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.

The Tigers' runs came on round-trippers by Ron LeFlore, Lance Parrish and John Wockenfuss. LeFlore, who also had a single, hit safely in his 23rd game, the longest streak in the A.L. since his own 30-game string in 1976. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 8, Detroit Tigers 3
Game Played on Saturday, September 2, 1978 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Tigers       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.