Righthander Dennis Leonard unfurled a two-hitter as the Royals blanked the A's, 3-0. The game was scoreless going into the seventh inning when Darrell Porter drew a walk and, one out later, advanced to third on a single by Clint Hurdle. Willie Wilson ran for Hurdle and stole second. Amos Otis was given an intentional walk to load the bases and Frank White cleared them with a double into the left field corner. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 3, Oakland Athletics 0
Game Played on Tuesday, September 5, 1978 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  0    3  0  0  -   3  6  0
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brett 3b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .283      Edwards 2b            4   0   1   0     0   2   .274
McRae dh              4   0   1   0     0   2   .274      Revering 1b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .274
LaCock 1b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .300      Carty dh              3   0   0   0     0   1   .294
Porter c              3   1   0   0     1   2   .281      Page lf               2   0   1   0     1   0   .289
Cowens rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .279      Robinson c            2   0   0   0     0   2   .320
Hurdle lf             3   0   1   0     0   2   .264      Guerrero ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .280
  Wilson pr,lf        1   1   0   0     0   1   .219      Gross 3b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .193
Otis cf               3   1   1   0     1   0   .273      Wallis cf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .271
White 2b              4   0   3   3     0   1   .280      Alston rf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .228
Terrell ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .197      Renko p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Leonard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   3   6   3     3  12             Totals               26   0   3   0     1   7

Time of Game: 2:09   Attendance:  1,376
Left on Base: Royals 5, A's 1
DP: Royals 1, A's 1
Doubles: White (22)
Triples: Otis (5)
Stolen Bases: White (11), Wilson (36)
Caught Stealing: Page (17), Alston (10)
Sacrifice Hits: Robinson (1)
GIDP: Carty (11)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leonard W(16-16)        9     3   0   0   1   7   0  28   3.54
Totals                  9     3   0   0   1   7   0  28

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Renko L(6-10)           8     5   3   3   3  10   0  31   4.05
Sosa                    1     1   0   0   0   2   0   4   2.56
Totals                  9     6   3   3   3  12   0  35

Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Fred Spenn, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Jim McKean


ROYALS 1ST: Brett struck out; McRae struck out; LaCock walked;
Porter was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Edwards struck out (catcher to first); Revering
struck out; Carty grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Cowens flied out to right; Hurdle struck out; Otis
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Page singled to right; Page was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Robinson struck out; Guerrero
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
0, Athletics 0.

ROYALS 3RD: White singled to center; Terrell popped to second;
Brett struck out; McRae lined to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Gross flied out to left; Wallis popped to
shortstop; Alston singled to center; Alston was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Athletics 0.

ROYALS 4TH: LaCock struck out; Porter grounded out (first
unassisted); Cowens grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Edwards singled to right; Revering popped to
third; Carty grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Edwards out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Athletics 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Hurdle struck out; Otis lined to center; White
singled to left; White stole second; Terrell grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Page walked; Robinson out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Page to second]; Guerrero grounded out
(pitcher to shortstop to first); Gross flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Brett grounded out (second to first); McRae struck
out; LaCock grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Wallis grounded out (second to first); Alston
popped to third in foul territory; Edwards grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Athletics 0.

ROYALS 7TH: Porter walked; Cowens struck out; Hurdle singled to
center [Porter to third]; WILSON RAN FOR HURDLE; Wilson stole
second; Otis was walked intentionally; White doubled to left
[Porter scored, Wilson scored, Otis scored]; Terrell grounded
out (second to first) [White to third]; Brett flied out to left;
3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: WILSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Revering
flied to left in foul territory; Carty struck out; Page lined to
third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Athletics 0.

ROYALS 8TH: McRae singled to left; LaCock lined into a double
play (third to first) [McRae out at first]; Porter struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Robinson struck out; Guerrero popped to second;
Gross struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Athletics 0.

ROYALS 9TH: SOSA REPLACED RENKO (PITCHING); Cowens flied out to
right; Wilson struck out; Otis tripled to right; White was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Wallis flied out to left; Alston popped to
shortstop; Edwards struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3,
Athletics 0.