Capping their comeback, the Royals scored two runs in the seventh inning on a triple by George Brett, pass to Al Cowens and singles by Darrell Porter and Clint Hurdle to defeat the Indians, 6-5. Hal McRae homered for Royals, who took a 2-1 lead before the Indians erupted for four runs in the fourth, including a triple by Buddy Bell with two men on base. A single by Willie Wilson for his second RBI of the game got one run back for the Royals in their half and Hurdle hit an inside-the-park drive for his first major league homer. [The Sporting News]

Kansas City Royals 6, Cleveland Indians 5

Game Played on Saturday, April 15, 1978 (Night game) at Royals Stadium

Indians 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 11 1 Royals 1 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 x - 6 14 1 Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dade rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .385 Wilson lf,cf 5 0 2 2 0 0 .211 Kuiper 2b 4 0 0 1 0 1 .200 McRae dh 4 1 2 1 0 0 .318 Grubb lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .238 Brett 3b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .227 Cox ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cowens rf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .444 Thornton 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .250 Otis cf 3 0 2 0 0 0 .368 Horton dh 3 1 2 1 1 0 .292 Zdeb pr,lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Blanks ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 .280 Porter ph,c 1 0 1 1 0 0 .421 Bell 3b 4 1 3 2 0 0 .435 Wathan c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Manning cf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .136 LaCock ph,1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Diaz c 3 0 2 0 0 0 .333 Hurdle 1b,lf 4 1 2 2 0 1 .238 Pruitt c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .214 Patek ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 .176 Hood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 White 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .176 Paxton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Busby p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Pattin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 5 11 5 3 2 Totals 36 6 14 6 1 1 Time of Game: 2:54 Attendance: 18,110 Left on Base: Indians 7, Royals 7 DP: Indians 0, Royals 4 Errors: Dade, White Doubles: Horton (2), Brett (1), Patek (2), Wilson (1), Otis (3), White (2), McRae (1) Triples: Bell (1), Brett (1) Home Runs: McRae (3), Hurdle (1) Stolen Bases: Manning (2), Dade (1), Kuiper (1) Caught Stealing: Wilson (2) Sacrifice Hits: Kuiper (1) GIDP: Thornton (1), Manning (1), Kuiper (1) Hit by Pitch: Dade (1,by Pattin) Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hood 5 11 4 4 0 1 2 25 6.30 Paxton L(0-1) 3 3 2 2 1 0 0 12 3.00 Totals 8 14 6 6 1 1 2 37 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Busby 3.1 6 5 5 2 1 0 18 5.19 Pattin W(1-0) 3.2 5 0 0 1 0 0 16 0.00 Hrabosky SV(2) 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0.00 Totals 9 11 5 5 3 2 0 39 Hit by Pitch: Pattin (1) Umpires: HP - Ken Kaiser, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Lou DiMuro INDIANS 1ST: Dade singled to center; Kuiper out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Dade to second]; Grubb singled to right [Dade to third]; Thornton walked [Grubb to second]; Horton reached on a fielder's choice [Dade scored, Grubb to third, Thornton out at second (error by White; assist by Patek) (second unassisted)]; Andre Thornton safe but thought he was out; when he walked away he was tagged out; Blanks popped to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (shortstop to first); McRae homered; Brett doubled to left; Cowens singled to pitcher [Brett stayed at second]; Otis flied out to left; Wathan flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Royals 1. INDIANS 2ND: Bell flied out to right; Manning grounded out (second to first); Diaz singled to pitcher; Dade grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Royals 1. ROYALS 2ND: Hurdle was called out on strikes; Patek doubled to right; White flied out to left [Patek to third]; Wilson doubled to left [Patek scored]; McRae popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Royals 2. INDIANS 3RD: Kuiper lined to third; Grubb popped to third in foul territory; Thornton was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Royals 2. ROYALS 3RD: Brett grounded out (first unassisted); Cowens popped to first; Otis doubled to left; Wathan grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Royals 2. INDIANS 4TH: Horton walked; Blanks singled to center [Horton to second]; Bell tripled [Horton scored, Blanks scored]; Manning singled to right [Bell scored]; Manning stole second; Diaz flied out to right [Manning to third]; PATTIN REPLACED BUSBY (PITCHING); Dade was hit by a pitch; Dade stole second; Kuiper reached on a fielder's choice [Manning scored, Dade to third]; Kuiper stole second; Grubb was walked intentionally; Thornton grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Grubb out at second]; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 5, Royals 2. ROYALS 4TH: Hurdle popped to third in foul territory; Patek lined to third; White doubled to left; Wilson singled to left [White scored]; Wilson was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Royals 3. INDIANS 5TH: Horton singled to right; Blanks forced Horton (first to shortstop); Bell singled to left [Blanks to second]; Manning grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Bell out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Royals 3. ROYALS 5TH: McRae doubled to left; Brett flied out to right; Cowens reached on a fielder's choice [McRae out at third (third unassisted)]; Otis singled to left [Cowens to second]; ZDEB RAN FOR OTIS; Wathan flied out to left; Amos Otis left with cramp in right hamstring muscle; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 5, Royals 3. INDIANS 6TH: ZDEB STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); WILSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Diaz singled to center; Dade lined to center; Kuiper grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first) [Diaz out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Royals 3. ROYALS 6TH: PRUITT REPLACED DIAZ (PLAYING C ); Hurdle hit an inside the park homer to center; Bo Diaz broke ankle on slide into 2B Rick Manning and John Grubb collided; PAXTON REPLACED HOOD (PITCHING); Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); White grounded out (first to pitcher); Wilson grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Royals 4. INDIANS 7TH: Grubb flied out to left; Thornton flied out to left; Horton doubled to right; Blanks flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Royals 4. ROYALS 7TH: McRae popped to third in foul territory; Brett tripled to left; Cowens walked; PORTER BATTED FOR ZDEB; Porter singled to right [Brett scored, Cowens to third, Porter to second (error by Dade)]; LACOCK BATTED FOR WATHAN; LaCock lined to shortstop; Hurdle singled to pitcher [Cowens scored, Porter out at home (first to catcher)]; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Royals 6. INDIANS 8TH: PORTER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); LACOCK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); HURDLE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Bell singled to pitcher; HRABOSKY REPLACED PATTIN (PITCHING); Manning lined into a double play (pitcher to first) [Bell out at first]; Pruitt flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Royals 6. ROYALS 8TH: Patek flied out to center; White grounded out (shortstop to first); Wilson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Royals 6. INDIANS 9TH: Dade flied out to right; Kuiper struck out; COX BATTED FOR GRUBB; Cox grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Royals 6.

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