A two-run single by Hal McRae in the sixth inning snapped a 3-3 tie to propel the Royals to a 6-5 victory over the Orioles. McRae hit a solo homer in eighth to boost the lead to 6-3, but Eddie Murray lined a two-run, two-out single off Al Hrabosky in the eighth before Marty Pattin came on to strike out Lee May with two on.

Darrell Porter hit safely in his 12th straight game, smacking a two-run single in the third. Steve Busby started for the Royals but walked the first three batters and was given the hook. [The Sporting News]
Kansas City Royals 6, Baltimore Orioles 5

Game Played on Sunday, April 23, 1978 (Day game) at Memorial Stadium

Royals       0  1  2    0  0  2    0  1  0  -   6 12  0
Orioles      2  1  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   5  9  1


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wilson cf,lf          5   1   2   0     0   0   .235      Bumbry lf,cf          3   2   0   0     2   0   .222
McRae dh              5   1   2   3     0   1   .261      Smith 2b              3   0   2   1     2   0   .182
Brett 3b              4   1   1   0     1   1   .217      Singleton rf          3   1   0   0     1   1   .344
Cowens rf             4   1   1   0     0   2   .325        Lopez ph,rf         1   0   0   0     0   1   .250
Porter c              5   1   3   2     0   0   .419      Murray 1b             4   0   2   2     1   0   .250
Poquette lf           3   0   1   0     0   0   .308        Garcia ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Zdeb ph,lf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .125      May dh                4   0   1   1     0   1   .315
  Lahoud ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Harlow cf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .387
  Otis cf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .265        Roenicke ph,lf      2   0   0   1     1   0   .238
Hurdle 1b             1   1   1   0     3   0   .235        Kelly ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .385
  LaCock 1b           0   0   0   0     1   0   .000      DeCinces 3b           5   0   2   0     0   0   .269
Patek ss              4   0   0   1     1   1   .216      Dempsey c             5   0   1   0     0   0   .250
White 2b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .143      Belanger ss           1   1   0   0     1   0   .238
Busby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Crowley ph,1b       1   1   1   0     0   0   .333
  Gura p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      D. Martinez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Stoddard p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bird 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
  Pattin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   6  12   6     6   6             Totals               33   5   9   5     8   3

Time of Game: 3:22   Attendance: 13,833
Left on Base: Royals 11, Orioles 12
DP: Royals 1, Orioles 3
Errors: DeCinces
Doubles: Cowens (2), Brett (4), McRae (3), DeCinces 2 (5)
Home Runs: McRae (5)
Stolen Bases: Patek (3), Bumbry (3), Belanger (1)
Caught Stealing: Porter (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Belanger (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Roenicke (2)
GIDP: Patek (2), Porter (1), DeCinces (1)
Hit by Pitch: Cowens (2,by Stoddard), May (1,by Mingori)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Busby                   0.1   1   2   2   3   0   0   5   7.00
Gura W(2-0)             5.1   6   1   1   2   0   0  24   1.38
Mingori                 0.2   0   0   0   1   1   0   4   0.00
Bird                    1     1   2   2   2   0   0   5   7.11
Hrabosky                0.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   2   1.59
Pattin SV(1)            1.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   4   0.00
Totals                  9     9   5   5   8   3   0  44

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Martinez             3.2   7   3   1   1   2   0  19   6.56
Stoddard L(0-1)         2     3   2   2   1   1   0  10   7.20
T. Martinez             2.1   2   1   1   3   2   1  12   6.30
Stanhouse               1     0   0   0   1   1   0   3   0.00
Totals                  9    12   6   4   6   6   1  44

Hit by Pitch: Mingori (1), Stoddard (2)

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


ROYALS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (first to pitcher); McRae struck
out; Brett flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry walked; Bumbry stole second; Smith grounded
out (pitcher to first); Singleton walked; Murray walked [Bumbry
to third, Singleton to second]; May singled to left [Bumbry
scored, Singleton to third, Murray to second]; ROENICKE BATTED
FOR HARLOW; GURA REPLACED BUSBY (PITCHING); Roenicke hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Singleton scored, Murray to third];
DeCinces forced May (third to second); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 0, Orioles 2.

