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1978 Kansas City Royals (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1977/1979)
92-70, Finished 1st in AL Western Division
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Scored 743 runs, Allowed 634 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 93-69
Managed by Whitey Herzog

Ballpark: Royals Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 2,255,493 (3rd of 14)
Park Factors
  (multi-year):
Batting - 103, Pitching - 102
  (one-year): Batting - 104, Pitching - 102
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

Postseason:  Lost AL Championship Series (3-1) to New York Yankees

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Game Results

Season Summary   92-70 , Final Rank: 1, GB: up 5.0
Days in First:                  89 (last on October 1, counts the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day)

Most Games over  .500:          22 (last on October 1)
Most Games under .500:           1 (last on April 8)

Biggest Lead:                  6.0 (last on September 23)
Farthest Behind Leader:        4.5 (last on May 13)

Longest Winning Streak:         10 (July 14 to July 24)
Longest Losing Streak:           5 (May 1 to May 6 and June 27 to July 1)

Most Runs Allowed:              13 (July 13 and September 10)
Most Runs Scored:               13 (June 4)

Longest Game:                   13 innings (June 8)

Times Shutout by Opponent:       6
Times Opponent Shutout:         14

Team Win/Loss Splits

Overall
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Overall        92  70     743     634    .568

Home/Road
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Home           56  25     434     264    .691
Road           36  45     309     370    .444

Month by Month
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
April          14   5      88      63    .737
May            11  14     115     127    .440
June           13  17     121     115    .433
July           20   8     148      97    .714
August         13  16     120     122    .448
September      20  10     150     110    .667
October         1   0       1       0   1.000

By Season Half
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
First Half     44  40     377     348    .524
Second Half    48  30     366     286    .615

Extra-Innings
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
ExtraInning     7   5      67      67    .583
Full Games     85  65     676     567    .567
One-Run Games
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
One Run        24  27     194     197    .471

Blowouts (5+ Runs)
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Blowout        27  11     260     160    .711

Opponent
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
BAL             8   2      49      25    .800
BOS             6   4      40      26    .600
CAL             6   9      61      70    .400
CHW             7   8      63      66    .467
CLE             6   5      38      41    .545
DET             6   4      46      38    .600
MIL             6   4      55      51    .600
MIN             7   8      61      64    .467
NYY             6   5      52      51    .545
OAK            10   5      77      52    .667
SEA            12   3      94      56    .800
TEX             7   8      57      53    .467
TOR             5   5      50      41    .500

