A three-run homer by Rusty Staub with one out in the 10th inning provided the Tigers with a 5-2 decision over the Royals. Staub's blast came off loser Al Hrabosky after a double by Ron LeFlore and a walk to Steve Kemp.

Kemp's walk was his 48th of the season, tops in the A.L. The Royals tied the game, 2-2, in the ninth on a single by George Brett, stolen base by pinch-runner Willie Wilson and a single by Clint Hurdle. [The Sporting News]

Detroit Tigers 5, Kansas City Royals 2

Game Played on Sunday, June 11, 1978 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium

Royals 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 4 1 Tigers 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 - 5 9 0 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braun lf,3b 5 0 0 0 0 2 .207 LeFlore cf 5 1 2 0 0 1 .270 McRae dh 5 0 0 0 0 2 .281 Kemp lf 3 2 0 0 2 0 .293 Brett 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .305 Staub dh 5 1 2 3 0 0 .288 Wilson pr,lf 0 1 0 0 0 0 .242 Thompson 1b 4 0 2 1 0 0 .295 Otis cf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .299 Rodriguez 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .301 Hurdle 1b 3 0 1 1 1 2 .236 Parrish c 4 1 1 0 0 1 .204 Porter c 1 0 0 0 2 0 .291 Wockenfuss rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .291 Wathan ph,c 1 0 0 0 0 1 .300 Trammell ss 3 0 1 1 0 0 .293 Cowens rf 3 0 0 1 1 0 .254 Whitaker 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .295 Washington ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .280 Baker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 White 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .272 Hiller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Poquette ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Terrell 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .191 Gura p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 2 4 2 5 7 Totals 34 5 9 5 3 3 Time of Game: 2:45 Attendance: 24,210 Left on Base: Royals 6, Tigers 6 DP: Royals 2, Tigers 0 Errors: White Doubles: Thompson (9), LeFlore (9) Home Runs: Staub (8) Stolen Bases: Otis (14), Wilson (24) Caught Stealing: Washington (2) Sacrifice Hits: Rodriguez (4) Sacrifice Flies: Trammell (1) GIDP: Staub (13) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gura 8 6 2 2 1 1 0 30 3.35 Hrabosky L(1-2) 1.1 3 3 3 2 2 1 9 2.45 Totals 9.1 9 5 5 3 3 1 39 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Baker 8.1 4 2 2 4 5 0 32 2.45 Hiller W(5-3) 1.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 6 2.38 Totals 10 4 2 2 5 7 0 38 Wild Pitches: Baker (1) Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Jim McKean ROYALS 1ST: Braun struck out; McRae grounded out (third to first); Brett grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (first unassisted); Kemp walked; Staub singled to left [Kemp to second]; Thompson singled to left [Kemp scored, Staub to second]; Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first) [Staub to third, Thompson to second]; Parrish grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 1. ROYALS 2ND: Otis walked; Baker threw a wild pitch [Otis to second]; Hurdle walked; Porter grounded out (first unassisted) [Otis to third, Hurdle to second]; Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first) [Otis scored, Hurdle to third]; Washington grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 1. TIGERS 2ND: Wockenfuss lined to first; Trammell singled to left; Whitaker forced Trammell (third to second); LeFlore was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 1. ROYALS 3RD: White grounded out (third to first); Braun flied out to center; McRae was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 1. TIGERS 3RD: Kemp reached on an error by White; Staub lined into a double play (pitcher to first) [Kemp out at first]; Thompson lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 1. ROYALS 4TH: Brett flied out to left; Otis singled to left; Otis stole second; Hurdle was called out on strikes; Porter walked; Cowens popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 1. TIGERS 4TH: Rodriguez popped to shortstop; Parrish singled to left; Wockenfuss singled to right [Parrish to third]; Trammell hit a sacrifice fly to center [Parrish scored]; Whitaker lined to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 2. ROYALS 5TH: Washington singled to center; Washington was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); White popped to second in foul territory; Braun lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 2. TIGERS 5TH: LeFlore grounded out (third to first); Kemp flied out to left; Staub grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 2. ROYALS 6TH: McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); Brett grounded out (first unassisted); Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 2. TIGERS 6TH: Thompson popped to shortstop; Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first); Parrish popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 2. ROYALS 7TH: Hurdle struck out; Porter walked; Cowens lined to left; Washington grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 2. TIGERS 7TH: Wockenfuss popped to second; Trammell flied out to center; Whitaker flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 2. ROYALS 8TH: POQUETTE BATTED FOR WHITE; Poquette flied out to left; Braun lined to center; McRae was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 2. TIGERS 8TH: TERRELL REPLACED POQUETTE (PLAYING 2B); LeFlore singled to left; Kemp forced LeFlore (catcher to shortstop); Staub grounded into a double play (first to shortstop) [Kemp out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 2. ROYALS 9TH: Brett singled to center; WILSON RAN FOR BRETT; Wilson stole second; Otis popped to first in foul territory; Hurdle singled to left [Wilson scored]; HILLER REPLACED BAKER (PITCHING); WATHAN BATTED FOR PORTER; Wathan struck out; Cowens walked [Hurdle to second]; Washington forced Cowens (second unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 2. TIGERS 9TH: WILSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); WATHAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); BRAUN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); HRABOSKY REPLACED GURA (PITCHING); Thompson doubled to right; Rodriguez out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Thompson to third]; Parrish struck out; Wockenfuss was walked intentionally; Trammell popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 2. ROYALS 10TH: Terrell grounded out (second to first); Braun struck out; McRae lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 2. TIGERS 10TH: Whitaker struck out; LeFlore doubled to right; Kemp walked; Staub homered [LeFlore scored, Kemp scored]; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 5.

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