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1979 Kansas City Royals (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1978/1980)
85-77, Finished 2nd in AL Western Division
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Scored 851 runs, Allowed 816 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 84-78
Managed by Whitey Herzog

Ballpark: Royals Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 2,261,845 (4th of 14)
Park Factors
  (multi-year):
Batting - 102, Pitching - 101
  (one-year): Batting - 103, Pitching - 103
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Game Results

Season Summary   85-77 , Final Rank: 2, GB:    3.0
Days in First:                   7 (last on August 30, counts the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day)

Most Games over  .500:           9 (last on September 29)
Most Games under .500:           4 (last on July 21)

Biggest Lead:                  0.5 (last on August 30)
Farthest Behind Leader:       10.5 (last on July 19)

Longest Winning Streak:          6 (April 23 to April 28 and June 22 to June 28)
Longest Losing Streak:           7 (June 29 to July 6 and July 8 to July 14)

Most Runs Allowed:              17 (August 20)
Most Runs Scored:               18 (August 29)

Longest Game:                   16 innings (May 28)

Times Shutout by Opponent:       6
Times Opponent Shutout:          7

Team Win/Loss Splits

Overall
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Overall        85  77     851     816    .525

Home/Road
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Home           46  35     462     421    .568
Road           39  42     389     395    .481

Month by Month
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
April          11  10     125     117    .524
May            17  11     143     133    .607
June           14  14     158     153    .500
July           10  17     111     147    .370
August         19  11     177     152    .633
September      14  14     137     114    .500

By Season Half
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
First Half     44  47     470     498    .484
Second Half    41  30     381     318    .577

Extra-Innings
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
ExtraInning     9   6     102     102    .600
Full Games     76  70     748     710    .521
Shortened       0   1       1       4    .000
One-Run Games
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
One Run        34  22     272     260    .607

Blowouts (5+ Runs)
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Blowout        25  19     312     262    .568

Opponent
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
BAL             6   6      43      55    .500
BOS             4   8      35      72    .333
CAL             6   7      79      72    .462
CHW             8   5      66      52    .615
CLE             6   6      67      56    .500
DET             7   5      65      55    .583
MIL             5   7      78      72    .417
MIN             7   6      48      52    .538
NYY             5   7      63      86    .417
OAK             9   4      89      52    .692
SEA             7   6      61      65    .538
TEX             6   7      65      70    .462
TOR             9   3      92      57    .750

Game Results

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
  1 Thu, Apr  5 box KCR  TOR  W  11-2        1-0     1    Tied  2:36 D Leonard    T Underwood   37,754 +
  2 Sat, Apr  7 box KCR  TOR  W   7-4        2-0     1    Tied  2:23 L Gura       J Clancy      21,850 ++
  3 Sun, Apr  8 box KCR  TOR  W   8-3        3-0     1    Tied  2:20 P Splittorff M Lemongello  23,477 +++
  4 Mon, Apr  9 box KCR  DET  L   3-7        3-1     2     0.5  3:02 M Wilcox     R Gale        18,429 -
  5 Wed, Apr 11 box KCR  DET  W  10-3        4-1     1    Tied  2:31 E Rodriguez  B Taylor      14,833 +
  6 Fri, Apr 13 box KCR @TOR  L   1-4  (6)   4-2     3     1.5  1:26 J Clancy     P Splittorff  40,035 -
  7 Sat, Apr 14 box KCR @TOR  L   6-8        4-3     4     2.5  2:33 D Freisleben D Leonard     11,683 --
  8 Sun, Apr 15 box KCR @TOR  W  12-10       5-3     4     1.5  3:43 E Rodriguez  T Murphy      12,287 +
  9 Mon, Apr 16 box KCR @DET  L   4-10       5-4     4     2.0  2:54 J Billingham L Gura         9,457 -
 10 Tue, Apr 17 box KCR @DET  L   3-6        5-5     4     3.0  2:35 J Hiller     P Splittorff  15,275 --
 11 Fri, Apr 20 box KCR @BOS  L   2-9        5-6     5     4.5  2:33 A Hassler    D Leonard     20,925 ---
 12 Sat, Apr 21 box KCR @BOS  L   4-10       5-7     5     5.5  2:54 B Stanley    L Gura        34,332 ----
 13 Sun, Apr 22 box KCR @BOS  L   0-6        5-8     5     5.5  2:16 M Torrez     R Gale        32,089 -----
 14 Mon, Apr 23 box KCR  CHW  W   4-3        6-8     5     5.0  2:18 P Splittorff R Wortham     17,864 +
 15 Tue, Apr 24 box KCR  CHW  W   5-0        7-8     4     4.0  2:21 D Leonard    L LaGrow      16,335 ++
 16 Wed, Apr 25 box KCR  CHW  W   7-6        8-8     4     3.0  2:24 A Hrabosky   M Proly       13,957 +++
 17 Thu, Apr 26 box KCR  CLE  W   5-4        9-8     4     2.0  2:45 A Hrabosky   D Spillner    15,122 ++++
 18 Fri, Apr 27 box KCR  CLE  W  15-7       10-8     4     2.0  2:49 P Splittorff W Garland     17,411 +++++
 19 Sat, Apr 28 box KCR  CLE  W   7-2       11-8     3     2.0  2:28 D Leonard    R Waits       27,167 ++++++
 20 Sun, Apr 29 box KCR  CLE  L   4-5       11-9     4     2.0  3:05 R Wise       L Gura        26,184 -
 21 Mon, Apr 30 box KCR  TEX  L   7-8       11-10    4     3.0  2:45 J Kern       S Busby       23,634 --
 22 Tue, May  1 box KCR  TEX  W   9-3       12-10    4     2.5  2:19 P Splittorff J Matlack     20,767 +
 23 Wed, May  2 box KCR  TEX  L   2-3       12-11    4     3.5  2:24 S Comer      D Leonard     20,155 -
 24 Fri, May  4 box KCR @CLE  W   5-4 (10)  13-11    4     4.0  3:20 A Hrabosky   S Monge        4,056 +

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 25 Sat, May  5 box KCR @CLE  W   3-2       14-11    4     3.0  2:53 R Gale       R Wise         9,529 ++
 26 Sun, May  6 box KCR @CLE  L   4-5       14-12    4     4.0  2:48 M Paxton     A Hrabosky    16,352 -
 27 Mon, May  7 box KCR @TEX  W  10-6       15-12    3     4.0  2:47 E Rodriguez  D Medich      14,242 +
 28 Tue, May  8 box KCR @TEX  L   7-8       15-13    4     5.0  2:33 J Kern       L Gura        14,400 -
 29 Wed, May  9 box KCR @TEX  W   4-3       16-13    3     4.5  2:54 R Gale       F Jenkins     18,324 +
 30 Thu, May 10 box KCR @CHW  L   2-5       16-14    3     5.0  2:27 S Trout      P Splittorff  13,801 -
 31 Fri, May 11 box KCR @CHW  L   3-5       16-15    4     6.0  2:19 K Kravec     S Busby       20,973 --
 32 Sat, May 12 box KCR @CHW  W   5-4       17-15    4     6.0  2:40 M Pattin     R Hinton      15,470 +
 33 Sun, May 13 box KCR @CHW  W  14-5       18-15    4     5.0  2:39 E Rodriguez  R Wortham     20,100 ++
 34 Mon, May 14 box KCR @SEA  W   1-0       19-15    3     4.0  2:48 R Gale       F Bannister    5,113 +++
 35 Tue, May 15 box KCR @SEA  W   7-4       20-15    4     3.5  2:35 P Splittorff G Abbott           0 ++++
 36             box KCR @SEA  L   2-6       20-16    4     3.5  2:12 B McLaughlin L Gura         6,356 -
 37 Wed, May 16 box KCR @SEA  W   4-3       21-16    4     2.5  2:39 S Busby      O Jones        4,819 +
 38 Thu, May 17 box KCR  MIN  L   6-7       21-17    4     3.5  2:40 J Koosman    D Leonard     21,437 -
 39 Fri, May 18 box KCR  MIN  L   6-10(10)  21-18    4     4.5  3:02 M Marshall   R Martin      21,475 --
 40 Sun, May 20 box KCR  MIN  W   5-1       22-18    4     3.5  2:05 P Splittorff R Erickson    39,661 +
 41 Mon, May 21 box KCR  SEA  L   7-12      22-19    4     4.5  2:39 G Abbott     R Gale        22,940 -
 42 Tue, May 22 box KCR  SEA  L  11-12(12)  22-20    4     4.5  3:46 S Rawley     A Hrabosky    18,967 --
 43 Thu, May 24 box KCR  SEA  W   5-4       23-20    4     3.5  2:27 D Leonard    O Jones       19,428 +
 44 Fri, May 25 box KCR @MIN  W   4-3       24-20    4     2.5  2:41 P Splittorff M Marshall     9,606 ++
 45 Sat, May 26 box KCR @MIN  W   7-4       25-20    4     1.5  2:41 R Gale       P Hartzell     9,023 +++
 46 Sun, May 27 box KCR @MIN  W   2-1       26-20    4     1.5  2:06 S Busby      J Koosman     35,148 ++++
 47 Mon, May 28 box KCR  BAL  W   5-4 (16)  27-20    4     1.0  4:58 L Gura       S Stewart     34,677 +++++
 48 Tue, May 29 box KCR  BAL  L   1-8       27-21    4     2.0  2:41 J Palmer     P Splittorff  22,731 -
 49 Wed, May 30 box KCR  BAL  W   2-1       28-21    3     2.0  2:30 R Gale       M Flanagan    20,838 +

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 50 Fri, Jun  1 box KCR  MIL  L   4-5       28-22    4     1.5  2:34 L Sorensen   R Martin      32,469 -
 51 Sat, Jun  2 box KCR  MIL  W   4-3       29-22    4     1.5  2:17 P Splittorff R Cleveland   32,795 +
 52 Sun, Jun  3 box KCR  MIL  W   6-1       30-22    3     0.5  2:59 M Pattin     M Haas        37,942 ++
 53 Mon, Jun  4 box KCR @NYY  L   3-8       30-23    3     1.5  2:45 T John       R Gale        30,164 -
 54 Tue, Jun  5 box KCR @NYY  W   3-1       31-23    2     1.5  2:22 L Gura       L Tiant       24,968 +
 55 Wed, Jun  6 box KCR @BAL  L   0-3       31-24    2     1.5  2:08 D Martinez   P Splittorff  14,314 -
 56 Thu, Jun  7 box KCR @BAL  L   1-3       31-25    4     2.0  2:21 S Stewart    R Martin      13,724 --
 57 Fri, Jun  8 box KCR  NYY  L  10-11(10)  31-26    4     3.0  3:33 K Clay       E Rodriguez   35,589 ---
 58 Sat, Jun  9 box KCR  NYY  W   9-8 (13)  32-26    2     3.0  4:08 M Pattin     K Clay        38,025 +
 59 Sun, Jun 10 box KCR  NYY  L   4-10      32-27    2     3.0  2:30 L Tiant      S Mingori     41,095 -
 60 Mon, Jun 11 box KCR  BOS  L   0-4 (10)  32-28    2     4.0  2:17 B Stanley    S Busby       39,758 --
 61 Tue, Jun 12 box KCR  BOS  W   7-6 (10)  33-28    2     3.0  2:47 A Hrabosky   D Drago       26,943 +
 62 Wed, Jun 13 box KCR  BOS  L   3-11      33-29    2     3.5  2:47 S Renko      L Gura        27,940 -
 63 Fri, Jun 15 box KCR @MIL  W  14-11      34-29    2     4.0  3:21 S Mingori    R Cleveland   32,812 +
 64 Sat, Jun 16 box KCR @MIL  L   2-3       34-30    2     5.0  2:28 J Slaton     S Busby       43,784 -
 65 Sun, Jun 17 box KCR @MIL  L   3-5       34-31    3     5.0  2:21 L Sorensen   R Gale        28,100 --
 66 Mon, Jun 18 box KCR @OAK  W   3-2       35-31    2     5.0  2:42 L Gura       M Norris       6,864 +
 67 Tue, Jun 19 box KCR @OAK  L   5-6       35-32    3     5.0  2:58 D Heaverlo   A Hrabosky     1,485 -
 68 Wed, Jun 20 box KCR @OAK  W   9-2       36-32    2     5.0  2:12 P Splittorff D Hamilton     1,503 +
 69 Thu, Jun 21 box KCR @OAK  L   7-10      36-33    3     5.0  2:38 S McCatty    S Busby        2,132 -
 70 Fri, Jun 22 box KCR @CAL  W   9-5       37-33    2     4.0  3:02 R Gale       N Ryan        30,737 +
 71 Sat, Jun 23 box KCR @CAL  W  13-4       38-33    2     3.0  3:16 L Gura       J Barr        41,002 ++
 72 Sun, Jun 24 box KCR @CAL  W   5-2       39-33    2     2.0  2:24 D Leonard    D Frost       32,210 +++
 73 Tue, Jun 26 box KCR  OAK  W   7-6 (10)  40-33    2     1.0  3:46 A Hrabosky   J Todd        24,550 ++++
 74 Wed, Jun 27 box KCR  OAK  W  10-3       41-33    1    Tied  2:37 S Busby      M Morgan      31,101 +++++

