A two-run rally in the seventh inning carried the Royals past the Tigers, 4-2. The Royals trailed, 2-1, going into the top of the seventh and tied the game when Clint Hurdle doubled and scored as left fielder Steve Kemp muffed a single by Al Cowens. A single by Freddie Patek advanced Cowens to second and a single by Steve Braun gave the Royals a 3-2 edge. Darrell Porter led off the Royal ninth with a homer for an insurance tally. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 4, Detroit Tigers 2
Game Played on Tuesday, August    15, 1978 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Royals       0  0  0    1  0  0    2  0  1  -   4 11  0
Tigers       1  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   2 11  1


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brett 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .315      LeFlore cf            5   0   2   0     0   0   .291
McRae dh              3   1   1   1     1   0   .277      Whitaker 2b           3   1   1   0     1   0   .300
LaCock 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .306      Staub dh              4   0   2   0     1   0   .301
Porter c              4   1   1   1     0   1   .268      Kemp lf               4   0   1   0     1   0   .283
Hurdle lf,rf          4   1   2   0     0   0   .278      May c                 3   0   1   1     1   0   .279
Cowens rf,cf          4   1   3   0     0   0   .280      Corcoran rf           3   1   1   0     1   1   .269
Patek ss              4   0   2   0     0   1   .282      Mankowski 3b          3   0   1   0     0   0   .300
Washington 2b         4   0   1   0     0   1   .272        Rodriguez 3b        1   0   1   0     0   0   .266
Wilson cf             2   0   0   0     0   1   .226      Stanley 1b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .264
  Braun ph,lf         1   0   1   1     0   0   .246      Trammell ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .255
  Zdeb lf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .261        Parrish ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .232
Leonard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Wagner ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .252
  Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Young p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Sykes p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   4  11   3     1   6             Totals               34   2  11   1     5   3

Time of Game: 2:50   Attendance: 33,365
Left on Base: Royals 4, Tigers 11
DP: Royals 2, Tigers 1
Errors: Kemp
Doubles: Hurdle (20), Stanley (6), Corcoran (10)
Home Runs: McRae (12), Porter (9)
Stolen Bases: LeFlore (55)
Caught Stealing: Hurdle (3), Cowens (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Whitaker (11)
GIDP: Patek (5), Stanley (3)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leonard W(13-14)        6     7   2   2   5   2   0  28   3.73
Hrabosky SV(15)         3     4   0   0   0   1   0  12   2.75
Totals                  9    11   2   2   5   3   0  40

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Young L(4-2)            7     8   3   3   1   5   1  27   1.80
Sykes                   1.1   3   1   1   0   1   1   7   3.52
Hiller                  0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.70
Totals                  9    11   4   4   1   6   2  35

Wild Pitches: Leonard (7), Hrabosky (2)

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Ken Kaiser, 3B - Mike Reilly


ROYALS 1ST: Brett flied out to center; McRae walked; LaCock
lined to right; Porter grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); Whitaker
walked; Staub singled to right [Whitaker to second]; Kemp forced
Staub (first to shortstop) [Whitaker to third]; May singled to
right [Whitaker scored, Kemp to third]; Corcoran was called out
on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Tigers 1.

ROYALS 2ND: Hurdle singled to right; Hurdle was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Cowens lined to shortstop; Patek
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Mankowski flied out to left; Stanley doubled to
left; Trammell struck out; LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Tigers 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Washington popped to first; Wilson struck out; Brett
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Whitaker lined to left; Staub walked; Kemp grounded
out (first unassisted) [Staub to second]; Leonard threw a wild
pitch [Staub to third]; May walked; Corcoran walked [May to
second]; Mankowski popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Royals 0, Tigers 1.

ROYALS 4TH: McRae homered; LaCock grounded out (second to
first); Porter struck out; Hurdle flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Stanley lined to right; Trammell flied out to right;
LeFlore singled to right; LeFlore stole second; Whitaker
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1,
Tigers 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Cowens singled to center; Patek grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Cowens out at
second]; Washington singled to center; Wilson flied out to left;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Staub grounded out (first to pitcher); Kemp walked;
May lined into a double play (left to first) [Kemp out at
first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Tigers 1.

ROYALS 6TH: Brett grounded out (second to first); McRae lined to
center; LaCock flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 1, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 6TH: Corcoran doubled to left; Mankowski singled to right
[Corcoran to third]; Stanley grounded into a double play (third
to second to first) [Corcoran scored, Mankowski out at second];
Trammell grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 1, Tigers 2.

ROYALS 7TH: RODRIGUEZ REPLACED MANKOWSKI (PLAYING 3B); Porter
flied out to center; Hurdle doubled to left; Cowens singled to
left [Hurdle scored (error by Kemp)]; Patek singled to left
[Cowens to second]; Washington struck out; BRAUN BATTED FOR
WILSON; Braun singled to left [Cowens scored, Patek out at third
(left to catcher to second to third)]; 2 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 3, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 7TH: BRAUN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); HURDLE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); COWENS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF);
LeFlore singled to center; HRABOSKY REPLACED LEONARD (PITCHING);
Whitaker out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [LeFlore to
second]; Staub singled to right [LeFlore out at home (right to
catcher)]; Hrabosky threw a wild pitch [Staub to second]; Kemp
singled to center [Staub to third]; May grounded out (catcher to
first); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 3, Tigers 2.

ROYALS 8TH: SYKES REPLACED YOUNG (PITCHING); Brett grounded out
(first unassisted); McRae grounded out (shortstop to first);
LaCock struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 8TH: ZDEB REPLACED BRAUN (PLAYING LF); Corcoran grounded
out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Rodriguez singled to
center; Stanley flied out to center; PARRISH BATTED FOR
TRAMMELL; Parrish struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3,
Tigers 2.

ROYALS 9TH: WAGNER REPLACED PARRISH (PLAYING SS); Porter
homered; Hurdle popped to catcher in foul territory; Cowens
singled to left; Patek singled to left [Cowens to third]; HILLER
REPLACED SYKES (PITCHING); Cowens was caught stealing home
(catcher to third to first); Washington popped to third in foul
territory; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 9TH: LeFlore flied out to right; Whitaker singled to
center; Staub grounded out (pitcher to first) [Whitaker to
second]; Kemp popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
4, Tigers 2.