Three singles and three RBIs by Pete LaCock highlighted the Royals' 8-1 rout of the A's. LaCock had a two-run single in the first inning, led off with a single and scored in the sixth stanza and drove in another tally in the seventh. Larry Gura, yielding only five hits, went the route for the sixth time this season. The A's scored their run in the first on a double by Glenn Burke and a single by Mitchell Page. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 8, Oakland Athletics 1
Game Played on Tuesday, September 12, 1978 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
A's          1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  0
Royals       2  0  0    1  1  1    2  1  x  -   8 16  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Edwards 2b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .273      Braun lf              3   2   2   0     1   0   .254
Burke cf              4   1   1   0     0   1   .246        Wilson lf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .220
Carty dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .287      Brett 3b              5   3   3   0     0   0   .281
Page lf               4   0   2   1     0   0   .295      Otis cf               5   0   3   2     0   1   .288
Newman 1b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .242      Porter c              3   1   0   0     2   0   .282
Duncan 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .262      LaCock 1b             4   1   3   3     0   0   .303
Guerrero ss           3   0   2   0     0   0   .278      Cowens rf             3   0   1   1     0   1   .282
Hosley c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .375      McRae dh              4   1   3   0     0   0   .269
Wallis rf             2   0   0   0     1   0   .263      Patek ss              4   0   1   2     0   1   .262
Langford p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      White 2b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .273
  Heaverlo p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Gura p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   1   5   1     1   4             Totals               36   8  16   8     3   5

Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance: 21,379
Left on Base: A's 5, Royals 8
DP: A's 1, Royals 0
Doubles: Burke (6), Guerrero (18), Page (23), McRae (35), Braun (12), Brett (39)
Triples: Otis (6)
Stolen Bases: Otis (28), Brett (18)
Caught Stealing: Braun (2), Patek (9)
Sacrifice Flies: Cowens (10)
GIDP: Porter (13)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Langford L(7-11)        5    10   5   5   2   2   0  24   3.19
Heaverlo                3     6   3   3   1   3   0  16   3.43
Totals                  8    16   8   8   3   5   0  40

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gura W(14-4)            9     5   1   1   1   4   0  33   2.75
Totals                  9     5   1   1   1   4   0  33

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: Edwards struck out; Burke doubled to left; Carty
flied out to right [Burke to third]; Page singled to right
[Burke scored]; Newman struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Braun singled to left; Brett singled to right [Braun
to second]; Otis grounded out (shortstop to first) [Braun to
third, Brett to second]; Porter was walked intentionally; LaCock
singled to center [Braun scored, Brett scored, Porter to
second]; Cowens struck out; McRae popped to second; 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Royals 2.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Duncan lined to second; Guerrero doubled to left;
Hosley popped to first in foul territory; Wallis flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Royals 2.

ROYALS 2ND: Patek flied out to center; White struck out; Braun
walked; Braun was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Royals 2.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Edwards grounded out (third to first); Burke
lined to center; Carty grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Royals 2.

ROYALS 3RD: Brett flied out to left; Otis singled to center;
Porter grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to
pitcher) [Otis out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
1, Royals 2.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Page grounded out (first unassisted); Newman
struck out; Duncan popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 1, Royals 2.

ROYALS 4TH: LaCock grounded out (second to pitcher); Cowens
flied out to left; McRae doubled to right; Patek singled to
right [McRae scored]; Patek was caught stealing second (catcher
to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Royals 3.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Guerrero flied out to right; Hosley grounded out
(pitcher to first); Wallis walked; Edwards grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Royals 3.

ROYALS 5TH: White popped to third; Braun doubled to right; Brett
grounded out (second to first) [Braun to third]; Otis singled to
right [Braun scored]; Otis stole second; Porter grounded out
(first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Royals 4.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Burke was called out on strikes; Carty grounded
out (shortstop to first); Page doubled to left; Newman popped to
third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Royals 4.

ROYALS 6TH: LaCock singled to center; Cowens singled to left
[LaCock to second]; HEAVERLO REPLACED LANGFORD (PITCHING); McRae
singled to left [LaCock to third, Cowens to second]; Patek
forced McRae (pitcher to shortstop to second) [LaCock scored,
Cowens to third]; White was called out on strikes; Braun
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 1, Royals 5.

ATHLETICS 7TH: WILSON REPLACED BRAUN (PLAYING LF); Duncan popped
to shortstop; Guerrero singled to center; Hosley forced Guerrero
(third to second); Wallis flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 1, Royals 5.

ROYALS 7TH: Brett singled to center; Brett stole second; Otis
struck out; Porter was walked intentionally; LaCock singled to
right [Brett scored, Porter to third]; Cowens hit a sacrifice
fly to right [Porter scored]; McRae singled to center [LaCock to
second]; Patek struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Royals 7.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Edwards popped to second; Burke flied out to
center; Carty lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
1, Royals 7.

ROYALS 8TH: White grounded out (shortstop to first); Wilson
popped to third in foul territory; Brett doubled to right; Otis
tripled to left [Brett scored]; Porter popped to first; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Royals 8.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Page grounded out (shortstop to first); Newman
lined to right; Duncan flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 1, Royals 8.