A single by Lee May snapped a 2-2 tie in the eighth inning, lifting the Orioles to a 3-2 victory over the Royals. Ken Singleton drew a two-out walk in the eighth, moved to third on a single by Eddie Murray and scored on May's hit. The Orioles trailed, 2-0, after five innings but tied the game in the sixth on a two-run homer by Singleton. [The Sporting News]

Baltimore Orioles 3, Kansas City Royals 2

Game Played on Thursday, August 10, 1978 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium

Royals 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 5 0 Orioles 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 x - 3 8 1 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Poquette rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .212 Harlow cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .235 McRae dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .281 Dauer 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .272 LaCock 1b 3 0 2 0 1 0 .328 Singleton rf 3 1 2 2 1 0 .291 Cowens cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .268 Lopez pr,rf 0 1 0 0 0 0 .222 Porter c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .263 Murray 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .283 Hurdle lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .269 May dh 4 0 1 1 0 0 .241 Quirk 3b 2 1 0 0 1 0 .133 DeCinces 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .262 Wilson pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 Kelly lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .262 Terrell 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .183 Anderson lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .059 Braun ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .235 Garcia ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 .298 Patek ss 3 1 2 0 1 0 .278 Dempsey c 3 0 1 0 0 1 .258 Washington 2b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .274 Palmer 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 Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 29 2 5 0 6 2 Totals 32 3 8 3 1 4 Time of Game: 2:28 Attendance: 9,221 Left on Base: Royals 7, Orioles 6 DP: Royals 0, Orioles 3 Errors: Garcia Doubles: LaCock (11), Singleton (14) Home Runs: Singleton (15) Stolen Bases: Washington (11) Caught Stealing: Porter (5) Sacrifice Hits: Washington (2) GIDP: Washington (1) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bird L(4-5) 7.2 6 3 3 1 3 1 30 5.35 Hrabosky 0.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 2.89 Totals 8 8 3 3 1 4 1 33 Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Palmer W(14-10) 8.2 5 2 0 5 2 0 34 2.60 Stanhouse SV(16) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3.12 Totals 9 5 2 0 6 2 0 36 Umpires: HP - Terry Cooney, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Bill Deegan ROYALS 1ST: Poquette grounded out (shortstop to first); McRae grounded out (second to first); LaCock flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 1ST: Harlow grounded out (first unassisted); Dauer grounded out (pitcher to first); Singleton doubled to left; Murray flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 0. ROYALS 2ND: Cowens flied out to right; Porter walked; Hurdle struck out while Porter was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 2ND: May flied out to right; DeCinces lined to third; Kelly grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 0. ROYALS 3RD: Quirk walked; Patek singled to center [Quirk to second]; Washington out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Quirk to third, Patek to second]; Poquette reached on an error by Garcia [Quirk scored (unearned) (no RBI), Patek scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; McRae grounded out (pitcher to second to first) [Poquette to second]; LaCock walked; Cowens lined to left; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 3RD: Garcia grounded out (third to first); Dempsey singled; Harlow forced Dempsey (first to shortstop); Dauer flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 0. ROYALS 4TH: Porter grounded out (first unassisted); Hurdle flied out to center; Quirk grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 4TH: Singleton grounded out (second to first); Murray grounded out (first unassisted); May grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 0. ROYALS 5TH: Patek flied out to center; Washington walked; Washington stole second; Poquette was called out on strikes; McRae flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 5TH: DeCinces grounded out (third to first); Kelly flied out to right; Garcia struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 0. ROYALS 6TH: LaCock doubled; Cowens grounded out (first to pitcher) [LaCock to third]; Porter lined into a double play (left to catcher) [LaCock out at home]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 6TH: Dempsey struck out; Harlow flied out to right; Dauer singled; Singleton homered [Dauer scored]; Murray made an out to shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 2. ROYALS 7TH: Hurdle singled; Quirk forced Hurdle (first to shortstop); WILSON RAN FOR QUIRK; Patek singled to center [Wilson to third]; Washington grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Patek out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 2. ORIOLES 7TH: TERRELL REPLACED WILSON (PLAYING 3B); May flied out to center; DeCinces struck out; Kelly singled to left; On a bunt Garcia singled [Kelly to second]; Dempsey popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 2. ROYALS 8TH: Poquette flied out to right; McRae made an out to first; LaCock singled to left; Cowens grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 2. ORIOLES 8TH: Harlow flied out to left; Dauer flied out to left; HRABOSKY REPLACED BIRD (PITCHING); Singleton walked (walk was charged to Bird); LOPEZ RAN FOR SINGLETON; Murray singled [Lopez to third]; May singled [Lopez scored, Murray to second]; DeCinces was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 3. ROYALS 9TH: LOPEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); ANDERSON REPLACED KELLY (PLAYING LF); Porter flied out to left; Hurdle grounded out (second to first); BRAUN BATTED FOR TERRELL; Braun walked; STANHOUSE REPLACED PALMER (PITCHING); Patek walked [Braun to second]; Washington grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 3.

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