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Retrosheet Boxscore: Kansas City Royals 5, Detroit Tigers 0

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Kansas City Royals 5, Detroit Tigers 0

Day

Game Played on Sunday, April 10, 1977 (D) at Tiger Stadium

KC  A    0  1  0    1  0  3    0  0  0  -   5  8  0
DET A    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  0
BATTING
Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Brett 3b                      3   1   1   0       1   0       0   1
McRae dh                      4   1   2   0       0   0       0   0
Mayberry 1b                   4   1   1   2       0   0      12   0
Otis cf                       4   0   0   0       0   1       3   0
Porter c                      4   1   2   2       0   0       3   2
Cowens rf                     3   1   1   1       1   0       2   0
LaCock lf                     4   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
  Zdeb lf                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Patek ss                      4   0   0   0       0   0       4   2
White 2b                      3   0   1   0       0   1       2   5
Colborn p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Gura p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   3
Totals                       33   5   8   5       2   2      27  15
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Colborn-Patek-Mayberry.
BATTING - 
2B: McRae (1,off Ruhle).
HR: Cowens (1,2nd inning off Ruhle 0 on 2 out); Porter (1,6th inning off Ruhle
1 on 2 out).
GDP: Mayberry (2,off Ruhle).
Team LOB: 3.
Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
LeFlore cf                    4   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Fuentes 2b                    4   0   2   0       0   0       1   3
Oglivie rf                    2   0   1   0       2   0       2   0
Staub dh                      4   0   0   0       0   2       0   0
Thompson 1b                   3   0   1   0       0   0      15   0
Kemp lf                       3   0   0   0       0   0       3   0
May c                         3   0   0   0       0   0       3   0
Rodriguez 3b                  3   0   1   0       0   0       0   1
Veryzer ss                    3   0   1   0       0   1       2   5
Ruhle p                       0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Arroyo p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                       29   0   6   0       2   3      27  11
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Fuentes-Veryzer-Thompson, Thompson.
BATTING - 
2B: Oglivie (1,off Colborn).
GDP: LeFlore (1,off Colborn).
Team LOB: 4.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Oglivie (1,2nd base by Colborn/Porter).
PITCHING
Kansas City Royals           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Colborn W(1-0)                6     5   0   0   1   2   0  20
Gura SV(1)                    3     1   0   0   1   1   0  11
Totals                        9     6   0   0   2   3   0  31

Detroit Tigers               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Ruhle L(0-1)                  5.2   7   5   5   1   2   2  23
Arroyo                        3.1   1   0   0   1   0   0  12
Totals                        9     8   5   5   2   2   2  35
WP: Ruhle (1).
Umpires: HP - Terry Cooney, 1B - Greg Kosc, 3B - Russ Goetz
Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance: 7804
Starting Lineups:

   Kansas City Royals            Detroit Tigers           
1. Brett               3b        LeFlore             cf
2. McRae               dh        Fuentes             2b
3. Mayberry            1b        Oglivie             rf
4. Otis                cf        Staub               dh
5. Porter              c         Thompson            1b
6. Cowens              rf        Kemp                lf
7. LaCock              lf        May                 c
8. Patek               ss        Rodriguez           3b
9. White               2b        Veryzer             ss
   Colborn             p         Ruhle               p

ROYALS 1ST: Brett singled to center; McRae lined to shortstop;
Mayberry grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Brett out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (second to first); Fuentes
singled to left [Fuentes out at second (left to second)];
Oglivie walked; Oglivie was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Tigers 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Otis was called out on strikes; Porter grounded out
(second to first); Cowens homered to left; LaCock grounded out
(pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Staub flied out to left; Thompson flied out to
right; Kemp grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 1, Tigers 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Patek flied out to left; White singled to center;
Brett lined into a double play (first unassisted) [White out at
first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: May grounded out (first unassisted); Rodriguez flied
out to center; Veryzer was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 1, Tigers 0.

ROYALS 4TH: McRae doubled to right; Ruhle threw a wild pitch
[McRae to third]; Mayberry grounded out (first unassisted)
[McRae scored]; Otis popped to first in foul territory; Porter
singled to right; Cowens popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Royals 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: LeFlore grounded out (second to first); Fuentes
lined to first; Oglivie doubled to left; Oglivie was picked off
second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2,
Tigers 0.

ROYALS 5TH: LaCock grounded out (second to first); Patek flied
out to right; White struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Staub struck out; Thompson singled to center; Kemp
flied out to center; May grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Tigers 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Brett walked; McRae grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Brett to third]; Mayberry singled to right [Brett
scored]; Otis grounded out (shortstop to first) [Mayberry to
second]; Porter homered to right [Mayberry scored]; ARROYO
REPLACED RUHLE (PITCHING); Cowens walked; LaCock flied out to
left; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 6TH: Rodriguez singled to left; Veryzer singled to right
[Rodriguez to second]; LeFlore grounded into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Rodriguez to third, Veryzer out
at second]; Fuentes grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5, Tigers 0.

ROYALS 7TH: Patek grounded out (third to first); White popped to
catcher in foul territory; Brett grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 7TH: GURA REPLACED COLBORN (PITCHING); Oglivie walked;
Staub was called out on strikes; Thompson forced Oglivie (third
to second); Kemp forced Thompson (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5, Tigers 0.

ROYALS 8TH: McRae singled to right; Mayberry flied to right in
foul territory; Otis grounded out (shortstop to first) [McRae to
second]; Porter flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
5, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 8TH: May grounded out (pitcher to second to first);
Rodriguez flied out to right; Veryzer grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Tigers 0.

ROYALS 9TH: Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first); LaCock
grounded out (first unassisted); Patek flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 9TH: ZDEB REPLACED LACOCK (PLAYING LF); LeFlore grounded
out (pitcher to first); Fuentes singled; Oglivie flied out to
center; Staub grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Royals 5, Tigers 0.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Royals           5   8   0    3
 Tigers           0   6   0    4
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