A two-run double by Rusty Staub and three-run homer by Steve Kemp carried the Tigers to a 6-2 victory over the Royals. The Tigers turned in three double plays behind Jack Billingham, who won for the 10th time in his last 11 decisions. [The Sporting News]

Detroit Tigers 6, Kansas City Royals 2

Game Played on Friday, September 1, 1978 (Night game) at Royals Stadium

Tigers 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 - 6 9 0 Royals 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 - 2 9 1 Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG LeFlore cf 5 1 1 0 0 3 .294 Brett 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .290 Whitaker 2b 4 1 0 0 1 2 .295 McRae dh 3 0 1 0 1 0 .277 Staub dh 3 1 1 2 2 1 .291 LaCock 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .310 Thompson 1b 5 1 1 1 0 1 .295 Porter c 3 1 1 0 1 0 .283 Kemp lf 5 1 2 3 0 0 .285 Cowens rf 4 1 3 1 0 0 .282 May c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .268 Hurdle lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .266 Corcoran rf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .272 Otis cf 3 0 1 1 0 0 .267 Mankowski 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .286 Patek ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .262 Rodriguez ph,3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .252 Braun ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .244 Trammell ss 3 1 2 0 1 1 .271 Washington ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274 Billingham p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 White 2b 2 0 2 0 0 0 .277 Poquette ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .204 Terrell pr,2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .183 Leonard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mingori p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McGilberry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 37 6 9 6 4 11 Totals 31 2 9 2 2 0 Time of Game: 2:26 Attendance: 32,329 Left on Base: Tigers 8, Royals 5 DP: Tigers 3, Royals 0 Errors: Patek Doubles: Trammell (11), Staub (27), Corcoran (12), McRae (33), Cowens 2 (20), Porter (25) Home Runs: Kemp (11) Stolen Bases: LeFlore (60) Caught Stealing: White (8) Sacrifice Flies: Otis (9) GIDP: Cowens (5), Brett (6), Hurdle (6) Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Billingham W(15-6) 9 9 2 2 2 0 0 34 3.59 Totals 9 9 2 2 2 0 0 34 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Leonard L(15-16) 5 7 6 6 2 6 1 24 3.67 Mingori 2.1 2 0 0 0 3 0 10 3.05 McGilberry 1.2 0 0 0 2 2 0 7 3.94 Totals 9 9 6 6 4 11 1 41 Wild Pitches: Billingham (6), Leonard 2 (11) Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Al Clark TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore was called out on strikes; Whitaker was called out on strikes; Staub struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Brett lined to left; McRae grounded out (third to first); LaCock grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0. TIGERS 2ND: Thompson popped to shortstop; Kemp singled to center; May lined to right; Corcoran struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 2ND: Porter walked; Cowens grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Porter out at second]; Hurdle lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0. TIGERS 3RD: Mankowski flied out to right; Trammell doubled to left; LeFlore struck out; Whitaker walked; Staub doubled [Trammell scored, Whitaker scored]; Thompson flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 0. ROYALS 3RD: Otis flied out to right; Patek popped to second; White singled to left; White was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 0. TIGERS 4TH: Kemp grounded out (second to first); May lined to right; Corcoran doubled to left; Mankowski struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 0. ROYALS 4TH: Brett grounded out (second to first); McRae doubled to left; LaCock grounded out (first unassisted) [McRae to third]; Porter popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 0. TIGERS 5TH: Trammell singled to center; LeFlore forced Trammell (second to shortstop); LeFlore stole second; Leonard threw a wild pitch [LeFlore to third]; Whitaker lined to center; Staub walked; Thompson singled to center [LeFlore scored, Staub to third]; Leonard threw a wild pitch [Thompson to second]; Kemp homered [Staub scored, Thompson scored]; May flied out to left; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Royals 0. ROYALS 5TH: Cowens doubled to left; Billingham threw a wild pitch [Cowens to third]; Hurdle grounded out (pitcher to first); Otis hit a sacrifice fly to right [Cowens scored]; Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Royals 1. TIGERS 6TH: MINGORI REPLACED LEONARD (PITCHING); Corcoran grounded out (first to pitcher); RODRIGUEZ BATTED FOR MANKOWSKI; Rodriguez flied out to left; Trammell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Royals 1. ROYALS 6TH: RODRIGUEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); White singled to center; Brett grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [White out at second]; McRae walked; LaCock flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Royals 1. TIGERS 7TH: LeFlore singled to center; Whitaker was called out on strikes; Staub popped to catcher in foul territory; Thompson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Royals 1. ROYALS 7TH: Porter grounded out (first unassisted); Cowens singled to right; Hurdle grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Cowens out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Royals 1. TIGERS 8TH: Kemp lined to center; May reached on an error by Patek; Corcoran singled to center [May to second]; MCGILBERRY REPLACED MINGORI (PITCHING); Rodriguez was called out on strikes; Trammell walked [May to third, Corcoran to second]; LeFlore struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Tigers 6, Royals 1. ROYALS 8TH: Otis singled to center; BRAUN BATTED FOR PATEK; Braun flied out to right; POQUETTE BATTED FOR WHITE; Poquette singled to right [Otis to second]; TERRELL RAN FOR POQUETTE; Brett flied out to right; McRae flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 6, Royals 1. TIGERS 9TH: WASHINGTON REPLACED BRAUN (PLAYING SS); TERRELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Whitaker grounded out (pitcher to first); Staub walked; Thompson popped to shortstop; Kemp forced Staub (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Royals 1. ROYALS 9TH: LaCock grounded out (first unassisted); Porter doubled to right; Cowens doubled to left [Porter scored]; Hurdle grounded out (first unassisted) [Cowens to third]; Otis flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Royals 2.

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