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Retrosheet Boxscore: Kansas City Royals 6, Detroit Tigers 5

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Kansas City Royals 6, Detroit Tigers 5

Day

Game Played on Sunday, April 17, 1977 (D) at Royals Stadium

DET A    3  0  0    1  0  0    0  1  0  -   5  8  1
KC  A    4  0  0    0  1  0    0  1  x  -   6  8  1
BATTING
Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
LeFlore cf                    4   1   1   1       0   2       2   0
Fuentes 2b                    5   1   3   1       0   1       2   3
Kemp lf                       5   0   0   0       0   3       0   1
Staub dh                      3   2   2   2       1   0       0   0
Thompson 1b                   2   0   0   1       1   0      11   0
Oglivie rf                    4   0   0   0       0   1       4   0
Wockenfuss c                  3   1   1   0       1   0       3   0
Rodriguez 3b                  4   0   1   0       0   0       0   1
Veryzer ss                    3   0   0   0       1   1       2   6
Roberts p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       33   5   8   5       4   8      24  11
FIELDING - 
E: Veryzer (1).
BATTING - 
2B: LeFlore (2,off Hassler).
3B: Staub (1,off Gura).
HR: Staub (2,1st inning off Hassler 1 on 1 out).
SF: LeFlore (2,off Pattin); Thompson (1,off Gura).
GDP: Kemp (1,off Pattin).
Team LOB: 7.
Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Brett 3b                      4   1   2   0       0   1       1   2
McRae lf                      4   1   1   0       0   0       2   0
Otis cf                       3   1   0   1       0   0       1   0
Mayberry 1b                   4   1   2   1       0   1       9   0
Cowens rf                     4   1   0   1       0   1       4   0
Rojas dh                      4   1   1   0       0   0       0   0
Martinez c                    4   0   2   2       0   0       8   1
Patek ss                      2   0   0   0       1   0       2   3
White 2b                      2   0   0   0       1   0       0   2
Hassler p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Pattin p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Gura p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Littell p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       31   6   8   5       2   3      27   8
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. White-Patek-Mayberry.
E: Brett (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Brett (1,off Roberts); Martinez (1,off Roberts).
3B: McRae (1,off Roberts).
HR: Mayberry (2,8th inning off Roberts 0 on 0 out).
SF: Otis (1,off Roberts).
Team LOB: 4.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Patek (3,2nd base off Roberts/Wockenfuss).
PITCHING
Detroit Tigers               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Roberts L(1-2)                8     8   6   3   2   3   1  34

Kansas City Royals           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Hassler                       3     6   4   3   2   3   1  17
Pattin                        4     1   0   0   0   3   0  13
Gura W(1-0)                   1     1   1   1   2   0   0   6
Littell SV(2)                 1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3
Totals                        9     8   5   4   4   8   1  39
Hassler faced 2 batters in the 4th inning
Gura faced 1 batter in the 9th inning
Inherited Runners - Scored: Pattin 2-1; Littell 1-0.
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Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Art Frantz, 3B - Nick Bremigan
Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance: 15868
Starting Lineups:

   Detroit Tigers                Kansas City Royals       
1. LeFlore             cf        Brett               3b
2. Fuentes             2b        McRae               lf
3. Kemp                lf        Otis                cf
4. Staub               dh        Mayberry            1b
5. Thompson            1b        Cowens              rf
6. Oglivie             rf        Rojas               dh
7. Wockenfuss          c         Martinez            c
8. Rodriguez           3b        Patek               ss
9. Veryzer             ss        White               2b
   Roberts             p         Hassler             p

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore doubled to left; Fuentes singled to left
[LeFlore scored]; Kemp struck out; Staub homered to right-center
[Fuentes scored]; Thompson lined to right; Oglivie struck out; 3
R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Brett doubled to left; McRae lined to right; Otis
reached on an error by Veryzer [Brett scored (no RBI)]; Mayberry
singled to right [Otis to third]; Cowens forced Mayberry (second
to shortstop) [Otis scored (unearned)]; Rojas singled to center
[Cowens to second]; Martinez doubled to left [Cowens scored
(unearned), Rojas scored (unearned)]; Patek flied out to center;
4 R (1 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Royals 4.

TIGERS 2ND: Wockenfuss grounded out (third to first); Rodriguez
grounded out (third to first); Veryzer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Royals 4.

ROYALS 2ND: White lined to shortstop; Brett grounded out (second
to first); McRae grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Royals 4.

TIGERS 3RD: LeFlore grounded out (second to first); Fuentes
singled to center; Kemp grounded out (catcher to first) [Fuentes
to second]; Staub walked; Thompson walked [Fuentes to third,
Staub to second]; Oglivie flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Tigers 3, Royals 4.

ROYALS 3RD: Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); Mayberry
grounded out (first unassisted); Cowens grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Royals 4.

TIGERS 4TH: Wockenfuss singled to center; Rodriguez singled to
left [Wockenfuss to second]; PATTIN REPLACED HASSLER (PITCHING);
Veryzer reached on an error by Brett [Wockenfuss to third,
Rodriguez to second]; LeFlore hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Wockenfuss scored (unearned), Rodriguez to third]; Fuentes
struck out; Kemp was called out on strikes; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 4, Royals 4.

ROYALS 4TH: Rojas grounded out (first unassisted); Martinez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Patek walked; Patek stole
second; White walked; Brett struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Tigers 4, Royals 4.

TIGERS 5TH: Staub grounded out (first unassisted); Thompson
popped to shortstop; Oglivie lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 4, Royals 4.

ROYALS 5TH: McRae tripled to right; Otis hit a sacrifice fly to
center [McRae scored]; Mayberry struck out; Cowens grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Royals 5.

TIGERS 6TH: Wockenfuss popped to first in foul territory;
Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first); Veryzer grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4,
Royals 5.

ROYALS 6TH: Rojas grounded out (shortstop to first); Martinez
singled to left [Martinez out at second (left to second)]; Patek
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Royals 5.

TIGERS 7TH: LeFlore struck out; Fuentes singled to left; Kemp
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Fuentes out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Royals
5.

ROYALS 7TH: White popped to first in foul territory; Brett
singled to right; McRae flied out to right; Otis forced Brett
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4, Royals 5.

TIGERS 8TH: GURA REPLACED PATTIN (PITCHING); Staub tripled to
left; Thompson hit a sacrifice fly to left [Staub scored];
Oglivie flied out to left; Wockenfuss walked; Rodriguez flied
out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 5, Royals 5.

ROYALS 8TH: Mayberry homered to right; Cowens struck out; Rojas
flied out to right; Martinez grounded out (shortstop to first);
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5, Royals 6.

TIGERS 9TH: Veryzer walked; LITTELL REPLACED GURA (PITCHING);
LeFlore struck out; Fuentes flied out to right [Veryzer to
second]; Kemp struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 5,
Royals 6.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Tigers           5   8   1    7
 Royals           6   8   1    4
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