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Retrosheet Boxscore: Detroit Tigers 4, Kansas City Royals 3

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Detroit Tigers 4, Kansas City Royals 3

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Discrepancies

Game Played on Wednesday, June 16, 1976 (N) at Tiger Stadium

KC  A    1  0  0    0  0  1    0  1  0  -   3  5  1
DET A    0  1  0    1  0  0    0  0  2  -   4  8  1
BATTING
Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
D. Nelson 2b                  3   1   2   1       0   0       0   2
Otis cf                       4   1   1   0       0   1       1   0
Brett ss                      4   0   0   1       0   0       2   4
Mayberry 1b                   3   0   0   0       1   0      10   0
McRae lf                      3   0   0   0       1   0       2   0
  Wohlford lf                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Solaita dh                    3   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Poquette rf                   3   0   1   0       0   1       0   0
Quirk 3b                      3   1   1   0       0   0       2   3
Martinez c                    2   0   0   0       0   0       9   1
Bird p                        0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Littell p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Hall p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Pattin p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       28   3   5   2       2   2      26  11
FIELDING - 
E: Quirk (2).
BATTING - 
2B: Otis (12,off Fidrych); Quirk (2,off Fidrych).
SH: Martinez (3,off Fidrych).
SF: D. Nelson (1,off Fidrych).
GDP: Quirk (2,off Fidrych).
Team LOB: 2.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: D. Nelson (4,2nd base off Fidrych/Kimm).
CS: D. Nelson (2,2nd base by Fidrych/Kimm).
Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
LeFlore cf                    4   0   3   0       0   1       1   0
Garcia 2b                     4   0   0   0       0   1       4   2
Meyer lf                      4   1   1   0       0   0       0   0
Staub rf                      4   0   0   0       0   1       2   0
Thompson 1b                   4   2   2   2       0   2      11   3
Johnson dh                    4   1   1   1       0   1       0   0
Rodriguez 3b                  3   0   0   0       1   0       1   1
Kimm c                        3   0   0   0       0   0       2   1
  Stanley ph                  1   0   1   1       0   0       0   0
Scrivener ss                  3   0   0   0       0   0       3   3
Fidrych p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       3   5
Totals                       34   4   8   4       1   6      27  15
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Thompson-Scrivener, Fidrych-Thompson.
E: Thompson (5).
BATTING - 
HR: Thompson 2 (6,2nd inning off Bird 0 on 0 out,4th inning off Bird 0 on 2
out).
IBB: Rodriguez (1,by Pattin).
Team LOB: 5.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: LeFlore (19,2nd base off Bird/Martinez); Johnson (9,2nd base off Pattin/Martinez).
CS: LeFlore (10,2nd base by Littell/Martinez).
PITCHING
Kansas City Royals           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Bird                          5     4   2   2   0   3   2  20
Littell                       3     2   1   1   0   2   0  10
Hall                          0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2
Pattin L(1-7)                 0     2   1   1   1   0   0   3
Totals                        8.2   8   4   4   1   6   2  35
Littell faced 1 batter in the 9th inning
IBB: Pattin (2,Rodriguez).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Hall 1-0; Pattin 1-1.
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Detroit Tigers               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Fidrych W(5-1)                9     5   3   2   2   2   0  32

Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Joe Brinkman
Time of Game: 2:08   Attendance: 21659
Starting Lineups:

   Kansas City Royals            Detroit Tigers           
1. D. Nelson           2b        LeFlore             cf
2. Otis                cf        Garcia              2b
3. Brett               ss        Meyer               lf
4. Mayberry            1b        Staub               rf
5. McRae               lf        Thompson            1b
6. Solaita             dh        Johnson             dh
7. Poquette            rf        Rodriguez           3b
8. Quirk               3b        Kimm                c
9. Martinez            c         Scrivener           ss
   Bird                p         Fidrych             p

ROYALS 1ST: D. Nelson singled to right; D. Nelson was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Otis doubled to right;
Brett reached on an error by Thompson [Otis scored (unearned),
Brett to second]; Mayberry grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to
first) [Brett to third]; McRae walked; Solaita grounded out
(third to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Tigers
0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore singled to left; LeFlore stole second;
Garcia popped to catcher in foul territory; Meyer lined to
third; Staub flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1,
Tigers 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Poquette was called out on strikes; Quirk grounded
out (pitcher to first); Martinez made an out to shortstop; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Thompson homered to right; Johnson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Rodriguez grounded out (third to first);
Kimm made an out to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1,
Tigers 1.

ROYALS 3RD: D. Nelson flied out to center; Otis grounded out
(pitcher to first); Brett grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Scrivener popped to catcher in foul territory;
LeFlore struck out; Garcia was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Tigers 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Mayberry grounded out (second to first); McRae
popped to second in foul territory; Solaita grounded out (first
to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Meyer grounded out (second to first); Staub grounded
out (pitcher to first); Thompson homered to right; Johnson
struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Tigers 2.

ROYALS 5TH: Poquette singled to right; Quirk grounded into a
double play (first to shortstop) [Poquette out at second];
Martinez made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1,
Tigers 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Rodriguez popped to catcher in foul territory; Kimm
grounded out (shortstop to first); Scrivener reached on an error
by Quirk; LeFlore singled to left [Scrivener to second]; Garcia
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals
1, Tigers 2.

ROYALS 6TH: D. Nelson singled to right; D. Nelson stole second;
Otis flied out to right [D. Nelson to third]; Brett grounded out
(first unassisted) [D. Nelson scored]; Mayberry popped to third
in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 6TH: LITTELL REPLACED BIRD (PITCHING); Meyer made an out
to shortstop; Staub struck out; Thompson was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Tigers 2.

ROYALS 7TH: McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); Solaita
grounded out (second to first); Poquette made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 7TH: Johnson grounded out (second to first); Rodriguez
grounded out (third to first); Kimm grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Tigers 2.

ROYALS 8TH: Quirk doubled to right; Martinez out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Quirk to third]; D. Nelson hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Quirk scored]; Otis struck out; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 8TH: Scrivener grounded out (shortstop to first); LeFlore
singled to left; LeFlore was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Garcia flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Royals 3, Tigers 2.

ROYALS 9TH: Brett grounded out (shortstop to first); Mayberry
walked; McRae lined into a double play (pitcher to first)
[Mayberry out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Tigers
2.

TIGERS 9TH: WOHLFORD REPLACED MCRAE (PLAYING LF); Meyer singled
to left; HALL REPLACED LITTELL (PITCHING); Staub flied out to
center [Meyer to second]; Thompson struck out; PATTIN REPLACED
HALL (PITCHING); Johnson singled to right [Meyer scored];
Johnson stole second; Rodriguez was walked intentionally;
STANLEY BATTED FOR KIMM; Stanley singled to right [Johnson
scored, Rodriguez to second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 3,
Tigers 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Royals           3   5   1    2
 Tigers           4   8   1    5
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