Kansas City Royals vs Baltimore Orioles
August 10, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 10, 1978 at Memorial Stadium. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 2, Baltimore Orioles 3

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Poquette rf 4 0 0 0
McRae dh 4 0 0 0
LaCock 1b 3 0 2 0
Cowens cf 4 0 0 0
Porter c 3 0 0 0
Hurdle lf 4 0 1 0
Quirk 3b 2 1 0 0
  Wilson pr 0 0 0 0
  Terrell 3b 0 0 0 0
  Braun ph 0 0 0 0
Patek ss 3 1 2 0
Washington 2b 2 0 0 0
Bird p 0 0 0 0
  Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 5 0
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Harlow cf 4 0 0 0
Dauer 2b 4 1 1 0
Singleton rf 3 1 2 2
  Lopez pr,rf 0 1 0 0
Murray 1b 4 0 1 0
May dh 4 0 1 1
DeCinces 3b 4 0 0 0
Kelly lf 3 0 1 0
  Anderson lf 0 0 0 0
Garcia ss 3 0 1 0
Dempsey c 3 0 1 0
Palmer p 0 0 0 0
  Stanhouse p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 8 3
Kansas City 002 000 000250
Baltimore 000 002 01x381
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Bird  L (4-5) 7.2 6 3 3 1 3
  Hrabosky   0.1 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
8
3
3
1
4
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Palmer  W (14-10) 8.2 5 2 0 5 2
  Stanhouse  SV (16) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
5
2
0
6
2

  E–Garcia (11).  DP–Baltimore 3.  2B–Kansas City LaCock (11,off Palmer), Baltimore Singleton (14,off Bird).  HR–Baltimore Singleton (15,6th inning off Bird 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Washington (2,off Palmer).  SB–Washington (11,2nd base off Palmer/Dempsey).  CS–Porter (5,2nd base by Palmer/Dempsey).  U-HP–Terry Cooney, 1B–Al Clark, 2B–Bill Kunkel, 3B–Bill Deegan.  T–2:28.  A–9,221.
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