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 75 Thu, Jun 28 box KCR  OAK  W   7-6       42-33    1    Tied  2:28 A Hrabosky   D Heaverlo    22,307 ++++++
 76 Fri, Jun 29 box KCR  CAL  L   5-6 (11)  42-34    2     1.0  3:26 M Clear      M Pattin      36,705 -
 77 Sat, Jun 30 box KCR  CAL  L   5-8       42-35    3     2.0  2:48 D Aase       R Gale        41,451 --
 78 Sun, Jul  1 box KCR  CAL  L   2-14      42-36    3     2.0  2:47 N Ryan       P Splittorff  32,636 ---
 79 Tue, Jul  3 box KCR @BOS  L   0-10      42-37    4     3.5  2:42 S Renko      S Busby       34,814 ----
 80 Wed, Jul  4 box KCR @BOS  L   4-6       42-38    4     4.5  2:42 M Torrez     A Hrabosky    27,870 -----
 81 Thu, Jul  5 box KCR @BOS  L   4-5       42-39    4     5.0  2:41 B Stanley    B Paschall    34,795 ------
 82 Fri, Jul  6 box KCR  CHW  L   1-4       42-40    4     5.5  2:12 S Trout      P Splittorff  22,509 -------
 83 Sat, Jul  7 box KCR  CHW  W   4-3       43-40    4     5.5  2:37 S Busby      G Hoffman     31,760 +
 84 Sun, Jul  8 box KCR  CHW  L   2-4       43-41    4     6.0  2:38 F Barrios    M Pattin      24,501 -
 85 Mon, Jul  9 box KCR @CLE  L   2-8       43-42    4     6.5  2:22 D Clyde      D Leonard      9,148 --
 86 Tue, Jul 10 box KCR @CLE  L   4-7       43-43    4     7.5  3:02 D Spillner   R Gale        10,533 ---
 87 Wed, Jul 11 box KCR @CLE  L   8-9       43-44    4     7.5  2:51 M Paxton     P Splittorff  11,587 ----
 88 Thu, Jul 12 box KCR  TEX  L   2-6       43-45    4     8.0  2:41 D Medich     L Gura        27,834 -----
 89 Fri, Jul 13 box KCR  TEX  L   4-9       43-46    4     9.0  2:46 S Comer      D Leonard     30,139 ------
 90 Sat, Jul 14 box KCR  TEX  L   3-7       43-47    4    10.0  2:23 F Jenkins    R Gale        39,282 -------
 91 Sun, Jul 15 box KCR  TEX  W   4-3       44-47    4    10.0  1:47 P Splittorff J Johnson     28,904 +
 92 Thu, Jul 19 box KCR  CLE  L   1-2       44-48    4    10.5  2:50 R Wise       D Leonard     24,046 -
 93 Fri, Jul 20 box KCR  CLE  W   9-1       45-48    4     9.5  2:31 R Gale       R Waits       38,461 +
 94 Sat, Jul 21 box KCR @TEX  L   1-4       45-49    4     9.5  2:21 D Medich     P Splittorff  36,258 -
 95 Sun, Jul 22 box KCR @TEX  W   7-6       46-49    4     8.5  2:56 D Quisenberr S Lyle        29,863 +
 96 Mon, Jul 23 box KCR @TEX  W   5-4       47-49    4     8.5  2:44 D Leonard    F Jenkins     24,141 ++
 97 Tue, Jul 24 box KCR @CHW  W  11-6       48-49    4     7.5  3:00 S Mingori    G Hoffman     11,393 +++
 98 Wed, Jul 25 box KCR @CHW  L   2-6       48-50    4     8.5  2:39 R Wortham    P Splittorff  11,176 -
 99 Thu, Jul 26 box KCR @CHW  W   6-1       49-50    4     7.5  2:25 L Gura       R Baumgarten  22,893 +

