After working out of a bases-loaded, none-out jam in the first inning, Dennis Leonard pitched the Royals to a 3-0 victory over the Rangers. Fergie Jenkins, hurling for the Rangers, did not allow a hit through the first three innings but then went down to defeat when Pete LaCock singled and Clint Hurdle homered in the fourth. The Royals' other run counted in the eighth on a double by LaCock and single by Darrell Porter. [The Sporting News]

Kansas City Royals 3, Texas Rangers 0

Game Played on Saturday, August 19, 1978 (Day game) at Royals Stadium

Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 6 0 Royals 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 x - 3 7 0 Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Hargrove 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .259 Brett 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .306 Wills 2b 3 0 0 0 1 2 .228 McRae dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .279 Beniquez cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .256 LaCock 1b 3 2 2 0 1 0 .311 Jorgensen cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .122 Porter c 4 0 1 1 0 0 .273 Oliver dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .309 Hurdle lf 3 1 1 2 1 0 .276 Bonds rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .277 Wilson lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Zisk lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Cowens rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .277 Sundberg c 4 0 0 0 0 2 .296 Otis cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .271 Harrah 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .218 Patek ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 .276 Campaneris ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .192 Washington 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .269 Jenkins p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Leonard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 0 6 0 2 7 Totals 31 3 7 3 2 3 Time of Game: 2:00 Attendance: 37,604 Left on Base: Rangers 8, Royals 6 DP: Rangers 0, Royals 0 Doubles: Oliver (24), LaCock (13) Home Runs: Hurdle (6) Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Jenkins L(11-8) 8 7 3 3 2 3 1 33 3.41 Totals 8 7 3 3 2 3 1 33 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Leonard W(14-14) 9 6 0 0 2 7 0 35 3.58 Totals 9 6 0 0 2 7 0 35 Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Vic Voltaggio, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Larry Barnett RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove walked; Wills walked [Hargrove to second]; On a bunt Beniquez singled to pitcher [Hargrove to third, Wills to second]; Oliver popped to catcher in foul territory; Bonds popped to first in foul territory; Zisk grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Brett flied out to right; McRae was called out on strikes; LaCock walked; Porter grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 0. RANGERS 2ND: Sundberg grounded out (third to first); Harrah popped to shortstop; Campaneris grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 2ND: Hurdle walked; Cowens flied out to center; Otis forced Hurdle (shortstop to second); Patek struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 0. RANGERS 3RD: Hargrove grounded out (pitcher to first); Wills struck out; Beniquez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 3RD: Washington grounded out (first unassisted); Brett grounded out (first to pitcher); McRae grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 0. RANGERS 4TH: Oliver popped to third; Bonds popped to second; Zisk flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 4TH: LaCock singled to center; Porter flied out to right; Hurdle homered [LaCock scored]; Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first); Otis flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 2. RANGERS 5TH: Sundberg struck out; Harrah singled to left; Campaneris struck out; Hargrove singled to right [Harrah to third]; Wills struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 2. ROYALS 5TH: Patek flied out to left; Washington flied out to right; Brett grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 2. RANGERS 6TH: Beniquez flied out to center; Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); Bonds singled to center; Zisk singled to left [Bonds to third]; Sundberg struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 2. ROYALS 6TH: McRae grounded out (third to first); LaCock flied out to center; Porter grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 2. RANGERS 7TH: Harrah grounded out (third to first); Campaneris flied out to center; Hargrove grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 2. ROYALS 7TH: Hurdle popped to first in foul territory; Cowens singled to right; Otis flied out to center; Patek singled to left [Cowens to second]; Washington singled to second [Cowens to third, Patek to second]; Brett flied out to left; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 2. RANGERS 8TH: Wills grounded out (second to first); Beniquez popped to catcher in foul territory; Juan Beniquez ejected by HP umpire Jim McKean; Oliver doubled to center; Bonds struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 2. ROYALS 8TH: JORGENSEN REPLACED BENIQUEZ (PLAYING CF); McRae flied out to center; LaCock doubled to right; Porter singled to center [LaCock scored]; Hurdle flied out to center; Cowens was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 3. RANGERS 9TH: WILSON REPLACED HURDLE (PLAYING LF); Zisk flied out to right; Sundberg flied out to right; Harrah grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 3.

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