Coming from behind with two runs in the bottom of the eighth, the Royals edged the Indians, 3-2. Loser Rick Wise carried a four-hitter into the eighth, but Tom Poquette reached first on an error by shortstop Tom Veryzer. Hal McRae bounced into a fielder's choice and took third on a single by George Brett. A single by Darrell Porter plated McRae with the tying run and sent Brett to third. Brett then scored when Clint Hurdle bounced out to second. [The Sporting News]

Kansas City Royals 3, Cleveland Indians 2

Game Played on Tuesday, June 20, 1978 (Night game) at Royals Stadium

Indians 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 8 2 Royals 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 x - 3 6 0 Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dade rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .281 Poquette rf,lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .217 Veryzer ss 4 0 1 1 0 0 .259 McRae dh 4 1 0 0 0 0 .265 Bell 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .309 Brett 3b 4 2 2 0 0 1 .295 Thornton 1b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .282 Porter c 4 0 2 2 0 0 .297 Alexander c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .207 Hurdle 1b 3 0 0 1 1 0 .267 Horton dh 3 0 1 0 0 0 .249 Cowens cf,rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .247 Norris pr,dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 Braun lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .216 Pruitt ph,dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 .241 Wilson pr,cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .231 Cox lf 3 0 2 0 0 0 .238 Patek ss 1 0 1 0 1 0 .266 Kuiper 2b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .238 White 2b 3 0 0 0 0 2 .285 Blanks ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .221 Gura p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Speed cf 2 1 1 0 1 0 .222 Wise p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Monge p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kern p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 2 8 2 3 1 Totals 30 3 6 3 3 4 Time of Game: 2:35 Attendance: 20,444 Left on Base: Indians 6, Royals 7 DP: Indians 0, Royals 1 Errors: Veryzer, Kuiper Doubles: Speed (1), Braun (5) Stolen Bases: Brett (7), Patek 2 (18) Caught Stealing: Veryzer (1), Thornton (4), Wilson (8) Sacrifice Hits: Cox (2), Patek (4) Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wise L(4-10) 7.1 6 3 1 2 3 0 31 3.44 Monge 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.65 Kern 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 4.65 Totals 8 6 3 1 3 4 0 34 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gura W(5-1) 9 8 2 2 3 1 0 35 2.96 Totals 9 8 2 2 3 1 0 35 Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Greg Kosc INDIANS 1ST: Dade walked; Veryzer grounded out (second to pitcher) [Dade to second]; Bell lined to left; Thornton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Poquette flied out to left; McRae grounded out (third to first); Brett singled to right; Brett stole second; Porter singled to center [Brett scored]; Hurdle forced Porter (shortstop unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 1. INDIANS 2ND: Alexander singled to center; Horton grounded out (third to first) [Alexander to second]; Cox grounded out (third to first); Kuiper flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 1. ROYALS 2ND: Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first); Braun grounded out (first to pitcher); Patek walked; Patek stole second; White lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 1. INDIANS 3RD: Speed doubled; Dade lined to center [Speed to third]; Veryzer singled to left [Speed scored]; Veryzer was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Bell popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Royals 1. ROYALS 3RD: Poquette flied out to center; McRae flied out to left; Brett flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Royals 1. INDIANS 4TH: Thornton walked; Alexander popped to second; Horton flied out to right; Cox singled to center [Thornton to second]; Kuiper singled to right [Thornton scored, Cox out at third (right to first to third)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 1. ROYALS 4TH: Porter popped to first; Hurdle walked; Cowens flied out to left; Braun grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 1. INDIANS 5TH: Speed flied out to right; Dade grounded out (second to first); Veryzer lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 1. ROYALS 5TH: Patek singled to left; White struck out; Poquette lined to left; Patek stole second; McRae grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 1. INDIANS 6TH: Bell grounded out (third to first); Thornton singled to center; Alexander struck out while Thornton was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 1. ROYALS 6TH: Brett struck out (catcher to first); Porter reached on an error by Kuiper [Porter to second]; Hurdle popped to second; Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 1. INDIANS 7TH: Horton singled to center; NORRIS RAN FOR HORTON; Cox out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Norris to second]; Kuiper grounded out (second to first) [Norris to third]; Speed walked; Dade flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 1. ROYALS 7TH: NORRIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Braun doubled to left; WILSON RAN FOR BRAUN; Patek out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Wilson to third]; Wilson was caught stealing home (catcher unassisted); White struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 1. INDIANS 8TH: WILSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); COWENS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); POQUETTE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Veryzer flied out to left; Bell popped to second; Thornton flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 1. ROYALS 8TH: Poquette reached on an error by Veryzer; McRae forced Poquette (pitcher to shortstop); Brett singled to right [McRae to third]; Porter singled to right [McRae scored (unearned), Brett to third]; MONGE REPLACED WISE (PITCHING); Hurdle grounded out (second to first) [Brett scored (unearned), Porter to second]; KERN REPLACED MONGE (PITCHING); Cowens was walked intentionally; Wilson struck out; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 3. INDIANS 9TH: Alexander grounded out (pitcher to first); PRUITT BATTED FOR NORRIS; Pruitt flied out to center; Cox singled to left; BLANKS BATTED FOR KUIPER; Blanks flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 3.

The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at "www.retrosheet.org".