Knocking in two runs with a homer and a double, Tony Armas paced the A's to a 6-3 triumph over the Royals. The A's trailed, 3-2, going into the seventh. The winning rally began when Glenn Burke doubled with one out, stole third and scored on a sacrifice by Jim Essian. Armas then lofted an opposite-field homer to right to give the A's a 4-3 lead. In the ninth inning, Armas drove in a run with a two-base hit during a two-run outburst. [The Sporting News]

Oakland Athletics 6, Kansas City Royals 3

Game Played on Sunday, June 25, 1978 (Day game) at Royals Stadium

A's 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 - 6 11 2 Royals 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 3 10 1 A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dilone lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .258 Braun lf 3 1 1 1 0 1 .232 Alston lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 .222 Zdeb ph,lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .246 Fuentes 2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 .087 Hurdle ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .266 Edwards 2b 2 0 1 1 0 0 .220 McRae dh 5 0 2 0 0 1 .275 Guerrero ss 4 1 2 1 1 0 .295 Brett 3b 3 0 1 1 1 1 .291 Duncan 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .254 Porter c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .292 Picciolo pr,3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Kusnyer c 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Gross ph,3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .212 LaCock 1b 3 1 1 0 0 0 .237 Page dh 3 0 1 1 1 1 .260 Patek ph,ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 .277 Revering 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .254 Cowens cf,rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .247 Burke cf 4 2 2 0 0 0 .254 Poquette rf 2 0 0 0 1 0 .208 Essian c 1 0 0 1 1 0 .242 Otis ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .289 Armas rf 4 2 2 2 0 1 .234 Wilson cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 Keough p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Washington ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .226 Lacey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Terrell 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .189 Sosa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 White 2b 4 1 2 0 0 2 .280 Gura p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Pattin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mingori p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bird p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 6 11 6 3 4 Totals 36 3 10 3 3 6 Time of Game: 3:00 Attendance: 32,842 Left on Base: A's 7, Royals 10 DP: A's 1, Royals 0 Errors: Fuentes, Guerrero, Brett Doubles: Fuentes (1), Guerrero (10), Burke (4), Armas (6), Brett (20), Porter (12), White (14), Braun (7) Triples: White (1) Home Runs: Armas (1) Stolen Bases: Page (11), Burke (4), Edwards (8) Caught Stealing: Alston (2) Sacrifice Hits: Essian (10) Sacrifice Flies: Essian (3), Brett (4) GIDP: Brett (4) A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Keough 4 7 3 3 1 4 0 20 2.28 Lacey W(6-3) 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 14 2.44 Sosa SV(11) 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 6 3.14 Totals 9 10 3 3 3 6 0 40 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gura L(5-2) 6.2 7 4 4 1 2 1 28 3.18 Pattin 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 3.57 Mingori 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2.30 Bird 1 3 2 2 1 1 0 7 4.91 Totals 9 11 6 6 3 4 1 40 Passed Balls: Essian (2) Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Ken Kaiser, 3B - Mike Reilly ATHLETICS 1ST: Dilone lined to center; Fuentes popped to catcher in foul territory; Guerrero flied to right in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Braun flied out to left; McRae struck out; Brett doubled to left; Porter lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Duncan lined to left; Page struck out; Revering flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 2ND: LaCock singled to left; Essian allowed a passed ball [LaCock to second]; Cowens singled to right [LaCock scored, Cowens out at second (right to catcher to second to catcher)]; Poquette walked; Washington flied out to left; White struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 1. ATHLETICS 3RD: Burke popped to first in foul territory; Essian grounded out (third to first); Armas struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 1. ROYALS 3RD: Braun struck out; McRae popped to shortstop; Brett struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 1. ATHLETICS 4TH: Dilone flied out to right; Fuentes doubled to left; Guerrero doubled to left [Fuentes scored]; Duncan flied out to center; Page singled to center [Guerrero scored]; Page stole second; Revering flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 1. ROYALS 4TH: Porter doubled to right; LaCock lined to center; Cowens reached on an error by Guerrero; Poquette grounded out (first unassisted) [Porter to third, Cowens to second]; Washington grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 1. ATHLETICS 5TH: Burke grounded out (first to pitcher); Essian walked; Armas flied out to center; Dilone grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 1. ROYALS 5TH: White doubled to left; Braun doubled to right [White scored]; McRae singled to center [Braun to third]; LACEY REPLACED KEOUGH (PITCHING); Brett hit a sacrifice fly to center [Braun scored, McRae to second]; Porter grounded out (first unassisted) [McRae to third]; Darrell Porter ejected by 1B umpire Lou DiMuro for fighting with Bob Lacey because he claimed Lacey elbowed him during play at 1B; LaCock flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 3. ATHLETICS 6TH: KUSNYER REPLACED PORTER (PLAYING C ); Fuentes lined to third; Guerrero singled to left; Duncan forced Guerrero (first to shortstop); Page lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 3. ROYALS 6TH: ALSTON REPLACED DILONE (PLAYING LF); Cowens popped to pitcher in foul territory; Poquette flied out to right; Washington reached on an error by Fuentes; White struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 3. ATHLETICS 7TH: Revering flied out to center; Burke doubled; Burke stole third; Essian hit a sacrifice fly to left [Burke scored]; Armas homered; Alston singled to center; PATTIN REPLACED GURA (PITCHING); Alston was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Royals 3. ROYALS 7TH: EDWARDS REPLACED FUENTES (PLAYING 2B); ZDEB BATTED FOR BRAUN; Zdeb flied out to right; McRae singled to left; Brett grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [McRae out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Royals 3. ATHLETICS 8TH: ZDEB STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Edwards popped to shortstop; Guerrero popped to second; Duncan singled to third [Duncan to second (error by Brett)]; PICCIOLO RAN FOR DUNCAN; Page was walked intentionally; MINGORI REPLACED PATTIN (PITCHING); Revering struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 4, Royals 3. ROYALS 8TH: PICCIOLO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Kusnyer grounded out (third to first); PATEK BATTED FOR LACOCK; Patek singled to left; Cowens flied out to left; OTIS BATTED FOR POQUETTE; Otis lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Royals 3. ATHLETICS 9TH: PATEK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); COWENS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); WILSON REPLACED OTIS (PLAYING CF); TERRELL REPLACED WASHINGTON (PLAYING 1B); BIRD REPLACED MINGORI (PITCHING); Burke singled to left; Essian out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Burke to second]; Armas doubled to left [Burke scored]; Alston grounded out (second to first) [Armas to third]; Edwards singled to right [Armas scored]; Edwards stole second; Guerrero was walked intentionally; GROSS BATTED FOR PICCIOLO; Gross was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 6, Royals 3. ROYALS 9TH: GROSS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); SOSA REPLACED LACEY (PITCHING); Terrell grounded out (second to first); White tripled to right; HURDLE BATTED FOR ZDEB; Hurdle walked; McRae lined to center; Brett walked [Hurdle to second]; Kusnyer struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Athletics 6, Royals 3.

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