The Kansas City Royals lost to the Texas Rangers, 4 to 3, on August 18, 1978.

Final

Rangers

60-59

4

Royals

65-55

3

TEX

KCR

1

2

0

2

0

3

0

4

2

0

5

0

3

6

0

7

0

8

0

9

0

R

4

3

H

8

E

2

Summary

Player Stats

Top 1st

TEX

KCR

Al Oliver hit into fielder's choice; Error by Ralph LaCock; Mike Hargrove and Jim Sundberg scored.

2

0

Top 4th

TEX

KCR

Single by John Lowenstein; Bobby Bonds scored.

3

0

Toby Harrah grounded out; Richie Zisk scored.

4

0

Bottom 5th

TEX

KCR

Single by George Brett; U L Washington scored.

4

1

Single by Ralph LaCock; Error by Juan Beniquez; George Brett and Hal McRae scored.

4

3

Rangers

Royals

Batters

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	TB
Mike Hargrove 1B	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1
Juan Beniquez CF	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Jim Sundberg C	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Al Oliver LF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bobby Bonds RF	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	3
Richie Zisk DH	4	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
John Lowenstein 3B	2	0	2	1	2	0	0	1	3
Toby Harrah SS	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bump Wills 2B	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	2
Totals	32	4	8	2	3	2	1	2	10

Pitchers

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
Doc Medich (W)	9.0	8	3	2	2	4	0
Totals	9.0	8	3	2	2	4	0

Batters

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	SB	TB
George Brett 3B	5	1	1	1	0	0	0	1
Hal McRae DH	4	1	2	0	0	2	0	3
Ralph LaCock 1B	3	0	1	1	1	0	0	1
Darrell Porter C	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
Clint Hurdle LF	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	2
Willie Wilson PR,LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Al Cowens RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Amos Otis CF	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
Freddie Patek SS	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Steve Braun PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
U L Washington 2B	3	1	2	0	0	1	0	2
Tom Poquette PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	35	3	8	2	2	4	1	10

Pitchers

Player	IP	H	R	BB	SO
Rich Gale (L)	8.2	8	4	3	2
Steve Mingori	0.1	0	0	0	0
Totals	9.0	8	4	3	2

Explore

More Royals Stats

Team Batting Leaders

HR

8

Perez

RBI

30

Perez

AVG

.351

Perez

Team Pitching Leaders

W

5

Lugo

K

46

Ragans

ERA

1.60

Lugo

Team Rankings

HR

35

11th

R

155

10th

SO

248

27th

ERA

3.07

4th

2024 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians	20	12	.625
Royals	20	13	.606	0.5
Twins	18	13	.581	1.5
Tigers	18	14	.563	2.0
White Sox	6	26	.188	14.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 5/4	TEX	@	KCR	7:10 PM
Sun 5/5	TEX	@	KCR	2:10 PM
Mon 5/6	MIL	@	KCR	7:40 PM
Tue 5/7	MIL	@	KCR	7:40 PM
Wed 5/8	MIL	@	KCR	2:10 PM

Last Game

Royals

20-13

7

Final

1

Rangers

17-16

Fri 3 May 2024

MLB 2024 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

10

Henderson

10

Trout

9

Ozuna

RBI Leaders

32

Ozuna

31

Bohm

30

Perez

Batting Average Leaders

.377

Betts

.358

Bohm

.356

Kwan

Hit Leaders

49

Betts

47

Kwan

47

Turner

Run Leaders

29

Contreras

29

Jr.

29

Betts

OBP Leaders

.481

Betts

.429

Soto

.426

Bohm

SLG Leaders

.624

Ozuna

.623

Betts

.618

Ohtani

SB Leaders

19

Cruz

14

Turang

13

Jr.

MLB 2024 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

5

Imanaga

5

Suárez

5

Minter

Strikeout Leaders

53

Glasnow

52

Wheeler

50

Flaherty

ERA Leaders

0.78

Imanaga

1.32

Suárez

1.44

Berríos

WHIP Leaders

0.63

Suárez

0.74

Skubal

0.75

Imanaga

K/9 Leaders

12.50

Flaherty

12.20

Crochet

12.03

Peralta

K/BB Leaders

10.25

Kirby

10.00

Flaherty

9.00

Eflin

Walk Leaders

4

Imanaga

4

Kirby

4

Eflin

Fantasy 2024

FanDuel Points Leaders

549.3

Betts

518.9

Cruz

478.9

Soto

DraftKings Points Leaders

419

Betts

396

Cruz

362

Soto

MLB 2023 Division Standings

	NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Braves	104	58	.642
2	Phillies	90	72	.556	14.0
	AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Orioles	101	61	.623
2	Rays	99	63	.611	2.0
	NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Dodgers	100	62	.617
2	Diamondbacks	84	78	.519	16.0
	NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Brewers	92	70	.568
2	Cubs	83	79	.512	9.0
	AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Astros	90	72	.556
2	Rangers	90	72	.556
	AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Twins	87	75	.537
2	Tigers	78	84	.481	9.0