Kansas City Royals 4 – 2 Athletics
2 July 1978 · OAK01
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | Jim Essian | 1 in 107 games |
| 16 | final score 4–2 | 1 in 27 games | |
| 11 | 5 scoreless innings | Rick Langford | 1 in 29 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0 |
| Athletics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1 |
Box score
Kansas City Royals batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Poquette | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pete LaCock | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jerry Terrell | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Amos Otis | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| George Brett | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Darrell Porter | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Hal McRae | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Clint Hurdle | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Joe Zdeb | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Braun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Freddie Patek | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Frank White | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 34 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
Kansas City Royals pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Gura | 8.1 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Al Hrabosky | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Athletics batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Wallis | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Miguel Dilone | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mitchell Page | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Taylor Duncan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wayne Gross | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jeff Newman | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Glenn Burke | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Essian | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Edwards | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Revering | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Rob Picciolo | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tony Armas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 32 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Athletics pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Langford | 5.2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Bob Lacey | 1.2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Elias Sosa | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Heaverlo | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |