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BOS  5
BAL  4
 MIN  3
@CHW  1
 CLE  6
TOR  4
 TOR  7
@CLE  1
 KCR  7
OAK  2
 MIL  5
@SEA  3
 TEX  1
CAL  0
 CIN  9
HOU  8
 MON  3
STL  1
 CHC  9
@NYM  4
 PHI 10
PIT  3
 ATL  7
@SDP  2
 LAD  7
@SFG  2
Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 24,765

 Monday, September 11, 1978, 7:35PM
Time of Game: 1:58
Athletics
2
66-78
Lost 1
4th, 13 GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  2  0    2  4  1
Royals          0  1  5   0  1  0   0  0  X    7  9  0
W: Marty Pattin (3-2), L: Matt Keough (8-12)
 Royals
7
78-64
Won 1
1st

Batting Stats

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
M Edwards 2B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .276  .639              0   4   
G Burke CF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .246  .584              4   0   GDP
R Carty DH                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .290  .860              0   0   
M Page LF                     3   1   1   0    0   0  .294  .836              1   0   
D Revering 1B                 3   1   1   0    0   0  .273  .713             11   0   
T Duncan 3B                   3   0   1   2    0   0  .266  .655              1   5   
B Robinson C                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .274  .630              4   0   GDP
  S Meyer C                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
M Dilone RF                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .226  .563              1   0   
R Picciolo SS                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .203  .420              2   2   
  W Gross PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .197  .639              0   0   

M Keough P                                                                    0   1
  M Norris P                                                                  0   0
  B Lacey P                                                                   0   0
Totals                       29   2   4   0    0   3                         24  12
Batting Events
TB: D Revering; M Edwards; T Duncan; M Page.
GIDP: G Burke (6); B Robinson (2).
RBI: T Duncan 2 (34).
Team LOB: 0.
With RISP: 1 for 1.
Fielding Events
E: T Duncan (8).
Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
S Braun LF                    3   1   0   0    1   0  .247  .724              0   0   SB
  W Wilson LF                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .221  .576              0   0   
G Brett 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .278  .754              2   1   
A Otis CF                     4   1   1   3    0   0  .284  .878              3   0   HR
D Porter C                    3   2   2   2    1   1  .284  .857              3   1   2·HR
P LaCock 1B                   4   2   2   0    0   1  .296  .756             14   1   
A Cowens RF                   3   0   2   1    1   0  .282  .737              2   0   2B
H McRae DH                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .266  .744              0   0   
U Washington SS               3   0   0   1    0   0  .270  .618              1   5   SF
  F Patek SS                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .262  .647              0   0   
F White 2B                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .276  .714              1   5   3B

M Pattin P                                                                    1   0
Totals                       33   7   9   0    3   3                         27  13
Batting Events
2B: A Cowens (22, off M Keough).
3B: F White (6, off M Keough).
HR: D Porter 2 (18, 1 off M Norris, 1 off M Keough; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); A Otis (20, off M Keough; 3rd inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF).
SF: U Washington (1, off M Norris).
TB: D Porter 8; A Otis 4; F White 4; A Cowens 3; P LaCock 2.
RBI: A Otis 3 (84); D Porter 2 (74); U Washington (9); A Cowens (59).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 6.
Fielding Events
DP: 2. P LaCock-U Washington-M Pattin; U Washington-F White-P LaCock.
Baserunning Events
SB: S Braun (4, 2nd base off M Keough/B Robinson).

Pitching Stats

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Keough, L (8-12)             2.1   4   5   5    2   1   2   3.25   13     -       ·  ·      6· 0· 0· 4     28    -     0.94  -0.28
M Norris                       4.2   5   2   1    1   2   1   4.50   21     -       ·  ·      5· 8· 0· 5          0-0    0.12  -0.02
B Lacey                        1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.07    3     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.02   0.00
Totals                         8     9   7   6    3   3   3          37     -       ·  ·     13· 9· 0· 9           -  
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
M Pattin, W (3-2)              9     4   2   2    0   3   0   3.75   29     -       ·  ·     14· 8· 1· 4     74    -     0.34   0.20
Totals                         9     4   2   2    0   3   0          29     -       ·  ·     14· 8· 1· 4           -
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Durwood Merrill, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Jim Evans.
Time of Game: 1:58.
Attendance: 24,765.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 84° F, Night.

