The Kansas City Royals managed to stay ahead of the Texas Rangers, 2 to 1, on August 20, 1978.

Final

Rangers

60-61

1

Royals

67-55

2

TEX

KCR

1

0

2

0

3

1

0

4

0

5

0

2

6

0

7

0

8

0

9

0

R

1

2

H

8

6

E

2

0

Summary

Player Stats

Top 3rd

TEX

KCR

Bert Campaneris grounded out; Toby Harrah scored.

1

0

Bottom 5th

TEX

KCR

Home run by John Wathan.

1

Single by Frank White; Clint Hurdle scored.

1

2

Rangers

Royals

Batters

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	CS	TB
Mike Hargrove 1B	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Jorgensen 1B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bert Campaneris SS	4	0	0	1	0	1	0	0
Juan Beniquez CF	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
Bobby Bonds RF	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	2
Richie Zisk LF	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	2
Jim Sundberg C	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
Gary Gray DH	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Toby Harrah 3B	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0
Kurt Bevacqua 2B	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	3
Bump Wills 2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	30	1	8	1	1	2	2	9

Pitchers

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
Jon Matlack (L)	8.0	6	2	1	0	4	1
Totals	8.0	6	2	1	0	4	1

Batters

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SO	SB	TB
Freddie Patek SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
George Brett 3B	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	3
Hal McRae DH	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Al Cowens RF	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
Amos Otis CF	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
John Wathan C	3	1	1	1	1	0	0	4
Clint Hurdle LF	3	1	0	0	0	2	0	0
Willie Wilson LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jerry Terrell 1B	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	1
Frank White 2B	3	0	1	1	0	1	0	1
Totals	30	2	6	2	1	4	1	10

Pitchers

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
Paul Splittorff (W)	9.0	8	1	1	1	2	0
Totals	9.0	8	1	1	1	2	0

Explore

More Royals Stats

Team Batting Leaders

HR

7

Perez

RBI

26

Perez

AVG

.350

Perez

Team Pitching Leaders

W

4

Lugo

K

37

Ragans

ERA

1.66

Lugo

Team Rankings

HR

29

10th

R

132

12th

SO

204

28th

ERA

3.14

4th

2024 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians	19	8	.704
Royals	17	11	.607	2.5
Tigers	15	12	.556	4.0
Twins	13	13	.500	5.5
White Sox	5	22	.185	14.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 4/28	KCR	@	DET	1:40 PM
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

Last Game

Tigers

15-12

6

Final

5

Royals

17-11

Sat 27 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

.391

Betts

.367

Smith

.354

Ozuna

Hit Leaders

45

Betts

41

Ohtani

40

Turner

Run Leaders

29

Betts

25

Kwan

24

Cruz

OBP Leaders

.489

Betts

.443

Soto

.434

Bohm

SLG Leaders

.698

Ozuna

.661

Ohtani

.661

Betts

SB Leaders

17

Cruz

13

Turang

11

Jr.

MLB 2024 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

5

Suárez

5

Glasnow

4

Imanaga

Strikeout Leaders

53

Glasnow

46

Wheeler

42

Greene

ERA Leaders

0.72

López

0.98

Imanaga

1.23

Berríos

WHIP Leaders

0.63

Suárez

0.74

Skubal

0.80

Imanaga

K/9 Leaders

12.13

Crochet

12.10

Jones

12.07

Peralta

K/BB Leaders

9.75

Jones

9.50

Kirby

9.50

Ryan

Walk Leaders

3

Imanaga

4

Jones

4

Kirby

Fantasy 2024

FanDuel Points Leaders

515.3

Betts

457.8

Cruz

445.8

Ohtani

DraftKings Points Leaders

393

Betts

347

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