A three-run homer by Hal McRae in the fifth inning sent the Royals on the way to a 6-2 victory over the Tigers. Singles by Amos Otis, Jerry Terrell and George Brett produced one run in the fifth, tying the score at 2-2, before McRae smashed his homer. Ron LeFlore had given the Tigers a 2-1 lead in the top half of the fifth with a homer that extended his batting streak to 24 games. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 6, Detroit Tigers 2
Game Played on Sunday, September 3, 1978 (Day game) at Royals Stadium
Tigers       0  0  1    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   2  5  1
Royals       0  0  1    0  4  1    0  0  x  -   6  6  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            4   1   1   1     0   0   .295      Brett 3b              4   1   1   2     0   0   .289
Whitaker 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .294      McRae dh              4   1   1   3     0   0   .274
Staub dh              4   0   0   0     0   1   .288      LaCock 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .310
Thompson 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .291      Porter c              4   1   1   0     0   0   .283
Kemp lf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .280      Cowens rf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .282
Wockenfuss rf         3   0   0   0     0   1   .277      Hurdle lf             1   0   0   1     1   0   .266
Rodriguez 3b          3   1   1   0     0   0   .250        Wilson lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .220
May c                 3   0   1   0     0   0   .269      Otis cf               3   1   1   0     0   0   .270
Trammell ss           3   0   1   1     0   0   .269      White 2b              3   1   0   0     0   0   .277
Rozema p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Terrell ss            3   1   1   0     0   0   .200
                                                          Gura p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2   5   2     0   3             Totals               29   6   6   6     1   0

Time of Game: 1:56   Attendance: 27,217
Left on Base: Tigers 3, Royals 1
DP: Tigers 1, Royals 0
Errors: Kemp
Doubles: Cowens (21)
Triples: Porter (5)
Home Runs: LeFlore (10), McRae (14)
Sacrifice Flies: Hurdle (6)
GIDP: Otis (9)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rozema L(6-10)          8     6   6   5   1   0   1  31   3.31
Totals                  8     6   6   5   1   0   1  31

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gura W(13-4)            9     5   2   2   0   3   1  32   2.73
Totals                  9     5   2   2   0   3   1  32

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


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (pitcher to second to first);
Whitaker grounded out (third to first); Staub flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Royals 0.

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

TIGERS 2ND: Thompson grounded out (second to first); Kemp
grounded out (second to first); Wockenfuss was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Porter popped to second; Cowens doubled to left;
Hurdle walked; Otis grounded into a double play (third to second
to first) [Hurdle out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
0, Royals 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Rodriguez singled to left; May singled to left
[Rodriguez to second]; Trammell singled to center [Rodriguez
scored, May to second]; LeFlore flied out to right; Whitaker
singled to left [May to third, Trammell to second]; Staub popped
to catcher in foul territory; Thompson struck out; 1 R, 4 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: White reached on an error by Kemp [White to second];
Terrell grounded out (shortstop to first) [White to third];
Brett grounded out (shortstop to first) [White scored
(unearned)]; McRae flied out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 1, Royals 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Kemp grounded out (first unassisted); Wockenfuss
flied out to left; Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Royals 1.

ROYALS 4TH: LaCock flied out to right; Porter flied out to left;
Cowens popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Royals 1.

TIGERS 5TH: May lined to shortstop; Trammell flied out to right;
LeFlore homered; Whitaker lined to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Tigers 2, Royals 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Hurdle flied out to center; Otis singled to left;
White grounded out (shortstop to second to first) [Otis to
second]; Terrell singled to left [Otis to third]; Brett singled
to left [Otis scored, Terrell to second]; McRae homered [Terrell
scored, Brett scored]; LaCock grounded out (pitcher to first); 4
R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Royals 5.

TIGERS 6TH: Staub struck out; Thompson popped to third in foul
territory; Kemp flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
2, Royals 5.

ROYALS 6TH: Porter tripled to right; Cowens grounded out
(shortstop to first); Hurdle hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Porter scored]; Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Royals 6.

TIGERS 7TH: WILSON REPLACED HURDLE (PLAYING LF); Wockenfuss
popped to first; Rodriguez flied out to left; May popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Royals 6.

ROYALS 7TH: White lined to right; Terrell grounded out (second
to first); Brett grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Royals 6.

TIGERS 8TH: Trammell flied out to right; LeFlore grounded out
(second to first); Whitaker flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Royals 6.

ROYALS 8TH: McRae lined to right; LaCock popped to first; Porter
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2,
Royals 6.

TIGERS 9TH: Staub flied out to center; Thompson flied out to
right; Kemp grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 2, Royals 6.