The Kansas City Royals won against the Detroit Tigers, 8 to 3, on September 2, 1978.

Final

Tigers

74-60

3

Royals

72-61

8

DET

KCR

1

0

2

0

3

0

4

0

5

0

1

6

1

7

1

8

0

9

1

R

3

8

H

7

12

E

0

Summary

Player Stats

Bottom 4th

DET

KCR

Home run by Darrell Porter; Ralph LaCock scored.

0

2

Home run by Amos Otis; Clint Hurdle scored.

0

4

Double by George Brett; Frank White scored.

0

5

Bottom 5th

DET

KCR

Al Cowens grounded out; Ralph LaCock scored.

0

6

Top 6th

DET

KCR

Home run by Ron LeFlore.

1

6

Bottom 6th

DET

KCR

Home run by Amos Otis.

1

7

Top 7th

DET

KCR

Home run by Lance Parrish.

2

7

Bottom 7th

DET

KCR

Willie Wilson grounded out; Darrell Porter scored.

2

8

Top 9th

DET

KCR

Home run by John Wockenfuss.

3

8

Tigers

Royals

Batters

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	SB	TB
Ron LeFlore CF	3	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	5
Lou Whitaker 2B	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1
Rusty Staub DH	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Jason Thompson 1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Steve Kemp LF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lance Parrish C	4	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	4
John Wockenfuss RF	4	1	3	1	1	0	0	0	6
Aurelio Rodriguez 3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Alan Trammell SS	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	33	3	7	3	3	2	3	1	16

Pitchers

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
Jim Slaton (L)	4.0	8	6	6	1	0	2
Ed Glynn	4.0	4	2	2	1	3	1
Totals	8.0	12	8	8	2	3	3

Batters

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	TB
George Brett 3B	5	0	1	1	0	0	2	2
Hal McRae DH	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ralph LaCock 1B	3	2	2	0	0	1	0	4
Darrell Porter C	3	2	1	2	1	1	0	4
Al Cowens RF	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	1
Clint Hurdle LF	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	1
Willie Wilson LF	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Amos Otis CF	4	2	2	3	2	0	0	8
Frank White 2B	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	4
Jerry Terrell SS	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	2
Totals	35	8	12	8	3	2	3	26

Pitchers

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
Paul Splittorff (W)	9.0	7	3	3	2	3	3
Totals	9.0	7	3	3	2	3	3

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More Royals Stats

Team Batting Leaders

HR

7

Perez

RBI

25

Perez

AVG

.344

Perez

Team Pitching Leaders

W

4

Lugo

K

37

Ragans

ERA

1.66

Lugo

Team Rankings

HR

29

8th

R

127

12th

SO

197

27th

ERA

3.01

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)
Sat 4/27	KCR	@	DET	6:10 PM
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

Last Game

Tigers

14-12

0

Final

8

Royals

17-10

Fri 26 Apr 2024

MLB 2024 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

10

Trout

9

Henderson

9

Ozuna

RBI Leaders

31

Ozuna

25

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