As the Royals' leadoff man, Fred Patek rapped three singles, scored two runs and drove in one to set the pace in a 6-2 victory over the Tigers. Patek and Cookie Rojas singled in the first inning. Patek scored on a wild pickoff throw by Joe Coleman and Rojas came home on a sacrifice fly by Amos Otis. A double by Vada Pinson and single by Fran Healy added a run in the second before the Royals iced the verdict with two runs in the seventh on a pair of walks, throwing error by Gene Lamont, another sacrifice fly by Otis and single by Patek.

The Tigers counted their pair in the eighth on a single by Ron LeFlore and homer by Gary Sutherland. When Al Kaline doubled, Steve Mingori replaced Al Fitzmorris and finished the game. Kaline's hit was the 2,965th of his career, moving him ahead of Sam Crawford into 13th place on the major league's all-time list. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 6, Detroit Tigers 2
Game Played on Tuesday, August    13, 1974 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Royals       2  1  0    0  0  0    2  0  1  -   6  8  0
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   2  7  4


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              5   2   3   1     0   0   .236      LeFlore cf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .210
Rojas 2b              5   1   2   0     0   2   .295      Sutherland 2b         4   1   1   2     0   1   .269
Otis cf               3   0   1   2     0   0   .301      Kaline dh             3   0   1   0     1   0   .261
McRae lf              5   0   0   0     0   0   .318      Oglivie lf            3   0   0   0     1   1   .282
  Wohlford lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .290      Nettles rf            3   0   1   0     0   0   .246
Cepeda dh             3   0   0   0     1   1   .289        Lane ph,rf          1   0   0   0     0   1   .222
Solaita 1b            2   0   0   0     2   0   .272      Freehan 1b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .277
Pinson rf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .231      Rodriguez 3b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .237
  Cowens rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .209      Brinkman ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .219
Brett 3b              3   1   0   0     1   1   .259      Lamont c              3   0   2   0     0   0   .228
Healy c               3   1   1   1     1   0   .261      Coleman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Fitzmorris p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   6   8   4     6   4             Totals               32   2   7   2     3   4

Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance: 12,510
Left on Base: Royals 7, Tigers 6
DP: Royals 2, Tigers 0
Errors: Rodriguez, Lamont 2, Coleman
Doubles: Pinson (12), LeFlore (2), Kaline (18)
Home Runs: Sutherland (5)
Stolen Bases: Healy (13), Brett (5)
Caught Stealing: Pinson (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Otis 2 (10)
GIDP: LeFlore (1), Oglivie (5)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fitzmorris W(8-3)       7.1   7   2   2   3   2   1  30   3.14
Mingori                 1.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   5   3.08
Totals                  9     7   2   2   3   4   1  35

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Coleman L(10-10)        9     8   6   4   6   4   0  40   4.14
Totals                  9     8   6   4   6   4   0  40

Wild Pitches: Fitzmorris (8)

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Armando Rodriguez, 3B - Merle Anthony


ROYALS 1ST: Patek singled to left; Rojas singled to center
[Patek to third]; Rojas was picked off first but was safe on an
error by Coleman [Patek scored, Rojas to third]; Otis hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Rojas scored (unearned)]; McRae
grounded out (third to first); Cepeda walked; Solaita flied out
to left; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first);
Sutherland struck out; Kaline popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Tigers 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Pinson doubled to right; Brett flied out to center;
Healy singled to center [Pinson scored]; Healy stole second
[Healy to third (error by Lamont)]; Patek flied out to right;
Rojas struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Oglivie grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles
flied out to center; Freehan walked; Rodriguez singled to right
[Freehan to second]; Brinkman popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Royals 3, Tigers 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); McRae lined
to left; Cepeda grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 3, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Lamont singled to right; LeFlore grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Lamont out at second];
Sutherland grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 3, Tigers 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Solaita grounded out (second to first); Pinson
walked; Pinson was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Brett flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Kaline grounded out (shortstop to first); Oglivie
walked; Nettles grounded out (first unassisted) [Oglivie to
second]; Freehan grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Tigers 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Healy grounded out (shortstop to first); Patek flied
out to left; Rojas singled to left; Otis popped to second; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first);
Brinkman grounded out (third to first); Lamont lined to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Tigers 0.

ROYALS 6TH: McRae grounded out (first unassisted); Cepeda
grounded out (third to first); Solaita walked; Pinson flied out
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 6TH: LeFlore doubled to right; Sutherland grounded out
(shortstop to first); Kaline walked; Oglivie grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Kaline out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Tigers 0.

ROYALS 7TH: Brett walked; Brett stole second [Brett to third
(error by Lamont)]; Healy walked; Patek singled to left [Brett
scored, Healy to third]; Rojas struck out; Otis hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Healy scored]; McRae flied out to left; 2 R, 1 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 7TH: Nettles singled to left; Freehan forced Nettles
(shortstop to second); Fitzmorris threw a wild pitch [Freehan to
second]; Rodriguez struck out; Brinkman grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5, Tigers 0.

ROYALS 8TH: Cepeda struck out; Solaita walked; Pinson flied out
to center; Brett was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 5, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 8TH: COWENS REPLACED PINSON (PLAYING RF); Lamont singled
to center; LeFlore forced Lamont (shortstop to second);
Sutherland homered [LeFlore scored]; Kaline doubled to right;
MINGORI REPLACED FITZMORRIS (PITCHING); Oglivie struck out; LANE
BATTED FOR NETTLES; Lane struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 5, Tigers 2.

ROYALS 9TH: LANE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Healy popped to
third; Patek singled to third; Rojas flied out to center; Otis
singled to third [Patek scored (error by Rodriguez) (unearned)
(no RBI), Otis to third]; McRae popped to second; 1 R (0 ER), 2
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 6, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 9TH: WOHLFORD REPLACED MCRAE (PLAYING LF); Freehan popped
to first; Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); Brinkman
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 6, Tigers 2.