Game Results

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
  1 Sat, Apr  8 box KCR @CLE  L   5-8        0-1     7     1.5  2:18 W Garland    D Leonard     52,433 -
  2 Sun, Apr  9 box KCR @CLE  W   5-4        1-1     4     0.5  3:00 S Busby      R Wise         7,473 +
  3 Mon, Apr 10 box KCR  BAL  W   4-2        2-1     2     0.5  2:19 P Splittorff N Briles      38,194 ++
  4 Wed, Apr 12 box KCR  BAL  W   5-2        3-1     2     0.5  2:11 D Leonard    M Flanagan    17,449 +++
  5 Fri, Apr 14 box KCR  CLE  W   3-1        4-1     2     0.5  2:21 P Splittorff R Wise        17,526 ++++
  6 Sat, Apr 15 box KCR  CLE  W   6-5        5-1     1    Tied  2:54 M Pattin     M Paxton      18,110 +++++
  7 Sun, Apr 16 box KCR  CLE  W   2-1        6-1     1  up 1.0  2:09 D Leonard    W Garland     17,655 ++++++
  8 Mon, Apr 17 box KCR @TOR  W   3-1        7-1     1  up 1.0  2:07 L Gura       J Jefferson   10,169 +++++++
  9 Tue, Apr 18 box KCR @TOR  W   5-0        8-1     1  up 1.5  2:13 P Splittorff D Lemanczyk   10,218 ++++++++
 10 Fri, Apr 21 box KCR @BAL  L   1-2        8-2     1    Tied  2:15 J Palmer     D Leonard      6,203 -
 11 Sat, Apr 22 box KCR @BAL  W   5-3        9-2     1    Tied  2:29 P Splittorff M Flanagan     7,277 +
 12 Sun, Apr 23 box KCR @BAL  W   6-5       10-2     1    Tied  3:22 L Gura       T Stoddard    13,833 ++
 13 Mon, Apr 24 box KCR @TEX  W   8-6       11-2     1  up 0.5  2:49 D Bird       R Cleveland   15,530 +++
 14 Tue, Apr 25 box KCR @TEX  L   1-4       11-3     2     1.0  1:48 F Jenkins    D Leonard     14,154 -
 15 Wed, Apr 26 box KCR  TOR  L   1-3       11-4     2     2.0  1:54 T Murphy     P Splittorff  19,545 --
 16 Thu, Apr 27 box KCR  TOR  L   7-8       11-5     2     2.0  2:21 B Moore      D Bird        17,422 ---
 17 Fri, Apr 28 box KCR  MIL  W   7-6       12-5     2     1.0  2:23 J Colborn    E Rodriguez   20,166 +
 18 Sat, Apr 29 box KCR  MIL  W  11-2       13-5     2     1.0  2:35 D Leonard    J Augustine   27,521 ++
 19 Sun, Apr 30 box KCR  MIL  W   3-0       14-5     2     1.0  2:42 R Gale       M Caldwell    19,827 +++
 20 Mon, May  1 box KCR @NYY  L   4-8       14-6     2     1.5  2:37 R Eastwick   P Splittorff  17,340 -
 21 Tue, May  2 box KCR @NYY  L   2-4       14-7     2     2.5  2:09 C Hunter     L Gura        19,152 --
 22 Wed, May  3 box KCR @NYY  L   5-6       14-8     2     3.5  2:20 E Figueroa   D Leonard     21,230 ---
 23 Fri, May  5 box KCR @MIL  L   0-9       14-9     3     4.5  2:24 M Caldwell   J Colborn     10,435 ----
 24 Sat, May  6 box KCR @MIL  L   3-4       14-10    3     4.5  2:07 L Sorensen   D Bird        13,914 -----

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 25 Sun, May  7 box KCR @MIL  W   8-6       15-10    3     3.5  2:42 R Gale       J Augustine   10,887 +
 26 Mon, May  8 box KCR @BOS  L   4-8       15-11    3     4.0  2:26 B Stanley    D Leonard     25,891 -
 27 Tue, May  9 box KCR @BOS  L   3-4       15-12    3     4.0  2:09 D Eckersley  J Colborn     22,369 --
 28 Fri, May 12 box KCR  NYY  W   4-3       16-12    3     3.5  2:26 D Bird       R Gossage     33,061 +
 29 Sat, May 13 box KCR  NYY  L   2-5       16-13    3     4.5  2:27 R Guidry     D Leonard     40,903 -
 30 Sun, May 14 box KCR  NYY  W  10-9       17-13    3     3.5  2:57 A Hrabosky   K Clay        36,034 +
 31 Mon, May 15 box KCR  BOS  W   3-1       18-13    3     3.5  2:27 R Gale       A Ripley      34,166 ++
 32 Tue, May 16 box KCR  BOS  L   2-3       18-14    3     3.5  2:10 B Lee        P Splittorff  23,474 -
 33 Thu, May 18 box KCR  MIN  L   6-8       18-15    3     3.0  3:01 G Zahn       D Leonard     17,459 --
 34 Fri, May 19 box KCR  MIN  L   3-5       18-16    3     3.0  2:16 R Erickson   M Pattin      31,574 ---
 35 Sat, May 20 box KCR  MIN  W   6-3       19-16    3     3.0  2:51 R Gale       P Thormodsga  30,312 +
 36 Sun, May 21 box KCR  MIN  L   2-3       19-17    3     3.5  2:12 G Serum      P Splittorff  29,079 -
 37 Mon, May 22 box KCR @SEA  L   1-10      19-18    3     4.0  2:19 T House      D Leonard      6,190 --
 38 Tue, May 23 box KCR @SEA  L   3-4       19-19    3     3.5  2:11 D Pole       A Hassler          0 ---
 39             box KCR @SEA  W   5-3       20-19    3     3.5  2:27 D Bird       S Rawley       8,275 +
 40 Wed, May 24 box KCR @SEA  W   6-5       21-19    3     2.5  2:44 S Mingori    J Todd         6,717 ++
 41 Thu, May 25 box KCR @SEA  W   9-4       22-19    3     2.5  2:35 P Splittorff G Abbott       5,946 +++
 42 Sun, May 28 box KCR @MIN  W   8-7 (12)  23-19    3     1.5  3:55 L Gura       M Marshall    22,266 ++++
 43 Mon, May 29 box KCR  SEA  W   8-2       24-19    3     1.5  2:26 R Gale       D Pole        36,405 +++++
 44 Wed, May 31 box KCR  SEA  W   8-3       25-19    2     0.5  2:08 P Splittorff G Abbott      17,071 ++++++
 45 Thu, Jun  1 box KCR  SEA  W  10-0       26-19    1    Tied  2:14 D Leonard    T House       16,595 +++++++
 46 Fri, Jun  2 box KCR  CHW  L   1-5       26-20    1    Tied  2:32 F Barrios    A Hassler     23,072 -
 47 Sat, Jun  3 box KCR  CHW  L   5-9       26-21    2     1.0  2:59 K Kravec     R Gale        35,230 --
 48 Sun, Jun  4 box KCR  CHW  W  13-2       27-21    2     1.0  2:22 P Splittorff W Wood        38,698 +
 49 Tue, Jun  6 box KCR @TEX  L   1-2       27-22    2     2.5  1:54 F Jenkins    D Leonard     23,880 -

