A two-run double by Rusty Staub and three-run homer by Steve Kemp carried the Tigers to a 6-2 victory over the Royals. The Tigers turned in three double plays behind Jack Billingham, who won for the 10th time in his last 11 decisions. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 6, Kansas City Royals 2
Game Played on Friday, September 1, 1978 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Tigers       0  0  2    0  4  0    0  0  0  -   6  9  0
Royals       0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  1  -   2  9  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            5   1   1   0     0   3   .294      Brett 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .290
Whitaker 2b           4   1   0   0     1   2   .295      McRae dh              3   0   1   0     1   0   .277
Staub dh              3   1   1   2     2   1   .291      LaCock 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .310
Thompson 1b           5   1   1   1     0   1   .295      Porter c              3   1   1   0     1   0   .283
Kemp lf               5   1   2   3     0   0   .285      Cowens rf             4   1   3   1     0   0   .282
May c                 4   0   0   0     0   0   .268      Hurdle lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .266
Corcoran rf           4   0   2   0     0   1   .272      Otis cf               3   0   1   1     0   0   .267
Mankowski 3b          2   0   0   0     0   1   .286      Patek ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .262
  Rodriguez ph,3b     2   0   0   0     0   1   .252        Braun ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .244
Trammell ss           3   1   2   0     1   1   .271        Washington ss       0   0   0   0     0   0   .274
Billingham p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      White 2b              2   0   2   0     0   0   .277
                                                            Poquette ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .204
                                                            Terrell pr,2b       0   0   0   0     0   0   .183
                                                          Leonard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            McGilberry p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   6   9   6     4  11             Totals               31   2   9   2     2   0

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance: 32,329
Left on Base: Tigers 8, Royals 5
DP: Tigers 3, Royals 0
Errors: Patek
Doubles: Trammell (11), Staub (27), Corcoran (12), McRae (33), Cowens 2 (20), Porter (25)
Home Runs: Kemp (11)
Stolen Bases: LeFlore (60)
Caught Stealing: White (8)
Sacrifice Flies: Otis (9)
GIDP: Cowens (5), Brett (6), Hurdle (6)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Billingham W(15-6)      9     9   2   2   2   0   0  34   3.59
Totals                  9     9   2   2   2   0   0  34

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leonard L(15-16)        5     7   6   6   2   6   1  24   3.67
Mingori                 2.1   2   0   0   0   3   0  10   3.05
McGilberry              1.2   0   0   0   2   2   0   7   3.94
Totals                  9     9   6   6   4  11   1  41

Wild Pitches: Billingham (6), Leonard 2 (11)

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


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore was called out on strikes; Whitaker was
called out on strikes; Staub struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Brett lined to left; McRae grounded out (third to
first); LaCock grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, Royals 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Thompson popped to shortstop; Kemp singled to
center; May lined to right; Corcoran struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Porter walked; Cowens grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Porter out at second]; Hurdle
lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Royals 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Mankowski flied out to right; Trammell doubled to
left; LeFlore struck out; Whitaker walked; Staub doubled
[Trammell scored, Whitaker scored]; Thompson flied out to
center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Otis flied out to right; Patek popped to second;
White singled to left; White was caught stealing second (catcher
to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Royals 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Kemp grounded out (second to first); May lined to
right; Corcoran doubled to left; Mankowski struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Brett grounded out (second to first); McRae doubled
to left; LaCock grounded out (first unassisted) [McRae to
third]; Porter popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Royals 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Trammell singled to center; LeFlore forced Trammell
(second to shortstop); LeFlore stole second; Leonard threw a
wild pitch [LeFlore to third]; Whitaker lined to center; Staub
walked; Thompson singled to center [LeFlore scored, Staub to
third]; Leonard threw a wild pitch [Thompson to second]; Kemp
homered [Staub scored, Thompson scored]; May flied out to left;
4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 6, Royals 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Cowens doubled to left; Billingham threw a wild
pitch [Cowens to third]; Hurdle grounded out (pitcher to first);
Otis hit a sacrifice fly to right [Cowens scored]; Patek
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
6, Royals 1.

TIGERS 6TH: MINGORI REPLACED LEONARD (PITCHING); Corcoran
grounded out (first to pitcher); RODRIGUEZ BATTED FOR MANKOWSKI;
Rodriguez flied out to left; Trammell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 6, Royals 1.

ROYALS 6TH: RODRIGUEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); White singled
to center; Brett grounded into a double play (shortstop to
first) [White out at second]; McRae walked; LaCock flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 6, Royals 1.

TIGERS 7TH: LeFlore singled to center; Whitaker was called out
on strikes; Staub popped to catcher in foul territory; Thompson
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 6, Royals 1.

ROYALS 7TH: Porter grounded out (first unassisted); Cowens
singled to right; Hurdle grounded into a double play (shortstop
to first) [Cowens out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
6, Royals 1.

TIGERS 8TH: Kemp lined to center; May reached on an error by
Patek; Corcoran singled to center [May to second]; MCGILBERRY
REPLACED MINGORI (PITCHING); Rodriguez was called out on
strikes; Trammell walked [May to third, Corcoran to second];
LeFlore struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 6, Royals 1.

ROYALS 8TH: Otis singled to center; BRAUN BATTED FOR PATEK;
Braun flied out to right; POQUETTE BATTED FOR WHITE; Poquette
singled to right [Otis to second]; TERRELL RAN FOR POQUETTE;
Brett flied out to right; McRae flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 6, Royals 1.

TIGERS 9TH: WASHINGTON REPLACED BRAUN (PLAYING SS); TERRELL
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Whitaker grounded out (pitcher to
first); Staub walked; Thompson popped to shortstop; Kemp forced
Staub (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 6,
Royals 1.

ROYALS 9TH: LaCock grounded out (first unassisted); Porter
doubled to right; Cowens doubled to left [Porter scored]; Hurdle
grounded out (first unassisted) [Cowens to third]; Otis flied
out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 6, Royals 2.