Lineups

   Oakland Athletics                         Kansas City Royals                           
1. Mike Edwards                 2B       1. Steve Braun                  LF
2. Glenn Burke                  CF       2. George Brett                 3B
3. Rico Carty                   DH       3. Amos Otis                    CF
4. Mitchell Page                LF       4. Darrell Porter                C
5. Dave Revering                1B       5. Pete LaCock                  1B
6. Taylor Duncan                3B       6. Al Cowens                    RF
7. Bruce Robinson                C       7. Hal McRae                    DH
8. Miguel Dilone                RF       8. U L Washington               SS
9. Rob Picciolo                 SS       9. Frank White                  2B

   Matt Keough                   P          Marty Pattin                  P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b3 1 -23 RRR 14% 89% 1-0 KCR A. Otis M. Keough Home Run; White Scores; Braun Scores
b2 1 1-- R 12% 68% 0-0 KCR A. Cowens M. Keough Double to LF; LaCock Scores
b3 0 --- 9% 76% 1-0 KCR F. White M. Keough Triple to RF
b3 0 -23 O -5% 75% 1-0 KCR G. Brett M. Keough Strikeout
b3 1 --- R 4% 93% 4-0 KCR D. Porter M. Keough Home Run

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Marty Pattin facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 OAK M. Edwards M. Pattin Groundout: SS-1B
t1 1 --- O 1% 54% 0-0 OAK G. Burke M. Pattin Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 2 --- O 1% 55% 0-0 OAK R. Carty M. Pattin Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Matt Keough facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O -2% 52% 0-0 KCR S. Braun M. Keough Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 1 --- O -1% 51% 0-0 KCR G. Brett M. Keough Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 2 --- O -1% 50% 0-0 KCR A. Otis M. Keough Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Marty Pattin facing 4-5-6
t2 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 OAK M. Page M. Pattin Groundout: SS-1B
t2 1 --- O 1% 54% 0-0 OAK D. Revering M. Pattin Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 2 --- O 1% 55% 0-0 OAK T. Duncan M. Pattin Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Matt Keough facing 4-5-6
b2 0 --- 4% 59% 0-0 KCR D. Porter M. Keough Walk
b2 0 1-- O -4% 55% 0-0 KCR P. LaCock M. Keough Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b2 1 1-- R 12% 68% 0-0 KCR A. Cowens M. Keough Double to LF; LaCock Scores
b2 1 -2- O -3% 65% 1-0 KCR H. McRae M. Keough Groundout: P-1B
b2 2 -2- O -3% 62% 1-0 KCR U. Washington M. Keough Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 1.
Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Marty Pattin facing 7-8-9
t3 0 --- O 3% 64% 0-1 OAK B. Robinson M. Pattin Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 1 --- O 2% 66% 0-1 OAK M. Dilone M. Pattin Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 2 --- O 1% 67% 0-1 OAK R. Picciolo M. Pattin Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Athletics' Matt Keough facing 9-1-2
b3 0 --- 9% 76% 1-0 KCR F. White M. Keough Triple to RF
b3 0 --3 3% 79% 1-0 KCR S. Braun M. Keough Walk
b3 0 1-3 1% 80% 1-0 KCR G. Brett M. Keough Braun Steals 2B
b3 0 -23 O -5% 75% 1-0 KCR G. Brett M. Keough Strikeout
b3 1 -23 RRR 14% 89% 1-0 KCR A. Otis M. Keough Home Run; White Scores; Braun Scores
b3 1 --- R 4% 93% 4-0 KCR D. Porter M. Keough Home Run
Mike Norris replaces Matt Keough pitching
b3 1 --- 0% 94% 5-0 KCR P. LaCock M. Norris Single to RF
b3 1 1-- 1% 94% 5-0 KCR A. Cowens M. Norris Walk; LaCock to 2B
b3 1 12- 1% 96% 5-0 KCR H. McRae M. Norris Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); LaCock to 3B; Cowens to 2B
b3 1 123 RO 0% 96% 5-0 KCR U. Washington M. Norris Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; LaCock Scores/unER; Cowens to 3B
b3 2 1-3 O -1% 95% 6-0 KCR F. White M. Norris Popfly: 3B
5 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 6.
Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-6, Royals' Marty Pattin facing 1-2-3
t4 0 --- O 1% 96% 0-6 OAK M. Edwards M. Pattin Popfly: 1B
t4 1 --- O 0% 97% 0-6 OAK G. Burke M. Pattin Strikeout Looking