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 50 Thu, Jun  8 box KCR @TEX  L   4-5       27-23    3     3.0  2:26 D Alexander  A Hassler          0 --
 51             box KCR @TEX  L   2-3 (13)  27-24    3     3.0  4:06 S Comer      A Hrabosky    32,886 ---
 52 Fri, Jun  9 box KCR @DET  L   2-3       27-25    3     3.0  1:55 J Billingham P Splittorff  32,309 ----
 53 Sat, Jun 10 box KCR @DET  W   6-3       28-25    3     2.0  2:27 D Leonard    J Morris      32,381 +
 54 Sun, Jun 11 box KCR @DET  L   2-5 (10)  28-26    4     2.0  2:45 J Hiller     A Hrabosky    24,210 -
 55 Mon, Jun 12 box KCR  TEX  L   5-6       28-27    4     2.0  2:18 S Comer      S Mingori     38,146 --
 56 Tue, Jun 13 box KCR  TEX  W   5-0       29-27    3     1.0  2:08 R Gale       D Alexander   22,103 +
 57 Wed, Jun 14 box KCR  DET  W   7-1       30-27    1    Tied  2:05 P Splittorff J Billingham  21,025 ++
 58 Thu, Jun 15 box KCR  DET  W   7-2       31-27    1  up 1.0  2:26 D Leonard    B Sykes       19,721 +++
 59 Fri, Jun 16 box KCR @CHW  W   2-1       32-27    1  up 1.5       L Gura       F Barrios     44,785 ++++
 60 Sat, Jun 17 box KCR @CHW  L   1-6       32-28    1  up 1.5  2:43 K Kravec     R Gale        26,798 -
 61 Sun, Jun 18 box KCR @CHW  W   3-2 (11)  33-28    1  up 1.0  3:08 A Hrabosky   L LaGrow           0 +
 62             box KCR @CHW  L   0-11      33-29    1  up 1.0  2:32 R Schueler   P Splittorff  40,598 -
 63 Mon, Jun 19 box KCR  CLE  W   6-5       34-29    1  up 1.5  3:01 D Leonard    D Clyde       25,660 +
 64 Tue, Jun 20 box KCR  CLE  W   3-2       35-29    1  up 1.5  2:35 L Gura       R Wise        20,444 ++
 65 Wed, Jun 21 box KCR  CLE  L   2-4       35-30    1  up 0.5  2:59 D Spillner   D Bird        23,818 -
 66 Fri, Jun 23 box KCR  OAK  W   5-3       36-30    1  up 0.5  2:29 P Splittorff R Langford         0 +
 67             box KCR  OAK  L   4-5       36-31    1  up 0.5  3:00 P Broberg    D Leonard     38,841 -
 68 Sat, Jun 24 box KCR  OAK  W   7-5       37-31    1  up 0.5  2:40 A Hassler    S Renko       35,423 +
 69 Sun, Jun 25 box KCR  OAK  L   3-6       37-32    2     0.5  3:00 B Lacey      L Gura        32,842 -
 70 Mon, Jun 26 box KCR @CAL  W   4-0       38-32    1    Tied  3:00 R Gale       F Tanana      29,829 +
 71 Tue, Jun 27 box KCR @CAL  L   4-5       38-33    2     1.0  2:55 T Griffin    S Mingori     21,459 -
 72 Wed, Jun 28 box KCR @CAL  L   5-9       38-34    2     1.0  2:50 C Knapp      P Splittorff  22,742 --
 73 Thu, Jun 29 box KCR @CAL  L   1-3       38-35    2     1.0  2:19 D Frost      A Hrabosky    17,038 ---
 74 Fri, Jun 30 box KCR @OAK  L   1-2       38-36    3     1.0  2:21 M Keough     R Gale        16,506 ----

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 75 Sat, Jul  1 box KCR @OAK  L   2-4       38-37    3     2.0  2:27 J Johnson    D Leonard      5,062 -----
 76 Sun, Jul  2 box KCR @OAK  W   4-2       39-37    3     1.5  2:29 L Gura       B Lacey            0 +
 77             box KCR @OAK  L   3-9       39-38    3     1.5  2:30 S Renko      A Hassler     13,486 -
 78 Mon, Jul  3 box KCR  CAL  L   4-7       39-39    4     2.5  2:51 C Knapp      D Bird        39,928 --
 79 Tue, Jul  4 box KCR  CAL  W   4-3       40-39    4     1.5  2:27 R Gale       P Hartzell    40,030 +
 80 Wed, Jul  5 box KCR  CAL  W  10-1       41-39    4     1.0  2:18 D Leonard    N Ryan        20,347 ++
 81 Thu, Jul  6 box KCR  CAL  L   2-9       41-40    4     1.5  2:40 D Aase       M Pattin      19,783 -
 82 Fri, Jul  7 box KCR  BAL  W   3-1       42-40    2     1.5  2:08 P Splittorff S McGregor    23,314 +
 83 Sat, Jul  8 box KCR  BAL  W  11-3       43-40    2     2.0  2:58 R Gale       D Martinez    34,587 ++
 84 Sun, Jul  9 box KCR  BAL  W  10-4       44-40    2     1.0  2:16 D Leonard    M Flanagan    24,662 +++
 85 Thu, Jul 13 box KCR @MIL  L   2-13      44-41    2     2.0  2:23 M Caldwell   P Splittorff  16,706 -
 86 Fri, Jul 14 box KCR @MIL  W   9-2       45-41    2     2.0  2:38 R Gale       A Replogle    43,993 +
 87 Sat, Jul 15 box KCR @NYY  W   8-2       46-41    2     2.0  2:21 D Leonard    E Figueroa    34,979 ++
 88 Sun, Jul 16 box KCR @NYY  W   3-1       47-41    2     1.0  2:36 L Gura       J Beattie     45,089 +++
 89 Mon, Jul 17 box KCR @NYY  W   9-7 (11)  48-41    1    Tied  3:21 A Hrabosky   R Gossage     27,020 ++++
 90 Wed, Jul 19 box KCR  TEX  W  11-4       49-41    1  up 0.5  2:21 R Gale       F Jenkins     28,420 +++++
 91 Thu, Jul 20 box KCR  TEX  W   2-1       50-41    1  up 1.0  2:26 D Leonard    D Alexander   26,620 ++++++
 92 Fri, Jul 21 box KCR  BOS  W   9-0       51-41    1  up 1.5  2:18 P Splittorff D Eckersley   39,841 +++++++
 93 Sat, Jul 22 box KCR  BOS  W   6-5 (10)  52-41    1  up 2.5  3:08 A Hrabosky   D Drago       37,538 ++++++++
 94 Sun, Jul 23 box KCR  BOS  W   7-3       53-41    1  up 3.0  2:30 M Pattin     J Wright      39,425 +++++++++
 95 Mon, Jul 24 box KCR  NYY  W   5-2       54-41    1  up 3.0  2:25 D Leonard    D Tidrow      38,859 ++++++++++
 96 Tue, Jul 25 box KCR  NYY  L   0-4       54-42    1  up 3.0  2:05 R Guidry     P Splittorff  40,183 -
 97 Wed, Jul 26 box KCR  SEA  W  12-3       55-42    1  up 3.0  2:35 D Bird       M Parrott     20,327 +
 98 Thu, Jul 27 box KCR  SEA  W   3-1       56-42    1  up 4.0  2:27 L Gura       P Mitchell    26,712 ++
 99 Fri, Jul 28 box KCR @BOS  W   4-0       57-42    1  up 5.0  2:29 R Gale       M Torrez      35,348 +++

