Dennis Leonard, who had a 4-2 record at home but was 0-7 on the road, finally gained his first victory away from Kansas City when the Royals defeated the Tigers, 6-3. Bob Sykes, who started for the Tigers, retired the first 12 batters before the Royals put together singles by Al Cowens, John Wathan, Joe Zdeb and U.L. Washington in the fifth inning to tie the score at 2-2.

Amos Otis broke the deadlock in the sixth, smashing a homer after a single by Hal McRae. A wild throw by Milt May enabled the Royals to add an unearned run in the same stanza before Frank White capped their scoring with a circuit clout in the seventh. Steve Kemp and Jason Thompson hit solo homers for the Tigers. [The Sporting News]

Kansas City Royals 6, Detroit Tigers 3

Game Played on Saturday, June 10, 1978 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium

Royals 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 - 6 11 0 Tigers 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 3 9 1 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG White 2b 5 1 1 1 0 1 .275 Whitaker 2b 5 0 1 0 0 1 .304 McRae dh 5 0 2 0 0 1 .287 Kemp lf 5 2 3 1 0 1 .297 Brett 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .307 Staub dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .286 Otis cf 3 1 1 2 1 0 .299 Thompson 1b 2 1 2 2 2 0 .292 Wilson pr,cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 May c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .293 Cowens rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .258 Corcoran rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .260 Wathan c 4 2 2 0 0 0 .304 LeFlore cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .268 Zdeb lf 4 0 2 1 0 0 .316 Mankowski 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .298 Hurdle 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .234 Trammell ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .292 LaCock 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189 Sykes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Washington ss 4 0 1 1 0 1 .286 Morris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Leonard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Crawford p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 37 6 11 5 1 3 Totals 35 3 9 3 3 6 Time of Game: 2:27 Attendance: 32,381 Left on Base: Royals 5, Tigers 8 DP: Royals 0, Tigers 1 Errors: May Doubles: Kemp (6), Corcoran (5), Mankowski (3) Triples: Brett (4) Home Runs: Otis (8), White (3), Kemp (4), Thompson (14) Stolen Bases: Zdeb (2), Wilson (23) GIDP: Brett (3) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Leonard W(5-9) 9 9 3 3 3 6 2 38 4.14 Totals 9 9 3 3 3 6 2 38 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Sykes 4.2 5 2 2 0 1 0 18 3.35 Morris L(1-2) 2.1 6 4 3 1 2 2 14 4.54 Crawford 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2.38 Totals 9 11 6 5 1 3 2 38 Passed Balls: Wathan (1) Wild Pitches: Morris (1) Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - George Maloney ROYALS 1ST: White struck out; McRae singled to left; Brett grounded into a double play (first to shortstop) [McRae out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: Whitaker singled to left; Kemp doubled to center [Whitaker out at home (center to shortstop to third)]; Wathan allowed a passed ball [Kemp to third]; Staub grounded out (first unassisted); Thompson singled to right [Kemp scored]; May popped to shortstop; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 1. ROYALS 2ND: Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); Cowens flied out to center; Wathan grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 1. TIGERS 2ND: Corcoran grounded out (first to pitcher); LeFlore flied out to right; Mankowski flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 1. ROYALS 3RD: Zdeb lined to center; Hurdle popped to third in foul territory; Washington grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 1. TIGERS 3RD: Trammell grounded out (shortstop to first); Whitaker struck out; Kemp homered; Staub popped to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 2. ROYALS 4TH: White grounded out (shortstop to first); McRae grounded out (third to first); Brett grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 2. TIGERS 4TH: Thompson walked; May flied out to right; Corcoran doubled to left [Thompson to third]; LeFlore was called out on strikes; Mankowski was walked intentionally; Trammell popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 2. ROYALS 5TH: Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); Cowens singled to center; Wathan singled to center [Cowens to second]; Zdeb singled to center [Cowens scored, Wathan to second]; Hurdle popped to shortstop; Washington singled to center [Wathan scored, Zdeb to second]; MORRIS REPLACED SYKES (PITCHING); White flied out to right; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 2. TIGERS 5TH: Whitaker grounded out (second to first); Kemp singled to right; Staub struck out; Thompson walked [Kemp to second]; May struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 2. ROYALS 6TH: McRae singled to left; Brett forced McRae (first to shortstop); Morris threw a wild pitch [Brett to second]; Otis homered [Brett scored]; Cowens grounded out (third to first); Wathan singled to right; Zdeb singled to left [Wathan to third]; Zdeb stole second [Wathan scored (error by May) (unearned), Zdeb to third]; Hurdle popped to shortstop; 3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 2. TIGERS 6TH: Corcoran flied out to center; LeFlore flied out to center; Mankowski doubled to left; Trammell singled to left [Mankowski to third]; Whitaker flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 2. ROYALS 7TH: Washington was called out on strikes; White homered; McRae struck out; Brett tripled to right; Otis walked; WILSON RAN FOR OTIS; Wilson stole second; Cowens popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 6, Tigers 2. TIGERS 7TH: WILSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Kemp was called out on strikes; Staub grounded out (first to pitcher); Thompson homered; May grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Tigers 3. ROYALS 8TH: CRAWFORD REPLACED MORRIS (PITCHING); Wathan flied out to right; Zdeb lined to center; Hurdle grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Tigers 3. TIGERS 8TH: LACOCK REPLACED HURDLE (PLAYING 1B); Corcoran lined to left; LeFlore grounded out (pitcher to first); Mankowski flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Tigers 3. ROYALS 9TH: Washington grounded out (shortstop to first); White flied out to center; McRae grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Tigers 3. TIGERS 9TH: Trammell was called out on strikes; Whitaker grounded out (third to first); Kemp flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Tigers 3.

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