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Kansas City Royals @ Texas Rangers
1978-08-26 · Night game · Arlington Stadium · Att: 33084 · night · 2:25
Texas Rangers defeated Kansas City Royals 8–4. Texas Rangers put up 3 in the 7th. Dock Ellis earned the win and Len Barker picked up the save. Kurt Bevacqua went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| TEX | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 10 |
W: Dock Ellis L: Larry Gura SV: Len Barker
Umpires — HP: Jim Evans · 1B: Durwood Merrill · 2B: Marty Springstead · 3B: Rich Garcia · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 George Brett | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Hal McRae | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Pete LaCock | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Darrell Porter | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Al Cowens | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Clint Hurdle | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Tom Poquette | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Freddie Patek | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Frank White | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Steve Braun | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Texas Rangers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Toby Harrah | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Bump Wills | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Kurt Bevacqua | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Al Oliver | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bobby Bonds | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Richie Zisk | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Sundberg | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
 Juan Beniquez | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Hargrove | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Larry Gura | 1.2 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
 Marty Pattin | 4.1 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
 Steve Mingori | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Steve Foucault | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Texas Rangers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dock Ellis | 7.2 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
 Len Barker | 1.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- George Brett: 43
- Hal McRae: K
- Pete LaCock: S8
- Darrell Porter: 64(1)/FO
Bot 1
- Toby Harrah: D7
- Bump Wills: K/C
- Kurt Bevacqua: HR/7.2-H
- Al Oliver: 43
- Bobby Bonds: 63
Top 2
- Al Cowens: 53
- Clint Hurdle: 43
- Tom Poquette: 13
Bot 2
- Richie Zisk: E9.B-2
- Jim Sundberg: W
- Juan Beniquez: 15(2)/FO.1-2
- Mike Hargrove: S9.2-H;1-3;BX2(954)
- Toby Harrah: D7.3-H(UR)
- Bump Wills: W
- Kurt Bevacqua: 9
Top 3
- Freddie Patek: 63
- Frank White: 53
- George Brett: 43
Bot 3
- Al Oliver: 3/G
- Bobby Bonds: K
- Richie Zisk: 9
Top 4
- Hal McRae: E6/TH1
- Pete LaCock: 64(1)/FO
- Darrell Porter: 36(1)3/GDP
Bot 4
- Jim Sundberg: K
- Juan Beniquez: 53
- Mike Hargrove: 3/G
Top 5
- Al Cowens: K
- Clint Hurdle: 43
- Tom Poquette: 63
Bot 5
- Toby Harrah: K/C
- Bump Wills: 43
- Kurt Bevacqua: K
Top 6
- Freddie Patek: 43
- Frank White: S9
- George Brett: 7
- Hal McRae: D8.1-H
- Pete LaCock: W
- Darrell Porter: S8.2-H;1-H(E8)(UR);B-2
- Al Cowens: 43
Bot 6
- Al Oliver: S2
- Bobby Bonds: S8.1-2
- Richie Zisk: 8.2-3
- Jim Sundberg: SB2
- Jim Sundberg: IW
- Juan Beniquez: 7/SF.3-H;2-3(E2);1-2
- Mike Hargrove: IW
- Toby Harrah: 7
Top 7
- Clint Hurdle: 463
- Tom Poquette: 13
- Freddie Patek: 4/P
Bot 7
- Bump Wills: S5/G
- Kurt Bevacqua: S9.1-3
- Al Oliver: 3/G.1-2
- Bobby Bonds: IW
- Richie Zisk: 5(2)/FO.3-H;1-2
- Jim Sundberg: S9.2-H;1-H(E9)(UR);B-2
- Juan Beniquez: 3/G
Top 8
- Steve Braun: K
- George Brett: 43
- Hal McRae: D9
- Pete LaCock: W
- Darrell Porter: S9.2-H;1-2
- Al Cowens: 54(1)/FO
Bot 8
- Mike Hargrove: 8
- Toby Harrah: 9
- Bump Wills: S8
- Kurt Bevacqua: SB2
- Kurt Bevacqua: 13
Top 9
- Clint Hurdle: W
- Tom Poquette: 7
- Freddie Patek: K/C
- Steve Braun: 8