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
100 Sat, Jul 29 box KCR @BOS  L   0-1       57-43    1  up 4.0  2:21 J Wright     D Leonard     35,098 -
101 Sun, Jul 30 box KCR @BOS  W   2-1       58-43    1  up 4.0  2:31 P Splittorff B Lee         34,626 +
102 Mon, Jul 31 box KCR @CLE  L   3-4       58-44    1  up 4.0  2:32 S Monge      A Hrabosky     8,149 -
103 Tue, Aug  1 box KCR @CLE  L   1-2       58-45    1  up 4.0  2:59 J Kern       S Mingori      8,236 --
104 Wed, Aug  2 box KCR @CLE  L   2-5       58-46    1  up 3.0  2:33 P Reuschel   D Leonard      7,834 ---
105 Fri, Aug  4 box KCR  TOR  L   4-5       58-47    1  up 1.5  2:42 V Cruz       A Hrabosky    35,064 ----
106 Sat, Aug  5 box KCR  TOR  W   5-3       59-47    1  up 2.0  2:37 L Gura       D Lemanczyk   34,179 +
107 Sun, Aug  6 box KCR  TOR  W  12-5       60-47    1  up 2.0  2:22 R Gale       B Moore       35,404 ++
108 Mon, Aug  7 box KCR  CHW  L   3-5       60-48    1  up 2.0  2:35 L LaGrow     D Leonard     39,847 -
109 Tue, Aug  8 box KCR  CHW  W  10-4       61-48    1  up 2.0  2:38 P Splittorff M Proly       29,976 +
110 Wed, Aug  9 box KCR @BAL  W   2-0       62-48    1  up 2.5  2:11 L Gura       S McGregor    12,859 ++
111 Thu, Aug 10 box KCR @BAL  L   2-3       62-49    1  up 1.5  2:28 J Palmer     D Bird         9,221 -
112 Fri, Aug 11 box KCR @TOR  W   9-8 (10)  63-49    1  up 1.5  3:22 A Hrabosky   V Cruz        20,602 +
113 Sat, Aug 12 box KCR @TOR  L   2-5       63-50    1  up 1.0  2:38 J Clancy     P Splittorff  23,132 -
114 Sun, Aug 13 box KCR @TOR  L   2-3 (10)  63-51    1  up 1.0  2:48 M Willis     A Hrabosky    30,270 --
115 Mon, Aug 14 box KCR @DET  L   2-11      63-52    1  up 0.5  2:58 M Wilcox     R Gale        31,409 ---
116 Tue, Aug 15 box KCR @DET  W   4-2       64-52    1  up 0.5  2:50 D Leonard    K Young       33,365 +
117 Wed, Aug 16 box KCR @MIN  L   1-5       64-53    1  up 1.0  2:30 G Zahn       D Bird             0 -
118             box KCR @MIN  W  11-7       65-53    1  up 1.0  2:53 P Splittorff S Perzanowsk  14,640 +
119 Thu, Aug 17 box KCR @MIN  L   5-6 (10)  65-54    1  up 1.0  2:54 R Erickson   L Gura        15,936 -
120 Fri, Aug 18 box KCR  TEX  L   3-4       65-55    1    Tied  2:47 D Medich     R Gale        40,112 --
121 Sat, Aug 19 box KCR  TEX  W   3-0       66-55    1    Tied  2:00 D Leonard    F Jenkins     37,604 +
122 Sun, Aug 20 box KCR  TEX  W   2-1       67-55    1    Tied  1:56 P Splittorff J Matlack     38,423 ++
123 Tue, Aug 22 box KCR @CHW  W   6-3       68-55    1  up 1.0  2:44 L Gura       R Baumgarten  21,689 +++
124 Wed, Aug 23 box KCR @CHW  L   0-3       68-56    1    Tied  2:21 K Kravec     D Leonard     15,550 -

