June 13, 1978 Texas Rangers at Kansas City Royals Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 3
SEA 2
(11) BOS 5
CAL 0 CHW 10
CLE 9 MIL 7
@DET 2 KCR 5
TEX 0 NYY 5
OAK 3 MIN 2
@TOR 0 MIN 7
@TOR 2 ATL 12
STL 1 CIN 1
CHC 0 HOU 2
PIT 1 LAD 5
PHI 3 NYM 3
@SDP 2 SFG 9
MON 5

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 22,103

Tuesday, June 13, 1978, 7:35PM
Time of Game: 2:08

Rangers

30-27

Lost 1

2nd, ½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  1  0
Royals          0  0  1   3  0  1   0  0  X    5 12  0

W: R Gale (6-1), L: D Alexander (5-4)

Royals

29-27

Won 1

3rd, 1 GB

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Harrah 3B                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .203  .610    0    1   0   
B Wills 2B                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .219  .625    0    1   1   
B Bonds RF                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .245  .704    0    5   0   CS
A Oliver CF                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .291  .812    0    5   0   3B
R Zisk LF                     2   0   0   0    1   0  .286  .834    0    1   0   
M Hargrove 1B                 2   0   0   0    1   1  .266  .790    0    5   1   GDP
J Lowenstein DH               2   0   0   0    1   1  .279  .881    0    0   0   
J Sundberg C                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .314  .772    0    3   0   GDP
B Campaneris SS               3   0   0   0    0   0  .179  .461    0    3   2   

D Alexander P                                                            0   1
  J Umbarger P                                                           0   0
Totals                       24   0   1   0    6   4                    24   5

BATTING

3B: A Oliver (4, off R Gale).

TB: A Oliver 3.

GIDP: M Hargrove (3); J Sundberg (8).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Hargrove-B Campaneris-M Hargrove.

BASERUNNING

CS: B Bonds (3, 2nd base by R Gale/D Porter).

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Poquette LF                 3   0   2   3    0   0  .237  .656    0    2   0   2B,SF
  J Zdeb LF                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .308  .703         0   0   
H McRae DH                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .272  .797    0    0   0   
G Brett 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .304  .898    0    1   1   2B
A Otis CF                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .291  .907    0    1   0   2B
D Porter C                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .300  .866    0    4   1   2B
P LaCock 1B                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .205  .552    0   13   0   2B,GDP
A Cowens RF                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .254  .707    0    1   0   
F Patek SS                    4   0   1   1    0   1  .263  .640    0    2   9   
F White 2B                    4   2   3   0    0   0  .288  .745    0    3   3   2·2B

R Gale P                                                                 0   2
Totals                       34   5  12   5    1   3                    27  16

BATTING

2B: D Porter (10, off D Alexander); P LaCock (3, off D Alexander); G Brett (18, off J Umbarger); A Otis (14, off D Alexander); F White 2 (12, 2 off D Alexander); T Poquette (7, off D Alexander).

SF: T Poquette (4, off D Alexander).

TB: F White 5; T Poquette 3; D Porter 3; G Brett 2; P LaCock 2; A Otis 2; F Patek; A Cowens.

GIDP: P LaCock (1).

RBI: T Poquette 3 (16); P LaCock (5); F Patek (22).

2-out RBI: T Poquette.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 6 for 15.

FIELDING

DP: 3. F Patek-F White-P LaCock 2; F Patek-F White.

PITCHING

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Alexander, L (5-4)           6    11   5   5    1   1   0   4.03   29     -       ·  ·      3·13· 1·10     30    -     0.75  -0.19
J Umbarger                     2     1   0   0    0   2   0   4.98    7     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.05   0.00
Totals                         8    12   5   5    1   3   0          36     -       ·  ·      5·15· 1·11           -

Kansas City Royals            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Gale, W (6-1)                9     1   0   0    6   4   0   2.89   30     -       ·  ·     13· 5· 1· 1     83    -     0.55   0.31
Totals                         9     1   0   0    6   4   0          30     -       ·  ·     13· 5· 1· 1           -

Balks: None.

WP: D Alexander (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Steve Palermo, 3B - Larry McCoy.

Time of Game: 2:08.

