A two-run single by Hal McRae in the sixth inning snapped a 3-3 tie to propel the Royals to a 6-5 victory over the Orioles. McRae hit a solo homer in eighth to boost the lead to 6-3, but Eddie Murray lined a two-run, two-out single off Al Hrabosky in the eighth before Marty Pattin came on to strike out Lee May with two on.

Darrell Porter hit safely in his 12th straight game, smacking a two-run single in the third. Steve Busby started for the Royals but walked the first three batters and was given the hook. [The Sporting News]

Kansas City Royals 6, Baltimore Orioles 5

Game Played on Sunday, April 23, 1978 (Day game) at Memorial Stadium

Royals 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 - 6 12 0 Orioles 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 5 9 1 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Wilson cf,lf 5 1 2 0 0 0 .235 Bumbry lf,cf 3 2 0 0 2 0 .222 McRae dh 5 1 2 3 0 1 .261 Smith 2b 3 0 2 1 2 0 .182 Brett 3b 4 1 1 0 1 1 .217 Singleton rf 3 1 0 0 1 1 .344 Cowens rf 4 1 1 0 0 2 .325 Lopez ph,rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Porter c 5 1 3 2 0 0 .419 Murray 1b 4 0 2 2 1 0 .250 Poquette lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .308 Garcia ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Zdeb ph,lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .125 May dh 4 0 1 1 0 1 .315 Lahoud ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Harlow cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .387 Otis cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 Roenicke ph,lf 2 0 0 1 1 0 .238 Hurdle 1b 1 1 1 0 3 0 .235 Kelly ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .385 LaCock 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 DeCinces 3b 5 0 2 0 0 0 .269 Patek ss 4 0 0 1 1 1 .216 Dempsey c 5 0 1 0 0 0 .250 White 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .143 Belanger ss 1 1 0 0 1 0 .238 Busby p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Crowley ph,1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 .333 Gura p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 D. Martinez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mingori p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stoddard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bird p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 T. Martinez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stanhouse p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Pattin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 37 6 12 6 6 6 Totals 33 5 9 5 8 3 Time of Game: 3:22 Attendance: 13,833 Left on Base: Royals 11, Orioles 12 DP: Royals 1, Orioles 3 Errors: DeCinces Doubles: Cowens (2), Brett (4), McRae (3), DeCinces 2 (5) Home Runs: McRae (5) Stolen Bases: Patek (3), Bumbry (3), Belanger (1) Caught Stealing: Porter (3) Sacrifice Hits: Belanger (2) Sacrifice Flies: Roenicke (2) GIDP: Patek (2), Porter (1), DeCinces (1) Hit by Pitch: Cowens (2,by Stoddard), May (1,by Mingori) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Busby 0.1 1 2 2 3 0 0 5 7.00 Gura W(2-0) 5.1 6 1 1 2 0 0 24 1.38 Mingori 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 0.00 Bird 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 5 7.11 Hrabosky 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 1.59 Pattin SV(1) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0.00 Totals 9 9 5 5 8 3 0 44 Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA D. Martinez 3.2 7 3 1 1 2 0 19 6.56 Stoddard L(0-1) 2 3 2 2 1 1 0 10 7.20 T. Martinez 2.1 2 1 1 3 2 1 12 6.30 Stanhouse 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 0.00 Totals 9 12 6 4 6 6 1 44 Hit by Pitch: Mingori (1), Stoddard (2) Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Ken Kaiser ROYALS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (first to pitcher); McRae struck out; Brett flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry walked; Bumbry stole second; Smith grounded out (pitcher to first); Singleton walked; Murray walked [Bumbry to third, Singleton to second]; May singled to left [Bumbry scored, Singleton to third, Murray to second]; ROENICKE BATTED FOR HARLOW; GURA REPLACED BUSBY (PITCHING); Roenicke hit a sacrifice fly to center [Singleton scored, Murray to third]; DeCinces forced May (third to second); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 2. ROYALS 2ND: ROENICKE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); BUMBRY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Cowens struck out; Porter singled to center; Poquette singled to left [Porter to second]; Hurdle walked [Porter to third, Poquette to second]; Patek