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 0
Game Played on Wednesday, August    9, 1978 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Royals       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.