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Oakland Athletics @ 
Kansas City Royals
1978-06-23 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 38841 · night · 3:00
Oakland Athletics defeated Kansas City Royals 5–4. Oakland Athletics put up 4 in the 3rd. Pete Broberg earned the win and Dave Heaverlo picked up the save. Mitchell Page went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | |
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 |
W: Pete Broberg L: Dennis Leonard SV: Dave Heaverlo
Umpires — HP: Ken Kaiser · 1B: Mike Reilly · 2B: Bill Haller · 3B: Lou DiMuro · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Miguel Dilone | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Tito Fuentes | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Mario Guerrero | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Mitchell Page | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Dave Revering | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Taylor Duncan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Dell Alston | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Essian | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Tony Armas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Mike Edwards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Freddie Patek | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Frank White | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 George Brett | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Hal McRae | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Al Cowens | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Darrell Porter | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Joe Zdeb | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Clint Hurdle | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Willie Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Steve Braun | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tom Poquette | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jerry Terrell | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tim Conroy | 3.1 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
 Pete Broberg | 3.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
 Bob Lacey | 0.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Elias Sosa | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Dave Heaverlo | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dennis Leonard | 7.0 | 9 | 3 | 6 |
| Steve Mingori | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Miguel Dilone: K
- Tito Fuentes: K
- Mario Guerrero: S8
- Mitchell Page: 3/G
Bot 1
- Freddie Patek: S8
- Frank White: SB2
- Frank White: 9
- George Brett: 53
- Hal McRae: HP
- Al Cowens: 3/L
Top 2
- Dave Revering: 13
- Taylor Duncan: K
- Dell Alston: 43
Bot 2
- Darrell Porter: 9
- Joe Zdeb: 8
- Clint Hurdle: W
- Willie Wilson: 4(1)/FO
Top 3
- Jim Essian: S7
- Tony Armas: 3/SH.1-2
- Miguel Dilone: K
- Tito Fuentes: E3.2-H(NR)(UR);B-2
- Mario Guerrero: S9.2-H(UR);B-2(THH)
- Mitchell Page: HR/9.2-H(UR);B-H(UR)
- Dave Revering: S9
- Taylor Duncan: 64(1)/FO
Bot 3
- Freddie Patek: W
- Frank White: 2/BINT
- George Brett: SB2
- George Brett: 63
- Hal McRae: W
- Al Cowens: 3/FL/P
Top 4
- Dell Alston: S9
- Jim Essian: SB2.1-3(E2/TH2)
- Jim Essian: W
- Tony Armas: W.1-2
- Miguel Dilone: S7.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Tito Fuentes: 4/P
- Mario Guerrero: 54(1)3/GDP
Bot 4
- Darrell Porter: S8
- Joe Zdeb: 64(1)/FO
- Clint Hurdle: W.1-2
- Willie Wilson: W.2-3;1-2
- Freddie Patek: 8/SF.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Frank White: K
Top 5
- Mitchell Page: 4/P
- Dave Revering: K
- Taylor Duncan: 8
Bot 5
- George Brett: 8
- Hal McRae: W
- Al Cowens: S7.1-2
- Darrell Porter: 6/P
- Steve Braun: 3/FL/P
Top 6
- Dell Alston: 8/L
- Jim Essian: S7
- Tony Armas: 2/FL/P
- Miguel Dilone: S5/BG.1-2
- Tito Fuentes: K
Bot 6
- Clint Hurdle: D7.B-3(E7)
- Tom Poquette: FC1.3XH(152);B-2
- Freddie Patek: 5/P
- Frank White: 8
Top 7
- Mario Guerrero: 3/P
- Mitchell Page: W
- Dave Revering: CS2(26)
- Dave Revering: 4/P
Bot 7
- George Brett: 3/G
- Hal McRae: D9
- Al Cowens: S8.2-3
- Darrell Porter: 3/G.3-H;1-2
- Steve Braun: 7
Top 8
- Taylor Duncan: 43
- Dell Alston: 6/P
- Jim Essian: 7
Bot 8
- Clint Hurdle: 13
- Jerry Terrell: S7
- Freddie Patek: S7.1-2
- Frank White: S7.2-H;1-2
- George Brett: 4/L
- Hal McRae: CS3(25)
Top 9
- Tony Armas: 6/P
- Miguel Dilone: 7
- Mike Edwards: 13
Bot 9
- Hal McRae: D9
- Al Cowens: S7.2-3
- Darrell Porter: 8/L/SF.3-H
- Steve Braun: S9.1-3
- Clint Hurdle: 46(1)3/GDP
Notes & reviews
- Debut game for Tim Conroy
- Frank White called for interference; Royals Manager Whitey Herzog ejected by HP umpire Ken Kaiser