The Kansas City Royals decisively defeated the Baltimore Orioles, 5 to 2, on April 12, 1978.

Final

Orioles

0-5

2

Royals

3-1

5

BAL

KCR

1

0

2

1

0

3

0

4

0

5

0

6

0

5

7

0

8

0

9

1

R

2

5

H

7

E

1

2

Summary

Player Stats

Top 2nd

BAL

KCR

Home run by Eddie Murray.

1

0

Bottom 6th

BAL

KCR

Home run by Amos Otis; Hal McRae and Al Cowens scored.

1

3

Home run by Darrell Porter.

1

4

Clint Hurdle ground ball; Error by Eddie Murray; Joe Zdeb scored.

1

5

Top 9th

BAL

KCR

Double by Larry Harlow; Lee May scored.

2

5

Orioles

Royals

Batters

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	CS	TB
Al Bumbry LF	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
Billy Smith 2B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Ken Singleton RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
Eddie Murray 1B	3	1	2	1	1	1	0	0	5
Lee May DH	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2
Larry Harlow CF	3	0	2	1	0	1	0	1	3
Douglas DeCinces 3B	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	1
Mark Belanger SS	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Pat Kelly PH	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gary Roenicke PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dave Skaggs C	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Carlos Lopez PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	33	2	7	2	1	4	5	1	12

Pitchers

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
Mike Flanagan (L)	5.2	6	5	4	3	3	2
Tippy Martinez	2.1	1	0	0	0	1	0
Totals	8.0	7	5	4	3	4	2

Batters

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	CS	TB
Freddie Patek SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Hal McRae DH	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
George Brett 3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Al Cowens RF	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	2
Amos Otis CF	4	1	2	3	1	0	0	1	5
Darrell Porter C	3	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	4
Joe Zdeb LF	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3
Clint Hurdle 1B	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	1
Frank White 2B	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Totals	29	5	7	4	2	3	4	2	15

Pitchers

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
Dennis Leonard (W)	8.0	7	2	2	4	5	1
Steve Mingori (S)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	9.0	7	2	2	4	5	1

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More Royals Stats

Team Batting Leaders

HR

7

Perez

RBI

26

Perez

AVG

.350

Perez

Team Pitching Leaders

W

4

Lugo

K

37

Ragans

ERA

1.66

Lugo

Team Rankings

HR

29

8th

R

132

11th

SO

204

24th

ERA

3.14

3rd

2024 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians	18	8	.692
Royals	17	10	.630	1.5
Tigers	14	12	.538	4.0
Twins	12	13	.480	5.5
White Sox	4	22	.154	14.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 4/28	KCR	@	DET	1:40 PM
Mon 4/29	KCR	@	TOR	7:07 PM
Tue 4/30	KCR	@	TOR	7:07 PM
Wed 5/1	KCR	@	TOR	3:07 PM
Fri 5/3	TEX	@	KCR	7:40 PM

Last Game

Tigers

15-12

6

Final

5

Royals

17-11

Sat 27 Apr 2024

MLB 2024 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

10

Trout

9

Henderson

9

Ozuna

RBI Leaders

31

Ozuna

26

Perez

23

García

Batting Average Leaders

.391

Betts

.367

Smith

.356

Contreras

Hit Leaders

45

Betts

41

Ohtani

37

Kwan

Run Leaders

29

Betts

24

Cruz

24

Contreras

OBP Leaders

.489

Betts

.437

Soto

.436

Contreras

SLG Leaders

.677

Ozuna

.661

Ohtani

.661

Betts

SB Leaders

17

Cruz

13

Turang

11

Jr.

MLB 2024 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

5

Glasnow

4

Imanaga

4

Suárez

Strikeout Leaders

53

Glasnow

46

Wheeler

42

Greene

ERA Leaders

0.72

López

0.98

Imanaga

1.23

Berríos

WHIP Leaders

0.70

Suárez

0.74

Skubal

0.74

Cease

K/9 Leaders

12.13

Crochet

12.10

Jones

12.07

Peralta

K/BB Leaders

9.75

Jones

9.50

Ryan

9.33

Imanaga

Walk Leaders

3

Imanaga

4

Jones

4

Ryan

Fantasy 2024

FanDuel Points Leaders

515.3

Betts

457.8

Cruz

445.8

Ohtani

DraftKings Points Leaders

393

Betts

347

Cruz

342

Ohtani

MLB 2023 Division Standings

	NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Braves	104	58	.642
2	Phillies	90	72	.556	14.0
	AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Orioles	101	61	.623
2	Rays	99	63	.611	2.0
	NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Dodgers	100	62	.617
2	Diamondbacks	84	78	.519	16.0
	NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Brewers	92	70	.568
2	Cubs	83	79	.512	9.0
	AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Astros	90	72	.556
2	Rangers	90	72	.556
	AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Twins	87	75	.537
2	Tigers	78	84	.481	9.0