Led by Frank White, who stroked three hits, knocked in two runs and scored another, the Royals breezed past the Tigers, 7-2. White doubled home Freddie Patek in the third inning, stole third and scored on a sacrifice fly by Hal McRae. The second baseman also had an RBI single in the seventh. The Royals scored first in the second inning on a walk and consecutive singles by White and Joe Zdeb. Amos Otis hit a solo home run in the third. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 7, Detroit Tigers 2
Game Played on Thursday, June      15, 1978 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Tigers       0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   2 10  2
Royals       0  1  1    2  0  1    1  1  x  -   7 14  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            5   0   0   0     0   3   .260      Zdeb lf               3   0   1   1     0   1   .310
Kemp lf               3   1   1   0     1   0   .299        Poquette ph,lf      2   1   1   0     0   0   .245
Staub dh              4   1   2   0     0   0   .286      McRae dh              4   0   1   1     0   0   .271
Thompson 1b           4   0   1   0     0   2   .288      Brett 3b              4   0   2   1     0   1   .315
May c                 4   0   1   1     0   2   .285      Otis cf               2   2   1   1     3   0   .293
Stanley rf            4   0   1   1     0   0   .231      Cowens rf             5   0   1   1     0   0   .252
Whitaker 2b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .299      Wathan 1b             0   0   0   0     0   0   .296
Rodriguez 3b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .284        Hurdle 1b           5   0   2   0     0   1   .245
Trammell ss           4   0   3   0     0   0   .285        LaCock 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .208
Sykes p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Porter c              3   1   1   0     1   0   .301
  Morris p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Patek ss              3   2   1   0     1   0   .273
  Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      White 2b              4   1   3   2     0   0   .297
                                                          Leonard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   2  10   2     1   8             Totals               35   7  14   7     5   3

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance: 19,721
Left on Base: Tigers 8, Royals 11
DP: Tigers 1, Royals 1
Errors: May, Trammell
Doubles: Whitaker (3), White (13), Cowens (9)
Triples: Poquette (2)
Home Runs: Otis (10)
Stolen Bases: White (8), Brett (5), Patek (14)
Sacrifice Flies: McRae (4), Brett (3)
GIDP: Stanley (1), Poquette (3)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sykes L(3-4)            3     7   4   2   2   0   1  18   3.51
Morris                  3.1   6   2   2   2   1   0  18   4.28
Hiller                  1.2   1   1   1   1   2   0   6   2.49
Totals                  8    14   7   5   5   3   1  42

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leonard W(6-9)          9    10   2   2   1   8   0  37   3.96
Totals                  9    10   2   2   1   8   0  37

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Steve Palermo, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Dave Phillips


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore struck out; Kemp grounded out (second to
first); Staub grounded out (first to second to pitcher); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Zdeb flied out to left; McRae singled to left; Brett
singled to left [McRae out at third (left to third), Brett to
second (on throw to 3b)]; Otis walked; Cowens lined to second; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Royals 0.

TIGERS 2ND: HURDLE REPLACED WATHAN (PLAYING 1B); Thompson
singled to right; May popped to catcher in foul territory;
Stanley grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Thompson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Hurdle grounded out (second to first); Porter lined
to center; Patek walked; White singled to center [Patek to
second]; Zdeb singled to right [Patek scored, White to third];
McRae lined to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Royals 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Whitaker grounded out (second to first); Rodriguez
grounded out (third to first); Trammell singled to center;
LeFlore struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Royals 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Brett grounded out (second to first); Otis homered;
Cowens flied out to center; Hurdle singled to right; Porter
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Royals 2.

TIGERS 4TH: Kemp walked; Staub singled to center [Kemp to
second]; Thompson was called out on strikes; May singled to
right [Kemp scored, Staub to second]; Stanley singled to center
[Staub scored, May to second]; Whitaker forced Stanley
(shortstop to second) [May to third]; Rodriguez grounded out
(third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 2, Royals 2.

ROYALS 4TH: Patek reached on an error by Trammell; White doubled
to left [Patek scored (unearned)]; MORRIS REPLACED SYKES
(PITCHING); White stole third; Zdeb struck out; McRae hit a
sacrifice fly to center [White scored (unearned)]; Brett singled
to right; Brett stole second [Brett to third (error by May)];
Otis lined to second; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2,
Royals 4.

TIGERS 5TH: Trammell singled to left; LeFlore forced Trammell
(shortstop to second); Kemp popped to shortstop; Staub singled
to right [LeFlore to third]; Thompson flied out to center; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 2, Royals 4.

ROYALS 5TH: Cowens flied out to right; Hurdle singled to right;
Porter singled to right [Hurdle to second]; Patek forced Porter
(shortstop to second) [Hurdle to third]; Patek stole second;
White grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 2, Royals 4.

TIGERS 6TH: May was called out on strikes; Stanley lined to
left; Whitaker doubled to left; Rodriguez grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Royals 4.

ROYALS 6TH: POQUETTE BATTED FOR ZDEB; Poquette tripled to left;
McRae grounded out (third to first); Brett hit a sacrifice fly
to center [Poquette scored]; Otis walked; Cowens grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Royals 5.

TIGERS 7TH: POQUETTE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Trammell
grounded out (third to first); LeFlore struck out; Kemp singled
to center; Staub popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Royals 5.

ROYALS 7TH: Hurdle flied out to left; Porter walked; Patek
singled to center [Porter to third]; White singled to left
[Porter scored, Patek to third]; HILLER REPLACED MORRIS
(PITCHING); Poquette grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [White out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Tigers 2, Royals 6.

TIGERS 8TH: Thompson struck out; May was called out on strikes;
Stanley flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2,
Royals 6.

ROYALS 8TH: McRae flied out to center; Brett was called out on
strikes; Otis walked; Cowens doubled to left [Otis scored];
Hurdle was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
2, Royals 7.

TIGERS 9TH: LACOCK REPLACED HURDLE (PLAYING 1B); Whitaker struck
out; Rodriguez flied out to right; Trammell singled to left;
LeFlore forced Trammell (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 2, Royals 7.