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
125 Thu, Aug 24 box KCR @CHW  L   1-4       68-57    2     0.5  2:12 M Proly      P Splittorff  14,524 --
126 Fri, Aug 25 box KCR @TEX  L   2-7       68-58    2     0.5  2:10 J Matlack    R Gale        36,750 ---
127 Sat, Aug 26 box KCR @TEX  L   4-8       68-59    2     0.5  2:25 D Ellis      L Gura        33,084 ----
128 Sun, Aug 27 box KCR @TEX  W   4-2       69-59    1  up 0.5  2:38 D Leonard    D Medich      25,242 +
129 Mon, Aug 28 box KCR  CHW  W   3-2       70-59    1  up 1.5  2:32 A Hrabosky   K Kravec      27,562 ++
130 Tue, Aug 29 box KCR  CHW  L   3-9       70-60    1  up 1.5  2:45 M Proly      R Gale        19,343 -
131 Wed, Aug 30 box KCR  CHW  W  12-0       71-60    1  up 2.0  1:56 L Gura       F Barrios     19,053 +
132 Fri, Sep  1 box KCR  DET  L   2-6       71-61    1  up 1.0  2:26 J Billingham D Leonard     32,329 -
133 Sat, Sep  2 box KCR  DET  W   8-3       72-61    1  up 1.0  2:14 P Splittorff J Slaton      34,004 +
134 Sun, Sep  3 box KCR  DET  W   6-2       73-61    1  up 1.0  1:56 L Gura       D Rozema      27,217 ++
135 Mon, Sep  4 box KCR @OAK  W   5-3       74-61    1  up 1.0  3:01 R Gale       M Norris       7,550 +++
136 Tue, Sep  5 box KCR @OAK  W   3-0       75-61    1  up 1.5  2:09 D Leonard    S Renko        1,376 ++++
137 Wed, Sep  6 box KCR @OAK  W  11-8 (12)  76-61    1  up 3.0  4:05 A Hrabosky   D Heaverlo     1,350 +++++
138 Fri, Sep  8 box KCR @CAL  W   9-7       77-61    1  up 3.5  3:25 D Bird       D LaRoche     26,507 ++++++
139 Sat, Sep  9 box KCR @CAL  L   2-3       77-62    1  up 1.5  2:32 D Aase       R Gale             0 -
140             box KCR @CAL  L   2-4       77-63    1  up 1.5  2:46 D Frost      D Leonard     41,511 --
141 Sun, Sep 10 box KCR @CAL  L   3-13      77-64    1  up 0.5  2:52 N Ryan       P Splittorff  24,793 ---
142 Mon, Sep 11 box KCR  OAK  W   7-2       78-64    1  up 1.5  1:58 M Pattin     M Keough      24,765 +
143 Tue, Sep 12 box KCR  OAK  W   8-1       79-64    1  up 2.5  2:17 L Gura       R Langford    21,379 ++
144 Wed, Sep 13 box KCR  OAK  W   9-1       80-64    1  up 3.5  1:58 D Leonard    J Johnson     18,359 +++
145 Thu, Sep 14 box KCR  OAK  W   5-1       81-64    1  up 3.5  2:05 P Splittorff S Renko       19,617 ++++
146 Fri, Sep 15 box KCR  CAL  W   3-2       82-64    1  up 4.5  2:48 A Hrabosky   N Ryan        30,847 +++++
147 Sat, Sep 16 box KCR  CAL  L   3-4       82-65    1  up 3.5  3:16 D Miller     A Hrabosky    40,237 -
148 Sun, Sep 17 box KCR  CAL  W   5-0       83-65    1  up 4.5  2:24 D Leonard    F Tanana      37,590 +
149 Mon, Sep 18 box KCR @SEA  W   7-6 (11)  84-65    1  up 5.5  3:21 D Bird       M Parrott      5,766 ++

