A three-run homer by Hal McRae in the fifth inning sent the Royals on the way to a 6-2 victory over the Tigers. Singles by Amos Otis, Jerry Terrell and George Brett produced one run in the fifth, tying the score at 2-2, before McRae smashed his homer. Ron LeFlore had given the Tigers a 2-1 lead in the top half of the fifth with a homer that extended his batting streak to 24 games. [The Sporting News]

Kansas City Royals 6, Detroit Tigers 2

Game Played on Sunday, September 3, 1978 (Day game) at Royals Stadium

Tigers 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 5 1 Royals 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 x - 6 6 0 Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG LeFlore cf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .295 Brett 3b 4 1 1 2 0 0 .289 Whitaker 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .294 McRae dh 4 1 1 3 0 0 .274 Staub dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .288 LaCock 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .310 Thompson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .291 Porter c 4 1 1 0 0 0 .283 Kemp lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .280 Cowens rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .282 Wockenfuss rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .277 Hurdle lf 1 0 0 1 1 0 .266 Rodriguez 3b 3 1 1 0 0 0 .250 Wilson lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 May c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .269 Otis cf 3 1 1 0 0 0 .270 Trammell ss 3 0 1 1 0 0 .269 White 2b 3 1 0 0 0 0 .277 Rozema p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Terrell ss 3 1 1 0 0 0 .200 Gura p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 2 5 2 0 3 Totals 29 6 6 6 1 0 Time of Game: 1:56 Attendance: 27,217 Left on Base: Tigers 3, Royals 1 DP: Tigers 1, Royals 0 Errors: Kemp Doubles: Cowens (21) Triples: Porter (5) Home Runs: LeFlore (10), McRae (14) Sacrifice Flies: Hurdle (6) GIDP: Otis (9) Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rozema L(6-10) 8 6 6 5 1 0 1 31 3.31 Totals 8 6 6 5 1 0 1 31 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gura W(13-4) 9 5 2 2 0 3 1 32 2.73 Totals 9 5 2 2 0 3 1 32 Umpires: HP - Terry Cooney, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Bill Deegan TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (pitcher to second to first); Whitaker grounded out (third to first); Staub flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Brett grounded out (second to first); McRae grounded out (third to first); LaCock flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0. TIGERS 2ND: Thompson grounded out (second to first); Kemp grounded out (second to first); Wockenfuss was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 2ND: Porter popped to second; Cowens doubled to left; Hurdle walked; Otis grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Hurdle out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0. TIGERS 3RD: Rodriguez singled to left; May singled to left [Rodriguez to second]; Trammell singled to center [Rodriguez scored, May to second]; LeFlore flied out to right; Whitaker singled to left [May to third, Trammell to second]; Staub popped to catcher in foul territory; Thompson struck out; 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 0. ROYALS 3RD: White reached on an error by Kemp [White to second]; Terrell grounded out (shortstop to first) [White to third]; Brett grounded out (shortstop to first) [White scored (unearned)]; McRae flied out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 1. TIGERS 4TH: Kemp grounded out (first unassisted); Wockenfuss flied out to left; Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 1. ROYALS 4TH: LaCock flied out to right; Porter flied out to left; Cowens popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 1. TIGERS 5TH: May lined to shortstop; Trammell flied out to right; LeFlore homered; Whitaker lined to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 1. ROYALS 5TH: Hurdle flied out to center; Otis singled to left; White grounded out (shortstop to second to first) [Otis to second]; Terrell singled to left [Otis to third]; Brett singled to left [Otis scored, Terrell to second]; McRae homered [Terrell scored, Brett scored]; LaCock grounded out (pitcher to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 5. TIGERS 6TH: Staub struck out; Thompson popped to third in foul territory; Kemp flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 5. ROYALS 6TH: Porter tripled to right; Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first); Hurdle hit a sacrifice fly to center [Porter scored]; Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 6. TIGERS 7TH: WILSON REPLACED HURDLE (PLAYING LF); Wockenfuss popped to first; Rodriguez flied out to left; May popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 6. ROYALS 7TH: White lined to right; Terrell grounded out (second to first); Brett grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 6. TIGERS 8TH: Trammell flied out to right; LeFlore grounded out (second to first); Whitaker flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 6. ROYALS 8TH: McRae lined to right; LaCock popped to first; Porter grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 6. TIGERS 9TH: Staub flied out to center; Thompson flied out to right; Kemp grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 6.

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