Veteran righthander Fergie Jenkins hurled a four-hitter as the Rangers defeated the Royals, 4-1. The Rangers got three runs in the first inning. Mike Hargrove led off the game with a homer and Richie Zisk hit another homer after John Lowenstein singled.

Bert Campaneris' sacrifice fly in the second drove in the Rangers' last tally. Willie Wilson doubled and scored on Hal McRae's single in the ninth to spoil Jenkins' shutout bid. [The Sporting News]

Texas Rangers 4, Kansas City Royals 1

Game Played on Tuesday, April 25, 1978 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium

Royals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 4 0 Rangers 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 x - 4 6 0 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Wilson cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .256 Hargrove 1b 3 1 1 1 1 0 .196 McRae dh 4 0 1 1 0 1 .255 Lowenstein dh 2 1 1 0 2 0 .429 Brett 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Oliver lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .259 Cowens rf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .311 Zisk rf 4 1 1 2 0 1 .315 Terrell pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Harrah 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .265 Porter c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .380 Wills 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .244 Poquette lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .300 Sundberg c 3 1 2 0 0 0 .268 Hurdle 1b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .225 Beniquez cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .205 Patek ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 .209 Campaneris ss 2 0 0 1 0 1 .081 Lahoud ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Jenkins p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Washington ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 White 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .128 LaCock ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Leonard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 30 1 4 1 1 6 Totals 28 4 6 4 3 4 Time of Game: 1:48 Attendance: 14,154 Left on Base: Royals 4, Rangers 4 DP: Royals 0, Rangers 0 Doubles: Wilson (2), Beniquez (2) Home Runs: Hargrove (2), Zisk (5) Sacrifice Flies: Campaneris (1) Hit by Pitch: Cowens (3,by Jenkins) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Leonard L(2-3) 8 6 4 4 3 4 2 32 3.38 Totals 8 6 4 4 3 4 2 32 Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Jenkins W(1-1) 9 4 1 1 1 6 0 32 4.03 Totals 9 4 1 1 1 6 0 32 Hit by Pitch: Jenkins (1) Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Steve Palermo, 3B - Don Denkinger ROYALS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (second to first); McRae struck out; Brett flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove homered; Lowenstein singled to left; Oliver popped to second; Zisk homered [Lowenstein scored]; Harrah popped to catcher; Wills flied out to left; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 3. ROYALS 2ND: Cowens struck out; Porter struck out; Poquette grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 3. RANGERS 2ND: Sundberg singled to center; Beniquez doubled to left [Sundberg to third]; Campaneris hit a sacrifice fly to left [Sundberg scored]; Hargrove flied out to center [Beniquez to third]; Lowenstein lined to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 4. ROYALS 3RD: Hurdle flied out to right; Patek struck out; White lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 4. RANGERS 3RD: Oliver grounded out (second to first); Zisk struck out; Harrah struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 4. ROYALS 4TH: On a bunt Wilson grounded out (pitcher to first); McRae grounded out (third to first); Brett grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 4. RANGERS 4TH: Wills grounded out (first unassisted); Sundberg singled to center; Beniquez grounded out (pitcher to first) [Sundberg to second]; Campaneris struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 4. ROYALS 5TH: Cowens struck out; Porter flied out to center; Poquette flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 4. RANGERS 5TH: Hargrove walked; Lowenstein walked [Hargrove to second]; Oliver flied out to center; Zisk flied out to center; Harrah flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 4. ROYALS 6TH: Hurdle popped to third in foul territory; Patek popped to second; White flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 4. RANGERS 6TH: Wills lined to shortstop; Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first); Beniquez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 4. ROYALS 7TH: Wilson singled to center; McRae flied out to left; Brett grounded out (first unassisted) [Wilson to second]; Cowens grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 4. RANGERS 7TH: Campaneris flied out to center; Hargrove grounded out (shortstop to first); Lowenstein walked; Lowenstein was picked off first (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 4. ROYALS 8TH: Porter flied out to center; Poquette singled to right [Poquette out at second (right to shortstop)]; Hurdle walked; LAHOUD BATTED FOR PATEK; Lahoud struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 4. RANGERS 8TH: WASHINGTON REPLACED LAHOUD (PLAYING SS); Oliver lined to left; Zisk lined to center; Harrah struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 4. ROYALS 9TH: LACOCK BATTED FOR WHITE; LaCock grounded out (first unassisted); Wilson doubled to center; McRae singled to left [Wilson scored]; Brett lined to right; Cowens was hit by a pitch [McRae to second]; TERRELL RAN FOR COWENS; Porter grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 4.

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