forced Hurdle (shortstop to second) [Porter scored, Poquette to third]; Patek stole second; White flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Orioles 2. ORIOLES 2ND: Dempsey flied out to center; Belanger walked; Belanger stole second; Bumbry flied out to center; Smith singled to center [Belanger scored]; Singleton grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Orioles 3. ROYALS 3RD: Wilson grounded out (second to first); McRae reached on an error by DeCinces; Brett forced McRae (second to shortstop); Cowens doubled to right [Brett to third]; Porter singled to center [Brett scored (unearned), Cowens scored (unearned)]; Poquette grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Orioles 3. ORIOLES 3RD: Murray lined to third; May grounded out (third to first); Roenicke flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Orioles 3. ROYALS 4TH: Hurdle singled to center; Patek grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Hurdle out at second]; White singled to center; Wilson singled to right [White to second]; STODDARD REPLACED D. MARTINEZ (PITCHING); McRae flied out to left; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Orioles 3. ORIOLES 4TH: DeCinces doubled to right; Dempsey lined to right; Belanger flied out to right [DeCinces to third]; Bumbry made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Orioles 3. ROYALS 5TH: Brett doubled to left; Cowens was hit by a pitch; Porter grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Brett to third, Cowens out at second]; Poquette grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Orioles 3. ORIOLES 5TH: Smith singled to center; Singleton forced Smith (pitcher to shortstop); Murray singled to left [Singleton to second]; May flied out to center; Roenicke grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Orioles 3. ROYALS 6TH: Hurdle walked; Patek made an out to catcher; White struck out; Wilson singled to right [Hurdle to third]; McRae doubled to left [Hurdle scored, Wilson scored]; T. MARTINEZ REPLACED STODDARD (PITCHING); Brett walked; Cowens lined to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Orioles 3. ORIOLES 6TH: DeCinces doubled to right; Dempsey singled to left [DeCinces to third]; Belanger out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Dempsey to second]; Bumbry made an out to second; Smith walked; MINGORI REPLACED GURA (PITCHING); Singleton struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Royals 5, Orioles 3. ROYALS 7TH: Porter flied out to right; ZDEB BATTED FOR POQUETTE; Zdeb grounded out (second to first); Hurdle walked; Patek walked [Hurdle to second]; White grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Orioles 3. ORIOLES 7TH: ZDEB STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Murray grounded out (third to first); May was hit by a pitch; Roenicke walked [May to second]; BIRD REPLACED MINGORI (PITCHING); DeCinces grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Roenicke out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Orioles 3. ROYALS 8TH: Wilson grounded out (second to first); McRae homered; Brett struck out; Cowens struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Orioles 3. ORIOLES 8TH: LACOCK REPLACED HURDLE (PLAYING 1B); Dempsey grounded out (shortstop to first); CROWLEY BATTED FOR BELANGER; Crowley singled to right; Bumbry walked [Crowley to second]; Smith walked [Crowley to third, Bumbry to second]; LOPEZ BATTED FOR SINGLETON; HRABOSKY REPLACED BIRD (PITCHING); Lopez struck out; Murray singled to right [Crowley scored, Bumbry scored, Smith to second]; PATTIN REPLACED HRABOSKY (PITCHING); May struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 6, Orioles 5. ROYALS 9TH: LOPEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); CROWLEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); GARCIA REPLACED MURRAY (PLAYING SS); Porter singled to left; Tippy Martinez and Orioles Manager Earl Weaver ejected by HP umpire Mike Reilly with 3-0 count on Joe Zdeb; STANHOUSE REPLACED T. MARTINEZ (PITCHING); LAHOUD BATTED FOR ZDEB; Lahoud grounded out (first to pitcher) [Porter to second]; LaCock was walked intentionally; Patek was called out on strikes while Porter was caught stealing third (catcher to second to third); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Orioles 5. ORIOLES 9TH: OTIS REPLACED LAHOUD (PLAYING CF); WILSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); KELLY BATTED FOR ROENICKE; Kelly grounded out (catcher to first); DeCinces flied out to left; Dempsey flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Orioles 5.

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