The Royals defeated the Orioles for the sixth time in seven meetings this season, posting an 11-3 victory in a game that saw George Brett drive in three runs and Clint Hurdle, Pete LaCock and U.L. Washington bat in two apiece. The Royals scored two runs in each of the first three innings and then routed the Orioles with five runs in the seventh, three crossing the plate on a bases-loaded double by Brett. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 11, Baltimore Orioles 3
Game Played on Saturday, July      8, 1978 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  2  -   3  8  1
Royals       2  2  2    0  0  0    5  0  x  -  11 14  2


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harlow cf             4   1   1   0     1   0   .250      Brett 3b              4   2   2   3     1   0   .321
Dauer 2b              4   1   2   0     1   0   .259      McRae dh              4   0   0   0     1   0   .259
Murray 1b             5   1   2   1     0   2   .271      LaCock 1b             5   1   3   2     0   0   .268
Singleton rf          4   0   1   0     1   2   .282      Porter c              4   1   1   1     1   1   .280
May dh                4   0   0   0     1   1   .251        Zdeb pr,lf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .247
Kelly lf              4   0   2   1     1   0   .282      Hurdle rf             5   0   1   2     0   2   .259
DeCinces 3b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .232      Otis cf               3   1   0   0     1   1   .272
Dempsey c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .244        Wathan c            1   0   0   0     0   0   .276
  Crowley ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .306      Poquette lf           4   2   3   0     0   0   .222
  Garcia ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .300        Wilson pr,cf        1   1   0   0     0   0   .235
Belanger ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .214      White 2b              5   2   2   0     0   1   .286
  Hendricks c         1   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Washington ss         3   1   2   2     1   1   .257
D. Martinez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Gale p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  T. Martinez p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stanhouse p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Flinn p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   3   8   2     5   5             Totals               39  11  14  10     5   6

Time of Game: 2:58   Attendance: 34,587
Left on Base: Orioles 12, Royals 9
DP: Orioles 0, Royals 0
Errors: Murray, Washington, Gale
Doubles: Dauer (9), Harlow (13), LaCock (5), Brett (28)
Triples: Hurdle (2), Washington (1)
Stolen Bases: Harlow (13), Poquette (1)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Martinez L(7-7)      1.2   5   4   4   2   3   0  12   4.78
T. Martinez             4.1   6   5   3   3   2   0  23   6.14
Stanhouse               1     3   2   2   0   1   0   6   3.10
Flinn                   1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   7.24
Totals                  8    14  11   9   5   6   0  44

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gale W(9-3)             8     5   1   0   4   4   0  35   2.76
Bird                    1     3   2   2   1   1   0   7   5.40
Totals                  9     8   3   2   5   5   0  42

Wild Pitches: Gale (2)
Balks: Bird (2)

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Harlow walked; Dauer flied out to left; Murray
struck out; Harlow stole second; Singleton struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Brett grounded out (first unassisted); McRae
grounded out (second to first); LaCock singled to right; Porter
walked [LaCock to second]; Hurdle tripled to left [LaCock
scored, Porter scored]; Otis struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 0, Royals 2.

ORIOLES 2ND: May popped to second; Kelly flied out to left;
DeCinces popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Royals 2.

ROYALS 2ND: Poquette singled to left; White struck out;
Washington struck out; Brett singled to left [Poquette to
second]; McRae walked [Poquette to third, Brett to second];
LaCock singled to left [Poquette scored, Brett scored, McRae to
second]; T. MARTINEZ REPLACED D. MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Porter
struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Royals 4.

ORIOLES 3RD: Dempsey popped to first; Belanger reached on an
error by Washington [Belanger to first]; Harlow flied out to
right; Dauer doubled to right [Belanger to third]; Murray flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Royals 4.

ROYALS 3RD: Hurdle flied out to center; Otis flied out to right;
Poquette reached on an error by Murray [Poquette to first];
White singled to center [Poquette to third]; Poquette stole
home; Washington tripled [White scored (unearned)]; Brett
walked; McRae forced Brett (pitcher to third to second); 2 R (0
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Royals 6.

ORIOLES 4TH: Singleton struck out; May grounded out (third to
first); Kelly singled to right; DeCinces flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Royals 6.

ROYALS 4TH: LaCock grounded out (second to pitcher); Porter
popped to third; Hurdle struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Royals 6.

ORIOLES 5TH: Dempsey popped to second; Belanger flied out to
left; Harlow flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
0, Royals 6.

ROYALS 5TH: Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); Poquette
singled to center; White flied out to right; Washington walked
[Poquette to second]; Brett forced Washington (shortstop
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Royals 6.

ORIOLES 6TH: Dauer grounded out (shortstop to first); Murray
singled to third; Singleton reached on an error by Gale [Murray
to second]; Gale threw a wild pitch [Murray to third, Singleton
to second]; May walked; Kelly walked [Murray scored (unearned),
Singleton to third, May to second]; DeCinces popped to second;
Dempsey forced Kelly (shortstop to second); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1
E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 1, Royals 6.

ROYALS 6TH: McRae flied out to right; LaCock doubled to left;
Porter grounded out (first to pitcher) [LaCock to third]; Hurdle
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Royals 6.

ORIOLES 7TH: Belanger popped to first; Harlow grounded out
(second to first); Dauer walked; Murray struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Royals 6.

ROYALS 7TH: Otis walked; On a bunt Poquette singled [Otis to
second]; WILSON RAN FOR POQUETTE; White singled to center [Otis
to third, Wilson to second]; STANHOUSE REPLACED T. MARTINEZ
(PITCHING); Washington singled to left [Otis scored, Wilson to
third, White to second]; Brett doubled to left [Wilson scored,
White scored, Washington scored]; McRae flied out to right
[Brett to third]; LaCock grounded out (second to first); Porter
singled to center [Brett scored]; ZDEB RAN FOR PORTER; Hurdle
struck out; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Royals 11.

ORIOLES 8TH: WATHAN REPLACED OTIS (PLAYING C ); ZDEB STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING LF); WILSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Singleton
singled to center; May flied out to left; Kelly singled to right
[Singleton to second]; DeCinces popped to catcher; CROWLEY
BATTED FOR DEMPSEY; Crowley grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 1, Royals 11.

ROYALS 8TH: GARCIA REPLACED CROWLEY (PLAYING SS); HENDRICKS
REPLACED BELANGER (PLAYING C ); FLINN REPLACED STANHOUSE
(PITCHING); Wathan flied out to right; Wilson grounded out
(shortstop to first); White grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Royals 11.

ORIOLES 9TH: BIRD REPLACED GALE (PITCHING); Hendricks flied out
to center; Harlow doubled to right; Dauer singled to left
[Harlow to third]; Murray singled to center [Harlow scored,
Dauer to second]; Singleton walked [Dauer to third, Murray to
second]; Bird balked [Dauer scored, Murray to third, Singleton
to second]; May struck out; Kelly grounded out (second to
first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 3, Royals 11.