The Royals posted their sixth straight triumph, 2-1, over the Indians, getting both their runs in the seventh inning. Al Cowens led off with a single and after Darrell Porter struck out, Amos Otis was hit by a pitch. Clint Hurdle's single to center scored Cowens.

Freddie Patek stroked an infield hit to load the bases and Frank White then placed a sacrifice bunt to plate the winning tally. The Tribe's run came in the fourth when Paul Dade singled, stole second, took third on a wild pitch and came home on Johnny Grubb's sacrifice fly. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 2, Cleveland Indians 1
Game Played on Sunday, April     16, 1978 (Day game) at Royals Stadium
Indians      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  1
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  x  -   2  6  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Dade rf               4   1   2   0     0   1   .400      Wilson lf             2   0   0   0     0   1   .190
Kuiper 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .172        LaCock ph,1b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Grubb lf              3   0   0   1     0   0   .208      McRae dh              2   0   1   0     2   1   .333
Thornton 1b           3   0   0   0     1   2   .217      Brett 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .192
Horton dh             4   0   1   0     0   1   .286      Cowens rf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .409
Blanks ss             4   0   1   0     0   0   .276      Porter c              4   0   1   0     0   1   .391
Bell 3b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .407      Otis cf               2   1   0   0     0   0   .333
Manning cf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .120      Hurdle 1b,lf          3   0   1   1     0   0   .250
Pruitt c              3   0   1   0     0   0   .235      Patek ss              3   0   1   0     0   0   .200
Garland p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      White 2b              2   0   1   1     0   0   .211
  Kern p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Leonard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   1   6   1     1   5             Totals               27   2   6   2     2   3

Time of Game: 2:09   Attendance: 17,655
Left on Base: Indians 6, Royals 6
DP: Indians 2, Royals 0
Errors: Blanks
Doubles: Pruitt (1), McRae (2)
Stolen Bases: Dade (2), McRae (1), Cowens (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Wilson (2), White (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Grubb (1)
GIDP: Otis (1), Brett (1)
Hit by Pitch: Otis (1,by Garland)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Garland L(1-2)          7.1   6   2   2   2   3   0  30   5.59
Kern                    0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0.00
Totals                  8     6   2   2   2   3   0  32

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leonard W(2-1)          9     6   1   1   1   5   0  34   3.38
Totals                  9     6   1   1   1   5   0  34

Hit by Pitch: Garland (1)
Wild Pitches: Leonard 2 (2)

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


INDIANS 1ST: Dade was called out on strikes; Kuiper grounded out
(pitcher to first); Grubb flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (first unassisted); McRae
walked; Brett flied out to center; McRae stole second; Cowens
popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 0, Royals 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Thornton was called out on strikes; Horton grounded
out (shortstop to first); Blanks grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Porter flied out to left; Otis lined to pitcher;
Hurdle grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Royals 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Bell flied out to center; Manning grounded out
(pitcher to shortstop to first); Pruitt grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Patek lined to left; White flied out to left; Wilson
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Royals 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Dade singled to center; Dade stole second; Kuiper
struck out; Leonard threw a wild pitch [Dade to third]; Grubb
hit a sacrifice fly to center [Dade scored]; Thornton popped to
first in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: McRae was called out on strikes; Brett flied out to
left; Cowens flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
1, Royals 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Horton struck out; Blanks popped to shortstop; Bell
singled to center; Manning grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Porter singled to center; Otis grounded into a
double play (pitcher to second to first) [Porter out at second];
Hurdle lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Royals
0.

INDIANS 6TH: Pruitt lined to center; Dade singled to right;
Kuiper grounded out (pitcher to first) [Dade to second]; Leonard
threw a wild pitch [Dade to third]; Grubb grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Patek reached on an error by Blanks; White singled
to center [Patek to second]; Wilson out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to second) [Patek to third, White to second]; McRae was
walked intentionally; Brett grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [McRae out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Indians 1, Royals 0.

INDIANS 7TH: Thornton struck out; Horton singled to pitcher;
Blanks popped to second; Bell lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 7TH: Cowens singled to center; Cowens stole second;
Porter struck out; Otis was hit by a pitch; Hurdle singled to
center [Cowens scored, Otis to second]; Patek singled to pitcher
[Otis to third, Hurdle to second]; White out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Otis scored, Hurdle to third, Patek to
second]; LACOCK BATTED FOR WILSON; LaCock flied out to left; 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Royals 2.

INDIANS 8TH: LACOCK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); HURDLE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Manning flied out to left; Pruitt
doubled to left; Dade reached on a fielder's choice [Pruitt out
at third (pitcher to shortstop to third), Dade to second];
Kuiper grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 1, Royals 2.

ROYALS 8TH: McRae doubled to left; Brett flied out to center;
KERN REPLACED GARLAND (PITCHING); Cowens grounded out (second to
first); Porter lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians
1, Royals 2.

INDIANS 9TH: Grubb flied out to right; Thornton walked; Horton
flied out to right; Blanks singled to center [Thornton to
second]; Bell lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1,
Royals 2.