Paul Splittorff, who pitched seven innings, gained his fourth straight victory this year and 11th in a row over two seasons when the Royals defeated the Orioles, 5-3. Al Hrabosky, in relief of Splittorff, picked up his fourth save. Kansas City Royals 5, Baltimore Orioles 3Game Played on Saturday, April 22, 1978 (Night game) at Memorial StadiumRoyals 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 - 5 9 0 Orioles 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 - 3 6 2 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Zdeb lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .143 Bumbry cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .235 Poquette ph,lf 0 0 0 1 0 0 .300 Belanger ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .244 McRae dh 5 1 1 1 0 0 .244 Roenicke lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .263 Brett 3b 5 0 1 0 0 1 .214 Murray 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .229 Cowens rf 3 1 1 1 0 1 .333 May dh 4 1 1 1 0 0 .320 Otis cf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .265 Lopez rf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .263 Wathan 1b 3 1 2 1 0 0 .333 DeCinces 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .255 LaCock ph,1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dempsey c 3 1 1 0 1 0 .256 Porter c 4 1 2 1 0 0 .395 Dauer 2b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .100 Patek ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .242 Flanagan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 White 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .129 Briles p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Splittorff p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 T. Martinez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stanhouse p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 5 9 5 2 3 Totals 32 3 6 3 2 1 Time of Game: 2:29 Attendance: 7,277 Left on Base: Royals 7, Orioles 5 DP: Royals 1, Orioles 0 Errors: Bumbry, Stanhouse Doubles: Wathan 2 (2), Brett (3), Dauer (1) Home Runs: McRae (4), Cowens (1), Lopez (1), May (3) Caught Stealing: White (2) Sacrifice Flies: Poquette (2) GIDP: Lopez (2) Hit by Pitch: Cowens (1,by Briles), Roenicke (1,by Splittorff) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Splittorff W(4-0) 7 4 2 2 0 0 2 25 1.44 Hrabosky SV(4) 2 2 1 1 2 1 0 10 1.69 Totals 9 6 3 3 2 1 2 35 Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Flanagan L(1-3) 7.2 8 4 4 0 3 2 30 4.68 Briles 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2.77 T. Martinez 0.1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 7.04 Stanhouse 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0.00 Totals 9 9 5 4 2 3 2 39 Hit by Pitch: Splittorff (1), Briles (2) Umpires: HP - Ken Kaiser, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Lou DiMuro ROYALS 1ST: Zdeb grounded out (first unassisted); McRae flied out to center; Brett grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry grounded out (pitcher to first); Belanger grounded out (pitcher to first); Roenicke popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 0. ROYALS 2ND: Cowens grounded out (pitcher to first); Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); Wathan flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 2ND: Murray singled to left; May flied out to right; Lopez grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Murray out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 0. ROYALS 3RD: Porter flied out to right; Patek singled to left; White flied out to right; Zdeb struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 3RD: DeCinces grounded out (catcher to first); Dempsey flied out to center; Dauer flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 0. ROYALS 4TH: McRae homered; Brett struck out; Cowens struck out; Otis grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 4TH: Bumbry grounded out (second to first); Belanger grounded out (shortstop to first); Roenicke was hit by a pitch; Murray flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Orioles 0. ROYALS 5TH: Wathan doubled to left; Porter singled [Wathan scored, Porter to third (error by Bumbry)]; Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); White reached on a fielder's choice [Porter out at home (pitcher to catcher)]; White was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 5TH: May lined to third; Lopez homered; DeCinces flied out to right; Dempsey singled to right; Dauer lined to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 1. ROYALS 6TH: Zdeb grounded out (second to first); McRae grounded out (pitcher to first); Brett grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 6TH: Bumbry grounded out (first to pitcher); Belanger grounded out (shortstop to first); Roenicke flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 1. ROYALS 7TH: Cowens homered; Otis singled to center; Wathan doubled to left [Otis scored]; Porter grounded out (first unassisted) [Wathan to third]; Patek reached on a fielder's choice [Wathan out at home (pitcher to third)]; White flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 7TH: Murray flied out to right; May homered; Lopez grounded out (first unassisted); DeCinces made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Orioles 2. ROYALS 8TH: Zdeb grounded out (third to first); McRae made an out to catcher; Brett doubled to left; BRILES REPLACED FLANAGAN (PITCHING); Cowens was hit by a pitch; Otis walked [Brett to third, Cowens to second]; LACOCK BATTED FOR WATHAN; T. MARTINEZ REPLACED BRILES (PITCHING); LaCock grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Royals 4, Orioles 2. ORIOLES 8TH: LACOCK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); HRABOSKY REPLACED SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); Dempsey walked; Dauer doubled to left [Dempsey scored]; Bumbry walked; Belanger reached on a fielder's choice [Dauer out at third (third to shortstop), Bumbry to second]; Roenicke flied out to center; Murray flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Orioles 3. ROYALS 9TH: Porter singled to right; STANHOUSE REPLACED T. MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Patek reached on a fielder's choice [Porter to second (error by Stanhouse)]; White walked [Porter to third, Patek to second]; POQUETTE BATTED FOR ZDEB; Poquette hit a sacrifice fly to center [Porter scored (unearned), Patek to third]; McRae flied out to right; Brett flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Orioles 3. ORIOLES 9TH: POQUETTE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); May flied out to center; Lopez singled to center; DeCinces struck out; Dempsey grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Orioles 3. |
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