Righthander Dennis Leonard unfurled a two-hitter as the Royals blanked the A's, 3-0. The game was scoreless going into the seventh inning when Darrell Porter drew a walk and, one out later, advanced to third on a single by Clint Hurdle. Willie Wilson ran for Hurdle and stole second. Amos Otis was given an intentional walk to load the bases and Frank White cleared them with a double into the left field corner. [The Sporting News]

Kansas City Royals 3, Oakland Athletics 0

Game Played on Tuesday, September 5, 1978 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Royals 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 - 3 6 0 A's 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 0 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Brett 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .283 Edwards 2b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .274 McRae dh 4 0 1 0 0 2 .274 Revering 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .274 LaCock 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .300 Carty dh 3 0 0 0 0 1 .294 Porter c 3 1 0 0 1 2 .281 Page lf 2 0 1 0 1 0 .289 Cowens rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .279 Robinson c 2 0 0 0 0 2 .320 Hurdle lf 3 0 1 0 0 2 .264 Guerrero ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .280 Wilson pr,lf 1 1 0 0 0 1 .219 Gross 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .193 Otis cf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .273 Wallis cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .271 White 2b 4 0 3 3 0 1 .280 Alston rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .228 Terrell ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .197 Renko p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Leonard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sosa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 3 6 3 3 12 Totals 26 0 3 0 1 7 Time of Game: 2:09 Attendance: 1,376 Left on Base: Royals 5, A's 1 DP: Royals 1, A's 1 Doubles: White (22) Triples: Otis (5) Stolen Bases: White (11), Wilson (36) Caught Stealing: Page (17), Alston (10) Sacrifice Hits: Robinson (1) GIDP: Carty (11) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Leonard W(16-16) 9 3 0 0 1 7 0 28 3.54 Totals 9 3 0 0 1 7 0 28 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Renko L(6-10) 8 5 3 3 3 10 0 31 4.05 Sosa 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 2.56 Totals 9 6 3 3 3 12 0 35 Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Fred Spenn, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Jim McKean ROYALS 1ST: Brett struck out; McRae struck out; LaCock walked; Porter was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: Edwards struck out (catcher to first); Revering struck out; Carty grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0. ROYALS 2ND: Cowens flied out to right; Hurdle struck out; Otis flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Page singled to right; Page was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Robinson struck out; Guerrero grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0. ROYALS 3RD: White singled to center; Terrell popped to second; Brett struck out; McRae lined to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 3RD: Gross flied out to left; Wallis popped to shortstop; Alston singled to center; Alston was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0. ROYALS 4TH: LaCock struck out; Porter grounded out (first unassisted); Cowens grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 4TH: Edwards singled to right; Revering popped to third; Carty grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Edwards out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0. ROYALS 5TH: Hurdle struck out; Otis lined to center; White singled to left; White stole second; Terrell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 5TH: Page walked; Robinson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Page to second]; Guerrero grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Gross flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0. ROYALS 6TH: Brett grounded out (second to first); McRae struck out; LaCock grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 6TH: Wallis grounded out (second to first); Alston popped to third in foul territory; Edwards grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0. ROYALS 7TH: Porter walked; Cowens struck out; Hurdle singled to center [Porter to third]; WILSON RAN FOR HURDLE; Wilson stole second; Otis was walked intentionally; White doubled to left [Porter scored, Wilson scored, Otis scored]; Terrell grounded out (second to first) [White to third]; Brett flied out to left; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 7TH: WILSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Revering flied to left in foul territory; Carty struck out; Page lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Athletics 0. ROYALS 8TH: McRae singled to left; LaCock lined into a double play (third to first) [McRae out at first]; Porter struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 8TH: Robinson struck out; Guerrero popped to second; Gross struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Athletics 0. ROYALS 9TH: SOSA REPLACED RENKO (PITCHING); Cowens flied out to right; Wilson struck out; Otis tripled to right; White was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 9TH: Wallis flied out to left; Alston popped to shortstop; Edwards struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Athletics 0.

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