t4 2 --- O 0% 97% 0-6 OAK R. Carty M. Pattin Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 6.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-0, Athletics' Mike Norris facing 1-2-3
b4 0 --- O -0% 97% 6-0 KCR S. Braun M. Norris Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 1 --- O -0% 97% 6-0 KCR G. Brett M. Norris Groundout: SS-1B
b4 2 --- O -0% 97% 6-0 KCR A. Otis M. Norris Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 6.
Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-6, Royals' Marty Pattin facing 4-5-6
t5 0 --- O 1% 97% 0-6 OAK M. Page M. Pattin Groundout: 1B unassisted
t5 1 --- O 0% 98% 0-6 OAK D. Revering M. Pattin Groundout: 1B unassisted
t5 2 --- O 0% 98% 0-6 OAK T. Duncan M. Pattin Popfly: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 6.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-0, Athletics' Mike Norris facing 4-5-6
b5 0 --- R 1% 99% 6-0 KCR D. Porter M. Norris Home Run
b5 0 --- 0% 99% 7-0 KCR P. LaCock M. Norris Single to RF
b5 0 1-- O -0% 99% 7-0 KCR A. Cowens M. Norris Foul Popfly: C
b5 1 1-- O -0% 99% 7-0 KCR H. McRae M. Norris Flyball: CF
b5 2 1-- O -0% 99% 7-0 KCR U. Washington M. Norris Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 7.
Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-7, Royals' Marty Pattin facing 7-8-9
t6 0 --- O 0% 99% 0-7 OAK B. Robinson M. Pattin Groundout: C-1B
t6 1 --- O 0% 99% 0-7 OAK M. Dilone M. Pattin Flyball: RF
t6 2 --- O 0% 99% 0-7 OAK R. Picciolo M. Pattin Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 7.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 7-0, Athletics' Mike Norris facing 9-1-2
b6 0 --- 0% 100% 7-0 KCR F. White M. Norris Single to CF
b6 0 1-- O -0% 99% 7-0 KCR S. Braun M. Norris Foul Popfly: SS
b6 1 1-- O 0% 99% 7-0 KCR G. Brett M. Norris Foul Flyball: LF
b6 2 1-- O -0% 99% 7-0 KCR A. Otis M. Norris Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 7.
Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-7, Royals' Marty Pattin facing 1-2-3
Willie Wilson replaces Steve Braun playing LF batting 1st
t7 0 --- -0% 99% 0-7 OAK M. Edwards M. Pattin Single to CF
t7 0 1-- OO 1% 100% 0-7 OAK G. Burke M. Pattin Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t7 2 --- O 0% 100% 0-7 OAK R. Carty M. Pattin Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 7.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 7-0, Athletics' Mike Norris facing 4-5-6
b7 0 --- O 0% 100% 7-0 KCR D. Porter M. Norris Strikeout
b7 1 --- O 0% 100% 7-0 KCR P. LaCock M. Norris Strikeout Looking
b7 2 --- 0% 100% 7-0 KCR A. Cowens M. Norris Single to LF
b7 2 1-- O -0% 100% 7-0 KCR H. McRae M. Norris Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 7.
Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-7, Royals' Marty Pattin facing 4-5-6
t8 0 --- -0% 99% 0-7 OAK M. Page M. Pattin Single to RF
t8 0 1-- -1% 98% 0-7 OAK D. Revering M. Pattin Single; Page to 3B; Revering to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
t8 0 -23 RR -1% 97% 0-7 OAK T. Duncan M. Pattin Single to CF; Page Scores; Revering Scores
t8 0 1-- OO 2% 99% 2-7 OAK B. Robinson M. Pattin Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P
t8 2 --- O 0% 100% 2-7 OAK M. Dilone M. Pattin Groundout: 3B-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 7.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 7-2, Athletics' Bob Lacey facing 8-9-1
Bob Lacey replaces Mike Norris pitching; Scott Meyer replaces Bruce Robinson playing C batting 7th
b8 0 --- O 0% 100% 7-2 KCR U. Washington B. Lacey Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 1 --- O -0% 99% 7-2 KCR F. White B. Lacey Flyball: CF
b8 2 --- O 0% 99% 7-2 KCR W. Wilson B. Lacey Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 7.
Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-7, Royals' Marty Pattin facing 9-1-2
Freddie Patek replaces U L Washington playing SS batting 8th; Wayne Gross pinch hits for Rob Picciolo (SS) batting 9th
t9 0 --- O 0% 100% 2-7 OAK W. Gross M. Pattin Strikeout
t9 1 --- O 0% 100% 2-7 OAK M. Edwards M. Pattin Lineout: 3B
t9 2 --- O 0% 100% 2-7 OAK G. Burke M. Pattin Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 7.

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