Top 1

• Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bumbry vs. Leonard
  
  Bumbry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Smith vs. Leonard
  
  Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Zdeb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Singleton vs. Leonard
  
  Singleton strikes out. Porter drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Singleton out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Patek vs. Flanagan
  
  Patek is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McRae vs. Flanagan
  
  McRae hits a popup towards first. Murray settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brett vs. Flanagan
  
  Brett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murray scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brett for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Orioles, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Murray vs. Leonard
  
  Murray hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Orioles, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  May vs. Leonard
  
  May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Orioles, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Harlow vs. Leonard
  
  Harlow hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Orioles, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  DeCinces vs. Leonard
  
  There goes Harlow. The throw from Porter and he is out, White applying the tag. View Play 
• Orioles, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  DeCinces vs. Leonard
  
  DeCinces is called out on strikes. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Orioles, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cowens vs. Flanagan
  
  Cowens hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Orioles, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Otis vs. Flanagan
  
  Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Orioles, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Porter vs. Flanagan
  
  Porter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murray fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Orioles, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Zdeb vs. Flanagan
  
  There's a wild pitch. Porter moves to second. View Play 
• Orioles, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Zdeb vs. Flanagan
  
  Zdeb hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murray scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Zdeb for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Orioles, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Belanger vs. Leonard
  
  Belanger hits a fly ball into left field. Zdeb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Orioles, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Skaggs vs. Leonard
  
  Skaggs hits a line drive towards short. Patek reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Orioles, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bumbry vs. Leonard
  
  Bumbry strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Orioles, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hurdle vs. Flanagan
  
  Hurdle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Orioles, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  White vs. Flanagan
  
  Flanagan fires to first and has Hurdle trapped. There's the throw to Belanger who tags Hurdle for the out. View Play 
• Orioles, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  White vs. Flanagan
  
  White is hit by the pitch. View Play 
• Orioles, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Patek vs. Flanagan
  
  Patek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murray fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play 

Top 4

• Orioles, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Smith vs. Leonard
  
  Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Orioles, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Singleton vs. Leonard
  
  Singleton strikes out. View Play 
• Orioles, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Murray vs. Leonard
  
  Murray takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Orioles, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  May vs. Leonard
  
  May hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Orioles, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McRae vs. Flanagan
  
  McRae hits a fly ball into right field. Singleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Orioles, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brett vs. Flanagan
  
  Brett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Orioles, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cowens vs. Flanagan
  
  Cowens strikes out. View Play 

Top 5

• Orioles, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Harlow vs. Leonard
  
  Harlow takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Orioles, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  DeCinces vs. Leonard
  
  Leonard fires over to first and Hurdle drops the ball. That's an error on Hurdle. Harlow moves to second. View Play 
• Orioles, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  DeCinces vs. Leonard
  
  DeCinces hits a popup towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Orioles, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Belanger vs. Leonard
  
  Belanger takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Orioles, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Skaggs vs. Leonard
  
  Skaggs hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Harlow moves to third. View Play 
• Orioles, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Bumbry vs. Leonard
  
  Bumbry hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Orioles, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Otis vs. Flanagan
  
  Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Orioles, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Porter vs. Flanagan
  
  Porter takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Orioles, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Zdeb vs. Flanagan
  
  Zdeb hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Orioles, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hurdle vs. Flanagan
  
  Hurdle takes first base on ball four. Zdeb moves to second. View Play 
• Orioles, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  White vs. Flanagan
  
  White hits a fly ball into center field. Harlow settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Orioles, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Smith vs. Leonard
  
  Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Orioles, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Singleton vs. Leonard
  
  Singleton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 
• Orioles, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Murray vs. Leonard
  
  Murray hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Orioles, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  May vs. Leonard
  
  May hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hurdle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Orioles, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Patek vs. Flanagan
  
  Patek hits a fly ball into right field. Singleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Orioles, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McRae vs. Flanagan
  
  McRae takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Orioles, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Brett vs. Flanagan
  
  Brett strikes out. View Play 
• Orioles, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cowens vs. Flanagan
  
  Cowens hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McRae moves to third. View Play 
• Orioles, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Otis vs. Flanagan
  
  Otis hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play 
• Orioles, 1 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Porter vs. Flanagan
  
  Porter hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is bouncing around. Singleton is chasing the ball. Porter rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park home run. View Play 
• Orioles, 1 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Zdeb vs. Flanagan
  
  Zdeb hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Singleton who is chasing the ball. Zdeb reaches third base with a triple. View Play 
• Orioles, 1 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Hurdle vs. Martinez
  
  Tippy Martinez now pitching.
  