Attendance: 22,103.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 Kansas City Royals                   
1. T Harrah             3B    1. T Poquette           LF 
2. B Wills              2B    2. H McRae              DH 
3. B Bonds              RF    3. G Brett              3B 
4. A Oliver             CF    4. A Otis               CF 
5. R Zisk               LF    5. D Porter             C  
6. M Hargrove           1B    6. P LaCock             1B 
7. J Lowenstein         DH    7. A Cowens             RF 
8. J Sundberg           C     8. F Patek              SS 
9. B Campaneris         SS    9. F White              2B 

   D Alexander          P        R Gale               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   1  0-0  -2-      11%  69% T Poquette      D Alexander     Double to CF; White Scores
   b 4   1  0-1  -2-      10%  81% P LaCock        D Alexander     Double to RF; Otis Scores
   t 3   0  0-0  1--       8%  54% J Sundberg      R Gale          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 4   0  0-1  ---       6%  75% A Otis          D Alexander     Double to CF
   t 2   1  0-0  1--       5%  55% M Hargrove      R Gale          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Rich Gale facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  T Harrah        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      54%  B Wills         Groundout: P-1B
          ---      53%  B Bonds         Walk
   O      1--      55%  A Oliver        Bonds Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Doyle Alexander facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  T Poquette      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      51%  H McRae         Lineout: SS
   O      ---      50%  G Brett         Foul Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Rich Gale facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  A Oliver        Groundout: P-1B
          ---      50%  R Zisk          Walk
   OO     1--      55%  M Hargrove      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Doyle Alexander facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  A Otis          Flyball: RF
          ---      57%  D Porter        Double to RF
   O      -2-      53%  P LaCock        Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      50%  A Cowens        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Rich Gale facing 7-8-9
          ---      46%  J Lowenstein    Walk
   OO     1--      54%  J Sundberg      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      55%  B Campaneris    Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Doyle Alexander facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      53%  F Patek         Flyball: RF
          ---      58%  F White         Ground-rule Double
   R      -2-      69%  T Poquette      Double to CF; White Scores
   O      -2-      66%  H McRae         Flyball: RF; Poquette to 3B
   O      --3      63%  G Brett         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 1.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Rich Gale facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      66%  T Harrah        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      68%  B Wills         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      69%  B Bonds         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Doyle Alexander facing 4-5-6
          ---      75%  A Otis          Double to CF
   O      -2-      71%  D Porter        Popfly: SS
   R      -2-      81%  P LaCock        Double to RF; Otis Scores
          -2-      84%  A Cowens        Single to SS; LaCock to 3B
   R      1-3      88%  F Patek         Single to LF; LaCock Scores; Cowens to 2B
          12-      91%  F White         Single to SS (Ground Ball); Cowens to 3B; Patek to 2B
   RO     123      92%  T Poquette      Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Cowens Scores
          12-      92%  H McRae         Wild Pitch; Patek to 3B; White to 2B
          -23      92%  " "             Walk
   O      123      90%  G Brett         Foul Popfly: 1B
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 4.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-4, Rich Gale facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      92%  A Oliver        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      93%  R Zisk          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      92%  M Hargrove      Walk
   O      1--      94%  J Lowenstein    Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Doyle Alexander facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      93%  A Otis          Popfly: 2B
          ---      94%  D Porter        Single to CF
   OO     1--      92%  P LaCock        Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 4.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-4, Rich Gale facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      94%  J Sundberg      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      95%  B Campaneris    Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      95%  T Harrah        Foul Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Doyle Alexander facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      95%  A Cowens        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      95%  F Patek         Flyball: RF
          ---      95%  F White         Double to LF
   R      -2-      97%  T Poquette      Single to LF; White Scores
   O      1--      97%  H McRae         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 5.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-5, Rich Gale facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      98%  B Wills         Strikeout
   O      ---      98%  B Bonds         Strikeout Looking
          ---      98%  A Oliver        Triple to RF
   O      --3      99%  R Zisk          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-0, Jim Umbarger facing 3-4-5
                  Jim Umbarger replaces Doyle Alexander pitching
          ---      99%  G Brett         Double to CF
   O      -2-      99%  A Otis          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-      99%  D Porter        Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      98%  P LaCock        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 5.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-5, Rich Gale facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      99%  M Hargrove      Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  J Lowenstein    Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  J Sundberg      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-0, Jim Umbarger facing 7-8-9
   O      ---     100%  A Cowens        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      99%  F Patek         Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  F White         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 5.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-5, Rich Gale facing 9-1-2
                  Joe Zdeb replaces Tom Poquette playing LF batting 1st
   O      ---     100%  B Campaneris    Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      99%  T Harrah        Walk
          1--      99%  B Wills         Walk; Harrah to 2B
   OO     12-     100%  B Bonds         Line Drive Double Play: SS-2B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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