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Royals 6 @ Orioles 5
Memorial Stadium
April 23, 1978

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Kansas City Royals, played on April 23, 1978 at Memorial Stadium. The home team Orioles were bested by the visiting Royals with a score of 6 to 5.

Game Summary

DateApril 23, 1978 
Visiting Team
Kansas City Royals
R: 6 H: 12 E: 0 LOB: 11
Runs: 6
Hits: 12
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 11
Home Team
Baltimore Orioles
R: 5 H: 9 E: 1 LOB: 12
Runs: 5
Hits: 9
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 12
Winning PitcherLarry Gura  
Losing PitcherTim Stoddard  
SaveMarty Pattin  
Game Winning RBIHal McRae 

Game Info

DateApril 23, 1978 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamKansas City Royals 
Home TeamBaltimore Orioles 
Visiting Starting PitcherSteve Busby  
Home Starting PitcherDennis Martinez  
BallparkMemorial Stadium 
CityBaltimore 
StateMD 
Attendance13,833 
Time of Game3 hours 22 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Mike Reilly
1B: Bill Haller
2B: Lou DiMuro
3B: Ken Kaiser

Kansas City Royals Lineup 

Name  Position 
Willie Wilson  Center Fielder 
Hal McRae  DH 
George Brett  Third Baseman 
Al Cowens  Right Fielder 
Darrell Porter  Catcher 
Tom Poquette  Left Fielder 
Clint Hurdle  First Baseman 
Freddie Patek  Shortstop 
Frank White  Second Baseman 
Whitey Herzog  Manager 

Baltimore Orioles Lineup 

Name  Position 
Al Bumbry  Left Fielder 
Billy Smith  Second Baseman 
Ken Singleton  Right Fielder 
Eddie Murray  First Baseman 
Lee May  DH 
Larry Harlow  Center Fielder 
Doug DeCinces  Third Baseman 
Rick Dempsey  Catcher 
Mark Belanger  Shortstop 
Earl Weaver  Manager 

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Royals 6 @ Orioles 5
Memorial Stadium
April 23, 1978

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         Game of 4/23/1978 -- Kansas City at Baltimore (D)

  Kansas City        AB  R  H RBI    Baltimore          AB  R  H RBI
Wilson W, cf-lf       5  1  2  0   Bumbry A, lf-cf       3  2  0  0   
McRae H, dh           5  1  2  3   Smith B, 2b           3  0  2  1   
Brett G, 3b           4  1  1  0   Singleton K, rf       3  1  0  0   
Cowens A, rf          4  1  1  0   Lopez C, ph-rf        1  0  0  0   
Porter D, c           5  1  3  2   Murray E, 1b          4  0  2  2   
Poquette T, lf        3  0  1  0   Garcia K, ss          0  0  0  0   
Zdeb J, ph-lf         1  0  0  0   May L, dh             4  0  1  1   
Lahoud J, ph          1  0  0  0   Harlow L, cf          0  0  0  0   
Otis A, cf            0  0  0  0   Roenicke G, ph-lf     2  0  0  1   
Hurdle C, 1b          1  1  1  0   Kelly P, ph           1  0  0  0   
LaCock P, 1b          0  0  0  0   DeCinces D, 3b        5  0  2  0   
Patek F, ss           4  0  0  1   Dempsey R, c          5  0  1  0   
White F, 2b           4  0  1  0   Belanger M, ss        1  1  0  0   
                                   Crowley T, ph-1b      1  1  1  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     37  6 12  6                        33  5  9  5

Kansas City      012 002 010 --  6
Baltimore        210 000 020 --  5

  Kansas City          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Busby S               0.1  1  2  2  3  0
Gura L (W)            5.1  6  1  1  2  0
Mingori S             0.2  0  0  0  1  1
Bird D                1.0  1  2  2  2  0
Hrabosky A            0.1  1  0  0  0  1
Pattin M (S)          1.1  0  0  0  0  1

  Baltimore            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Martinez D            3.2  7  3  1  1  2
Stoddard T (L)        2.0  3  2  2  1  1
Martinez T*           2.1  2  1  1  3  2
Stanhouse D           1.0  0  0  0  1  1
  * Pitched to 1 batter in 9th

E -- DeCinces D
DP -- Kansas City 1, Baltimore 3
LOB -- Kansas City 11, Baltimore 12
2B -- Cowens A, DeCinces D 2, Brett G, McRae H
HR -- McRae H
SB -- Bumbry A, Patek F, Belanger M
CS -- Porter D
SH -- Belanger M
SF -- Roenicke G
HBP -- by Stoddard T (Cowens A), by Mingori S (May L)
T -- 3:22
A -- 13833

    

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