Dividing a doubleheader, the Royals captured the first game, 3-2, in 11 innings, and the White Sox took the second contest in an 11-0 rout. The score was 2-2 in the opener when Hal McRae opened the Royals' 11th with a walk, advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt by Joe Zdeb and scored on single by Darrell Porter.

The nightcap was easy for the White Sox. Eric Soderholm hit a pair of solo homers and Claudell Washington and Chet Lemon each had two-run blasts. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 3, Chicago White Sox 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, June      18, 1978 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I
Royals       0  1  0    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  1  -   3  6  2
White Sox    0  1  0    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  -   2  7  1


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              3   0   0   0     1   1   .262      Garr lf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .267
  LaCock ph,1b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .204      Bannister dh,ss       4   0   1   0     1   0   .263
White 2b              3   0   2   0     1   0   .297      Lemon cf              5   0   0   0     0   2   .283
  Terrell pr,2b       1   0   0   0     0   0   .188      Nordhagen rf          2   1   1   0     1   0   .281
Brett 3b              4   0   0   0     1   1   .300        Washington ph,rf    2   0   0   0     0   1   .200
Cowens rf             4   0   0   0     1   2   .254      Lamar Johnson 1b      4   1   1   0     1   1   .244
McRae dh              4   1   0   0     1   0   .258      Nahorodny c           4   0   1   0     1   0   .251
Zdeb lf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .286        Cruz pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .241
Porter c              5   0   1   1     0   2   .291      Soderholm 3b          5   0   2   1     0   0   .224
Hurdle 1b             2   2   1   1     2   0   .262      Kessinger ss,2b       4   0   0   0     0   1   .257
  Washington pr,ss    1   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Pryor 2b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .270
Wilson cf             3   0   2   1     1   0   .244        Blomberg ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .242
Hassler p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        LaGrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wood p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   3   6   3     8   6             Totals               37   2   7   1     5   5

Time of Game: 3:08
Left on Base: Royals 8, White Sox 9
DP: Royals 1, White Sox 1
Errors: White, Cowens, Lamar Johnson
Doubles: Wilson (6)
Home Runs: Hurdle (3)
Stolen Bases: Brett (6), Wilson (25), Patek (16), Washington (8)
Caught Stealing: Terrell (4), Washington (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Zdeb (4), Garr (3), Kessinger (5)
GIDP: Cowens (2), Bannister (2)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hassler                 6.2   6   2   2   4   2   0  29   4.68
Bird                    1.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   6   5.02
Hrabosky W(2-2)         2.2   0   0   0   1   3   0   9   2.15
Totals                 11     7   2   2   5   5   0  44

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wood                    8.2   5   2   2   7   5   1  36   4.23
LaGrow L(1-2)           2.1   1   1   1   1   1   0   8   3.89
Totals                 11     6   3   3   8   6   1  44

Wild Pitches: Hassler (1)

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


ROYALS 1ST: Patek popped to shortstop; White singled to left;
Brett struck out; Cowens walked [White to second]; McRae flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Garr walked; Bannister grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Garr out at second]; Lemon
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
White Sox 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Zdeb grounded out (shortstop to first); Porter
popped to shortstop; Hurdle homered; Wilson grounded out (second
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Nordhagen singled to left; Lamar Johnson singled
to left [Nordhagen to second]; Nahorodny forced Lamar Johnson
(third to second) [Nordhagen scored (error by White), Nahorodny
to second]; Soderholm flied out to center [Nahorodny to third];
Kessinger grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 1, White Sox 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Patek grounded out (pitcher to first); White
grounded out (third to first); Brett walked; Brett stole second;
Cowens struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Pryor singled to right; Hassler threw a wild
pitch [Pryor to second]; Garr out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
to first) [Pryor to third]; Bannister popped to catcher in foul
territory; Lemon struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1,
White Sox 1.

ROYALS 4TH: McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); Zdeb
grounded out (third to first); Porter popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Nordhagen grounded out (shortstop to first);
Lamar Johnson walked; Nahorodny singled to right [Lamar Johnson
to third (error by Cowens)]; Soderholm singled to left [Lamar
Johnson scored, Nahorodny to second]; Kessinger flied out to
center; Pryor flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals
1, White Sox 2.

ROYALS 5TH: Hurdle grounded out (first unassisted); Wilson
singled to center; Patek walked [Wilson to second]; Wilson stole
third and Patek stole second; White walked; Brett popped to
shortstop; Cowens grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Royals 1, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Garr flied out to right; Bannister singled to
center; Lemon grounded out (third to first) [Bannister to
second]; Nordhagen walked; Lamar Johnson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, White Sox 2.

ROYALS 6TH: McRae grounded out (third to first); Zdeb flied out
to center; Porter struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1,
White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Nahorodny grounded out (shortstop to first);
Soderholm flied out to center; Kessinger flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, White Sox 2.

ROYALS 7TH: Hurdle walked; Wilson doubled to center [Hurdle
scored, Wilson out at third (center to shortstop to third)];
Patek struck out; White singled to left; TERRELL RAN FOR WHITE;
Terrell was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to
first to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, White Sox
2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: TERRELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Pryor
grounded out (third to first); Garr lined to shortstop;
Bannister walked; BIRD REPLACED HASSLER (PITCHING); Lemon forced
Bannister (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2,
White Sox 2.

ROYALS 8TH: Brett reached on an error by Lamar Johnson; Cowens
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Brett out at second]; McRae flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 2, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 8TH: WASHINGTON BATTED FOR NORDHAGEN; Washington lined
to left; Lamar Johnson flied out to center; Nahorodny popped to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, White Sox 2.

ROYALS 9TH: WASHINGTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Zdeb popped
to second; Porter struck out; Hurdle walked; WASHINGTON RAN FOR
HURDLE; Washington stole second; Wilson walked; LAGROW REPLACED
WOOD (PITCHING); LACOCK BATTED FOR PATEK; LaCock lined to third;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 9TH: LACOCK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); WASHINGTON
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Soderholm singled to left;
Kessinger out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Soderholm
to second]; HRABOSKY REPLACED BIRD (PITCHING); BLOMBERG BATTED
FOR PRYOR; Blomberg lined to right; Garr flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, White Sox 2.

ROYALS 10TH: LAGROW REPLACED BLOMBERG (PITCHING); KESSINGER
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); BANNISTER CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING SS); Terrell lined to second; Brett grounded out
(second to first); Cowens was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 10TH: Bannister popped to third; Lemon struck out;
Washington was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 2, White Sox 2.

ROYALS 11TH: McRae walked; Zdeb out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
to second) [McRae to second]; Porter singled to right [McRae
scored]; Washington forced Porter (second unassisted);
Washington was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to
first to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 11TH: Lamar Johnson grounded out (second to first);
Nahorodny walked; CRUZ RAN FOR NAHORODNY; Soderholm popped to
shortstop; Kessinger struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
3, White Sox 2.