A homer by Bobby Bonds was the decisive blow as Fergie Jenkins outdueled Dennis Leonard, giving the Rangers a 2-1 victory over the Royals. The Texans got on the board in the third inning on a double by Juan Beniquez and single by Bump Wills. After a homer by George Brett tied the game in the fourth, Bonds connected in the fifth, sending the ball deep into the left field seats. [The Sporting News]

Texas Rangers 2, Kansas City Royals 1

Game Played on Tuesday, June 6, 1978 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium

Royals 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 0 Rangers 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 x - 2 6 1 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Otis cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .297 Harrah 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .211 Poquette lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .229 Sundberg c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .337 McRae dh 4 0 0 0 0 2 .285 Hargrove 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .258 Brett 3b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .321 Oliver lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .281 Wilson pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 Zisk dh 2 0 0 0 1 0 .289 Porter c 3 0 1 0 1 1 .306 Bonds rf 3 1 1 1 0 0 .241 Cowens rf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .260 Beniquez cf 3 1 1 0 0 0 .278 Braun ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .224 Wills 2b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .232 Hurdle 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .246 Campaneris ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .168 Patek ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .261 Jenkins p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 White 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .288 Leonard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 1 4 1 1 8 Totals 26 2 6 2 1 1 Time of Game: 1:54 Attendance: 23,880 Left on Base: Royals 5, Rangers 1 DP: Royals 3, Rangers 0 Errors: Hargrove Doubles: Beniquez (8) Home Runs: Brett (4), Bonds (5) Stolen Bases: Wilson (21) GIDP: Sundberg (7), Bonds (6), Zisk (5) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Leonard L(4-9) 8 6 2 2 1 1 1 27 4.25 Totals 8 6 2 2 1 1 1 27 Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Jenkins W(6-3) 9 4 1 1 1 8 1 33 2.79 Totals 9 4 1 1 1 8 1 33 Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Vic Voltaggio, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Ron Luciano ROYALS 1ST: Otis grounded out (third to first); Poquette grounded out (first to pitcher); McRae lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 1ST: Harrah singled to third; Sundberg grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Harrah out at second]; Hargrove grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 0. ROYALS 2ND: Brett flied out to center; Porter singled to right; Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first) [Porter to second]; Hurdle struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 2ND: Oliver grounded out (second to first); Zisk walked; Bonds grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first) [Zisk out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 0. ROYALS 3RD: Patek popped to first; White flied out to center; Otis lined to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 3RD: Beniquez doubled to left; Wills singled to center [Beniquez scored, Wills out at second (center to third to second)]; Campaneris grounded out (third to first); Harrah flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 1. ROYALS 4TH: Poquette popped to shortstop; McRae was called out on strikes; Brett homered; Porter was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 1. RANGERS 4TH: Sundberg flied out to center; Hargrove struck out; Oliver grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 1. ROYALS 5TH: Cowens struck out; Hurdle reached on an error by Hargrove; Patek forced Hurdle (catcher to shortstop); White singled to right [Patek to second]; Otis grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 1. RANGERS 5TH: Zisk grounded out (shortstop to first); Bonds homered; Beniquez grounded out (second to first); Wills flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 2. ROYALS 6TH: Poquette popped to shortstop; McRae flied out to center; Brett grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 2. RANGERS 6TH: Campaneris singled to shortstop; Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first) [Campaneris to second]; Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first) [Campaneris to third]; Hargrove flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 2. ROYALS 7TH: Porter walked; Cowens struck out; Hurdle popped to catcher in foul territory; Patek struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 2. RANGERS 7TH: Oliver singled to right; Zisk grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Oliver out at second]; Bonds grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 2. ROYALS 8TH: White grounded out (second to first); Otis was called out on strikes; Poquette grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 2. RANGERS 8TH: Beniquez flied out to right; Wills grounded out (shortstop to first); Campaneris grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 2. ROYALS 9TH: McRae was called out on strikes; Brett singled to center; WILSON RAN FOR BRETT; Wilson stole second; Porter lined to left; BRAUN BATTED FOR COWENS; Braun lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 2.

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