Extending their lead in the A.L. West to 1½ games, the Royals powered past the A's, 7-2. K.C. put the game away with a five-run third inning. Frank White led off with a triple and after Steve Braun walked, Amos Otis hit a three-run homer. Darrell Porter followed witha  home run and the Royals added their final marker of the frame on a sacrifice fly by U.L. Washington. Porter hit another round-tripper leading off the fifth stanza. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 7, Oakland Athletics 2
Game Played on Monday, September 11, 1978 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   2  4  1
Royals       0  1  5    0  1  0    0  0  x  -   7  9  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Edwards 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .276      Braun lf              3   1   0   0     1   0   .247
Burke cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .246        Wilson lf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .221
Carty dh              3   0   0   0     0   1   .290      Brett 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .278
Page lf               3   1   1   0     0   0   .294      Otis cf               4   1   1   3     0   0   .284
Revering 1b           3   1   1   0     0   0   .273      Porter c              3   2   2   2     1   1   .284
Duncan 3b             3   0   1   2     0   0   .266      LaCock 1b             4   2   2   0     0   1   .296
Robinson c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .274      Cowens rf             3   0   2   1     1   0   .282
  Meyer c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      McRae dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .266
Dilone rf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .226      Washington ss         3   0   0   1     0   0   .270
Picciolo ss           2   0   0   0     0   0   .203        Patek ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .262
  Gross ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .197      White 2b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .276
Keough p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Pattin p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Norris p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lacey p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   2   4   2     0   3             Totals               33   7   9   7     3   3

Time of Game: 1:58   Attendance: 24,765
Left on Base: A's 0, Royals 6
DP: A's 0, Royals 2
Errors: Duncan
Doubles: Cowens (22)
Triples: White (6)
Home Runs: Otis (20), Porter 2 (18)
Stolen Bases: Braun (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Washington (1)
GIDP: Burke (6), Robinson (2)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Keough L(8-12)          2.1   4   5   5   2   1   2  13   3.25
Norris                  4.2   5   2   1   1   2   1  21   4.50
Lacey                   1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.07
Totals                  8     9   7   6   3   3   3  37

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pattin W(3-2)           9     4   2   2   0   3   0  29   3.75
Totals                  9     4   2   2   0   3   0  29

Umpires: HP - Durwood Merrill, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Jim Evans


ATHLETICS 1ST: Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first); Burke
grounded out (second to first); Carty flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Braun grounded out (second to first); Brett grounded
out (second to first); Otis grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Page grounded out (shortstop to first); Revering
grounded out (second to first); Duncan grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Porter walked; LaCock forced Porter (second to
shortstop); Cowens doubled to left [LaCock scored]; McRae
grounded out (pitcher to first); Washington grounded out (second
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Robinson grounded out (second to first); Dilone
grounded out (second to first); Picciolo flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 1.

ROYALS 3RD: White tripled to right; Braun walked; Braun stole
second; Brett struck out; Otis homered [White scored, Braun
scored]; Porter homered; NORRIS REPLACED KEOUGH (PITCHING);
LaCock singled to right; Cowens walked [LaCock to second]; McRae
reached on an error by Duncan [LaCock to third, Cowens to
second]; Washington hit a sacrifice fly to right [LaCock scored
(unearned), Cowens to third]; White popped to third; 5 R (4 ER),
4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 6.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Edwards popped to first; Burke was called out on
strikes; Carty flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Royals 6.

ROYALS 4TH: Braun grounded out (third to first); Brett grounded
out (shortstop to first); Otis grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 6.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Page grounded out (first unassisted); Revering
grounded out (first unassisted); Duncan popped to third; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 6.

ROYALS 5TH: Porter homered; LaCock singled to right; Cowens
popped to catcher in foul territory; McRae flied out to center;
Washington flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
0, Royals 7.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Robinson grounded out (catcher to first); Dilone
flied out to right; Picciolo flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 7.

ROYALS 6TH: White singled to center; Braun popped to shortstop
in foul territory; Brett flied to left in foul territory; Otis
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
0, Royals 7.

ATHLETICS 7TH: WILSON REPLACED BRAUN (PLAYING LF); Edwards
singled to center; Burke grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Edwards out at second]; Carty was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 7.

ROYALS 7TH: Porter struck out; LaCock was called out on strikes;
Cowens singled to left; McRae flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Royals 7.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Page singled to right; Revering singled [Page to
third, Revering to second (on throw to 3b)]; Duncan singled to
center [Page scored, Revering scored]; Robinson grounded into a
double play (first to shortstop to pitcher) [Duncan out at
second]; Dilone grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 2, Royals 7.

ROYALS 8TH: LACEY REPLACED NORRIS (PITCHING); MEYER REPLACED
ROBINSON (PLAYING C ); Washington grounded out (third to first);
White flied out to center; Wilson grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Royals 7.

ATHLETICS 9TH: PATEK REPLACED WASHINGTON (PLAYING SS); GROSS
BATTED FOR PICCIOLO; Gross struck out; Edwards lined to third;
Burke grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 2, Royals 7.