Tigers @ Royals
June 14, 1978

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Top 9 R H E
Tigers 1 4 2
Royals 7 10 0
Top 9 R H E
Tigers 1 4 2
Royals 7 10 0

Rusty Staub Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .283
OBP .333 .349
At Bats 3 233
Hits 1 66
• Singles 1 45
• Doubles 0 12
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 9
Walks 0 25
RBI’s 0 44

Paul Splittorff Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
7 5 0
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Royals Stadium - June 14, 1978
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Out
Paul Splittorff
Darrell Porter
Pete LaCock
Frank White
George Brett
Freddie Patek
Joe Zdeb
Amos Otis
Al Cowens
Rusty Staub
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Joe Zdeb now playing left field. Staub hits a ball on the ground towards first. LaCock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Staub for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Porter hits a ball on the ground towards first. The ball bounces off Thompson, and towards Whitaker, who fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering, for the out.
Bottom 8 Otis is walked intentionally.
Bottom 8 Brett hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. White tags and scores.
Bottom 8 McRae hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Patek tags and scores. White tags and moves to third. Zdeb tags and moves to second.
Bottom 8 Joe Zdeb pinch hits for Tom Poquette. Zdeb bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Patek moves to third. White moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 8 White takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 There's a wild pitch. Patek moves to second.
Bottom 8 Patek takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Kemp is called out on strikes.
Top 8 LeFlore hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Whitaker moves to second.
Top 8 Whitaker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Trammell hits a fly ball into left field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Cowens hits a fly ball into right field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 LaCock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Porter moves to third.
Bottom 7 Porter takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Jim Crawford now pitching. Brett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Parrish hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Stanley hits a line drive towards the mound. Splittorff reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Poquette. Rodriguez reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Splittorff, and towards Patek, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 McRae hits a line drive into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Poquette takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 White hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Patek hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cowens tags and scores.
Bottom 6 Cowens hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kemp who is chasing the ball. Cowens reaches third base with a triple.
Top 6 Staub hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Kemp hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 LaCock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Porter is walked intentionally.
Bottom 5 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. Brett moves to second.
Bottom 5 Brett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 McRae is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards first. LaCock scoops it up and throws to first, with Splittorff covering, for the out.
Top 5 Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Stanley hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Poquette hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Poquette for the out.
Bottom 4 White is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 4 Patek hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Stanley. Patek reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 LaCock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Rodriguez hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Thompson hits a popup towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Staub hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Porter hits a line drive into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Otis hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 3 There goes Brett. The throw from Parrish, and Whitaker drops the ball. That's a stolen base and an error.
Bottom 3 Brett takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. White scores.
Bottom 3 Poquette hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Patek scores. White moves to third.
Bottom 3 White takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 There's a wild pitch. Patek moves to third.
Bottom 3 Patek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Kemp hits a fly ball into left field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 LeFlore hits a line drive into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Whitaker strikes out.
Bottom 2 Cowens hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Parrish settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 LaCock hits a ball on the ground towards second. Whitaker scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 2 Porter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Trammell hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Parrish hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Billingham, and towards Trammell, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 There goes McRae. The throw from Parrish and he is safe. McRae steals second.
Bottom 1 Brett hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 McRae hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Poquette hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Poquette hits a popup, foul, towards first. Thompson settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Thompson.
Top 1 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White fields it and throws to second for the out. Kemp moves to third.
Top 1 Staub hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kemp moves to second.
Top 1 Kemp takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 LeFlore strikes out.