A two-run rally in the seventh inning carried the Royals past the Tigers, 4-2. The Royals trailed, 2-1, going into the top of the seventh and tied the game when Clint Hurdle doubled and scored as left fielder Steve Kemp muffed a single by Al Cowens. A single by Freddie Patek advanced Cowens to second and a single by Steve Braun gave the Royals a 3-2 edge. Darrell Porter led off the Royal ninth with a homer for an insurance tally. [The Sporting News]

Kansas City Royals 4, Detroit Tigers 2

Game Played on Tuesday, August 15, 1978 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium

Royals 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 - 4 11 0 Tigers 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 11 1 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Brett 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .315 LeFlore cf 5 0 2 0 0 0 .291 McRae dh 3 1 1 1 1 0 .277 Whitaker 2b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .300 LaCock 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .306 Staub dh 4 0 2 0 1 0 .301 Porter c 4 1 1 1 0 1 .268 Kemp lf 4 0 1 0 1 0 .283 Hurdle lf,rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .278 May c 3 0 1 1 1 0 .279 Cowens rf,cf 4 1 3 0 0 0 .280 Corcoran rf 3 1 1 0 1 1 .269 Patek ss 4 0 2 0 0 1 .282 Mankowski 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .300 Washington 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .272 Rodriguez 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 .266 Wilson cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 .226 Stanley 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .264 Braun ph,lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 .246 Trammell ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .255 Zdeb lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 Parrish ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .232 Leonard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wagner ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Young p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sykes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hiller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 4 11 3 1 6 Totals 34 2 11 1 5 3 Time of Game: 2:50 Attendance: 33,365 Left on Base: Royals 4, Tigers 11 DP: Royals 2, Tigers 1 Errors: Kemp Doubles: Hurdle (20), Stanley (6), Corcoran (10) Home Runs: McRae (12), Porter (9) Stolen Bases: LeFlore (55) Caught Stealing: Hurdle (3), Cowens (5) Sacrifice Hits: Whitaker (11) GIDP: Patek (5), Stanley (3) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Leonard W(13-14) 6 7 2 2 5 2 0 28 3.73 Hrabosky SV(15) 3 4 0 0 0 1 0 12 2.75 Totals 9 11 2 2 5 3 0 40 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Young L(4-2) 7 8 3 3 1 5 1 27 1.80 Sykes 1.1 3 1 1 0 1 1 7 3.52 Hiller 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.70 Totals 9 11 4 4 1 6 2 35 Wild Pitches: Leonard (7), Hrabosky (2) Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Ken Kaiser, 3B - Mike Reilly ROYALS 1ST: Brett flied out to center; McRae walked; LaCock lined to right; Porter grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); Whitaker walked; Staub singled to right [Whitaker to second]; Kemp forced Staub (first to shortstop) [Whitaker to third]; May singled to right [Whitaker scored, Kemp to third]; Corcoran was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 1. ROYALS 2ND: Hurdle singled to right; Hurdle was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Cowens lined to shortstop; Patek struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 1. TIGERS 2ND: Mankowski flied out to left; Stanley doubled to left; Trammell struck out; LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 1. ROYALS 3RD: Washington popped to first; Wilson struck out; Brett struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 1. TIGERS 3RD: Whitaker lined to left; Staub walked; Kemp grounded out (first unassisted) [Staub to second]; Leonard threw a wild pitch [Staub to third]; May walked; Corcoran walked [May to second]; Mankowski popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 1. ROYALS 4TH: McRae homered; LaCock grounded out (second to first); Porter struck out; Hurdle flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 1. TIGERS 4TH: Stanley lined to right; Trammell flied out to right; LeFlore singled to right; LeFlore stole second; Whitaker grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 1. ROYALS 5TH: Cowens singled to center; Patek grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Cowens out at second]; Washington singled to center; Wilson flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 1. TIGERS 5TH: Staub grounded out (first to pitcher); Kemp walked; May lined into a double play (left to first) [Kemp out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 1. ROYALS 6TH: Brett grounded out (second to first); McRae lined to center; LaCock flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 1. TIGERS 6TH: Corcoran doubled to left; Mankowski singled to right [Corcoran to third]; Stanley grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Corcoran scored, Mankowski out at second]; Trammell grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 2. ROYALS 7TH: RODRIGUEZ REPLACED MANKOWSKI (PLAYING 3B); Porter flied out to center; Hurdle doubled to left; Cowens singled to left [Hurdle scored (error by Kemp)]; Patek singled to left [Cowens to second]; Washington struck out; BRAUN BATTED FOR WILSON; Braun singled to left [Cowens scored, Patek out at third (left to catcher to second to third)]; 2 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Tigers 2. TIGERS 7TH: BRAUN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); HURDLE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); COWENS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); LeFlore singled to center; HRABOSKY REPLACED LEONARD (PITCHING); Whitaker out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [LeFlore to second]; Staub singled to right [LeFlore out at home (right to catcher)]; Hrabosky threw a wild pitch [Staub to second]; Kemp singled to center [Staub to third]; May grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Tigers 2. ROYALS 8TH: SYKES REPLACED YOUNG (PITCHING); Brett grounded out (first unassisted); McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); LaCock struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Tigers 2. TIGERS 8TH: ZDEB REPLACED BRAUN (PLAYING LF); Corcoran grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Rodriguez singled to center; Stanley flied out to center; PARRISH BATTED FOR TRAMMELL; Parrish struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Tigers 2. ROYALS 9TH: WAGNER REPLACED PARRISH (PLAYING SS); Porter homered; Hurdle popped to catcher in foul territory; Cowens singled to left; Patek singled to left [Cowens to third]; HILLER REPLACED SYKES (PITCHING); Cowens was caught stealing home (catcher to third to first); Washington popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Tigers 2. TIGERS 9TH: LeFlore flied out to right; Whitaker singled to center; Staub grounded out (pitcher to first) [Whitaker to second]; Kemp popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Tigers 2.

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