Unleashing an 18-hit attack, the Royals pasted the White Sox, 10-4. Seven different batters drove home a run apiece as the Royals scored four runs in the second inning and four more in the fifth frame. Hal McRae clouted a two-run homer in eighth. Marty Pattin earned a save by pitching 2 2/3 innings of shutout ball. The reliever took over with the bases loaded and one out in the seventh and induced Lamar Johnson to ground into a double play. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 10, Chicago White Sox 4
Game Played on Tuesday, August    8, 1978 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
White Sox    0  2  0    0  0  1    1  0  0  -   4  9  0
Royals       0  4  0    0  4  0    0  2  x  -  10 18  1


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bosley cf             4   0   0   0     1   2   .265      Patek ss              5   1   2   1     0   2   .278
Kessinger ss          3   1   1   1     0   2   .259      McRae dh              5   2   2   2     0   0   .281
Orta 2b               3   0   1   0     1   0   .296      LaCock 1b             5   1   3   0     0   0   .328
Lamar Johnson 1b      4   0   2   0     0   0   .258      Cowens rf             5   2   3   1     0   0   .272
Garr lf               2   1   1   0     0   0   .289      Hurdle lf             4   2   4   1     0   0   .269
Soderholm dh          3   1   0   1     0   0   .256        Wilson lf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .226
Colbern c             4   0   1   2     0   1   .250      Otis cf               2   1   0   1     1   0   .270
Washington rf         4   1   2   0     0   0   .241      Porter c              3   1   0   1     1   0   .265
Bell 3b               4   0   1   0     0   1   .176      Washington 2b         4   0   3   1     0   1   .294
Proly p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Terrell 3b            4   0   1   1     0   0   .189
  Schueler p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hinton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Willoughby p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Pattin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   4   9   4     2   6             Totals               38  10  18   9     2   3

Time of Game: 2:38   Attendance: 29,976
Left on Base: White Sox 6, Royals 7
DP: White Sox 1, Royals 2
Errors: Porter
Doubles: Colbern (2), Lamar Johnson (14), LaCock (10), Cowens (16)
Home Runs: McRae (11)
Sacrifice Hits: Garr 2 (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Soderholm (5), Kessinger (1), Otis (6)
GIDP: Lamar Johnson (11), Bell (2), Terrell (3)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Proly L(2-1)            4     9   6   6   2   1   0  21   3.29
Schueler                1     4   2   2   0   1   0   7   4.30
Hinton                  2     2   0   0   0   1   0   7   3.97
Willoughby              1     3   2   2   0   0   1   6   3.57
Totals                  8    18  10  10   2   3   1  41

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff W(13-9)      6     8   4   3   1   5   0  28   3.22
Mingori                 0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   2.36
Pattin SV(3)            2.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   7   3.83
Totals                  9     9   4   3   2   6   0  37

Wild Pitches: Schueler (3)

Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Al Clark


WHITE SOX 1ST: Bosley grounded out (second to first); Kessinger
was called out on strikes; Orta flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Patek struck out; McRae flied out to right; LaCock
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 0, Royals 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Lamar Johnson singled to center; Garr reached on
an error by Porter on a sacrifice bunt [Lamar Johnson to
second]; Soderholm forced Lamar Johnson (first to third) [Garr
to second]; Colbern doubled to left [Garr scored (unearned),
Soderholm scored]; Washington grounded out (pitcher to first);
Bell struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Cowens singled to center; Hurdle singled to left
[Cowens to second]; Otis walked [Cowens to third, Hurdle to
second]; Porter walked [Cowens scored, Hurdle to third, Otis to
second]; Washington singled to left [Hurdle scored, Otis to
third, Porter to second]; Terrell grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Otis scored, Porter to third,
Washington out at second]; Patek singled to left [Porter
scored]; McRae popped to first in foul territory; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Royals 4.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Bosley was called out on strikes; Kessinger was
called out on strikes; Orta flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Royals 4.

ROYALS 3RD: LaCock doubled to center [LaCock out at third
(center to shortstop to third)]; Cowens grounded out (third to
first); Hurdle singled to center; Otis forced Hurdle (third to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Royals 4.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Lamar Johnson doubled to left; Garr out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Lamar Johnson to third];
Soderholm flied out to right; Colbern grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Royals 4.

ROYALS 4TH: Porter lined to shortstop; Washington singled to
left; Terrell grounded out (shortstop to first) [Washington to
second]; Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Royals 4.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Washington lined to center; Bell popped to third
in foul territory; Bosley flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 2, Royals 4.

ROYALS 5TH: McRae singled to center; LaCock singled to right
[McRae to third]; SCHUELER REPLACED PROLY (PITCHING); Cowens
doubled to left [McRae scored, LaCock to third]; Hurdle singled
to right [LaCock scored, Cowens to third]; Otis hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Cowens scored]; Porter popped to shortstop;
Washington singled to right [Hurdle to second]; Terrell singled
to left [Hurdle scored, Washington to second]; Schueler threw a
wild pitch [Washington to third, Terrell to second]; Patek was
called out on strikes; 4 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 2,
Royals 8.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Kessinger singled to center; Orta singled to
right [Kessinger to second]; Lamar Johnson forced Orta (second
to shortstop) [Kessinger to third]; Garr singled to second
[Kessinger stayed at third, Lamar Johnson to second]; Soderholm
hit a sacrifice fly to left [Kessinger scored]; Colbern struck
out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 3, Royals 8.

ROYALS 6TH: HINTON REPLACED SCHUELER (PITCHING); McRae grounded
out (second to first); LaCock singled to right; Cowens flied out
to center; Hurdle was credited with a single when a runner was
hit by the batted ball [LaCock out at second (first
unassisted)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 3, Royals 8.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Washington singled to right; Bell singled to
center [Washington to second]; Bosley walked [Washington to
third, Bell to second]; MINGORI REPLACED SPLITTORFF (PITCHING);
Kessinger hit a sacrifice fly to center [Washington scored];
Orta walked [Bell to third, Bosley to second]; PATTIN REPLACED
MINGORI (PITCHING); Lamar Johnson grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Orta out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 4, Royals 8.

ROYALS 7TH: Otis lined to left; Porter flied out to center;
Washington struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 4,
Royals 8.

WHITE SOX 8TH: WILSON REPLACED HURDLE (PLAYING LF); Garr flied
out to center; Soderholm flied out to center; Colbern grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 4,
Royals 8.

ROYALS 8TH: WILLOUGHBY REPLACED HINTON (PITCHING); Terrell lined
to left; Patek singled to center; McRae homered [Patek scored];
LaCock grounded out (second to first); Cowens singled to left;
Wilson grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 4, Royals 10.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Washington singled to center; Bell grounded into
a double play (third to second to first) [Washington out at
second]; Bosley was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 White Sox 4, Royals 10.