The Royals defeated the Orioles for the sixth time in seven meetings this season, posting an 11-3 victory in a game that saw George Brett drive in three runs and Clint Hurdle, Pete LaCock and U.L. Washington bat in two apiece. The Royals scored two runs in each of the first three innings and then routed the Orioles with five runs in the seventh, three crossing the plate on a bases-loaded double by Brett. [The Sporting News]

Kansas City Royals 11, Baltimore Orioles 3

Game Played on Saturday, July 8, 1978 (Night game) at Royals Stadium

Orioles 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 - 3 8 1 Royals 2 2 2 0 0 0 5 0 x - 11 14 2 Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Harlow cf 4 1 1 0 1 0 .250 Brett 3b 4 2 2 3 1 0 .321 Dauer 2b 4 1 2 0 1 0 .259 McRae dh 4 0 0 0 1 0 .259 Murray 1b 5 1 2 1 0 2 .271 LaCock 1b 5 1 3 2 0 0 .268 Singleton rf 4 0 1 0 1 2 .282 Porter c 4 1 1 1 1 1 .280 May dh 4 0 0 0 1 1 .251 Zdeb pr,lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 Kelly lf 4 0 2 1 1 0 .282 Hurdle rf 5 0 1 2 0 2 .259 DeCinces 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .232 Otis cf 3 1 0 0 1 1 .272 Dempsey c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .244 Wathan c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .276 Crowley ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .306 Poquette lf 4 2 3 0 0 0 .222 Garcia ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 Wilson pr,cf 1 1 0 0 0 0 .235 Belanger ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .214 White 2b 5 2 2 0 0 1 .286 Hendricks c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Washington ss 3 1 2 2 1 1 .257 D. Martinez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gale p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 T. Martinez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bird p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stanhouse p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Flinn p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 37 3 8 2 5 5 Totals 39 11 14 10 5 6 Time of Game: 2:58 Attendance: 34,587 Left on Base: Orioles 12, Royals 9 DP: Orioles 0, Royals 0 Errors: Murray, Washington, Gale Doubles: Dauer (9), Harlow (13), LaCock (5), Brett (28) Triples: Hurdle (2), Washington (1) Stolen Bases: Harlow (13), Poquette (1) Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA D. Martinez L(7-7) 1.2 5 4 4 2 3 0 12 4.78 T. Martinez 4.1 6 5 3 3 2 0 23 6.14 Stanhouse 1 3 2 2 0 1 0 6 3.10 Flinn 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7.24 Totals 8 14 11 9 5 6 0 44 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gale W(9-3) 8 5 1 0 4 4 0 35 2.76 Bird 1 3 2 2 1 1 0 7 5.40 Totals 9 8 3 2 5 5 0 42 Wild Pitches: Gale (2) Balks: Bird (2) Umpires: HP - Steve Palermo, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Larry McCoy ORIOLES 1ST: Harlow walked; Dauer flied out to left; Murray struck out; Harlow stole second; Singleton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Brett grounded out (first unassisted); McRae grounded out (second to first); LaCock singled to right; Porter walked [LaCock to second]; Hurdle tripled to left [LaCock scored, Porter scored]; Otis struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Royals 2. ORIOLES 2ND: May popped to second; Kelly flied out to left; DeCinces popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Royals 2. ROYALS 2ND: Poquette singled to left; White struck out; Washington struck out; Brett singled to left [Poquette to second]; McRae walked [Poquette to third, Brett to second]; LaCock singled to left [Poquette scored, Brett scored, McRae to second]; T. MARTINEZ REPLACED D. MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Porter struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Royals 4. ORIOLES 3RD: Dempsey popped to first; Belanger reached on an error by Washington [Belanger to first]; Harlow flied out to right; Dauer doubled to right [Belanger to third]; Murray flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Royals 4. ROYALS 3RD: Hurdle flied out to center; Otis flied out to right; Poquette reached on an error by Murray [Poquette to first]; White singled to center [Poquette to third]; Poquette stole home; Washington tripled [White scored (unearned)]; Brett walked; McRae forced Brett (pitcher to third to second); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Royals 6. ORIOLES 4TH: Singleton struck out; May grounded out (third to first); Kelly singled to right; DeCinces flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Royals 6. ROYALS 4TH: LaCock grounded out (second to pitcher); Porter popped to third; Hurdle struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Royals 6. ORIOLES 5TH: Dempsey popped to second; Belanger flied out to left; Harlow flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Royals 6. ROYALS 5TH: Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); Poquette singled to center; White flied out to right; Washington walked [Poquette to second]; Brett forced Washington (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Royals 6. ORIOLES 6TH: Dauer grounded out (shortstop to first); Murray singled to third; Singleton reached on an error by Gale [Murray to second]; Gale threw a wild pitch [Murray to third, Singleton to second]; May walked; Kelly walked [Murray scored (unearned), Singleton to third, May to second]; DeCinces popped to second; Dempsey forced Kelly (shortstop to second); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 6. ROYALS 6TH: McRae flied out to right; LaCock doubled to left; Porter grounded out (first to pitcher) [LaCock to third]; Hurdle flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 6. ORIOLES 7TH: Belanger popped to first; Harlow grounded out (second to first); Dauer walked; Murray struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 6. ROYALS 7TH: Otis walked; On a bunt Poquette singled [Otis to second]; WILSON RAN FOR POQUETTE; White singled to center [Otis to third, Wilson to second]; STANHOUSE REPLACED T. MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Washington singled to left [Otis scored, Wilson to third, White to second]; Brett doubled to left [Wilson scored, White scored, Washington scored]; McRae flied out to right [Brett to third]; LaCock grounded out (second to first); Porter singled to center [Brett scored]; ZDEB RAN FOR PORTER; Hurdle struck out; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 11. ORIOLES 8TH: WATHAN REPLACED OTIS (PLAYING C ); ZDEB STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); WILSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Singleton singled to center; May flied out to left; Kelly singled to right [Singleton to second]; DeCinces popped to catcher; CROWLEY BATTED FOR DEMPSEY; Crowley grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 11. ROYALS 8TH: GARCIA REPLACED CROWLEY (PLAYING SS); HENDRICKS REPLACED BELANGER (PLAYING C ); FLINN REPLACED STANHOUSE (PITCHING); Wathan flied out to right; Wilson grounded out (shortstop to first); White grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Royals 11. ORIOLES 9TH: BIRD REPLACED GALE (PITCHING); Hendricks flied out to center; Harlow doubled to right; Dauer singled to left [Harlow to third]; Murray singled to center [Harlow scored, Dauer to second]; Singleton walked [Dauer to third, Murray to second]; Bird balked [Dauer scored, Murray to third, Singleton to second]; May struck out; Kelly grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 3, Royals 11.

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