Kansas City Royals vs Texas Rangers
August 25, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 25, 1978 at Arlington Stadium. The Texas Rangers defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 2, Texas Rangers 7

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 4 0 1 0
Brett 3b 4 0 0 0
Otis cf 4 0 0 0
Cowens rf 3 0 1 0
McRae dh 4 0 2 0
Wathan 1b 3 1 0 0
Porter c 2 1 1 2
White 2b 3 0 0 0
Wilson lf 3 0 0 0
Gale p 0 0 0 0
  Bird p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 5 2
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Hargrove 1b 4 1 1 0
  Jorgensen 1b 0 0 0 0
Wills 2b 3 1 1 1
Bevacqua 3b 4 1 1 1
Oliver lf 3 1 0 0
Bonds rf 3 1 1 1
Zisk dh 4 1 1 4
Sundberg c 3 0 0 0
Beniquez cf 3 1 2 0
Harrah ss 2 0 0 0
Matlack p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 7 7 7
Kansas City 000 020 000250
Texas 000 006 10x770
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Gale  L (13-6) 6.0 5 6 6 3 3
  Bird   2.0 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
8.0
7
7
7
3
4
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Matlack  W (12-10) 9.0 5 2 2 2 4
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
2
4

  E–None.  DP–Kansas City 1, Texas 1.  2B–Texas Bevacqua (11,off Gale).  3B–Texas Wills (4,off Bird).  HR–Kansas City Porter (11,5th inning off Matlack 1 on, 2 out), Texas Zisk (15,6th inning off Gale 3 on, 2 out).  SH–Harrah (5,off Bird).  IBB–Oliver (4,by Gale).  IBB–Gale (3,Oliver).  U-HP–Johnny James, 1B–Mike Thompson, 2B–Jeff Brown, 3B–Jim Shewmake.  T–2:10.  A–36,750.
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