The Kansas City Royals beat the Oakland Athletics, 8 to 1, on September 12, 1978.

Final

Athletics

66-79

1

Royals

79-64

8

OAK

KCR

1

2

0

3

0

4

0

1

5

0

1

6

0

1

7

0

2

8

0

1

9

0

R

1

8

H

5

16

E

0

Summary

Player Stats

Top 1st

OAK

KCR

Single by Mitchell Page; Glenn Burke scored.

1

0

Bottom 1st

OAK

KCR

Single by Ralph LaCock; Steve Braun and George Brett scored.

1

2

Bottom 4th

OAK

KCR

Single by Freddie Patek; Hal McRae scored.

1

3

Bottom 5th

OAK

KCR

Single by Amos Otis; Steve Braun scored.

1

4

Bottom 6th

OAK

KCR

Freddie Patek grounded out; Ralph LaCock scored.

1

5

Bottom 7th

OAK

KCR

Single by Ralph LaCock; George Brett scored.

1

6

Sacrifice fly by Al Cowens; Darrell Porter scored.

1

7

Bottom 8th

OAK

KCR

Triple by Amos Otis; George Brett scored.

1

8

Athletics

Royals

Batters

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	TB
Mike Edwards 2B	4	0	0	0	0	1	0
Glenn Burke CF	4	1	1	0	0	1	2
Rico Carty DH	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mitchell Page LF	4	0	2	1	0	0	3
Jeff Newman 1B	4	0	0	0	0	2	0
Taylor Duncan 3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mario Guerrero SS	3	0	2	0	0	0	3
Tim Hosley C	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Wallis RF	2	0	0	0	1	0	0
Totals	32	1	5	1	1	4	8

Pitchers

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
Rick Langford (L)	5.0	10	5	5	2	2
Dave Heaverlo	3.0	6	3	3	1	3
Totals	8.0	16	8	8	3	5

Batters

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	TB
Steve Braun LF	3	2	2	0	1	0	0	1	3
Willie Wilson LF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
George Brett 3B	5	3	3	0	0	0	1	0	4
Amos Otis CF	5	0	3	2	0	1	1	0	5
Darrell Porter C	3	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
Ralph LaCock 1B	4	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	3
Al Cowens RF	3	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	1
Hal McRae DH	4	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	4
Freddie Patek SS	4	0	1	2	0	1	0	1	1
Frank White 2B	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
Totals	36	8	16	8	3	5	2	2	21

Pitchers

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
Larry Gura (W)	9.0	5	1	1	1	4	0
Totals	9.0	5	1	1	1	4	0

Explore

More Royals Stats

Team Batting Leaders

HR

7

Perez

RBI

25

Perez

AVG

.352

Perez

Team Pitching Leaders

W

3

Marsh

K

37

Ragans

ERA

2.03

Lugo

Team Rankings

HR

29

5th

R

119

11th

SO

187

27th

ERA

3.13

4th

2024 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians	18	7	.720
Royals	16	10	.615	2.5
Tigers	14	11	.560	4.0
Twins	11	13	.458	6.5
White Sox	3	22	.120	15.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 4/26	KCR	@	DET	1:10 PM
Sat 4/27	KCR	@	DET	6:10 PM
Sun 4/28	KCR	@	DET	1:40 PM
Mon 4/29	KCR	@	TOR	7:07 PM
Tue 4/30	KCR	@	TOR	7:07 PM

Last Game

Royals

16-10

2

Final

1

Blue Jays

13-13

Thu 25 Apr 2024

MLB 2024 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

10

Trout

9

Ozuna

8

Henderson

RBI Leaders

29

Ozuna

25

Perez

23

García

Batting Average Leaders

.374

Betts

.365

Contreras

.358

Ohtani

Hit Leaders

40

Betts

39

Ohtani

37

Altuve

Run Leaders

27

Betts

23

Cruz

23

Contreras

OBP Leaders

.477

Betts

.446

Contreras

.430

Soto

SLG Leaders

.678

Ozuna

.670

Ohtani

.649

Henderson

SB Leaders

15

Cruz

12

Turang

11

Jr.

MLB 2024 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

4

Suárez

4

Minter

4

Glasnow

Strikeout Leaders

46

Wheeler

44

Glasnow

42

Castillo

ERA Leaders

0.66

Crawford

0.72

López

1.23

Berríos

WHIP Leaders

0.70

Suárez

0.74

Skubal

0.74

Cease

K/9 Leaders

12.13

Crochet

12.10

Jones

12.07

Peralta

K/BB Leaders

13.00

Eflin

9.75

Jones

9.50

Ryan

Walk Leaders

2

Eflin

3

Kirby

4

Jones

Fantasy 2024

FanDuel Points Leaders

462.9

Betts

436.6

Cruz

414.4

Ohtani

DraftKings Points Leaders

351

Betts

331

Cruz

319

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