A sacrifice fly by Willie Wilson in the ninth inning drove home the winning run as the Royals edged the White Sox, 3-2. John Wathan opened the inning with a two-base hit and moved to third on an infield single by Frank White. Wilson then drove a deep fly to center to end the game. The Royals had tied the contest in the sixth inning, the tying run scoring when Sox left fielder Ralph Garr dropped a fly ball. [The Sporting News]
Kansas City Royals 3, Chicago White Sox 2

Game Played on Monday, August 28, 1978 (Night game) at Royals Stadium

White Sox    0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   2  5  3
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  1  -   3 10  2


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garr lf               4   1   0   0     0   0   .279      Patek ss              4   0   2   0     0   0   .268
  Washington lf       0   0   0   0     0   0   .253      Brett 3b              3   1   1   0     0   0   .295
Kessinger ss          3   0   0   0     1   0   .267      Cowens rf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .279
Lemon rf              4   0   1   2     0   0   .281      Otis cf               3   0   0   1     0   0   .267
Lamar Johnson dh      4   0   1   0     0   0   .275      McRae dh              4   0   1   0     0   1   .278
Orta 2b               2   0   0   0     2   0   .283      Porter c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .278
Soderholm 3b          3   0   1   0     0   0   .253      Wathan 1b             3   1   3   0     0   0   .306
  Bell 3b             0   0   0   0     0   0   .216      White 2b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .271
Squires 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .322      Wilson lf             3   0   0   1     0   1   .223
Colbern c             4   1   1   0     0   1   .256      Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Bosley cf             2   0   1   0     0   0   .264        Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Kravec p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   2   5   2     3   1             Totals               32   3  10   2     0   4

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance: 27,562
Left on Base: White Sox 6, Royals 8
DP: White Sox 0, Royals 1
Errors: Garr, Colbern, Kravec, White, Splittorff
Doubles: Wathan 2 (9)
Stolen Bases: Cowens (12), McRae (15)
Caught Stealing: Patek (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Bosley (1), Soderholm (3), Brett (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Otis (8), Wilson (2)
GIDP: Soderholm (11)
Hit by Pitch: Wathan (3,by Kravec)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kravec L(10-12)         8.1  10   3   2   0   4   0  36   3.92
Totals                  8.1  10   3   2   0   4   0  36

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff              8     5   2   0   3   1   0  32   3.25
Bird                    0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   5.60
Hrabosky W(6-6)         0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.63
Totals                  9     5   2   0   3   1   0  35

Hit by Pitch: Kravec (10)

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Steve Palermo, 3B - Don Denkinger


WHITE SOX 1ST: Garr grounded out (first to pitcher); Kessinger
grounded out (second to first); Lemon grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Patek singled to left; Patek was picked off first
but was safe on an error by Kravec [Patek to second]; Brett out
on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Patek to third]; Cowens
popped to second; Otis grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Lamar Johnson singled to left; Orta lined to
right; Soderholm flied out to left; Squires grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); Porter
grounded out (second to first); Wathan was hit by a pitch; White
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Colbern was called out on strikes; Bosley singled
to center; Bosley advanced to second (error by White; assist by
Porter); Garr grounded out (shortstop to first) [Bosley to
third]; Kessinger walked; Lemon flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Wilson struck out; Patek singled to left; Patek was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Brett flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Lamar Johnson grounded out (third to first); Orta
popped to shortstop; Soderholm singled to right; Squires
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Cowens grounded out (pitcher to first); Otis
grounded out (shortstop to first); McRae struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Colbern singled to left; Bosley out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Colbern to second]; Garr
reached on an error by Splittorff [Colbern to third, Garr to
second]; Kessinger lined to right; Lemon singled to left
[Colbern scored (unearned), Garr scored (unearned)]; Lamar
Johnson flied out to center; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Porter flied out to right; Wathan doubled to left;
White flied out to right; Wilson lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Royals 0.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Orta walked; Soderholm grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Orta out at second]; Squires
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Patek flied out to center; Brett singled to left;
Cowens singled to left [Brett to third]; Otis lined out on a
sacrifice fly to left [Brett scored]; Cowens stole second; McRae
reached on an error by Garr [Cowens scored (unearned) (no RBI)];
McRae stole second [McRae to third (error by Colbern)]; Porter
struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Royals 2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Colbern grounded out (shortstop to first); Bosley
grounded out (first unassisted); Garr grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Royals 2.

ROYALS 7TH: WASHINGTON REPLACED GARR (PLAYING LF); Wathan
singled to right; White struck out; Wilson grounded out (third
to first) [Wathan to second]; Patek flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Royals 2.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Kessinger grounded out (shortstop to first);
Lemon popped to second; Lamar Johnson grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Royals 2.

ROYALS 8TH: Brett flied out to left; Cowens singled to left;
Otis flied out to right; McRae singled to center [Cowens to
third]; Porter popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 2, Royals 2.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Orta walked; BIRD REPLACED SPLITTORFF (PITCHING);
Soderholm out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Orta to
second]; HRABOSKY REPLACED BIRD (PITCHING); Squires lined to
right [Orta to third]; Colbern popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Royals 2.

ROYALS 9TH: BELL REPLACED SODERHOLM (PLAYING 3B); Wathan doubled
to left; White singled to left [Wathan to third]; Wilson hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Wathan scored]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 2, Royals 3.
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