Capping their comeback, the Royals scored two runs in the seventh inning on a triple by George Brett, pass to Al Cowens and singles by Darrell Porter and Clint Hurdle to defeat the Indians, 6-5. Hal McRae homered for Royals, who took a 2-1 lead before the Indians erupted for four runs in the fourth, including a triple by Buddy Bell with two men on base. A single by Willie Wilson for his second RBI of the game got one run back for the Royals in their half and Hurdle hit an inside-the-park drive for his first major league homer. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 6, Cleveland Indians 5
Game Played on Saturday, April     15, 1978 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Indians      1  0  0    4  0  0    0  0  0  -   5 11  1
Royals       1  1  0    1  0  1    2  0  x  -   6 14  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Dade rf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .385      Wilson lf,cf          5   0   2   2     0   0   .211
Kuiper 2b             4   0   0   1     0   1   .200      McRae dh              4   1   2   1     0   0   .318
Grubb lf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .238      Brett 3b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .227
  Cox ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Cowens rf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .444
Thornton 1b           3   0   0   0     1   1   .250      Otis cf               3   0   2   0     0   0   .368
Horton dh             3   1   2   1     1   0   .292        Zdeb pr,lf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Blanks ss             4   1   1   0     0   0   .280        Porter ph,c         1   0   1   1     0   0   .421
Bell 3b               4   1   3   2     0   0   .435      Wathan c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Manning cf            4   1   1   1     0   0   .136        LaCock ph,1b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Diaz c                3   0   2   0     0   0   .333      Hurdle 1b,lf          4   1   2   2     0   1   .238
  Pruitt c            1   0   0   0     0   0   .214      Patek ss              4   1   1   0     0   0   .176
Hood p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      White 2b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .176
  Paxton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Busby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Pattin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   5  11   5     3   2             Totals               36   6  14   6     1   1

Time of Game: 2:54   Attendance: 18,110
Left on Base: Indians 7, Royals 7
DP: Indians 0, Royals 4
Errors: Dade, White
Doubles: Horton (2), Brett (1), Patek (2), Wilson (1), Otis (3), White (2), McRae (1)
Triples: Bell (1), Brett (1)
Home Runs: McRae (3), Hurdle (1)
Stolen Bases: Manning (2), Dade (1), Kuiper (1)
Caught Stealing: Wilson (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Kuiper (1)
GIDP: Thornton (1), Manning (1), Kuiper (1)
Hit by Pitch: Dade (1,by Pattin)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hood                    5    11   4   4   0   1   2  25   6.30
Paxton L(0-1)           3     3   2   2   1   0   0  12   3.00
Totals                  8    14   6   6   1   1   2  37

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Busby                   3.1   6   5   5   2   1   0  18   5.19
Pattin W(1-0)           3.2   5   0   0   1   0   0  16   0.00
Hrabosky SV(2)          2     0   0   0   0   1   0   5   0.00
Totals                  9    11   5   5   3   2   0  39

Hit by Pitch: Pattin (1)

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


INDIANS 1ST: Dade singled to center; Kuiper out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to first) [Dade to second]; Grubb singled to right
[Dade to third]; Thornton walked [Grubb to second]; Horton
reached on a fielder's choice [Dade scored, Grubb to third,
Thornton out at second (error by White; assist by Patek) (second
unassisted)]; Andre Thornton safe but thought he was out;
when he walked away he was tagged out; Blanks popped to
shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (shortstop to first); McRae
homered; Brett doubled to left; Cowens singled to pitcher [Brett
stayed at second]; Otis flied out to left; Wathan flied out to
right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Royals 1.

INDIANS 2ND: Bell flied out to right; Manning grounded out
(second to first); Diaz singled to pitcher; Dade grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Royals 1.

ROYALS 2ND: Hurdle was called out on strikes; Patek doubled to
right; White flied out to left [Patek to third]; Wilson doubled
to left [Patek scored]; McRae popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 1, Royals 2.

INDIANS 3RD: Kuiper lined to third; Grubb popped to third in
foul territory; Thornton was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Royals 2.

ROYALS 3RD: Brett grounded out (first unassisted); Cowens popped
to first; Otis doubled to left; Wathan grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Royals 2.

INDIANS 4TH: Horton walked; Blanks singled to center [Horton to
second]; Bell tripled [Horton scored, Blanks scored]; Manning
singled to right [Bell scored]; Manning stole second; Diaz flied
out to right [Manning to third]; PATTIN REPLACED BUSBY
(PITCHING); Dade was hit by a pitch; Dade stole second; Kuiper
reached on a fielder's choice [Manning scored, Dade to third];
Kuiper stole second; Grubb was walked intentionally; Thornton
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Grubb
out at second]; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 5, Royals 2.

ROYALS 4TH: Hurdle popped to third in foul territory; Patek
lined to third; White doubled to left; Wilson singled to left
[White scored]; Wilson was picked off and caught stealing second
(pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 5, Royals 3.

INDIANS 5TH: Horton singled to right; Blanks forced Horton
(first to shortstop); Bell singled to left [Blanks to second];
Manning grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Bell out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 5,
Royals 3.

ROYALS 5TH: McRae doubled to left; Brett flied out to right;
Cowens reached on a fielder's choice [McRae out at third (third
unassisted)]; Otis singled to left [Cowens to second]; ZDEB RAN
FOR OTIS; Wathan flied out to left; Amos Otis left with cramp
in right hamstring muscle; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 5,
Royals 3.

INDIANS 6TH: ZDEB STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); WILSON CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Diaz singled to center; Dade lined to
center; Kuiper grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to
first) [Diaz out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 5,
Royals 3.

ROYALS 6TH: PRUITT REPLACED DIAZ (PLAYING C ); Hurdle hit an
inside the park homer to center; Bo Diaz broke ankle on slide
into 2B Rick Manning and John Grubb collided; PAXTON
REPLACED HOOD (PITCHING); Patek grounded out (shortstop to
first); White grounded out (first to pitcher); Wilson grounded
out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 5, Royals
4.

INDIANS 7TH: Grubb flied out to left; Thornton flied out to
left; Horton doubled to right; Blanks flied out to right; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 5, Royals 4.

ROYALS 7TH: McRae popped to third in foul territory; Brett
tripled to left; Cowens walked; PORTER BATTED FOR ZDEB; Porter
singled to right [Brett scored, Cowens to third, Porter to
second (error by Dade)]; LACOCK BATTED FOR WATHAN; LaCock lined
to shortstop; Hurdle singled to pitcher [Cowens scored, Porter
out at home (first to catcher)]; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians
5, Royals 6.

INDIANS 8TH: PORTER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); LACOCK STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); HURDLE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
Bell singled to pitcher; HRABOSKY REPLACED PATTIN (PITCHING);
Manning lined into a double play (pitcher to first) [Bell out at
first]; Pruitt flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 5, Royals 6.

ROYALS 8TH: Patek flied out to center; White grounded out
(shortstop to first); Wilson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 5, Royals 6.

INDIANS 9TH: Dade flied out to right; Kuiper struck out; COX
BATTED FOR GRUBB; Cox grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 5, Royals 6.