The Kansas City Royals were defeated by 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

7

Perez

RBI

26

Perez

AVG

.340

Perez

Team Pitching Leaders

W

4

Lugo

K

37

Ragans

ERA

1.66

Lugo

Team Rankings

HR

29

14th

R

133

13th

SO

209

28th

ERA

3.18

5th

2024 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians	19	9	.679
Royals	17	12	.586	2.5
Tigers	16	12	.571	3.0
Twins	14	13	.519	4.5
White Sox	6	22	.214	13.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 4/29	KCR	@	TOR	7:07 PM
Tue 4/30	KCR	@	TOR	7:07 PM
Wed 5/1	KCR	@	TOR	3:07 PM
Fri 5/3	TEX	@	KCR	7:40 PM
Sat 5/4	TEX	@	KCR	7:10 PM

Last Game

Tigers

16-12

4

Final

1

Royals

17-12

Sun 28 Apr 2024

MLB 2024 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

10

Trout

9

Henderson

9

Ozuna

RBI Leaders

31

Ozuna

26

Bohm

26

Perez

Batting Average Leaders

.387

Betts

.367

Smith

.365

Bohm

Hit Leaders

46

Betts

41

Ohtani

41

Turner

Run Leaders

29

Betts

26

Contreras

26

Jr.

OBP Leaders

.482

Betts

.441

Bohm

.434

Soto

SLG Leaders

.670

Ozuna

.655

Betts

.639

Ohtani

SB Leaders

18

Cruz

13

Turang

11

Jr.

MLB 2024 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

5

Suárez

5

Minter

5

Glasnow

Strikeout Leaders

53

Glasnow

46

Wheeler

44

Gilbert

ERA Leaders

1.23

Berríos

1.32

Suárez

1.35

Crawford

WHIP Leaders

0.63

Suárez

0.74

Skubal

0.80

Gilbert

K/9 Leaders

12.13

Crochet

12.07

Peralta

11.93

Ryan

K/BB Leaders

9.50

Kirby

9.50

Ryan

9.00

Flaherty

Walk Leaders

4

Kirby

4

Ryan

4

Flaherty

Fantasy 2024

FanDuel Points Leaders

521.3

Betts

470

Cruz

445.8

Ohtani

DraftKings Points Leaders

398

Betts

357

Cruz

342

Ohtani

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