Sunday July 2, 1978
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Oakland Athletics 9, Kansas City Royals 3 (Game 2)

Game Played on Sunday, July 2, 1978 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Royals 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 - 3 6 5 A's 0 0 1 2 2 3 1 0 x - 9 12 2 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Patek ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 .273 Wallis cf 5 1 2 3 0 0 .323 Washington pr,ss 0 1 0 0 0 0 .226 Dilone lf 2 1 0 0 2 0 .252 LaCock 1b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .234 Page dh 4 2 2 1 1 0 .279 Otis cf 3 0 1 1 0 0 .289 Duncan 3b 4 0 2 1 0 1 .271 Brett 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .304 Gross 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .207 McRae dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .265 Newman c,1b 5 1 1 1 0 1 .262 Hurdle rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Essian 1b,c 4 1 1 2 1 0 .239 Poquette lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .192 Armas rf 4 1 1 0 1 1 .225 White 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .275 Edwards 2b,ss 5 1 1 0 0 1 .238 Braun ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .227 Picciolo ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Kusnyer c 2 0 0 0 1 0 .125 Revering ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .261 Hassler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Fuentes 2b 2 1 2 0 0 0 .146 McGilberry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Renko p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mingori p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 3 6 2 1 2 Totals 38 9 12 8 5 6 Time of Game: 2:30 Attendance: 13,486 Left on Base: Royals 5, A's 11 DP: Royals 0, A's 0 Errors: Patek, LaCock, White 2, Mingori, Dilone, Edwards Doubles: Patek (14), Wallis 2 (6) Triples: Essian (1) Home Runs: LaCock (2) Stolen Bases: Dilone (27) Sacrifice Hits: Dilone (7) Sacrifice Flies: Otis (3) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hassler L(1-4) 4.1 5 5 4 4 3 0 24 4.61 McGilberry 1 2 2 2 0 2 0 5 18.00 Mingori 2.2 5 2 0 1 1 0 15 2.14 Totals 8 12 9 6 5 6 0 44 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Renko W(3-3) 9 6 3 3 1 2 1 35 3.07 Totals 9 6 3 3 1 2 1 35 Wild Pitches: Hassler (3) Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - Jerry Neudecker ROYALS 1ST: Patek singled to left; LaCock singled to left [Patek to second]; Otis singled to left [Patek scored (error by Dilone) (no RBI), LaCock to second]; Brett flied out to left; McRae flied out to center; Hurdle flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: Wallis lined to second; Dilone walked; Dilone stole second; Page flied out to left; Duncan popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 0. ROYALS 2ND: Poquette grounded out (shortstop to first); White lined to left; Kusnyer walked; Patek flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Newman lined to shortstop; Essian lined to center; Armas walked; Edwards forced Armas (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 0. ROYALS 3RD: LaCock flied out to right; Otis popped to first in foul territory; Brett grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 3RD: Picciolo grounded out (third to first); Wallis flied out to right; Dilone reached on an error by Patek; Hassler threw a wild pitch [Dilone to second]; Page walked; Duncan singled to left [Dilone scored (unearned), Page to second]; Newman struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 1. ROYALS 4TH: McRae lined to left; Hurdle singled to center; Poquette flied out to right; White grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 4TH: Essian walked; Armas reached on a fielder's choice [Essian to second (error by LaCock)]; Edwards popped to catcher; REVERING BATTED FOR PICCIOLO; Revering struck out; Wallis doubled to right [Essian scored, Armas scored]; Dilone flied out to right; 2 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 3. ROYALS 5TH: FUENTES REPLACED REVERING (PLAYING 2B); EDWARDS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Kusnyer grounded out (third to first); Patek flied out to right; LaCock homered; Otis popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Athletics 3. ATHLETICS 5TH: Page singled to center; Duncan struck out; Newman singled to left [Page to second]; Essian tripled to right [Page scored, Newman scored]; MCGILBERRY REPLACED HASSLER (PITCHING); Armas struck out; Edwards struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Athletics 5. ROYALS 6TH: Brett flied out to left; McRae was called out on strikes; Hurdle grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Athletics 5. ATHLETICS 6TH: Fuentes singled to second [Fuentes to third (error by White)]; Wallis doubled to right [Fuentes scored]; Dilone out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Wallis to third]; MINGORI REPLACED MCGILBERRY (PITCHING); Page singled to right [Wallis scored]; Page was picked off first but was safe on an error by Mingori [Page to second]; Duncan singled to left [Page to third]; Newman forced Duncan (shortstop to second) [Page scored (unearned)]; Essian flied out to right; 3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Athletics 8. ROYALS 7TH: GROSS REPLACED DUNCAN (PLAYING 3B); Poquette flied out to left; White struck out; Kusnyer grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Athletics 8. ATHLETICS 7TH: Armas grounded out (pitcher to first); Edwards singled to center; Fuentes singled to left [Edwards to second]; Wallis flied out to left; Dilone walked [Edwards to third, Fuentes to second]; Page reached on an error by White [Edwards scored (unearned) (no RBI), Fuentes to third, Dilone to second]; Gross struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Royals 2, Athletics 9. ROYALS 8TH: Patek doubled to left; WASHINGTON RAN FOR PATEK; LaCock grounded out (first unassisted) [Washington to third]; Otis hit a sacrifice fly to right [Washington scored]; Brett grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Athletics 9. ATHLETICS 8TH: WASHINGTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Newman lined to center; Essian flied out to center; Armas singled to left; Edwards popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Athletics 9. ROYALS 9TH: NEWMAN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); ESSIAN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); Hurdle reached on an error by Edwards; Poquette flied out to right; BRAUN BATTED FOR WHITE; Braun forced Hurdle (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Athletics 9.

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