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The Royals, without a baserunner for 6 2/3 innings, scored twice in the seventh to down the Orioles, 2-0. The first Royal hit was a double by Hal McRae with two out in the seventh. A single by Al Cowens scored McRae, who reached third on a single by Amos Otis and crossed the plate on a single by John Wathan. [The Sporting News] Kansas City Royals 2, Baltimore Orioles 0Game Played on Wednesday, August 9, 1978 (Night game) at Memorial StadiumRoyals 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 2 5 0
Orioles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 0
Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Patek ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .274 Belanger ss 1 0 0 0 2 0 .193
Zdeb lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Garcia ph,ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 .297
McRae dh 4 1 2 0 0 0 .283 Dauer 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .272
Wilson pr,dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 Singleton rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .288
Cowens rf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .272 Murray 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .283
Otis cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .271 DeCinces 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .265
Wathan c 4 0 1 1 0 1 .278 May dh 4 0 0 0 0 3 .241
LaCock 1b 3 0 0 0 0 3 .322 Mora lf 2 0 0 0 1 0 .241
Washington 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .282 Lopez cf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .222
Terrell 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .183 Skaggs c 2 0 0 0 0 1 .149
Gura p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dempsey ph,c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .257
McGregor p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 32 2 5 2 1 4 Totals 28 0 4 0 4 7
Time of Game: 2:11 Attendance: 12,859
Left on Base: Royals 4, Orioles 6
DP: Royals 0, Orioles 0
Doubles: McRae (26), DeCinces (23)
Caught Stealing: Belanger (6), Murray (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Dauer (2)
Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Gura W(10-2) 9 4 0 0 4 7 0 33 2.57
Totals 9 4 0 0 4 7 0 33
Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
McGregor L(11-10) 9 5 2 2 1 4 0 33 3.55
Totals 9 5 2 2 1 4 0 33
Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Terry Cooney, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - Bill Kunkel
ROYALS 1ST: Patek flied out to left; Zdeb made an out to first;
McRae made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0,
Orioles 0.
ORIOLES 1ST: Belanger flied out to right; Dauer flied out to
center; Singleton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0,
Orioles 0.
ROYALS 2ND: Cowens flied out to right; Otis grounded out (second
to first); Wathan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0,
Orioles 0.
ORIOLES 2ND: Murray grounded out (shortstop to first); DeCinces
doubled; May popped to catcher in foul territory; Mora made an
out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 0.
ROYALS 3RD: LaCock was called out on strikes; Washington
grounded out (pitcher to first); Terrell grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 0.
ORIOLES 3RD: Lopez made an out to first; Skaggs made an out to
second; Belanger walked; Belanger was picked off and caught
stealing second (pitcher to first to second to pitcher to
shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 0.
ROYALS 4TH: Patek flied out to right; Zdeb made an out to first;
McRae grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, Orioles 0.
ORIOLES 4TH: Dauer flied out to center; Singleton lined to
third; Murray singled to center; DeCinces forced Murray
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles
0.
ROYALS 5TH: Cowens made an out to second; Otis flied out to
right; Wathan flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals
0, Orioles 0.
ORIOLES 5TH: May struck out; Mora walked; Lopez was called out
on strikes; Skaggs struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0,
Orioles 0.
ROYALS 6TH: LaCock struck out; Washington grounded out (first to
pitcher); Terrell popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 0.
ORIOLES 6TH: Belanger walked; Dauer out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Belanger to second]; Singleton flied out to
right; Murray grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 0.
ROYALS 7TH: Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); Zdeb
grounded out (third to first); McRae doubled to right; Cowens
singled [McRae scored]; Otis singled to center [Cowens to
third]; Wathan singled to left [Cowens scored, Otis to second];
LaCock struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 0.
ORIOLES 7TH: DeCinces flied out to left; May struck out; Mora
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals
2, Orioles 0.
ROYALS 8TH: Washington lined to pitcher; Terrell flied out to
center; Patek flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals
2, Orioles 0.
ORIOLES 8TH: Lopez singled; DEMPSEY BATTED FOR SKAGGS; Dempsey
flied out to center; GARCIA BATTED FOR BELANGER; Garcia struck
out; Dauer flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2,
Orioles 0.
ROYALS 9TH: GARCIA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); DEMPSEY STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Zdeb flied out to left; McRae singled to
left; WILSON RAN FOR MCRAE; Cowens grounded out (second to
first) [Wilson to second]; Otis was walked intentionally; Wathan
forced Otis (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals
2, Orioles 0.
ORIOLES 9TH: WILSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Singleton
grounded out (second to first); Murray walked; DeCinces singled
[Murray to second]; Murray was caught stealing third (catcher to
third); May struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles
0.
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