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
100 Fri, Jul 27 box KCR  BAL  L   0-8       49-51    4     7.5  2:27 M Flanagan   D Leonard     33,629 -
101 Sat, Jul 28 box KCR  BAL  W   6-3       50-51    4     7.5  3:00 R Gale       D Martinez    40,448 +
102 Sun, Jul 29 box KCR  BAL  L   4-6       50-52    4     8.5  2:36 S McGregor   P Splittorff  30,193 -
103 Mon, Jul 30 box KCR  TOR  W   9-0       51-52    4     7.5  2:13 L Gura       D Stieb       31,572 +
104 Tue, Jul 31 box KCR  TOR  W   6-5       52-52    4     7.5  3:03 M Pattin     J Jefferson   22,156 ++
105 Wed, Aug  1 box KCR  TOR  W   4-3       53-52    4     6.5  2:29 R Gale       P Huffman     24,077 +++
106 Fri, Aug  3 box KCR @DET  W   5-3       54-52    4     6.0  2:42 S Busby      P Underwood        0 ++++
107             box KCR @DET  L   3-4       54-53    4     6.0  2:18 A Lopez      S Mingori     43,047 -
108 Sat, Aug  4 box KCR @DET  L   2-5       54-54    4     7.0  2:28 M Chris      L Gura        39,402 --
109 Sun, Aug  5 box KCR @DET  W   3-2       55-54    4     6.5  3:09 D Leonard    D Petry       28,703 +
110 Mon, Aug  6 box KCR @TOR  W  16-12      56-54    4     6.5  3:29 S Mingori    D Stieb       15,108 ++
111 Tue, Aug  7 box KCR @TOR  L   2-3       56-55    4     6.5  1:58 T Underwood  P Splittorff  23,779 -
112 Thu, Aug  9 box KCR @TOR  W  10-3       57-55    4     6.5  2:15 L Gura       P Huffman     20,102 +
113 Fri, Aug 10 box KCR  DET  W   7-6       58-55    3     5.0  3:06 D Quisenberr A Lopez            0 ++
114             box KCR  DET  W   7-3       59-55    3     5.0  2:17 D Leonard    P Underwood   37,012 +++
115 Sat, Aug 11 box KCR  DET  W  11-5       60-55    3     5.0  2:34 P Splittorff J Billingham  40,255 ++++
116 Sun, Aug 12 box KCR  DET  W   7-1       61-55    3     5.0  2:27 C Chamberlai M Wilcox      32,671 +++++
117 Mon, Aug 13 box KCR @MIL  L   4-5       61-56    3     5.0  2:40 J Slaton     D Quisenberr  12,578 -
118 Tue, Aug 14 box KCR @MIL  L   2-5       61-57    3     5.0  2:25 M Caldwell   D Leonard     21,657 --
119 Wed, Aug 15 box KCR @MIL  L   5-6       61-58    3     5.0  2:51 J Augustine  D Quisenberr  17,175 ---
120 Thu, Aug 16 box KCR @BAL  W   4-2       62-58    3     4.5  2:31 P Splittorff D Martinez    18,932 +
121 Fri, Aug 17 box KCR @BAL  W   7-1       63-58    3     3.5  2:34 C Chamberlai J Palmer      29,348 ++
122 Sat, Aug 18 box KCR @BAL  L   2-9       63-59    3     4.5  3:17 S McGregor   L Gura        37,645 -
123 Sun, Aug 19 box KCR @BAL  W  11-7 (10)  64-59    3     4.5  3:49 S Busby      D Stanhouse   32,058 +
124 Mon, Aug 20 box KCR  NYY  L   4-17      64-60    3     5.5  3:02 L Tiant      R Gale        41,305 -

