A sacrifice fly by Willie Wilson in the ninth inning drove home the winning run as the Royals edged the White Sox, 3-2. John Wathan opened the inning with a two-base hit and moved to third on an infield single by Frank White. Wilson then drove a deep fly to center to end the game. The Royals had tied the contest in the sixth inning, the tying run scoring when Sox left fielder Ralph Garr dropped a fly ball. [The Sporting News]

Kansas City Royals 3, Chicago White Sox 2

Game Played on Monday, August 28, 1978 (Night game) at Royals Stadium

White Sox 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 2 5 3 Royals 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 - 3 10 2 White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Garr lf 4 1 0 0 0 0 .279 Patek ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 .268 Washington lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 Brett 3b 3 1 1 0 0 0 .295 Kessinger ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 .267 Cowens rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .279 Lemon rf 4 0 1 2 0 0 .281 Otis cf 3 0 0 1 0 0 .267 Lamar Johnson dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .275 McRae dh 4 0 1 0 0 1 .278 Orta 2b 2 0 0 0 2 0 .283 Porter c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .278 Soderholm 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .253 Wathan 1b 3 1 3 0 0 0 .306 Bell 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 White 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .271 Squires 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .322 Wilson lf 3 0 0 1 0 1 .223 Colbern c 4 1 1 0 0 1 .256 Splittorff p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bosley cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 .264 Bird p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kravec p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 30 2 5 2 3 1 Totals 32 3 10 2 0 4 Time of Game: 2:32 Attendance: 27,562 Left on Base: White Sox 6, Royals 8 DP: White Sox 0, Royals 1 Errors: Garr, Colbern, Kravec, White, Splittorff Doubles: Wathan 2 (9) Stolen Bases: Cowens (12), McRae (15) Caught Stealing: Patek (8) Sacrifice Hits: Bosley (1), Soderholm (3), Brett (1) Sacrifice Flies: Otis (8), Wilson (2) GIDP: Soderholm (11) Hit by Pitch: Wathan (3,by Kravec) White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kravec L(10-12) 8.1 10 3 2 0 4 0 36 3.92 Totals 8.1 10 3 2 0 4 0 36 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Splittorff 8 5 2 0 3 1 0 32 3.25 Bird 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5.60 Hrabosky W(6-6) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.63 Totals 9 5 2 0 3 1 0 35 Hit by Pitch: Kravec (10) Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Steve Palermo, 3B - Don Denkinger WHITE SOX 1ST: Garr grounded out (first to pitcher); Kessinger grounded out (second to first); Lemon grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Patek singled to left; Patek was picked off first but was safe on an error by Kravec [Patek to second]; Brett out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Patek to third]; Cowens popped to second; Otis grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0. WHITE SOX 2ND: Lamar Johnson singled to left; Orta lined to right; Soderholm flied out to left; Squires grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 2ND: McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); Porter grounded out (second to first); Wathan was hit by a pitch; White flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0. WHITE SOX 3RD: Colbern was called out on strikes; Bosley singled to center; Bosley advanced to second (error by White; assist by Porter); Garr grounded out (shortstop to first) [Bosley to third]; Kessinger walked; Lemon flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 3RD: Wilson struck out; Patek singled to left; Patek was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Brett flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0. WHITE SOX 4TH: Lamar Johnson grounded out (third to first); Orta popped to shortstop; Soderholm singled to right; Squires grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 4TH: Cowens grounded out (pitcher to first); Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); McRae struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0. WHITE SOX 5TH: Colbern singled to left; Bosley out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Colbern to second]; Garr reached on an error by Splittorff [Colbern to third, Garr to second]; Kessinger lined to right; Lemon singled to left [Colbern scored (unearned), Garr scored (unearned)]; Lamar Johnson flied out to center; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Royals 0. ROYALS 5TH: Porter flied out to right; Wathan doubled to left; White flied out to right; Wilson lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Royals 0. WHITE SOX 6TH: Orta walked; Soderholm grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Orta out at second]; Squires grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Royals 0. ROYALS 6TH: Patek flied out to center; Brett singled to left; Cowens singled to left [Brett to third]; Otis lined out on a sacrifice fly to left [Brett scored]; Cowens stole second; McRae reached on an error by Garr [Cowens scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; McRae stole second [McRae to third (error by Colbern)]; Porter struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Royals 2. WHITE SOX 7TH: Colbern grounded out (shortstop to first); Bosley grounded out (first unassisted); Garr grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Royals 2. ROYALS 7TH: WASHINGTON REPLACED GARR (PLAYING LF); Wathan singled to right; White struck out; Wilson grounded out (third to first) [Wathan to second]; Patek flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Royals 2. WHITE SOX 8TH: Kessinger grounded out (shortstop to first); Lemon popped to second; Lamar Johnson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Royals 2. ROYALS 8TH: Brett flied out to left; Cowens singled to left; Otis flied out to right; McRae singled to center [Cowens to third]; Porter popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Royals 2. WHITE SOX 9TH: Orta walked; BIRD REPLACED SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); Soderholm out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Orta to second]; HRABOSKY REPLACED BIRD (PITCHING); Squires lined to right [Orta to third]; Colbern popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Royals 2. ROYALS 9TH: BELL REPLACED SODERHOLM (PLAYING 3B); Wathan doubled to left; White singled to left [Wathan to third]; Wilson hit a sacrifice fly to center [Wathan scored]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Royals 3.

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