ROYALS 2ND: ROENICKE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); BUMBRY CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Cowens struck out; Porter singled to
center; Poquette singled to left [Porter to second]; Hurdle
walked [Porter to third, Poquette to second]; Patek forced
Hurdle (shortstop to second) [Porter scored, Poquette to third];
Patek stole second; White flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Royals 1, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 2ND: Dempsey flied out to center; Belanger walked;
Belanger stole second; Bumbry flied out to center; Smith singled
to center [Belanger scored]; Singleton grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Orioles 3.

ROYALS 3RD: Wilson grounded out (second to first); McRae reached
on an error by DeCinces; Brett forced McRae (second to
shortstop); Cowens doubled to right [Brett to third]; Porter
singled to center [Brett scored (unearned), Cowens scored
(unearned)]; Poquette grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R (0
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 3RD: Murray lined to third; May grounded out (third to
first); Roenicke flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 3, Orioles 3.

ROYALS 4TH: Hurdle singled to center; Patek grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Hurdle out at second];
White singled to center; Wilson singled to right [White to
second]; STODDARD REPLACED D. MARTINEZ (PITCHING); McRae flied
out to left; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 3, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 4TH: DeCinces doubled to right; Dempsey lined to right;
Belanger flied out to right [DeCinces to third]; Bumbry made an
out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Orioles 3.

ROYALS 5TH: Brett doubled to left; Cowens was hit by a pitch;
Porter grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Brett to third, Cowens out at second]; Poquette grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Orioles
3.

ORIOLES 5TH: Smith singled to center; Singleton forced Smith
(pitcher to shortstop); Murray singled to left [Singleton to
second]; May flied out to center; Roenicke grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 3, Orioles 3.

ROYALS 6TH: Hurdle walked; Patek made an out to catcher; White
struck out; Wilson singled to right [Hurdle to third]; McRae
doubled to left [Hurdle scored, Wilson scored]; T. MARTINEZ
REPLACED STODDARD (PITCHING); Brett walked; Cowens lined to
center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 5, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 6TH: DeCinces doubled to right; Dempsey singled to left
[DeCinces to third]; Belanger out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
to first) [Dempsey to second]; Bumbry made an out to second;
Smith walked; MINGORI REPLACED GURA (PITCHING); Singleton struck
out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 5, Orioles 3.

ROYALS 7TH: Porter flied out to right; ZDEB BATTED FOR POQUETTE;
Zdeb grounded out (second to first); Hurdle walked; Patek walked
[Hurdle to second]; White grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 5, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 7TH: ZDEB STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Murray grounded
out (third to first); May was hit by a pitch; Roenicke walked
[May to second]; BIRD REPLACED MINGORI (PITCHING); DeCinces
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Roenicke out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5,
Orioles 3.

ROYALS 8TH: Wilson grounded out (second to first); McRae
homered; Brett struck out; Cowens struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 6, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 8TH: LACOCK REPLACED HURDLE (PLAYING 1B); Dempsey
grounded out (shortstop to first); CROWLEY BATTED FOR BELANGER;
Crowley singled to right; Bumbry walked [Crowley to second];
Smith walked [Crowley to third, Bumbry to second]; LOPEZ BATTED
FOR SINGLETON; HRABOSKY REPLACED BIRD (PITCHING); Lopez struck
out; Murray singled to right [Crowley scored, Bumbry scored,
Smith to second]; PATTIN REPLACED HRABOSKY (PITCHING); May
struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 6, Orioles 5.

ROYALS 9TH: LOPEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); CROWLEY STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 1B); GARCIA REPLACED MURRAY (PLAYING SS); Porter
singled to left; Tippy Martinez and Orioles Manager Earl
Weaver ejected by HP umpire Mike Reilly with 3-0 count on Joe
Zdeb; STANHOUSE REPLACED T. MARTINEZ (PITCHING); LAHOUD
BATTED FOR ZDEB; Lahoud grounded out (first to pitcher) [Porter
to second]; LaCock was walked intentionally; Patek was called
out on strikes while Porter was caught stealing third (catcher
to second to third); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 6, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 9TH: OTIS REPLACED LAHOUD (PLAYING CF); WILSON CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); KELLY BATTED FOR ROENICKE; Kelly
grounded out (catcher to first); DeCinces flied out to left;
Dempsey flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 6,
Orioles 5.
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