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
125 Tue, Aug 21 box KCR  NYY  L   2-6       64-61    3     5.5  2:21 R Gossage    P Splittorff  38,514 --
126 Wed, Aug 22 box KCR  NYY  W   3-1       65-61    3     4.5  2:32 L Gura       J Beattie     34,400 +
127 Fri, Aug 24 box KCR  BOS  W   4-2       66-61    3     3.5  2:16 C Chamberlai D Eckersley   39,782 ++
128 Sat, Aug 25 box KCR  BOS  W   1-0       67-61    3     3.5  2:10 D Leonard    M Torrez      37,851 +++
129 Sun, Aug 26 box KCR  BOS  W   6-3       68-61    2     2.5  2:13 P Splittorff S Renko       34,915 ++++
130 Mon, Aug 27 box KCR  MIL  W  10-9 (10)  69-61    2     1.5  3:35 A Hrabosky   B Galasso     30,758 +++++
131 Tue, Aug 28 box KCR  MIL  L   6-11      69-62    2     1.5  3:07 M Haas       C Chamberlai  26,278 -
132 Wed, Aug 29 box KCR  MIL  W  18-8       70-62    2     0.5  2:29 D Leonard    J Slaton      22,761 +
133 Thu, Aug 30 box KCR @NYY  W   8-3       71-62    1  up 0.5  2:27 L Gura       L Tiant       30,717 ++
134 Fri, Aug 31 box KCR @NYY  L   3-7       71-63    2     0.5  2:23 T John       P Splittorff  35,229 -
135 Sat, Sep  1 box KCR @NYY  W   9-8       72-63    2     0.5  3:08 A Hrabosky   J Kaat        30,130 +
136 Sun, Sep  2 box KCR @NYY  L   5-6 (10)  72-64    2     1.5  3:03 R Gossage    S Mingori     34,008 -
137 Mon, Sep  3 box KCR @MIN  W   1-0       73-64    2     1.5  2:22 D Leonard    G Zahn        19,643 +
138 Tue, Sep  4 box KCR @MIN  L   1-5       73-65    2     1.5  1:50 J Koosman    L Gura        10,610 -
139 Wed, Sep  5 box KCR @MIN  L   3-8       73-66    2     2.5  2:48 D Goltz      P Splittorff  11,647 --
140 Fri, Sep  7 box KCR @SEA  W   6-2       74-66    2     3.0  2:26 C Chamberlai R Honeycutt    6,843 +
141 Sat, Sep  8 box KCR @SEA  L   2-4       74-67    2     4.0  2:32 F Bannister  D Leonard     12,340 -
142 Sun, Sep  9 box KCR @SEA  W   3-1       75-67    2     4.0  2:17 L Gura       M Parrott      7,236 +
143 Mon, Sep 10 box KCR  MIN  W   6-5 (14)  76-67    2     4.0  4:21 D Quisenberr M Marshall         0 ++
144             box KCR  MIN  L   2-5       76-68    2     4.0  2:25 D Goltz      P Splittorff  31,337 -
145 Tue, Sep 11 box KCR  MIN  L   1-3       76-69    2     4.0  2:24 G Zahn       C Chamberlai  21,253 --
146 Wed, Sep 12 box KCR  MIN  W   4-0       77-69    2     3.0  2:02 D Leonard    J Koosman     20,524 +
147 Fri, Sep 14 box KCR  SEA  L   5-7       77-70    2     4.0  2:53 F Bannister  L Gura        24,240 -
148 Sat, Sep 15 box KCR  SEA  W   5-4 (11)  78-70    2     3.0  3:23 A Hrabosky   B McLaughlin  30,514 +
149 Sun, Sep 16 box KCR  SEA  L   3-6       78-71    2     3.0  2:42 R Dressler   P Splittorff  27,828 -

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
150 Mon, Sep 17 box KCR  CAL  W  16-4       79-71    2     2.0  3:11 D Leonard    C Knapp       38,327 +
151 Tue, Sep 18 box KCR  CAL  L   4-6       79-72    2     3.0  3:02 D Frost      R Gale        29,733 -
152 Wed, Sep 19 box KCR  CAL  W   6-4       80-72    2     2.0  2:36 L Gura       N Ryan        31,412 +
153 Thu, Sep 20 box KCR  CAL  L   6-11      80-73    2     3.0  3:07 J Barr       C Chamberlai  32,659 -
154 Fri, Sep 21 box KCR @OAK  W  13-4       81-73    2     2.0  2:41 P Splittorff R Langford     2,340 +
155 Sat, Sep 22 box KCR @OAK  L   0-2       81-74    2     3.0  2:17 M Keough     D Leonard      2,111 -
156 Sun, Sep 23 box KCR @OAK  W   4-2       82-74    2     3.0  2:34 M Pattin     S McCatty      2,583 +
157 Mon, Sep 24 box KCR @CAL  L   3-4       82-75    2     4.0  2:27 N Ryan       L Gura        40,423 -
158 Tue, Sep 25 box KCR @CAL  L   1-4       82-76    2     5.0  2:28 F Tanana     C Chamberlai  40,631 --
159 Wed, Sep 26 box KCR @CAL  W   4-0       83-76    2     4.0  2:20 D Leonard    D LaRoche     40,565 +
160 Fri, Sep 28 box KCR  OAK  W  13-1       84-76    2     3.0  2:29 L Gura       S McCatty     20,908 ++
161 Sat, Sep 29 box KCR  OAK  W   6-2       85-76    2     2.0  2:24 P Splittorff M Morgan      24,856 +++
162 Sun, Sep 30 box KCR  OAK  L   5-6       85-77    2     3.0  2:48 B Kingman    D Leonard     23,842 -

Rank and Games Behind are at the end of all games played on that date.


The game result information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet.

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