Two straight wild pitches by Dennis Leonard proved costly to the Royals, whose eight-game winning streak was stopped by the Orioles, 2-1. Tom Poquette homered off Jim Palmer for the Royals' run in the sixth inning.

In the Orioles' half, Larry Harlow led off with a double and scored the tying run on a two-bagger by Lee May. With Doug DeCinces at bat, Leonard uncorked his wild pitches, allowing May to count the deciding run. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 2, Kansas City Royals 1
Game Played on Friday, April     21, 1978 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  5  0
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  x  -   2  6  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Poquette lf           4   1   2   1     0   0   .300      Bumbry lf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .250
McRae dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Harlow cf             4   1   1   0     0   2   .387
Brett 3b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .216      Singleton rf          4   0   2   0     0   0   .379
Cowens rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .333        Lopez pr,rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Wilson pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .207      Murray 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .227
Porter c              4   0   2   0     0   0   .382      May dh                3   1   1   1     0   1   .326
Hurdle 1b             3   0   0   0     0   2   .212      DeCinces 3b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .279
Otis cf               3   0   0   0     0   1   .258      Smith 2b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .105
Patek ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .241      Dempsey c             2   0   0   0     1   1   .250
  LaCock ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Belanger ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .270
  Terrell 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
White 2b              2   0   0   0     0   0   .143        Stanhouse p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lahoud ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Washington ss       0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
Leonard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   1   5   1     1   3             Totals               29   2   6   1     2   7

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance:  6,203
Left on Base: Royals 4, Orioles 5
DP: Royals 0, Orioles 2
Doubles: Poquette (1), Belanger (3), Harlow (3), May (3)
Home Runs: Poquette (1)
Stolen Bases: Wilson (5), Bumbry (2)
Caught Stealing: Porter 2 (2), Bumbry (1)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leonard L(2-2)          8     6   2   2   2   7   0  31   3.07
Totals                  8     6   2   2   2   7   0  31

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer W(2-0)           8     4   1   1   1   3   1  28   0.53
Stanhouse SV(3)         1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   0.00
Totals                  9     5   1   1   1   3   1  32

Passed Balls: Dempsey (1)
Wild Pitches: Leonard 2 (4)

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


ROYALS 1ST: Poquette grounded out (third to first); McRae popped
to second in foul territory; Brett walked; Cowens popped to
catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry walked; Bumbry stole second; Harlow struck
out; Singleton singled to center [Bumbry to third]; Murray
struck out; May grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Royals 0, Orioles 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Porter grounded out (first to pitcher); Hurdle
struck out but advanced to first on a passed ball; Otis flied
out to center; Patek forced Hurdle (third to second); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: DeCinces grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith
struck out; Dempsey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Orioles 0.

ROYALS 3RD: White flied out to center; Poquette doubled to
center; McRae flied out to left; Brett lined to right; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger grounded out (third to first); Bumbry
singled to center; Bumbry was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Harlow struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Orioles 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Cowens flied out to center; Porter singled; Hurdle
struck out while Porter was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Singleton flied out to center; Murray grounded out
(pitcher to first); May struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, Orioles 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Otis flied out to right; Patek grounded out
(shortstop to first); White grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: DeCinces grounded out (pitcher to first); Smith
flied out to left; Dempsey walked; Belanger doubled to left
[Dempsey to third]; Bumbry grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Orioles 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Poquette homered; McRae flied out to left; Brett
grounded out (second to first); Cowens grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Harlow doubled to left; Singleton flied out to
left; Murray flied out to center; May doubled to right [Harlow
scored]; Leonard threw a wild pitch [May to third]; Leonard
threw a wild pitch [May scored]; DeCinces was called out on
strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Orioles 2.

ROYALS 7TH: Porter singled to right; Hurdle flied out to right;
Otis struck out while Porter was caught stealing second (catcher
to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: Smith flied out to right; Dempsey was called out on
strikes; Belanger lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
1, Orioles 2.

ROYALS 8TH: LACOCK BATTED FOR PATEK; LaCock lined to center;
LAHOUD BATTED FOR WHITE; Lahoud popped to first in foul
territory; Poquette grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: TERRELL REPLACED LACOCK (PLAYING 2B); WASHINGTON
REPLACED LAHOUD (PLAYING SS); Bumbry grounded out (second to
first); Harlow lined to left; Singleton singled to right; LOPEZ
RAN FOR SINGLETON; Murray flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 1, Orioles 2.

ROYALS 9TH: LOPEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); STANHOUSE
REPLACED PALMER (PITCHING); McRae grounded out (second to
first); Brett grounded out (shortstop to first); Cowens singled
to right; WILSON RAN FOR COWENS; Wilson stole second; Porter
popped to pitcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Orioles 2.