Becoming a 10-game winner in his rookie year, Rich Gale pitched the Royals to a 9-2 victory over the Brewers. Gale was in trouble only in the sixth inning when the Brewers scored two unearned runs to take a 2-1 lead. The Royals came back with a pair in the seventh on a walk to Freddie Patek, single by Frank White, sacrifice fly by Hal McRae and single by Pete LaCock. Three more runs in the eighth, including a pair on a bases-loaded single by LaCock, and three in the ninth iced the game. [The Sporting News]

Kansas City Royals 9, Milwaukee Brewers 2

Game Played on Friday, July 14, 1978 (Night game) at County Stadium

Royals 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 3 - 9 11 1 Brewers 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 2 7 4 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Brewers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Brett 3b 5 1 0 0 1 0 .309 Molitor 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .297 McRae dh 3 0 1 1 0 0 .265 Money 3b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .283 LaCock 1b 5 1 3 3 0 0 .284 Oglivie dh 4 0 0 1 0 1 .258 Otis cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .275 Hisle lf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .297 Hurdle rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .255 Lezcano rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .326 Porter c 3 2 0 1 2 0 .277 Muser 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .000 Poquette lf 2 0 1 0 1 0 .226 Yount ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 .288 Zdeb ph,lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 Thomas cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .248 Braun ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .232 Martinez c 1 1 0 0 1 0 .196 Wilson pr,lf 0 1 0 0 0 0 .235 May ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .190 Patek ss 4 2 2 1 1 1 .274 Moore c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .267 White 2b 5 1 1 0 0 0 .285 Replogle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gale p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McClure p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Castro p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 36 9 11 7 5 1 Totals 32 2 7 2 3 6 Time of Game: 2:38 Attendance: 43,993 Left on Base: Royals 10, Brewers 8 DP: Royals 0, Brewers 0 Errors: Gale, Muser, Yount 2, Martinez Doubles: Yount (9), Lezcano (13) Stolen Bases: McRae (11) Sacrifice Hits: Zdeb (5), Hurdle (1), Molitor (4), Money (6) Sacrifice Flies: McRae (5) Hit by Pitch: McRae (5,by Castro), Otis (3,by Castro) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gale W(10-3) 9 7 2 0 3 6 0 37 2.54 Totals 9 7 2 0 3 6 0 37 Brewers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Replogle L(4-2) 6.2 8 3 3 2 1 0 31 4.59 McClure 1 1 3 3 2 0 0 6 3.60 Castro 1.1 2 3 1 1 0 0 9 1.61 Totals 9 11 9 7 5 1 0 46 Hit by Pitch: Castro 2 (2) Wild Pitches: McClure (1) Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - George Maloney ROYALS 1ST: Brett grounded out (shortstop to first); McRae flied out to right; LaCock lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Brewers 0. BREWERS 1ST: Molitor lined to second; Money popped to second; Oglivie grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Brewers 0. ROYALS 2ND: Otis lined to center; Hurdle lined to shortstop; Porter lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Brewers 0. BREWERS 2ND: On a bunt Hisle grounded out (catcher to first); Lezcano popped to second; Muser grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Brewers 0. ROYALS 3RD: Poquette singled to center; Patek singled to left [Poquette to second]; White lined to center; Brett forced Poquette (shortstop to third) [Patek to second]; McRae forced Brett (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Brewers 0. BREWERS 3RD: Yount doubled to left; Thomas flied out to center; Martinez popped to second; Molitor singled [Yount out at home (shortstop to catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Brewers 0. ROYALS 4TH: LaCock singled to center; Otis singled to center [LaCock to second]; Hurdle grounded out (first unassisted) [LaCock to third, Otis to second]; Porter reached on an error by Muser [LaCock scored, Otis to third]; Poquette walked [Porter to second]; Patek struck out; White lined to center; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Royals 1, Brewers 0. BREWERS 4TH: Money was called out on strikes; Oglivie struck out; Hisle struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Brewers 0. ROYALS 5TH: Brett flied out to center; McRae singled to right; LaCock flied out to left; McRae stole second [McRae out at home (error by Martinez) (shortstop to second to catcher)]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Brewers 0. BREWERS 5TH: Lezcano popped to second in foul territory; Muser grounded out (second to first); Yount singled to left; Thomas struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Brewers 0. ROYALS 6TH: Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); Hurdle singled to right; Porter popped to third in foul territory; Poquette flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Brewers 0. BREWERS 6TH: Martinez walked; Molitor reached on an error by Gale on a sacrifice bunt [Martinez to second]; Money out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Martinez to third, Molitor to second]; Oglivie grounded out (second to first) [Martinez scored (unearned), Molitor to third]; Hisle singled to left [Molitor scored (unearned)]; Lezcano flied out to center; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Brewers 2. ROYALS 7TH: Patek walked; White singled to right [Patek to third]; Brett popped to shortstop; McRae hit a sacrifice fly to right [Patek scored, White to second]; LaCock singled to right [White scored]; Otis reached on an error by Yount [LaCock to second]; MCCLURE REPLACED REPLOGLE (PITCHING); Hurdle forced Otis (second to shortstop); 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Brewers 2. BREWERS 7TH: Muser walked; Yount flied out to right; Thomas struck out; MAY BATTED FOR MARTINEZ; May walked [Muser to second]; Molitor flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Brewers 2. ROYALS 8TH: MOORE REPLACED MAY (PLAYING C ); Porter walked; ZDEB BATTED FOR POQUETTE; Zdeb out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Porter to second]; McClure threw a wild pitch [Porter to third]; Patek singled to center [Porter scored]; White flied out to right; Brett walked [Patek to second]; CASTRO REPLACED MCCLURE (PITCHING); McRae was hit by a pitch [Patek to third, Brett to second]; LaCock singled [Patek scored, Brett scored, McRae to third, LaCock out at second (right to third to shortstop)]; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Brewers 2. BREWERS 8TH: ZDEB STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); On a bunt Money singled; Oglivie lined to right; Hisle flied out to center; Lezcano doubled to left [Money to third]; Muser struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 6, Brewers 2. ROYALS 9TH: Otis was hit by a pitch; Hurdle out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Otis to second]; Porter was walked intentionally; BRAUN BATTED FOR ZDEB; Braun singled to center [Otis scored, Porter to second]; WILSON RAN FOR BRAUN; Patek flied to right in foul territory; White reached on an error by Yount [Porter scored (unearned) (no RBI), Wilson scored (unearned) (no RBI), White to second]; Brett flied out to left; 3 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Royals 9, Brewers 2. BREWERS 9TH: WILSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Yount flied out to right; Thomas singled to left; Moore flied out to right; Molitor flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 9, Brewers 2.

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