Unleashing an 18-hit attack, the Royals pasted the White Sox, 10-4. Seven different batters drove home a run apiece as the Royals scored four runs in the second inning and four more in the fifth frame. Hal McRae clouted a two-run homer in eighth. Marty Pattin earned a save by pitching 2 2/3 innings of shutout ball. The reliever took over with the bases loaded and one out in the seventh and induced Lamar Johnson to ground into a double play. [The Sporting News]

Kansas City Royals 10, Chicago White Sox 4

Game Played on Tuesday, August 8, 1978 (Night game) at Royals Stadium

White Sox 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 - 4 9 0 Royals 0 4 0 0 4 0 0 2 x - 10 18 1 White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Bosley cf 4 0 0 0 1 2 .265 Patek ss 5 1 2 1 0 2 .278 Kessinger ss 3 1 1 1 0 2 .259 McRae dh 5 2 2 2 0 0 .281 Orta 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .296 LaCock 1b 5 1 3 0 0 0 .328 Lamar Johnson 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .258 Cowens rf 5 2 3 1 0 0 .272 Garr lf 2 1 1 0 0 0 .289 Hurdle lf 4 2 4 1 0 0 .269 Soderholm dh 3 1 0 1 0 0 .256 Wilson lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .226 Colbern c 4 0 1 2 0 1 .250 Otis cf 2 1 0 1 1 0 .270 Washington rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .241 Porter c 3 1 0 1 1 0 .265 Bell 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .176 Washington 2b 4 0 3 1 0 1 .294 Proly p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Terrell 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .189 Schueler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Splittorff p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hinton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mingori p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Willoughby p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Pattin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 4 9 4 2 6 Totals 38 10 18 9 2 3 Time of Game: 2:38 Attendance: 29,976 Left on Base: White Sox 6, Royals 7 DP: White Sox 1, Royals 2 Errors: Porter Doubles: Colbern (2), Lamar Johnson (14), LaCock (10), Cowens (16) Home Runs: McRae (11) Sacrifice Hits: Garr 2 (7) Sacrifice Flies: Soderholm (5), Kessinger (1), Otis (6) GIDP: Lamar Johnson (11), Bell (2), Terrell (3) White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Proly L(2-1) 4 9 6 6 2 1 0 21 3.29 Schueler 1 4 2 2 0 1 0 7 4.30 Hinton 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 7 3.97 Willoughby 1 3 2 2 0 0 1 6 3.57 Totals 8 18 10 10 2 3 1 41 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Splittorff W(13-9) 6 8 4 3 1 5 0 28 3.22 Mingori 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2.36 Pattin SV(3) 2.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 3.83 Totals 9 9 4 3 2 6 0 37 Wild Pitches: Schueler (3) Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Al Clark WHITE SOX 1ST: Bosley grounded out (second to first); Kessinger was called out on strikes; Orta flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Patek struck out; McRae flied out to right; LaCock grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0. WHITE SOX 2ND: Lamar Johnson singled to center; Garr reached on an error by Porter on a sacrifice bunt [Lamar Johnson to second]; Soderholm forced Lamar Johnson (first to third) [Garr to second]; Colbern doubled to left [Garr scored (unearned), Soderholm scored]; Washington grounded out (pitcher to first); Bell struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Royals 0. ROYALS 2ND: Cowens singled to center; Hurdle singled to left [Cowens to second]; Otis walked [Cowens to third, Hurdle to second]; Porter walked [Cowens scored, Hurdle to third, Otis to second]; Washington singled to left [Hurdle scored, Otis to third, Porter to second]; Terrell grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Otis scored, Porter to third, Washington out at second]; Patek singled to left [Porter scored]; McRae popped to first in foul territory; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Royals 4. WHITE SOX 3RD: Bosley was called out on strikes; Kessinger was called out on strikes; Orta flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Royals 4. ROYALS 3RD: LaCock doubled to center [LaCock out at third (center to shortstop to third)]; Cowens grounded out (third to first); Hurdle singled to center; Otis forced Hurdle (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Royals 4. WHITE SOX 4TH: Lamar Johnson doubled to left; Garr out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Lamar Johnson to third]; Soderholm flied out to right; Colbern grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Royals 4. ROYALS 4TH: Porter lined to shortstop; Washington singled to left; Terrell grounded out (shortstop to first) [Washington to second]; Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Royals 4. WHITE SOX 5TH: Washington lined to center; Bell popped to third in foul territory; Bosley flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Royals 4. ROYALS 5TH: McRae singled to center; LaCock singled to right [McRae to third]; SCHUELER REPLACED PROLY (PITCHING); Cowens doubled to left [McRae scored, LaCock to third]; Hurdle singled to right [LaCock scored, Cowens to third]; Otis hit a sacrifice fly to center [Cowens scored]; Porter popped to shortstop; Washington singled to right [Hurdle to second]; Terrell singled to left [Hurdle scored, Washington to second]; Schueler threw a wild pitch [Washington to third, Terrell to second]; Patek was called out on strikes; 4 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Royals 8. WHITE SOX 6TH: Kessinger singled to center; Orta singled to right [Kessinger to second]; Lamar Johnson forced Orta (second to shortstop) [Kessinger to third]; Garr singled to second [Kessinger stayed at third, Lamar Johnson to second]; Soderholm hit a sacrifice fly to left [Kessinger scored]; Colbern struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 3, Royals 8. ROYALS 6TH: HINTON REPLACED SCHUELER (PITCHING); McRae grounded out (second to first); LaCock singled to right; Cowens flied out to center; Hurdle was credited with a single when a runner was hit by the batted ball [LaCock out at second (first unassisted)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Royals 8. WHITE SOX 7TH: Washington singled to right; Bell singled to center [Washington to second]; Bosley walked [Washington to third, Bell to second]; MINGORI REPLACED SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); Kessinger hit a sacrifice fly to center [Washington scored]; Orta walked [Bell to third, Bosley to second]; PATTIN REPLACED MINGORI (PITCHING); Lamar Johnson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Orta out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 4, Royals 8. ROYALS 7TH: Otis lined to left; Porter flied out to center; Washington struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Royals 8. WHITE SOX 8TH: WILSON REPLACED HURDLE (PLAYING LF); Garr flied out to center; Soderholm flied out to center; Colbern grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Royals 8. ROYALS 8TH: WILLOUGHBY REPLACED HINTON (PITCHING); Terrell lined to left; Patek singled to center; McRae homered [Patek scored]; LaCock grounded out (second to first); Cowens singled to left; Wilson grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Royals 10. WHITE SOX 9TH: Washington singled to center; Bell grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Washington out at second]; Bosley was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Royals 10.

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