Pete LaCock, who had only five RBIs to his credit previously this season, knocked in four runs with a homer and a double to pace the Royals to a 7-5 victory over the A's. After the Royals counted twice in the first inning on singles by George Brett and Darrll Porter, LaCock came up and smashed a three-run homer.

Brett drove in another run with an infield out in the second before Al Cowens walked in the third and LaCock doubled to cap the Royals' scoring. Mario Guerrero had four singles in five trips for the A's. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 7, Oakland Athletics 5
Game Played on Saturday, June      24, 1978 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
A's          0  0  1    1  0  1    1  0  1  -   5 12  1
Royals       5  1  1    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   7  7  3


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Dilone lf             5   0   0   0     0   0   .264      Braun lf              3   1   1   0     1   0   .229
Fuentes 2b            5   1   1   1     0   1   .050      McRae dh              4   1   1   0     0   0   .273
Guerrero ss           5   0   4   1     0   0   .292      Brett 3b              4   0   1   2     0   0   .290
  Edwards pr          0   1   0   0     0   0   .216      Porter c              4   1   1   1     0   1   .291
Duncan 3b             5   0   2   1     0   0   .254      Hurdle rf             4   0   1   0     0   2   .266
  Picciolo pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Cowens cf             3   2   0   0     1   0   .247
Page dh               5   0   1   0     0   1   .259      LaCock 1b             3   1   2   4     1   1   .232
Newman 1b             3   2   1   0     0   0   .241      Patek ss              4   0   0   0     0   1   .274
  Revering ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .258      White 2b              3   1   0   0     1   1   .275
  Alston 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .206      Hassler p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Wallis ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .299        Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Burke cf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .239        Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Essian c              3   0   1   1     1   0   .244
Armas rf              4   1   1   1     0   1   .226
Renko p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McCatty p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               41   5  12   5     1   5             Totals               32   7   7   7     4   6

Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance: 35,423
Left on Base: A's 10, Royals 5
DP: A's 0, Royals 1
Errors: Guerrero, LaCock, Patek, Hassler
Doubles: Burke (3), Armas (5), Duncan (4), LaCock (4), Hurdle (12)
Home Runs: LaCock (1)
Stolen Bases: Cowens (9), McRae (7)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Renko L(2-3)            1     5   6   6   2   2   1  10   3.27
McCatty                 7     2   1   1   2   4   0  26   3.38
Totals                  8     7   7   7   4   6   1  36

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hassler W(1-3)          5     8   3   1   1   2   0  26   4.37
Bird                    3.1   4   2   1   0   2   0  14   4.63
Hrabosky SV(11)         0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   1.95
Totals                  9    12   5   2   1   5   0  42

Wild Pitches: Renko (1), Hassler (2)

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: Dilone grounded out (pitcher to first); Fuentes
lined to center; Guerrero singled to right; Duncan grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Braun walked; McRae singled to left [Braun to
third]; Brett singled to center [Braun scored, McRae to third];
Porter singled to left [McRae scored, Brett to second]; Renko
threw a wild pitch [Brett to third, Porter to second]; Hurdle
struck out; Cowens reached on a fielder's choice [Brett out at
home (shortstop to catcher)]; LaCock homered [Porter scored,
Cowens scored]; Patek struck out; 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Royals 5.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Page flied out to left; Newman grounded out
(first to pitcher); Burke doubled to right; Essian grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 5.

ROYALS 2ND: White walked; Braun singled to left [White to
second]; MCCATTY REPLACED RENKO (PITCHING); McRae flied out to
left [White to third, Braun to second]; Brett grounded out
(first unassisted) [White scored, Braun to third]; Porter struck
out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 6.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Armas doubled to right; Dilone grounded out
(second to first) [Armas to third]; Fuentes singled to left
[Armas scored]; Guerrero forced Fuentes (third to second);
Duncan singled to left [Guerrero to third]; Page grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Royals 6.

ROYALS 3RD: Hurdle popped to first; Cowens walked; LaCock
doubled to left [Cowens scored]; Patek grounded out (third to
first) [LaCock to third]; White grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Royals 7.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Newman reached on an error by Patek; Hassler
threw a wild pitch [Newman to second]; Burke struck out; Essian
singled to center [Newman scored (unearned)]; Armas flied out to
right [Essian to second]; Dilone lined to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Royals 7.

ROYALS 4TH: Braun flied out to center; McRae flied out to right;
Brett popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2,
Royals 7.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Fuentes grounded out (shortstop to first);
Guerrero singled to left; Duncan flied out to center; Page
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Royals 7.

ROYALS 5TH: Porter flied out to right; Hurdle doubled to right;
Cowens reached on a fielder's choice [Hurdle out at third
(shortstop to third)]; Cowens stole second; LaCock was walked
intentionally; Patek flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 2, Royals 7.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Newman singled to left; Burke reached on an error
by Hassler [Newman to second]; Essian walked [Newman to third,
Burke to second]; BIRD REPLACED HASSLER (PITCHING); Armas forced
Essian (shortstop to second) [Newman scored (unearned), Burke to
third]; Dilone lined into a double play (center to catcher)
[Burke out at home]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3,
Royals 7.

ROYALS 6TH: White struck out; Braun flied out to left; McRae
reached on an error by Guerrero; McRae stole second; Brett
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 3, Royals 7.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Fuentes reached on an error by LaCock [Fuentes to
second]; Guerrero singled to center [Fuentes scored (unearned)];
Duncan lined to shortstop; Page singled to center [Guerrero to
second]; REVERING BATTED FOR NEWMAN; Revering popped to second
in foul territory; Burke grounded out (third to first); 1 R (0
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 4, Royals 7.

ROYALS 7TH: ALSTON REPLACED REVERING (PLAYING 1B); Porter flied
out to left; Hurdle was called out on strikes; Cowens grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Royals
7.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Essian grounded out (third to first); Armas
struck out; Dilone grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Royals 7.

ROYALS 8TH: LaCock struck out; Patek grounded out (shortstop to
first); White grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Royals 7.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Fuentes struck out; Guerrero singled to center;
EDWARDS RAN FOR GUERRERO; Duncan doubled to center [Edwards
scored]; HRABOSKY REPLACED BIRD (PITCHING); PICCIOLO RAN FOR
DUNCAN; Page popped to third; WALLIS BATTED FOR ALSTON; Wallis
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 5, Royals 7.