Amos Otis hit two homers and Darrell Porter added one, accounting for five runs between them, to bat the Royals to an 8-3 victory over the Tigers. Otis and Porter each connected with a man on base in the fourth inning. Otis led off the sixth inning with his second smash of the game. Kansas City Royals 8, Detroit Tigers 3Game Played on Saturday, September 2, 1978 (Night game) at Royals StadiumTigers 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 - 3 7 0 Royals 0 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 x - 8 12 0 Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG LeFlore cf 3 1 2 1 1 1 .296 Brett 3b 5 0 1 1 0 2 .289 Whitaker 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .294 McRae dh 5 0 0 0 0 0 .275 Staub dh 3 0 0 0 1 0 .290 LaCock 1b 3 2 2 0 1 0 .315 Thompson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .293 Porter c 3 2 1 2 1 0 .284 Kemp lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .283 Cowens rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .282 Parrish c 4 1 1 1 0 0 .218 Hurdle lf 3 1 1 0 0 1 .266 Wockenfuss rf 4 1 3 1 0 0 .283 Wilson lf 1 0 0 1 0 0 .220 Rodriguez 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .249 Otis cf 4 2 2 3 0 0 .269 Trammell ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .268 White 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .279 Slaton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Terrell ss 3 0 2 0 0 0 .196 Glynn p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Splittorff p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 3 7 3 2 3 Totals 35 8 12 8 2 3 Time of Game: 2:14 Attendance: 34,004 Left on Base: Tigers 5, Royals 6 DP: Tigers 0, Royals 1 Doubles: LaCock 2 (16), White 2 (21), Brett (37) Home Runs: LeFlore (9), Parrish (14), Wockenfuss (5), Porter (15), Otis 2 (18) Stolen Bases: LeFlore (61) Sacrifice Hits: Terrell (7) GIDP: Thompson (9) Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Slaton L(14-10) 4 8 6 6 1 0 2 21 4.21 Glynn 4 4 2 2 1 3 1 17 3.48 Totals 8 12 8 8 2 3 3 38 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Splittorff W(16-11) 9 7 3 3 2 3 3 35 3.24 Totals 9 7 3 3 2 3 3 35 Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Terry Cooney, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - Bill Kunkel TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore walked; Whitaker singled to left [LeFlore to second]; Staub flied out to right; Thompson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Whitaker out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Brett grounded out (shortstop to first); McRae flied out to center; LaCock doubled to left; Porter grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0. TIGERS 2ND: Kemp grounded out (second to first); Parrish popped to first in foul territory; Wockenfuss singled to left; Rodriguez forced Wockenfuss (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 2ND: Cowens grounded out (third to first); Hurdle flied out to left; Otis flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0. TIGERS 3RD: Trammell grounded out (second to first); LeFlore singled to right; LeFlore stole second; Whitaker grounded out (shortstop to first) [LeFlore to third]; Staub grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 3RD: White grounded out (shortstop to first); Terrell singled to left; Brett flied out to left; McRae popped to second in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0. TIGERS 4TH: Thompson grounded out (first to pitcher); Kemp flied out to center; Parrish grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 4TH: LaCock walked; Porter homered [LaCock scored]; Cowens popped to second; Hurdle singled to center; Otis homered [Hurdle scored]; White doubled to left; Terrell grounded out (shortstop to first); Brett doubled to left [White scored]; McRae lined to third; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 5. TIGERS 5TH: Wockenfuss grounded out (third to first); Rodriguez flied out to left; Trammell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 5. ROYALS 5TH: LaCock doubled; GLYNN REPLACED SLATON (PITCHING); Porter grounded out (first unassisted) [LaCock to third]; Cowens grounded out (third to first) [LaCock scored]; Hurdle struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 6. TIGERS 6TH: WILSON REPLACED HURDLE (PLAYING LF); LeFlore homered; Whitaker grounded out (second to first); Staub flied out to left; Thompson was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 6. ROYALS 6TH: Otis homered; White doubled to left; Terrell out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [White to third]; Brett struck out; McRae flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 7. TIGERS 7TH: Kemp popped to third in foul territory; Parrish homered; Wockenfuss singled; Rodriguez lined to second; Trammell flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 7. ROYALS 7TH: LaCock grounded out (pitcher to first); Porter walked; Cowens singled to center [Porter to third]; Wilson forced Cowens (third to second) [Porter scored]; Otis popped to second in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 8. TIGERS 8TH: LeFlore struck out; Whitaker was called out on strikes; Staub walked; Thompson lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 8. ROYALS 8TH: White flied out to right; Terrell singled to center; Brett struck out; McRae flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 8. TIGERS 9TH: Kemp flied out to left; Parrish lined to shortstop; Wockenfuss homered; Rodriguez grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 8. |
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