Amos Otis doubled in the seventh inning and scored on a single by Clint Hurdle to bring the Royals a 2-1 victory over the White Sox, who were stopped on their five-game winning streak. The Royals' initial run counted in the fifth on singles by Hurdle and Al Cowens, plus a sacrifice fly by Freddie Patek. The White Sox tied the score in the sixth with singles by Alan Bannister and Wayne Nordhagen around a sacrifice bunt by Chet Lemon. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 2, Chicago White Sox 1
Game Played on Friday, June      16, 1978 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Royals       0  0  0    0  1  0    1  0  0  -   2  6  1
White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  8  1


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Poquette lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .236      Garr lf               5   0   0   0     0   1   .266
McRae dh              4   0   0   0     0   1   .267      Bannister dh          3   1   2   0     1   0   .264
Brett 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .308      Lemon cf              2   0   0   0     1   1   .291
Otis cf               3   1   1   0     0   0   .293      Nordhagen rf          4   0   2   1     0   0   .277
  Wilson cf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .240        Molinaro pr,rf      0   0   0   0     0   0   .283
Porter c              4   0   1   0     0   1   .300      Lamar Johnson 1b      3   0   0   0     1   0   .241
Hurdle 1b             3   1   2   1     1   1   .253      Nahorodny c           3   0   1   0     0   0   .254
  LaCock 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .208        Washington ph       1   0   0   0     0   1   .167
Cowens rf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .254      Orta 2b               4   0   1   0     0   1   .266
Patek ss              2   0   0   1     0   1   .269      Kessinger ss          4   0   1   0     0   0   .262
White 2b              3   0   1   0     0   1   .298      Pryor 3b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .279
Gura p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Soderholm ph        1   0   1   0     0   0   .223
  Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Barrios p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   2   6   2     2   5             Totals               33   1   8   1     3   5

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance: 44,785
Left on Base: Royals 5, White Sox 9
DP: Royals 2, White Sox 0
Errors: Brett, Lamar Johnson
Doubles: Otis (15)
Stolen Bases: Molinaro (11)
Caught Stealing: Cowens (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Lemon (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Patek (2)
GIDP: Bannister (1), Lemon (6)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gura W(4-1)             7     5   1   1   3   3   0  29   3.10
Bird                    1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   5.25
Hrabosky SV(8)          1     2   0   0   0   2   0   5   2.36
Totals                  9     8   1   1   3   5   0  37

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barrios L(5-6)          9     6   2   2   2   5   0  34   3.40
Totals                  9     6   2   2   2   5   0  34

Wild Pitches: Gura (1)

Umpires: HP - Fred Spenn, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Russ Goetz


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

WHITE SOX 1ST: Garr grounded out (shortstop to first); Bannister
walked; Gura threw a wild pitch [Bannister to second]; Lemon
walked; Nordhagen flied out to left; Lamar Johnson lined to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, White Sox 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Otis flied out to right; Porter flied out to left;
Hurdle walked; Cowens grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Nahorodny popped to second; Orta grounded out
(shortstop to first); Kessinger popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 0, White Sox 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Patek struck out; White singled to right; Poquette
grounded out (second to first) [White to second]; McRae struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Pryor grounded out (catcher to first); Garr
reached on an error by Brett; Bannister grounded into a double
play (shortstop to first) [Garr out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 0, White Sox 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Brett grounded out (second to first); Otis flied out
to right; Porter was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Lemon struck out; Nordhagen flied out to left;
Lamar Johnson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 0, White Sox 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Hurdle singled to center; Cowens singled to right
[Hurdle to third]; Patek hit a sacrifice fly to center [Hurdle
scored]; Cowens was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); White struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1,
White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Nahorodny singled to left; Orta forced Nahorodny
(second to shortstop); Kessinger singled to right [Orta to
third]; Pryor was called out on strikes; Garr lined to pitcher;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, White Sox 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Poquette grounded out (first unassisted); McRae
grounded out (third to first); Brett grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Bannister singled; Lemon out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Bannister to second]; Nordhagen singled to
left [Bannister scored]; Lamar Johnson walked [Nordhagen to
second]; Nahorodny flied to left in foul territory; Orta struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, White Sox 1.

ROYALS 7TH: Otis doubled to right; Porter grounded out
(shortstop to first); Hurdle singled [Otis scored, Hurdle to
second (on throw to home)]; Cowens walked; Patek grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Hurdle to third, Cowens to second]; White
reached on a fielder's choice [Hurdle out at home (pitcher to
first)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 7TH: WILSON REPLACED OTIS (PLAYING CF); Kessinger
grounded out (first to pitcher); Pryor grounded out (second to
first); Garr grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 2, White Sox 1.

ROYALS 8TH: Poquette flied out to center; McRae grounded out
(third to first); Brett grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Bannister singled to right; BIRD REPLACED GURA
(PITCHING); Lemon grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Bannister out at second]; Nordhagen singled to
left; MOLINARO RAN FOR NORDHAGEN; Molinaro stole second; Lamar
Johnson flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2,
White Sox 1.

ROYALS 9TH: MOLINARO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Wilson flied
out to left; Porter singled [Porter to second (error by Lamar
Johnson)]; Hurdle struck out; Cowens grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 9TH: HRABOSKY REPLACED BIRD (PITCHING); LACOCK
REPLACED HURDLE (PLAYING 1B); WASHINGTON BATTED FOR NAHORODNY;
Washington struck out; Orta singled to center; Kessinger flied
to right in foul territory; SODERHOLM BATTED FOR PRYOR;
Soderholm singled to center [Orta to second]; Garr struck out; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2, White Sox 1.