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
150 Tue, Sep 19 box KCR @SEA  W   9-8       85-65    1  up 5.5       P Splittorff R Honeycutt    5,946 +++
151 Wed, Sep 20 box KCR  MIL  L   4-5       85-66    1  up 5.0  2:31 J Augustine  B Paschall    15,917 -
152 Thu, Sep 21 box KCR  MIL  W   8-4       86-66    1  up 5.5  2:48 D Leonard    A Replogle    17,799 +
153 Fri, Sep 22 box KCR @MIN  W   4-2       87-66    1  up 5.0  2:37 L Gura       D Jackson          0 ++
154             box KCR @MIN  L   0-4       87-67    1  up 5.0  1:58 G Zahn       M Pattin       5,175 -
155 Sat, Sep 23 box KCR @MIN  W   3-1       88-67    1  up 6.0  2:21 P Splittorff R Erickson    13,288 +
156 Sun, Sep 24 box KCR @MIN  L   4-6       88-68    1  up 5.0  2:55 D Goltz      S Mingori      6,627 -
157 Mon, Sep 25 box KCR  SEA  W   7-2       89-68    1  up 5.5  2:26 D Leonard    R Honeycutt   21,890 +
158 Tue, Sep 26 box KCR  SEA  W   4-1       90-68    1  up 5.5  1:42 L Gura       G Abbott      22,415 ++
159 Wed, Sep 27 box KCR  SEA  L   2-4       90-69    1  up 4.5  1:53 B McLaughlin P Splittorff  14,737 -
160 Fri, Sep 29 box KCR  MIN  W   4-0       91-69    1  up 5.0  2:30 D Leonard    D Jackson     31,794 +
161 Sat, Sep 30 box KCR  MIN  L   3-7 (11)  91-70    1  up 5.0  3:13 M Marshall   R McGilberry  29,089 -
162 Sun, Oct  1 box KCR  MIN  W   1-0       92-70    1  up 5.0  1:59 G Throop     G Zahn        23,794 +

Rank and Games Behind are at the end of all games played on that date.


The game result information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet.

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