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Retrosheet Boxscore: Detroit Tigers 4, Kansas City Royals 1

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Detroit Tigers 4, Kansas City Royals 1

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Game Played on Thursday, August 29, 1996 (N) at Tiger Stadium

KC  A    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1 12  0
DET A    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  3  x  -   4  9  0
BATTING
Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Offerman ss                   5   1   1   0       0   0       0   1
Damon cf                      5   0   1   0       0   0       3   0
Paquette lf                   5   0   4   1       0   1       2   0
Vitiello 1b                   4   0   0   0       0   0       3   2
Nunnally rf                   4   0   1   0       0   2       0   0
Sweeney dh                    4   0   1   0       0   1       0   0
Macfarlane c                  3   0   1   0       1   2      13   0
Lockhart 2b                   4   0   1   0       0   1       1   0
Randa 3b                      4   0   2   0       0   0       0   1
Appier p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
Totals                       38   1  12   1       1   7      24   4
BATTING - 
2B: Paquette (13,off Olivares).
GDP: Vitiello (11,off Olivares).
Team LOB: 11.
Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Higginson lf                  4   1   3   1       0   1       2   0
M. Lewis 2b                   4   1   2   0       0   0       4   1
Fryman ss                     4   2   2   1       0   2       2   4
Sierra rf                     4   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
Clark 1b                      3   0   0   0       1   2       7   1
Nieves dh                     4   0   1   1       0   2       0   0
Nevin 3b                      4   0   1   1       0   2       1   4
Ausmus c                      3   0   0   0       0   1       7   0
Bartee cf                     3   0   0   0       0   2       3   0
Olivares p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Eischen p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Lima p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       33   4   9   4       1  13      27  11
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Fryman-M. Lewis-Clark.
BATTING - 
2B: M. Lewis (25,off Appier); Fryman (29,off Appier).
HR: Higginson (21,8th inning off Appier 0 on 0 out).
Team LOB: 6.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Fryman (4,2nd base off Appier/Macfarlane).
PITCHING
Kansas City Royals           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Appier L(11-10)               8     9   4   4   1  13   1  34

Detroit Tigers               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Olivares                      6.2  11   1   1   1   3   0  31
Eischen W(1-0)                2     1   0   0   0   3   0   7
Lima SV(2)                    0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1
Totals                        9    12   1   1   1   7   0  39
Inherited Runners - Scored: Eischen 1-0; Lima 1-0.
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Umpires: HP - Jim Joyce, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Ted Hendry, 3B - John Hirschbeck
Time of Game: 2:52   Attendance: 7882
Starting Lineups:

   Kansas City Royals            Detroit Tigers           
1. Offerman            ss        Higginson           lf
2. Damon               cf        M. Lewis            2b
3. Paquette            lf        Fryman              ss
4. Vitiello            1b        Sierra              rf
5. Nunnally            rf        Clark               1b
6. Sweeney             dh        Nieves              dh
7. Macfarlane          c         Nevin               3b
8. Lockhart            2b        Ausmus              c
9. Randa               3b        Bartee              cf
   Appier              p         Olivares            p

ROYALS 1ST: Offerman flied to left; Damon singled to center;
Paquette singled to left [Damon to second]; Vitiello grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Paquette out
at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Higginson singled to right; M. Lewis grounded out
(first to pitcher) [Higginson to second]; Fryman struck out;
Sierra flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Tigers
0.

ROYALS 2ND: Nunnally was called out on strikes; Sweeney grounded
out (shortstop to first); Macfarlane walked; Lockhart popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Clark flied to center; Nieves was called out on
strikes; Nevin struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Tigers 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Randa singled to center; Offerman forced Randa
(third to second); Damon flied to right; Paquette singled to
second [Offerman to second]; Vitiello grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Ausmus popped to second; Bartee struck out;
Higginson singled to left; M. Lewis grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Tigers 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Nunnally singled to right; Sweeney singled to center
[Nunnally to second]; Macfarlane struck out; Lockhart flied to
center; Randa popped to first; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Fryman singled to left; Sierra struck out while
Fryman stole second; Clark walked; Nieves struck out; Nevin
singled to center [Fryman scored, Clark to second]; Ausmus
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Tigers 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Offerman flied to left; Damon popped to third;
Paquette singled to third; Vitiello forced Paquette (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Bartee flied to left; Higginson struck out; M. Lewis
singled to center; Fryman struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Royals 0, Tigers 1.

ROYALS 6TH: Nunnally flied to center; Sweeney struck out;
Macfarlane singled to right; Lockhart singled to right
[Macfarlane to second]; Randa forced Lockhart (third to second);
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 6TH: Sierra grounded out (first to pitcher); Clark struck
out; Nieves popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Tigers 1.

ROYALS 7TH: Offerman singled to right; Damon grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Offerman to second]; Paquette doubled to
center [Offerman scored]; Vitiello grounded out (third to first)
[Paquette to third]; EISCHEN REPLACED OLIVARES (PITCHING);
Nunnally struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 7TH: Nevin grounded out (shortstop to first); Ausmus
flied to left; Bartee struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
1, Tigers 1.

ROYALS 8TH: Sweeney grounded out (shortstop to first);
Macfarlane was called out on strikes; Lockhart was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 8TH: Higginson homered to right; M. Lewis doubled to
left; Fryman doubled to right [M. Lewis scored]; Sierra flied to
center [Fryman to third]; Clark struck out; Nieves singled to
right [Fryman scored]; Nevin struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Royals 1, Tigers 4.

ROYALS 9TH: Randa singled to center; Offerman flied to center;
Damon forced Randa (first to shortstop); LIMA REPLACED EISCHEN
(PITCHING); Damon advanced to second because of defensive
indifference [Damon to second]; Paquette struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Tigers 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Royals           1  12   0   11
 Tigers           4   9   0    6
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