Royals (4) vs Tigers (2) · Aug 15, 1978 · MLB Scores

FINAL

Aug 15, 1978

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
KC	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	4	11	0	4
DET	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	11	1	11

win:D. Leonard (KC)loss:K. Young (DET)save:A. Hrabosky (KC)

KCDET

1
Milt May singles on a to right fielder Al Cowens. Lou Whitaker scores. Steve Kemp to 3rd. [1 run]
01
4
Hal McRae hits a home run (12). [1 run]
11
6
Mickey Stanley grounds into a double play, third baseman George Brett to second baseman U L Washington to first baseman Ralph LaCock. Tim Corcoran scores. Phil Mankowski out at 2nd. Mickey Stanley out at 1st. [1 run] [2 outs]
12
7
Al Cowens singles on a to left fielder Steve Kemp. Clint Hurdle scores. Fielding error by left fielder Steve Kemp. [1 run]
22
7
Steve Braun singles on a to left fielder Steve Kemp. Al Cowens scores. Freddie Patek out at 3rd on the throw, left fielder Steve Kemp to catcher Milt May to second baseman Lou Whitaker to third baseman Aurelio Rodriguez. [1 run] [3 outs]
32
9
Darrell Porter hits a home run (9). [1 run]
42

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1George Brett3B	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	.315
2Hal McRaeDH	1	3	1	1	0	1	1	0	.277
3Ralph LaCock1B	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	.306
4Darrell PorterC	1	4	1	1	1	0	1	1	.268
5Clint HurdleLF-RF	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.278
6Al CowensRF-CF	3	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.280
7Freddie PatekSS	2	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	.282
8U L Washington2B	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	3	.272
9Willie WilsonCF	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	.226
Steve BraunPH-LF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.246
Joe ZdebLF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261

TOTAL	11	34	4	3	6	1	2	7	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Dennis LeonardRHP	6.0	7	2	2	2	5	0	47	3.73
Al HraboskyLHP	3.0	4	0	0	1	0	0	14	2.75

TOTAL	9.0	11	2	2	3	5	0	61	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Ron LeFloreCF	2	5	0	0	0	0	1	.291
2Lou Whitaker2B	1	3	1	0	0	1	1	.300
3Rusty StaubDH	2	4	0	0	0	1	1	.301
4Steve KempLF	1	4	0	0	0	1	4	.283
5Milt MayC	1	3	0	1	0	1	3	.279
6Tim CorcoranRF	1	3	1	0	1	1	2	.269
7Phil Mankowski3B	1	3	0	0	0	0	3	.300
Aurelio Rodriguez3B	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.266
8Mickey Stanley1B	1	4	0	0	0	0	2	.264
9Alan TrammellSS	0	3	0	0	1	0	1	.255
Lance ParrishPH	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	.232
Mark WagnerSS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.252
TOTAL	11	34	2	1	3	5	19	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Kip YoungRHP	7.0	8	3	3	5	1	1	40	1.80
Bob SykesLHP	1.1	3	1	1	1	0	1	9	3.52
John HillerLHP	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2.70
TOTAL	8.3	11	4	4	6	1	2	50	-

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1st inningKCDET

TOP 1
BATTER OUT — George Brett out to center fielder Ron LeFlore. [1 out]
00
WALK — Hal McRae walks.
00
LINEOUT — Ralph LaCock lines out to right fielder Tim Corcoran. [2 outs]
00
BATTER OUT — Darrell Porter out, second baseman Lou Whitaker to first baseman Mickey Stanley. [3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
BATTER OUT — Ron LeFlore out, shortstop Freddie Patek to first baseman Ralph LaCock. [1 out]
00
WALK — Lou Whitaker walks.
00
SINGLE — Rusty Staub singles on a to right fielder Al Cowens. Lou Whitaker to 2nd.
00
FORCEOUT — Steve Kemp grounds into a force out, first baseman Ralph LaCock to shortstop Freddie Patek. Lou Whitaker to 3rd. Rusty Staub out at 2nd. Steve Kemp to 1st. [2 outs]
00
SINGLE — Milt May singles on a to right fielder Al Cowens. Lou Whitaker scores. Steve Kemp to 3rd. [1 run]
01
STRIKEOUT — Tim Corcoran strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
01

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DET

4Runs2

11Hits11

0Errors1

.324Batting Avg.324

34At Bats34

3Extra-base Hits2

2Home Runs0

3Runs-Batted-In1

1Walks5

0Stolen Bases1

6Strikeouts3

4Left on Base11

18Total Bases13

Tuesday, August 15, 1978 · 7:05 PM

Comerica Park · Detroit, MI

attendance: 33,365 (81.2%)