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Kansas City Royals @ 
Oakland Athletics
1978-07-02 · Day game · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum · 2:29
Kansas City Royals defeated Oakland Athletics 4–2. Kansas City Royals put up 4 in the 8th. Larry Gura earned the win and Al Hrabosky picked up the save. Mitchell Page went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | |
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
W: Larry Gura L: Bob Lacey SV: Al Hrabosky
Umpires — HP: Jerry Neudecker · 1B: George Maloney · 2B: Jim McKean · 3B: Greg Kosc · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tom Poquette | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Pete LaCock | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Amos Otis | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 George Brett | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Darrell Porter | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Hal McRae | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Clint Hurdle | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Freddie Patek | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Frank White | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Joe Zdeb | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jerry Terrell | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Steve Braun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Joe Wallis | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Miguel Dilone | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mitchell Page | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Taylor Duncan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jeff Newman | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Glenn Burke | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Essian | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Edwards | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rob Picciolo | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Wayne Gross | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dave Revering | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Tony Armas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Larry Gura | 8.1 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
 Al Hrabosky | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rick Langford | 5.2 | 6 | 2 | 5 |
 Bob Lacey | 1.2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
 Elias Sosa | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Dave Heaverlo | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Tom Poquette: 8/L
- Pete LaCock: 7
- Amos Otis: K
Bot 1
- Joe Wallis: S8
- Miguel Dilone: 54/SH.1-2
- Mitchell Page: 13
- Taylor Duncan: 63
Top 2
- George Brett: 3/G
- Darrell Porter: K
- Hal McRae: S7
- Clint Hurdle: SB2
- Clint Hurdle: S7.2XH(72)
Bot 2
- Jeff Newman: 63
- Glenn Burke: 7
- Jim Essian: 7
Top 3
- Freddie Patek: K
- Frank White: 3/FL/P
- Tom Poquette: 6/P
Bot 3
- Mike Edwards: 8
- Rob Picciolo: 53
- Joe Wallis: D7
- Miguel Dilone: K
Top 4
- Pete LaCock: K/C
- Amos Otis: S7
- George Brett: K
- Darrell Porter: W.1-2
- Hal McRae: 8/L
Bot 4
- Mitchell Page: 8/L
- Taylor Duncan: S7
- Jeff Newman: S8.1-2
- Glenn Burke: 54(1)/FO.2-3
- Jim Essian: SBH;SB2
- Jim Essian: 7
Top 5
- Clint Hurdle: W
- Freddie Patek: S8.1-2
- Frank White: 1/P
- Tom Poquette: PO2(16)
- Tom Poquette: 6(1)/FO
Bot 5
- Mike Edwards: 63
- Rob Picciolo: S7
- Joe Wallis: POCS2(1361)
- Joe Wallis: 1/L
Top 6
- Pete LaCock: 8/L
- Amos Otis: S7
- George Brett: S9.1-2
- Darrell Porter: 5/P
- Hal McRae: HP.2-3;1-2
- Joe Zdeb: 54(1)/FO
Bot 6
- Miguel Dilone: S
- Mitchell Page: S9.1-2
- Taylor Duncan: 13/SH.2-3;1-2
- Jeff Newman: IW
- Glenn Burke: 8
- Jim Essian: 4/P
Top 7
- Freddie Patek: 63
- Frank White: S7
- Tom Poquette: 6(1)3/GDP
Bot 7
- Mike Edwards: S7
- Rob Picciolo: 54/SH.1-2
- Joe Wallis: 63.2-3
- Miguel Dilone: 7
Top 8
- Jerry Terrell: D7
- Amos Otis: W
- George Brett: E8.2-H(NR);1-2
- Darrell Porter: 54/SH.2-3;1-2
- Hal McRae: IW
- Steve Braun: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Freddie Patek: S7.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
- Frank White: S.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Tom Poquette: 46(1)3/GDP
Bot 8
- Mitchell Page: HR/9
- Wayne Gross: 8
- Jeff Newman: 9
- Glenn Burke: 3/P
Top 9
- Jerry Terrell: 2/FL/P
- Amos Otis: K
- George Brett: S7
- Darrell Porter: 9
Bot 9
- Jim Essian: 8
- Dave Revering: W
- Tony Armas: K
- Joe Wallis: 53