Amos Otis hit two homers and Darrell Porter added one, accounting for five runs between them, to bat the Royals to an 8-3 victory over the Tigers. Otis and Porter each connected with a man on base in the fourth inning. Otis led off the sixth inning with his second smash of the game.

The Tigers' runs came on round-trippers by Ron LeFlore, Lance Parrish and John Wockenfuss. LeFlore, who also had a single, hit safely in his 23rd game, the longest streak in the A.L. since his own 30-game string in 1976. [The Sporting News]

Kansas City Royals 8, Detroit Tigers 3

Game Played on Saturday, September 2, 1978 (Night game) at Royals Stadium

Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 - 3 7 0 Royals 0 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 x - 8 12 0 Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG LeFlore cf 3 1 2 1 1 1 .296 Brett 3b 5 0 1 1 0 2 .289 Whitaker 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .294 McRae dh 5 0 0 0 0 0 .275 Staub dh 3 0 0 0 1 0 .290 LaCock 1b 3 2 2 0 1 0 .315 Thompson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .293 Porter c 3 2 1 2 1 0 .284 Kemp lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .283 Cowens rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .282 Parrish c 4 1 1 1 0 0 .218 Hurdle lf 3 1 1 0 0 1 .266 Wockenfuss rf 4 1 3 1 0 0 .283 Wilson lf 1 0 0 1 0 0 .220 Rodriguez 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .249 Otis cf 4 2 2 3 0 0 .269 Trammell ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .268 White 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .279 Slaton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Terrell ss 3 0 2 0 0 0 .196 Glynn p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Splittorff p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 3 7 3 2 3 Totals 35 8 12 8 2 3 Time of Game: 2:14 Attendance: 34,004 Left on Base: Tigers 5, Royals 6 DP: Tigers 0, Royals 1 Doubles: LaCock 2 (16), White 2 (21), Brett (37) Home Runs: LeFlore (9), Parrish (14), Wockenfuss (5), Porter (15), Otis 2 (18) Stolen Bases: LeFlore (61) Sacrifice Hits: Terrell (7) GIDP: Thompson (9) Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Slaton L(14-10) 4 8 6 6 1 0 2 21 4.21 Glynn 4 4 2 2 1 3 1 17 3.48 Totals 8 12 8 8 2 3 3 38 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Splittorff W(16-11) 9 7 3 3 2 3 3 35 3.24 Totals 9 7 3 3 2 3 3 35 Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Terry Cooney, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - Bill Kunkel TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore walked; Whitaker singled to left [LeFlore to second]; Staub flied out to right; Thompson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Whitaker out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Brett grounded out (shortstop to first); McRae flied out to center; LaCock doubled to left; Porter grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0. TIGERS 2ND: Kemp grounded out (second to first); Parrish popped to first in foul territory; Wockenfuss singled to left; Rodriguez forced Wockenfuss (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 2ND: Cowens grounded out (third to first); Hurdle flied out to left; Otis flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0. TIGERS 3RD: Trammell grounded out (second to first); LeFlore singled to right; LeFlore stole second; Whitaker grounded out (shortstop to first) [LeFlore to third]; Staub grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 3RD: White grounded out (shortstop to first); Terrell singled to left; Brett flied out to left; McRae popped to second in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0. TIGERS 4TH: Thompson grounded out (first to pitcher); Kemp flied out to center; Parrish grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 4TH: LaCock walked; Porter homered [LaCock scored]; Cowens popped to second; Hurdle singled to center; Otis homered [Hurdle scored]; White doubled to left; Terrell grounded out (shortstop to first); Brett doubled to left [White scored]; McRae lined to third; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 5. TIGERS 5TH: Wockenfuss grounded out (third to first); Rodriguez flied out to left; Trammell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 5. ROYALS 5TH: LaCock doubled; GLYNN REPLACED SLATON (PITCHING); Porter grounded out (first unassisted) [LaCock to third]; Cowens grounded out (third to first) [LaCock scored]; Hurdle struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 6. TIGERS 6TH: WILSON REPLACED HURDLE (PLAYING LF); LeFlore homered; Whitaker grounded out (second to first); Staub flied out to left; Thompson was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 6. ROYALS 6TH: Otis homered; White doubled to left; Terrell out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [White to third]; Brett struck out; McRae flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 7. TIGERS 7TH: Kemp popped to third in foul territory; Parrish homered; Wockenfuss singled; Rodriguez lined to second; Trammell flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 7. ROYALS 7TH: LaCock grounded out (pitcher to first); Porter walked; Cowens singled to center [Porter to third]; Wilson forced Cowens (third to second) [Porter scored]; Otis popped to second in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 8. TIGERS 8TH: LeFlore struck out; Whitaker was called out on strikes; Staub walked; Thompson lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 8. ROYALS 8TH: White flied out to right; Terrell singled to center; Brett struck out; McRae flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 8. TIGERS 9TH: Kemp flied out to left; Parrish lined to shortstop; Wockenfuss homered; Rodriguez grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 8.

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