Kansas City Royals vs Texas Rangers
August 26, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 26, 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 4, Texas Rangers 8

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Brett 3b 4 0 0 0
McRae dh 4 2 2 1
LaCock 1b 2 1 1 0
Porter c 4 0 2 2
Cowens cf 4 0 0 0
  Washington 2b 0 0 0 0
Hurdle rf 3 0 0 0
Poquette lf 4 0 0 0
Patek ss 4 0 0 0
White 2b 2 1 1 0
  Braun ph,cf 2 0 0 0
Gura p 0 0 0 0
  Pattin p 0 0 0 0
  Mingori p 0 0 0 0
  Foucault p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 6 3
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Harrah ss 5 1 2 1
Wills 2b 4 1 2 0
Bevacqua 3b 5 1 2 2
Oliver lf 4 1 1 0
Bonds rf 3 1 1 0
Zisk dh 4 1 0 1
Sundberg c 2 1 1 1
Beniquez cf 3 1 0 1
Hargrove 1b 3 0 1 1
  Jorgensen 1b 0 0 0 0
Ellis p 0 0 0 0
  Barker p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 8 10 7
Kansas City 000 003 010463
Texas 220 001 30x8102
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Gura  L (11-4) 1.2 4 4 3 2 1
  Pattin   4.1 4 3 3 2 4
  Mingori   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Foucault   1.2 2 1 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
10
8
6
5
5
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Ellis  W (9-5) 7.2 6 4 3 2 3
  Barker  SV (3) 1.1 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
6
4
3
3
4

  E–Porter (6), Hurdle 2 (12), Harrah (9), Beniquez (7).  DP–Texas 1.  2B–Kansas City McRae 2 (32,off D Ellis 2), Texas Harrah 2 (15,off Gura 2).  HR–Texas Bevacqua (6,1st inning off Gura 1 on, 1 out).  SF–Beniquez (4,off Pattin).  IBB–Sundberg (6,by Pattin); Hargrove (8,by Pattin); Bonds (5,by Foucault).  SB–Bonds (33,2nd base off Pattin/Porter); Wills (41,2nd base off Foucault/Porter).  IBB–Pattin 2 (7,Sundberg,Hargrove); Foucault (5,Bonds).  U-HP–Jim Evans, 1B–Durwood Merrill, 2B–Marty Springstead, 3B–Rich Garcia.  T–2:25.  A–33,084.
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