Texas Rangers vs Kansas City Royals
August 20, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 20, 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 1, Kansas City Royals 2

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Hargrove 1b 3 0 0 0
  Jorgensen 1b 0 0 0 0
Campaneris ss 4 0 0 1
Beniquez cf 4 0 1 0
Bonds rf 4 0 2 0
Zisk lf 4 0 2 0
Sundberg c 3 0 1 0
Gray dh 3 0 0 0
Harrah 3b 2 1 0 0
Bevacqua 2b 3 0 2 0
  Wills 2b 0 0 0 0
Matlack p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 8 1
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 4 0 0 0
Brett 3b 4 0 2 0
McRae dh 4 0 0 0
Cowens rf 4 0 1 0
Otis cf 3 0 0 0
Wathan c 3 1 1 1
Hurdle lf 3 1 0 0
  Wilson lf 0 0 0 0
Terrell 1b 2 0 1 0
White 2b 3 0 1 1
Splittorff p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 6 2
Texas 001 000 000182
Kansas City 000 020 00x260
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Matlack  L (11-10) 8.0 6 2 1 0 4
Totals
8.0
6
2
1
0
4
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Splittorff  W (15-10) 9.0 8 1 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
1
2

  E–Bevacqua (8), Matlack (4).  DP–Kansas City 2.  2B–Texas Bevacqua (10,off Splittorff), Kansas City Brett (36,off Matlack).  HR–Kansas City Wathan (2,5th inning off Matlack 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Hargrove (6,by Splittorff).  SH–Terrell (6,off Matlack).  CS–Bonds 2 (16,2nd base by Splittorff/Wathan 2).  SB–Terrell (6,2nd base off Matlack/Sundberg).  HBP–Splittorff (3,Hargrove).  U-HP–Vic Voltaggio, 1B–Lou DiMuro, 2B–Larry Barnett, 3B–Jim McKean.  T–1:56.  A–38,423.
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