The Royals posted their sixth straight triumph, 2-1, over the Indians, getting both their runs in the seventh inning. Al Cowens led off with a single and after Darrell Porter struck out, Amos Otis was hit by a pitch. Clint Hurdle's single to center scored Cowens.

Freddie Patek stroked an infield hit to load the bases and Frank White then placed a sacrifice bunt to plate the winning tally. The Tribe's run came in the fourth when Paul Dade singled, stole second, took third on a wild pitch and came home on Johnny Grubb's sacrifice fly. [The Sporting News]

Kansas City Royals 2, Cleveland Indians 1

Game Played on Sunday, April 16, 1978 (Day game) at Royals Stadium

Indians 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 1 Royals 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 x - 2 6 0 Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dade rf 4 1 2 0 0 1 .400 Wilson lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 .190 Kuiper 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .172 LaCock ph,1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Grubb lf 3 0 0 1 0 0 .208 McRae dh 2 0 1 0 2 1 .333 Thornton 1b 3 0 0 0 1 2 .217 Brett 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .192 Horton dh 4 0 1 0 0 1 .286 Cowens rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .409 Blanks ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .276 Porter c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .391 Bell 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .407 Otis cf 2 1 0 0 0 0 .333 Manning cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .120 Hurdle 1b,lf 3 0 1 1 0 0 .250 Pruitt c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .235 Patek ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .200 Garland p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 White 2b 2 0 1 1 0 0 .211 Kern p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Leonard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 1 6 1 1 5 Totals 27 2 6 2 2 3 Time of Game: 2:09 Attendance: 17,655 Left on Base: Indians 6, Royals 6 DP: Indians 2, Royals 0 Errors: Blanks Doubles: Pruitt (1), McRae (2) Stolen Bases: Dade (2), McRae (1), Cowens (2) Sacrifice Hits: Wilson (2), White (1) Sacrifice Flies: Grubb (1) GIDP: Otis (1), Brett (1) Hit by Pitch: Otis (1,by Garland) Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Garland L(1-2) 7.1 6 2 2 2 3 0 30 5.59 Kern 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00 Totals 8 6 2 2 2 3 0 32 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Leonard W(2-1) 9 6 1 1 1 5 0 34 3.38 Totals 9 6 1 1 1 5 0 34 Hit by Pitch: Garland (1) Wild Pitches: Leonard 2 (2) Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Ken Kaiser INDIANS 1ST: Dade was called out on strikes; Kuiper grounded out (pitcher to first); Grubb flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (first unassisted); McRae walked; Brett flied out to center; McRae stole second; Cowens popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0. INDIANS 2ND: Thornton was called out on strikes; Horton grounded out (shortstop to first); Blanks grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 2ND: Porter flied out to left; Otis lined to pitcher; Hurdle grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0. INDIANS 3RD: Bell flied out to center; Manning grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Pruitt grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 3RD: Patek lined to left; White flied out to left; Wilson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0. INDIANS 4TH: Dade singled to center; Dade stole second; Kuiper struck out; Leonard threw a wild pitch [Dade to third]; Grubb hit a sacrifice fly to center [Dade scored]; Thornton popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Royals 0. ROYALS 4TH: McRae was called out on strikes; Brett flied out to left; Cowens flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Royals 0. INDIANS 5TH: Horton struck out; Blanks popped to shortstop; Bell singled to center; Manning grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Royals 0. ROYALS 5TH: Porter singled to center; Otis grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first) [Porter out at second]; Hurdle lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Royals 0. INDIANS 6TH: Pruitt lined to center; Dade singled to right; Kuiper grounded out (pitcher to first) [Dade to second]; Leonard threw a wild pitch [Dade to third]; Grubb grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Royals 0. ROYALS 6TH: Patek reached on an error by Blanks; White singled to center [Patek to second]; Wilson out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Patek to third, White to second]; McRae was walked intentionally; Brett grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [McRae out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Royals 0. INDIANS 7TH: Thornton struck out; Horton singled to pitcher; Blanks popped to second; Bell lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Royals 0. ROYALS 7TH: Cowens singled to center; Cowens stole second; Porter struck out; Otis was hit by a pitch; Hurdle singled to center [Cowens scored, Otis to second]; Patek singled to pitcher [Otis to third, Hurdle to second]; White out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Otis scored, Hurdle to third, Patek to second]; LACOCK BATTED FOR WILSON; LaCock flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Royals 2. INDIANS 8TH: LACOCK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); HURDLE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Manning flied out to left; Pruitt doubled to left; Dade reached on a fielder's choice [Pruitt out at third (pitcher to shortstop to third), Dade to second]; Kuiper grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Royals 2. ROYALS 8TH: McRae doubled to left; Brett flied out to center; KERN REPLACED GARLAND (PITCHING); Cowens grounded out (second to first); Porter lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Royals 2. INDIANS 9TH: Grubb flied out to right; Thornton walked; Horton flied out to right; Blanks singled to center [Thornton to second]; Bell lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Royals 2.

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