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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 2Game Played on Sunday, September 3, 1978 (Day game) at Royals StadiumTigers 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.
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