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Chicago White Sox @ 
Kansas City Royals
1978-08-08 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 29976 · night · 2:38
Kansas City Royals defeated Chicago White Sox 10–4. Kansas City Royals put up 4 in the 2nd. Paul Splittorff earned the win and Marty Pattin picked up the save. Hal McRae went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHA | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | |
| KCA | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 18 |
W: Paul Splittorff L: Mike Proly SV: Marty Pattin
Umpires — HP: Bill Kunkel · 1B: Bill Deegan · 2B: Terry Cooney · 3B: Al Clark · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Chicago White Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Thad Bosley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Don Kessinger | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Jorge Orta | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Lamar Johnson | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ralph Garr | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Eric Soderholm | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Colbern | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Claudell Washington | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Bell | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Freddie Patek | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Hal McRae | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Pete LaCock | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Al Cowens | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Clint Hurdle | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Amos Otis | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Darrell Porter | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 U. L. Washington | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Jerry Terrell | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Willie Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago White Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mike Proly | 4.0 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
 Ron Schueler | 1.0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Rich Hinton | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Jim Willoughby | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Paul Splittorff | 6.0 | 8 | 1 | 5 |
| Steve Mingori | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Marty Pattin | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Thad Bosley: 43
- Don Kessinger: K/C
- Jorge Orta: 7
Bot 1
- Freddie Patek: K
- Hal McRae: 9
- Pete LaCock: 3/G
Top 2
- Lamar Johnson: S8
- Ralph Garr: E2/SH.1-2
- Eric Soderholm: 35(2)/FO.1-2
- Mike Colbern: D7.2-H(UR);1-H
- Claudell Washington: 13
- Kevin Bell: K
Bot 2
- Al Cowens: S8
- Clint Hurdle: S7.1-2
- Amos Otis: W.2-3;1-2
- Darrell Porter: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- U. L. Washington: S7.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Jerry Terrell: 64(1)3/GDP.3-H;2-3
- Freddie Patek: S7.3-H
- Hal McRae: 3/FL/P
Top 3
- Thad Bosley: K/C
- Don Kessinger: K/C
- Jorge Orta: 8
Bot 3
- Pete LaCock: D8.BX3(865)
- Al Cowens: 53
- Clint Hurdle: S8
- Amos Otis: 54(1)/FO
Top 4
- Lamar Johnson: D7
- Ralph Garr: 54/SH.2-3
- Eric Soderholm: 9
- Mike Colbern: 53
Bot 4
- Darrell Porter: 6/L
- U. L. Washington: S7
- Jerry Terrell: 63.1-2
- Freddie Patek: 63
Top 5
- Claudell Washington: 8/L
- Kevin Bell: 5/FL/P
- Thad Bosley: 7
Bot 5
- Hal McRae: S8
- Pete LaCock: S9.1-3
- Al Cowens: D7.3-H;1-3
- Clint Hurdle: S9.3-H;2-3
- Amos Otis: 8/SF.3-H
- Darrell Porter: 6/P
- U. L. Washington: S9.1-2
- Jerry Terrell: S7.2-H;1-2
- Freddie Patek: WP.2-3;1-2
- Freddie Patek: K/C
Top 6
- Don Kessinger: S8
- Jorge Orta: S9.1-2
- Lamar Johnson: 46(1)/FO.2-3
- Ralph Garr: S4.3-3;1-2
- Eric Soderholm: 7/SF.3-H
- Mike Colbern: K
Bot 6
- Hal McRae: 43
- Pete LaCock: S9
- Al Cowens: 8
- Clint Hurdle: S/BR.1X2(3)
Top 7
- Claudell Washington: S9
- Kevin Bell: S8.1-2
- Thad Bosley: W.2-3;1-2
- Don Kessinger: 8/SF.3-H
- Jorge Orta: W.2-3;1-2
- Lamar Johnson: 64(1)3/GDP
Bot 7
- Amos Otis: 7/L
- Darrell Porter: 8
- U. L. Washington: K
Top 8
- Ralph Garr: 8
- Eric Soderholm: 8
- Mike Colbern: 63
Bot 8
- Jerry Terrell: 7/L
- Freddie Patek: S8
- Hal McRae: HR/7.1-H
- Pete LaCock: 43
- Al Cowens: S7
- Willie Wilson: 13
Top 9
- Claudell Washington: S8
- Kevin Bell: 54(1)3/GDP
- Thad Bosley: K/C