Rookie righthander Rich Gale, called up from Omaha to replace Steve Busby, limited the Brewers to six hits over seven innings as the Royals posted a 3-0 victory over the Brewers. Gale developed a blister on the middle finger of his pitching hand and gave way to Steve Mingori in the eighth. The reliever held the Brewers hitless over the final two stanzas.

The first Royal run came when Willie Wilson was hit by a pitch, stole second and came around to score on two groundouts. Clint Hurdle walked to open the fifth, went to second on a wild pitch and took third on the same play when catcher Charlie Moore threw the ball into center field. Freddie Patek then singled him home. After a single by Frank White, Patek also scored on a suicide squeeze by Jerry Terrell. [The Sporting News]

Kansas City Royals 3, Milwaukee Brewers 0

Game Played on Sunday, April 30, 1978 (Day game) at Royals Stadium

Brewers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 6 2 Royals 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 x - 3 8 1 Brewers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Gantner ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Wilson lf 3 1 1 0 0 0 .291 Cooper 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .321 Terrell 3b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .300 Bando 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .264 McRae dh 4 0 1 1 0 0 .256 Hisle lf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .299 Cowens rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Oglivie dh 3 0 0 0 1 0 .255 Otis cf 4 0 3 0 0 0 .283 Lezcano rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .219 Wathan c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .294 Thomas cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .217 Hurdle 1b 2 1 0 0 1 2 .204 Moore c 3 0 2 0 0 0 .273 LaCock 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Martinez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 Patek ss 3 1 1 1 0 0 .267 Sakata 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .234 White 2b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .167 Caldwell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gale p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mingori p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 0 6 0 2 5 Totals 30 3 8 3 2 4 Time of Game: 2:42 Attendance: 19,827 Left on Base: Brewers 6, Royals 7 DP: Brewers 0, Royals 2 Errors: Gantner, Moore, Patek Doubles: Otis (4) Triples: Moore (1) Stolen Bases: Moore (2), Wilson (8), Otis 3 (5) Caught Stealing: Terrell (1) Sacrifice Hits: Terrell (1) GIDP: Oglivie (1), Lezcano (2) Hit by Pitch: Wilson (1,by Caldwell) Brewers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Caldwell L(1-1) 8 8 3 3 2 4 0 34 3.63 Totals 8 8 3 3 2 4 0 34 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gale W(1-0) 7 6 0 0 1 4 0 27 0.00 Mingori SV(3) 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 6 0.00 Totals 9 6 0 0 2 5 0 33 Hit by Pitch: Caldwell (3) Wild Pitches: Caldwell (2) Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Al Clark BREWERS 1ST: Gantner grounded out (second to first); Debut game for Rich Gale; Cooper singled to left; Bando flied out to center; Hisle walked [Cooper to second]; Oglivie popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Brewers 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Wilson was hit by a pitch; Wilson stole second; Terrell grounded out (second to first) [Wilson to third]; McRae grounded out (second to first) [Wilson scored]; Cowens struck out; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Royals 1. BREWERS 2ND: Lezcano struck out; Thomas flied out to right; Moore singled to left; Moore stole second; Sakata grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Royals 1. ROYALS 2ND: Otis singled to left; Wathan flied out to left; Otis stole second; Hurdle struck out; Patek grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Royals 1. BREWERS 3RD: Gantner flied out to center; Cooper singled to right; Bando singled to center [Cooper to second]; Hisle struck out; Oglivie reached on an error by Patek [Cooper to third, Bando to second]; Lezcano flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Brewers 0, Royals 1. ROYALS 3RD: White was called out on strikes; Wilson grounded out (shortstop to first); Terrell singled to center; Terrell was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Royals 1. BREWERS 4TH: On a bunt Thomas grounded out (pitcher to first); Moore tripled to right [Moore out at home (right to second to catcher)]; Sakata struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Royals 1. ROYALS 4TH: McRae singled to left; Cowens popped to catcher in foul territory; Otis reached on an error by Gantner [McRae out at home (left to catcher), Otis to second]; Otis stole third; Wathan popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Royals 1. BREWERS 5TH: Gantner lined to second; Cooper flied out to center; Bando grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Royals 1. ROYALS 5TH: Hurdle walked; Caldwell threw a wild pitch [Hurdle to third (error by Moore)]; Patek singled to center [Hurdle scored]; White singled to left [Patek to third]; Wilson grounded out (third to first) [White to second]; Terrell out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Patek scored, White to third]; McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Royals 3. BREWERS 6TH: Hisle singled to left; Oglivie grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Hisle out at second]; Lezcano flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Royals 3. ROYALS 6TH: Cowens grounded out (second to first); Otis singled to left; Wathan flied out to center; Otis stole second; Hurdle struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Royals 3. BREWERS 7TH: LACOCK REPLACED HURDLE (PLAYING 1B); Thomas was called out on strikes; Moore grounded out (shortstop to first); Sakata flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Royals 3. ROYALS 7TH: MARTINEZ REPLACED MOORE (PLAYING C ); Patek grounded out (pitcher to first); White flied out to center; Wilson singled to left; Terrell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Royals 3. BREWERS 8TH: MINGORI REPLACED GALE (PITCHING); Gantner lined to center; Cooper grounded out (pitcher to first); Bando struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Royals 3. ROYALS 8TH: McRae flied out to right; Cowens grounded out (third to first); Otis doubled to left; Wathan was walked intentionally; LaCock grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Brewers 0, Royals 3. BREWERS 9TH: Hisle flied out to left; Oglivie walked; Lezcano grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Oglivie out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Royals 3.

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