Amos Otis, who earlier in the day had been rushed to the hospital when he passed a kidney stone, delivered a three-run homer as the Royals erupted in the sixth inning to take a 5-3 decision over the winless Orioles. A walk to Hal McRae and single by Al Cowens preceded Otis' blow. Darrell Porter followed with an inside-the-park homer. Joe Zdeb then tripled and scored on Eddie Murray's misplay of a grounder by Clint Hurdle. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 5, Baltimore Orioles 2
Game Played on Wednesday, April     12, 1978 (Day game) at Royals Stadium
Orioles      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  7  1
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  5    0  0  x  -   5  7  2


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry lf             5   0   0   0     0   2   .211      Patek ss              4   0   0   0     0   1   .200
Smith 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .200      McRae dh              3   1   0   0     1   0   .200
Singleton rf          4   0   0   0     0   2   .231      Brett 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .143
Murray 1b             3   1   2   1     1   0   .333      Cowens rf             4   1   2   0     0   1   .467
May dh                4   1   1   0     0   0   .316      Otis cf               4   1   2   3     0   0   .250
Harlow cf             3   0   2   1     1   0   .500      Porter c              3   1   1   1     1   0   .357
DeCinces 3b           3   0   1   0     1   1   .222      Zdeb lf               3   1   1   0     0   0   .333
Belanger ss           2   0   0   0     1   0   .071      Hurdle 1b             2   0   1   0     1   0   .231
  Kelly ph            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      White 2b              2   0   0   0     0   1   .200
  Roenicke ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .222      Leonard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Skaggs c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lopez ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Flanagan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  T. Martinez p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   2   7   2     4   5             Totals               29   5   7   4     3   4

Time of Game: 2:11   Attendance: 17,449
Left on Base: Orioles 8, Royals 4
DP: Orioles 1, Royals 1
Errors: Murray, Brett, Hurdle
Doubles: May (2), Harlow (2)
Triples: Zdeb (1)
Home Runs: Murray (2), Otis (1), Porter (1)
Caught Stealing: Harlow (1), Hurdle (2), Otis (1)
GIDP: Singleton (1), Patek (1)
Hit by Pitch: White (1,by Flanagan)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Flanagan L(0-2)         5.2   6   5   4   3   3   2  25   8.64
T. Martinez             2.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   8   6.35
Totals                  8     7   5   4   3   4   2  33

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leonard W(1-1)          8     7   2   2   4   5   1  34   5.11
Mingori SV(2)           1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.00
Totals                  9     7   2   2   4   5   1  37

Hit by Pitch: Flanagan (1)
Wild Pitches: Flanagan (1)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Greg Kosc


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry grounded out (second to first); Smith flied
out to left; Singleton struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Patek was called out on strikes; McRae made an out
to first; Brett grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Royals 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Murray homered; May grounded out (third to first);
Harlow singled to right; Harlow was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); DeCinces was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Cowens singled to right; Otis forced Cowens (third
to second); Porter forced Otis (first to shortstop); Flanagan
threw a wild pitch [Porter to second]; Zdeb grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Royals 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger flied out to left; Skaggs lined to
shortstop; Bumbry struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Hurdle singled to left; Hurdle was picked off and
caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); White
was hit by a pitch; Patek grounded into a double play (first to
shortstop to first) [White out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Orioles 1, Royals 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); Singleton
struck out; Murray walked; May popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: McRae flied out to right; Brett grounded out
(shortstop to first); Cowens struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 1, Royals 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Harlow walked; Harlow was picked off first but was
safe on an error by Hurdle [Harlow to second]; DeCinces made an
out to third; Belanger walked; Skaggs flied out to right [Harlow
to third]; Bumbry lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); Porter
walked; Zdeb forced Porter (third to second); Hurdle walked
[Zdeb to second]; White flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Orioles 1, Royals 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Smith singled to right; Singleton grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Smith out at
second]; Murray singled to right; May popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Patek flied out to right; McRae walked; Brett struck
out; Cowens singled to right [McRae to third]; Otis homered
[McRae scored, Cowens scored]; Porter hit an inside the park
homer to right; Zdeb tripled to right; T. MARTINEZ REPLACED
FLANAGAN (PITCHING); Hurdle reached on an error by Murray [Zdeb
scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; White struck out (catcher to
first); 5 R (4 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Royals 5.

ORIOLES 7TH: Harlow flied out to center; DeCinces singled to
left; Belanger popped to first in foul territory; Skaggs reached
on an error by Brett [DeCinces to third]; Bumbry struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 1, Royals 5.

ROYALS 7TH: Patek grounded out (second to first); McRae grounded
out (third to first); Brett grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Royals 5.

ORIOLES 8TH: Smith flied out to left; Singleton lined to left;
Murray grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 1, Royals 5.

ROYALS 8TH: Cowens grounded out (pitcher to first); Otis singled
to left; Otis was caught stealing second (pitcher to first to
shortstop); Porter lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 1, Royals 5.

ORIOLES 9TH: May doubled to right; Harlow doubled to left [May
scored]; DeCinces walked; KELLY BATTED FOR BELANGER; MINGORI
REPLACED LEONARD (PITCHING); ROENICKE BATTED FOR KELLY; Roenicke
made an out to second; LOPEZ BATTED FOR SKAGGS; Lopez made an
out to shortstop; Bumbry lined to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 2, Royals 5.