko 2 on, 2 out).  IBB–LaCock (2,by McCatty).  SB–Cowens (9,2nd base off McCatty/Essian); McRae (7,2nd base off McCatty/Essian).  WP–Renko (1), Hassler (2).  IBB–McCatty (1,LaCock).  U-HP–Mike Reilly, 1B–Bill Haller, 2B–Lou DiMuro, 3B–Ken Kaiser.  T–2:40.  A–35,423.
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