The Kansas City Royals handily beat the Detroit Tigers, 6 to 2, on September 3, 1978.

Final

Tigers

74-61

2

Royals

73-61

6

DET

KCR

1

0

2

0

3

1

4

0

5

1

4

6

0

1

7

0

8

0

9

0

R

2

6

H

5

6

E

1

0

Summary

Player Stats

Top 3rd

DET

KCR

Single by Alan Trammell; Aurelio Rodriguez scored.

1

0

Bottom 3rd

DET

KCR

George Brett grounded out; Frank White scored.

1

Top 5th

DET

KCR

Home run by Ron LeFlore.

2

1

Bottom 5th

DET

KCR

Single by George Brett; Amos Otis scored.

2

Home run by Hal McRae; Jerry Terrell and George Brett scored.

2

5

Bottom 6th

DET

KCR

Sacrifice fly by Clint Hurdle; Darrell Porter scored.

2

6

Tigers

Royals

Batters

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SO	TB
Ron LeFlore CF	4	1	1	1	1	0	4
Lou Whitaker 2B	4	0	1	0	0	0	1
Rusty Staub DH	4	0	0	0	0	1	0
Jason Thompson 1B	4	0	0	0	0	1	0
Steve Kemp LF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
John Wockenfuss RF	3	0	0	0	0	1	0
Aurelio Rodriguez 3B	3	1	1	0	0	0	1
Milt May C	3	0	1	0	0	0	1
Alan Trammell SS	3	0	1	1	0	0	1
Totals	32	2	5	2	1	3	8

Pitchers

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
Dave Rozema (L)	8.0	6	6	5	1	0	1
Totals	8.0	6	6	5	1	0	1

Batters

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	TB
George Brett 3B	4	1	1	2	0	0	1
Hal McRae DH	4	1	1	3	1	0	4
Ralph LaCock 1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Darrell Porter C	4	1	1	0	0	0	3
Al Cowens RF	3	0	1	0	0	0	2
Clint Hurdle LF	1	0	0	1	0	1	0
Willie Wilson LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Amos Otis CF	3	1	1	0	0	0	1
Frank White 2B	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jerry Terrell SS	3	1	1	0	0	0	1
Totals	29	6	6	6	1	1	12

Pitchers

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
Larry Gura (W)	9.0	5	2	2	0	3	1
Totals	9.0	5	2	2	0	3	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

10th

R

132

12th

SO

204

28th

ERA

3.14

4th

2024 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians	19	8	.704
Royals	17	11	.607	2.5
Tigers	15	12	.556	4.0
Twins	13	13	.500	5.5
White Sox	5	22	.185	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

Bohm

26

Perez

Batting Average Leaders

.391

Betts

.367

Smith

.354

Ozuna

Hit Leaders

45

Betts

41

Ohtani

40

Turner

Run Leaders

29

Betts

25

Kwan

24

Cruz

OBP Leaders

.489

Betts

.443

Soto

.434

Bohm

SLG Leaders

.698

Ozuna

.661

Ohtani

.661

Betts

SB Leaders

17

Cruz

13

Turang

11

Jr.

MLB 2024 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

5

Suárez

5

Glasnow

4

Imanaga

Strikeout Leaders

53

Glasnow

46

Wheeler

42

Greene

ERA Leaders

0.72

López

0.98

Imanaga

1.23

Berríos

WHIP Leaders

0.63

Suárez

0.74

Skubal

0.80

Imanaga

K/9 Leaders

12.13

Crochet

12.10

Jones

12.07

Peralta

K/BB Leaders

9.75

Jones

9.50

Kirby

9.50

Ryan

Walk Leaders

3

Imanaga

4

Jones

4

Kirby

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