  Hurdle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murray juggles the ball. That's an error on Murray. Zdeb scores. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Orioles, 1 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  White vs. Martinez
  
  White strikes out. Skaggs drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws White out. View Play 

Top 7

• Orioles, 1 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Harlow vs. Leonard
  
  Harlow hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Orioles, 1 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  DeCinces vs. Leonard
  
  DeCinces hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Orioles, 1 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Belanger vs. Leonard
  
  Belanger hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hurdle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Orioles, 1 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Skaggs vs. Leonard
  
  Skaggs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett juggles the ball. That's an error on Brett. DeCinces moves to third. View Play 
• Orioles, 1 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Bumbry vs. Leonard
  
  Bumbry strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Orioles, 1 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Patek vs. Martinez
  
  Patek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Orioles, 1 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McRae vs. Martinez
  
  McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Orioles, 1 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brett vs. Martinez
  
  Brett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Orioles, 1 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Smith vs. Leonard
  
  Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Zdeb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Orioles, 1 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Singleton vs. Leonard
  
  Singleton hits a line drive into left field. Zdeb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Orioles, 1 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Murray vs. Leonard
  
  Murray hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Orioles, 1 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cowens vs. Martinez
  
  Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Martinez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Orioles, 1 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Otis vs. Martinez
  
  Otis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Orioles, 1 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Porter vs. Martinez
  
  Otis is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. View Play 
• Orioles, 1 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Porter vs. Martinez
  
  Porter hits a line drive into right field. Singleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Orioles, 1 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  May vs. Leonard
  
  May hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cowens. May reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Orioles, 1 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Harlow vs. Leonard
  
  Harlow hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zdeb. Harlow reaches second base with a double. May scores. View Play 
• Orioles, 2 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  DeCinces vs. Leonard
  
  DeCinces takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Orioles, 2 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Roenicke vs. Mingori
  
  Pat Kelly pinch hits for Mark Belanger. Steve Mingori now pitching. Gary Roenicke pinch hits for Pat Kelly.
  
  Roenicke hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Orioles, 2 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Lopez vs. Mingori
  
  Carlos Lopez pinch hits for Dave Skaggs.
  
  Lopez hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Orioles, 2 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Bumbry vs. Mingori
  
  Bumbry hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 4/12/1978 -- Baltimore at Kansas City (D)

  Baltimore          AB  R  H RBI    Kansas City        AB  R  H RBI
Bumbry A, lf          5  0  0  0   Patek F, ss           4  0  0  0   
Smith B, 2b           4  0  1  0   McRae H, dh           3  1  0  0   
Singleton K, rf       4  0  0  0   Brett G, 3b           4  0  0  0   
Murray E, 1b          3  1  2  1   Cowens A, rf          4  1  2  0   
May L, dh             4  1  1  0   Otis A, cf            4  1  2  3   
Harlow L, cf          3  0  2  1   Porter D, c           3  1  1  1   
DeCinces D, 3b        3  0  1  0   Zdeb J, lf            3  1  1  0   
Belanger M, ss        2  0  0  0   Hurdle C, 1b          2  0  1  0   
Kelly P, ph           0  0  0  0   White F, 2b           2  0  0  0   
Roenicke G, ph        1  0  0  0                                      
Skaggs D, c           3  0  0  0                                      
Lopez C, ph           1  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     33  2  7  2                        29  5  7  4

Baltimore        010 000 001 --  2
Kansas City      000 005 00x --  5

  Baltimore            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Flanagan M (L)        5.2  6  5  4  3  3
Martinez T            2.1  1  0  0  0  1

  Kansas City          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Leonard D (W)*        8.0  7  2  2  4  5
Mingori S (S)         1.0  0  0  0  0  0
  * Pitched to 3 batters in 9th

E -- Hurdle C, Murray E, Brett G
DP -- Baltimore 1, Kansas City 1
LOB -- Baltimore 8, Kansas City 4
2B -- May L, Harlow L
3B -- Zdeb J
HR -- Murray E, Otis A, Porter D
CS -- Harlow L, Hurdle C, Otis A
HBP -- by Flanagan M (White F)
WP -- Flanagan M
T -- 2:11
A -- 17449

    

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