Paul Splittorff, who ended the 1977 season with eight straight victories, made it nine in a row when the Royals defeated the Indians, 3-1. Splittorff pitched seven innings and limited the Indians to six hits.

The Royals took command in the fourth when Hal McRae homered, Darrell Porter singled and Amos Otis tripled. After the Indians picked up their lone run on a double by Buddy Bell and single by Paul Dade in the fifth, the Royals added an insurance tally in their half on an RBI single by Porter. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 3, Cleveland Indians 1
Game Played on Friday, April     14, 1978 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Indians      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  2
Royals       0  0  0    2  1  0    0  0  x  -   3  8  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Dade rf               4   0   2   1     0   0   .409      Wilson lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .143
Kuiper 2b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .238      Poquette rf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .167
Grubb lf              3   0   0   0     1   2   .222      Brett 3b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .167
Thornton 1b           3   0   1   0     1   0   .294      McRae dh              3   1   2   1     1   0   .278
Horton dh             4   0   0   0     0   1   .238      Porter c              4   1   2   1     0   1   .389
Blanks ss             4   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Otis cf               4   0   2   1     0   1   .313
Bell 3b               4   1   2   0     0   0   .368      Hurdle 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .176
Manning cf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .111        LaCock 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Diaz c                3   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Patek ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .154
  Norris ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      White 2b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .154
Wise p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   1   7   1     3   4             Totals               33   3   8   3     1   3

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance: 17,526
Left on Base: Indians 8, Royals 7
DP: Indians 0, Royals 1
Errors: Kuiper, Blanks, Hurdle
Doubles: Dade (3), Thornton (1), Bell (3), Otis (2)
Triples: Otis (1)
Home Runs: McRae (2)
Stolen Bases: Manning (1), Patek (1)
GIDP: Horton (2)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wise L(0-2)             8     8   3   2   1   3   1  34   3.38
Totals                  8     8   3   2   1   3   1  34

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff W(2-0)       7     6   1   1   2   3   0  28   1.76
Mingori                 0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   0.00
Bird SV(1)              1.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   6   7.36
Totals                  9     7   1   1   3   4   0  36

Balks: Bird (1)

Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Bill Haller


INDIANS 1ST: Dade flied out to right; Kuiper singled to right;
Grubb struck out; Thornton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Wilson flied out to left; Poquette popped to third;
Brett singled to right; McRae singled to center [Brett to
third]; Porter grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Horton grounded out (third to first); Blanks flied
out to right; Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Otis doubled to right; Hurdle grounded out (second
to first) [Otis to third]; Patek reached on a fielder's choice
[Otis out at home (shortstop to catcher)]; Patek stole second;
White flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0,
Royals 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Manning popped to third; Diaz grounded out (third
to first); Dade doubled to right [Dade out at third (right to
third)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Wilson grounded out (pitcher to first); Poquette
popped to shortstop; Brett flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Kuiper grounded out (second to first); Grubb
walked; Thornton doubled to left [Grubb to third]; Horton struck
out; Blanks flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians
0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: McRae homered; Porter singled to right; Otis tripled
to center [Porter scored]; Hurdle lined to shortstop; Patek
popped to second; White was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 2.

INDIANS 5TH: Bell doubled to center; Manning was called out on
strikes; Diaz grounded out (pitcher to second to first) [Bell to
third]; Dade singled to right [Bell scored]; Kuiper walked [Dade
to second]; Grubb grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Indians 1, Royals 2.

ROYALS 5TH: Wilson flied out to center; Poquette reached on an
error by Kuiper; Brett forced Poquette (pitcher to shortstop)
[Brett to second (error by Blanks)]; McRae walked; Porter
singled to left [Brett scored (unearned), McRae to third]; Otis
grounded out (third to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 1, Royals 3.

INDIANS 6TH: Thornton grounded out (third to first); Horton
grounded out (shortstop to first); Blanks grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Royals 3.

ROYALS 6TH: Hurdle popped to second; Patek popped to catcher in
foul territory; White lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 1, Royals 3.

INDIANS 7TH: Bell grounded out (third to first); Manning singled
to right; Diaz grounded out (shortstop to first) [Manning to
second]; Manning stole third; Dade flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Royals 3.

ROYALS 7TH: Wilson grounded out (third to first); Poquette
singled to center; Brett popped to third in foul territory;
McRae flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1,
Royals 3.

INDIANS 8TH: MINGORI REPLACED SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); Kuiper
reached on an error by Hurdle; Grubb struck out; BIRD REPLACED
MINGORI (PITCHING); Bird balked [Kuiper to second]; Thornton
walked; Horton grounded into a double play (second to first)
[Thornton out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1,
Royals 3.

ROYALS 8TH: Porter was called out on strikes; Otis struck out;
Hurdle grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 1, Royals 3.

INDIANS 9TH: LACOCK REPLACED HURDLE (PLAYING 1B); Blanks
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bell singled to right;
Manning flied out to right; NORRIS BATTED FOR DIAZ; Norris
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians
1, Royals 3.