Supporting the four-hit pitching of Paul Splittorff with 10 hits, the Royals downed the Tigers, 7-1. Four runs in the third inning gave Splittorff more than enough to win. Freddie Patek opened the frame with a single and took third on a wild pitch. After Frank White walked, Tom Poquette knocked in the first run with a single, sending White to third. White scored as Hal McRae bounced into a double play. George Brett walked and Amos Otis then hit a home run to complete the scoring in the inning. [The Sporting News]

Kansas City Royals 7, Detroit Tigers 1

Game Played on Wednesday, June 14, 1978 (Night game) at Royals Stadium

Tigers 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 2 Royals 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 2 x - 7 10 0 Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG LeFlore cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .265 Poquette lf 3 0 1 1 1 0 .240 Kemp lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .298 Zdeb ph,lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 Staub dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .282 McRae dh 4 0 1 1 0 1 .272 Thompson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .289 Brett 3b 3 1 2 1 1 0 .311 Rodriguez 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .295 Otis cf 4 1 1 2 1 0 .291 Stanley rf 3 1 1 1 0 0 .227 Porter c 3 0 1 0 2 0 .301 Parrish c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .202 LaCock 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .208 Trammell ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .271 Cowens rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .254 Whitaker 2b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .300 Patek ss 2 2 2 1 1 0 .272 Billingham p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 White 2b 1 2 0 0 2 0 .287 Crawford p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Splittorff p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 1 4 1 1 3 Totals 28 7 10 6 8 1 Time of Game: 2:05 Attendance: 21,025 Left on Base: Tigers 4, Royals 10 DP: Tigers 3, Royals 0 Errors: Thompson, Whitaker Doubles: Rodriguez (7), Patek (10) Triples: Cowens (7) Home Runs: Stanley (1), Otis (9) Stolen Bases: McRae (4), Brett (4) Sacrifice Hits: Zdeb (3) Sacrifice Flies: Patek (1), McRae (3), Brett (2) GIDP: LaCock (2), McRae (9), Otis (2) Hit by Pitch: White (3,by Billingham) Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Billingham L(5-4) 6 8 5 5 4 1 1 29 3.76 Crawford 2 2 2 2 4 0 0 12 2.92 Totals 8 10 7 7 8 1 1 41 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Splittorff W(8-5) 9 4 1 1 1 3 1 32 2.41 Totals 9 4 1 1 1 3 1 32 Hit by Pitch: Billingham (1) Wild Pitches: Billingham (4), Crawford (5) Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Steve Palermo, 3B - Don Denkinger TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore struck out; Kemp walked; Staub singled to left [Kemp to second]; Thompson forced Staub (second to shortstop) [Kemp to third]; Rodriguez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Thompson dropped a foul fly hit by Poquette for an error; Poquette grounded out (second to first); McRae singled to center; Brett flied out to center; McRae stole second; Otis grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0. TIGERS 2ND: Stanley grounded out (third to first); Parrish popped to second; Trammell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 2ND: Porter singled to center; LaCock grounded into a double play (second to first) [Porter out at second]; Cowens popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0. TIGERS 3RD: Whitaker struck out; LeFlore lined to right; Kemp flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 3RD: Patek singled to left; Billingham threw a wild pitch [Patek to third]; White walked; Poquette singled to left [Patek scored, White to third]; McRae grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [White scored (no RBI), Poquette out at second]; Brett walked; Brett stole second [Brett to third (error by Whitaker)]; Otis homered [Brett scored]; Porter lined to left; 4 R, 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 4. TIGERS 4TH: Staub popped to third in foul territory; Thompson popped to third; Rodriguez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 4. ROYALS 4TH: LaCock grounded out (third to first); Cowens grounded out (third to first); Patek doubled to right; White was hit by a pitch; Poquette grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 4. TIGERS 5TH: Stanley homered; Parrish grounded out (second to first); Trammell grounded out (second to first); Whitaker grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 4. ROYALS 5TH: McRae was called out on strikes; Brett singled to center; Otis grounded out (third to first) [Brett to second]; Porter was walked intentionally; LaCock grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 4. TIGERS 6TH: LeFlore grounded out (second to first); Kemp flied out to center; Staub grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 4. ROYALS 6TH: Cowens tripled to left; Patek hit a sacrifice fly to center [Cowens scored]; White lined to second; Poquette walked; McRae lined to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 5. TIGERS 7TH: Thompson grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Rodriguez doubled to left; Stanley lined to pitcher; Parrish flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 5. ROYALS 7TH: CRAWFORD REPLACED BILLINGHAM (PITCHING); Brett singled to center; Otis grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Brett out at second]; Porter walked; LaCock singled to left [Porter to third]; Cowens flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 5. TIGERS 8TH: Trammell flied out to left; Whitaker singled to center; LeFlore lined to center [Whitaker to second]; Kemp was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 5. ROYALS 8TH: Patek walked; Crawford threw a wild pitch [Patek to second]; White walked; ZDEB BATTED FOR POQUETTE; Zdeb reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Patek to third, White to second]; McRae hit a sacrifice fly to center [Patek scored, White to third, Zdeb to second]; Brett hit a sacrifice fly to center [White scored]; Otis was walked intentionally; Porter grounded out (first to second to pitcher); 2 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 7. TIGERS 9TH: ZDEB STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Staub grounded out (first unassisted); Thompson grounded out (second to first); Rodriguez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 7.

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