A homer and two singles by Amos Otis sparked the Royals to a 5-1 victory over the A's. Otis capped a string of five straight singles during a three-run second inning and added his 21st homer of the year leading off the fifth. Steve Braun and George Brett also had RBI singles in the second and Hal McRae rounded out the Royals' scoring with a sacrifice fly in the fifth. [The Sporting News]

Kansas City Royals 5, Oakland Athletics 1

Game Played on Thursday, September 14, 1978 (Night game) at Royals Stadium

A's 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 1 Royals 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 x - 5 13 0 A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Edwards 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .274 Braun lf 2 1 1 1 0 1 .257 Burke cf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .246 Cripe ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Carty dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .284 Wilson pr,lf 2 0 0 0 0 2 .217 Page lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .290 Brett 3b 4 0 1 1 1 0 .281 Newman c 3 0 0 0 1 1 .238 Otis cf 5 1 3 2 0 0 .292 Revering 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .273 Porter c 4 1 0 0 1 0 .277 Duncan 3b 3 1 1 0 0 0 .263 LaCock 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .301 Wallis rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .259 Wathan ph,1b 2 0 2 0 0 0 .323 Picciolo ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 .230 McRae dh 3 0 0 1 0 0 .270 Hosley ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .300 Cowens rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .282 Guerrero ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .278 Patek ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 .262 Renko p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 White 2b 4 1 3 0 0 0 .276 Lacey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Splittorff p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Heaverlo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 1 4 1 2 2 Totals 37 5 13 5 2 3 Time of Game: 2:05 Attendance: 19,617 Left on Base: A's 5, Royals 11 DP: A's 0, Royals 0 Errors: Revering Doubles: Cowens (23), White (23) Home Runs: Otis (21) Stolen Bases: Wilson (39) Sacrifice Flies: McRae (10) A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Renko L(6-11) 1.2 6 3 3 1 1 0 12 4.19 Lacey 4.1 4 2 1 0 1 1 18 3.03 Heaverlo 2 3 0 0 1 1 0 10 3.38 Totals 8 13 5 4 2 3 1 40 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Splittorff W(17-12) 9 4 1 1 2 2 0 33 3.44 Totals 9 4 1 1 2 2 0 33 Passed Balls: Newman (4) Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Durwood Merrill, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Rich Garcia ATHLETICS 1ST: Edwards grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Burke grounded out (second to first); Carty lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Braun struck out; Brett flied out to left; Otis singled to left; Porter walked [Otis to second]; LaCock grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Page struck out; Newman struck out; Revering walked; Duncan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 2ND: McRae flied out to center; Cowens grounded out (second to first); Patek singled to left; White singled to right [Patek to second]; Braun singled to left [Patek scored, White to second]; Brett singled [White scored, Braun to second]; Otis singled [Braun scored, Brett to third]; LACEY REPLACED RENKO (PITCHING); Porter flied out to right; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 3. ATHLETICS 3RD: Wallis popped to third; Picciolo singled to left; Edwards forced Picciolo (second to shortstop); Burke flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 3. ROYALS 3RD: LaCock grounded out (shortstop to first); McRae flied out to right; Cowens flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 3. ATHLETICS 4TH: Carty grounded out (shortstop to first); Page lined to center; Newman walked; Revering forced Newman (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 3. ROYALS 4TH: Patek popped to first; White singled to left; CRIPE BATTED FOR BRAUN; Cripe forced White (third to second); WILSON RAN FOR CRIPE; Wilson stole second; Brett grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 3. ATHLETICS 5TH: WILSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Duncan singled to center; Wallis flied out to left; HOSLEY BATTED FOR PICCIOLO; Hosley flied out to center; Edwards singled to right [Duncan to second]; Burke singled to center [Duncan scored, Edwards to third]; Carty popped to first; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Royals 3. ROYALS 5TH: GUERRERO REPLACED HOSLEY (PLAYING SS); Otis homered; Porter reached on an error by Revering [Porter to second]; WATHAN BATTED FOR LACOCK; On a bunt Wathan singled to third [Porter stayed at second]; Newman allowed a passed ball [Porter to third, Wathan to second]; McRae hit a sacrifice fly to center [Porter scored (unearned)]; Cowens singled to left [Wathan to third]; Patek popped to first in foul territory; White grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Royals 5. ATHLETICS 6TH: WATHAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Page grounded out (shortstop to first); Newman popped to first; Revering flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Royals 5. ROYALS 6TH: Wilson struck out; Brett flied out to center; Otis popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Royals 5. ATHLETICS 7TH: Duncan popped to second; Wallis lined to right; Guerrero flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Royals 5. ROYALS 7TH: HEAVERLO REPLACED LACEY (PITCHING); Porter popped to shortstop; Wathan singled to left; McRae lined to left; Cowens doubled to left [Wathan to third]; Patek grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Royals 5. ATHLETICS 8TH: Edwards grounded out (third to first); Burke grounded out (first to pitcher); Carty grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Royals 5. ROYALS 8TH: White doubled to left; Wilson struck out; Brett walked; Otis flied out to right [White to third]; Porter forced Brett (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Royals 5. ATHLETICS 9TH: Page grounded out (first unassisted); Newman lined to right; Revering flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Royals 5.

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