A single by Lee May snapped a 2-2 tie in the eighth inning, lifting the Orioles to a 3-2 victory over the Royals. Ken Singleton drew a two-out walk in the eighth, moved to third on a single by Eddie Murray and scored on May's hit. The Orioles trailed, 2-0, after five innings but tied the game in the sixth on a two-run homer by Singleton. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 3, Kansas City Royals 2
Game Played on Thursday, August    10, 1978 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Royals       0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  5  0
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  2    0  1  x  -   3  8  1


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Poquette rf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .212      Harlow cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .235
McRae dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .281      Dauer 2b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .272
LaCock 1b             3   0   2   0     1   0   .328      Singleton rf          3   1   2   2     1   0   .291
Cowens cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .268        Lopez pr,rf         0   1   0   0     0   0   .222
Porter c              3   0   0   0     1   0   .263      Murray 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .283
Hurdle lf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .269      May dh                4   0   1   1     0   0   .241
Quirk 3b              2   1   0   0     1   0   .133      DeCinces 3b           4   0   0   0     0   2   .262
  Wilson pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .226      Kelly lf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .262
  Terrell 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .183        Anderson lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .059
  Braun ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .235      Garcia ss             3   0   1   0     0   1   .298
Patek ss              3   1   2   0     1   0   .278      Dempsey c             3   0   1   0     0   1   .258
Washington 2b         2   0   0   0     1   0   .274      Palmer 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
  Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   2   5   0     6   2             Totals               32   3   8   3     1   4

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance:  9,221
Left on Base: Royals 7, Orioles 6
DP: Royals 0, Orioles 3
Errors: Garcia
Doubles: LaCock (11), Singleton (14)
Home Runs: Singleton (15)
Stolen Bases: Washington (11)
Caught Stealing: Porter (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Washington (2)
GIDP: Washington (1)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bird L(4-5)             7.2   6   3   3   1   3   1  30   5.35
Hrabosky                0.1   2   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.89
Totals                  8     8   3   3   1   4   1  33

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer W(14-10)         8.2   5   2   0   5   2   0  34   2.60
Stanhouse SV(16)        0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   3.12
Totals                  9     5   2   0   6   2   0  36

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


ROYALS 1ST: Poquette grounded out (shortstop to first); McRae
grounded out (second to first); LaCock flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Harlow grounded out (first unassisted); Dauer
grounded out (pitcher to first); Singleton doubled to left;
Murray flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0,
Orioles 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Cowens flied out to right; Porter walked; Hurdle
struck out while Porter was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: May flied out to right; DeCinces lined to third;
Kelly grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, Orioles 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Quirk walked; Patek singled to center [Quirk to
second]; Washington out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Quirk to third, Patek to second]; Poquette reached on an error
by Garcia [Quirk scored (unearned) (no RBI), Patek scored
(unearned) (no RBI)]; McRae grounded out (pitcher to second to
first) [Poquette to second]; LaCock walked; Cowens lined to
left; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Garcia grounded out (third to first); Dempsey
singled; Harlow forced Dempsey (first to shortstop); Dauer flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Orioles 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Porter grounded out (first unassisted); Hurdle flied
out to center; Quirk grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Singleton grounded out (second to first); Murray
grounded out (first unassisted); May grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Orioles 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Patek flied out to center; Washington walked;
Washington stole second; Poquette was called out on strikes;
McRae flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: DeCinces grounded out (third to first); Kelly flied
out to right; Garcia struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
2, Orioles 0.

ROYALS 6TH: LaCock doubled; Cowens grounded out (first to
pitcher) [LaCock to third]; Porter lined into a double play
(left to catcher) [LaCock out at home]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Dempsey struck out; Harlow flied out to right;
Dauer singled; Singleton homered [Dauer scored]; Murray made an
out to shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Orioles 2.

ROYALS 7TH: Hurdle singled; Quirk forced Hurdle (first to
shortstop); WILSON RAN FOR QUIRK; Patek singled to center
[Wilson to third]; Washington grounded into a double play (third
to second to first) [Patek out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Royals 2, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: TERRELL REPLACED WILSON (PLAYING 3B); May flied out
to center; DeCinces struck out; Kelly singled to left; On a bunt
Garcia singled [Kelly to second]; Dempsey popped to first in
foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2, Orioles 2.

ROYALS 8TH: Poquette flied out to right; McRae made an out to
first; LaCock singled to left; Cowens grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: Harlow flied out to left; Dauer flied out to left;
HRABOSKY REPLACED BIRD (PITCHING); Singleton walked (walk was
charged to Bird); LOPEZ RAN FOR SINGLETON; Murray singled [Lopez
to third]; May singled [Lopez scored, Murray to second];
DeCinces was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 2, Orioles 3.

ROYALS 9TH: LOPEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); ANDERSON REPLACED
KELLY (PLAYING LF); Porter flied out to left; Hurdle grounded
out (second to first); BRAUN BATTED FOR TERRELL; Braun walked;
STANHOUSE REPLACED PALMER (PITCHING); Patek walked [Braun to
second]; Washington grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2, Orioles 3.