The Tigers, who executed four double plays in support of Vern Ruhle's pitching, defeated the Royals, 3-2, for their ninth straight victory. Both of the Royals' runs in the third inning, putting them ahead, 2-1, were unearned on a pair of errors by Aurelio Rodriguez. Detroit Tigers 3, Kansas City Royals 2Game Played on Thursday, July 10, 1975 (Night game) at Royals StadiumTigers 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 - 3 11 2 Royals 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 8 1 Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG LeFlore cf 4 1 1 0 1 1 .287 Wohlford rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .291 Sutherland 2b 5 1 2 0 0 1 .265 Martinez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 Roberts rf 5 0 1 1 0 0 .271 Brett 3b 4 0 2 1 0 0 .300 Horton dh 5 0 3 1 0 1 .276 Mayberry 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .243 Freehan c 5 0 1 0 0 1 .277 McRae lf 3 0 2 0 0 0 .312 Pierce 1b 3 1 1 1 2 1 .235 Solaita dh 3 0 1 0 0 1 .274 Stanley lf 4 0 1 0 1 1 .265 Scott pr,dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Veryzer ss 4 0 1 0 1 1 .229 Killebrew ph,dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 .214 Rodriguez 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .229 Rojas 2b 3 0 2 0 0 0 .267 Ruhle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cowens cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .238 Reynolds p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Healy c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .246 Pinson ph,rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .223 Patek ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 White ss 3 1 0 0 0 0 .231 Busby p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 39 3 11 3 5 8 Totals 31 2 8 1 1 5 Time of Game: 2:47 Attendance: 10,968 Left on Base: Tigers 14, Royals 5 DP: Tigers 4, Royals 0 Errors: Rodriguez 2, White Doubles: Freehan (11), McRae (25) Triples: Brett (5) Home Runs: Pierce (3) Stolen Bases: LeFlore 2 (24), White (2) Caught Stealing: McRae (8), Rojas (2) Sacrifice Hits: Rojas (3) GIDP: McRae (15) Hit by Pitch: McRae (3,by Ruhle) Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ruhle W(8-5) 8.1 7 2 0 1 4 0 31 3.32 Reynolds SV(1) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 5.04 Totals 9 8 2 0 1 5 0 34 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Busby L(11-7) 9 11 3 3 5 8 1 44 2.64 Totals 9 11 3 3 5 8 1 44 Hit by Pitch: Ruhle (4) Wild Pitches: Busby (6) Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Hank Morgenweck, 3B - Marty Springstead TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore walked; LeFlore stole second; Sutherland grounded out (second to first) [LeFlore to third]; LeFlore was picked off third (pitcher to third); Roberts singled; Horton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Wohlford struck out; Brett grounded out (second to first); Mayberry struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0. TIGERS 2ND: Freehan grounded out (pitcher to first); Pierce grounded out (first to pitcher); Stanley walked; Veryzer singled [Stanley to second]; Rodriguez flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 2ND: McRae singled; Solaita struck out while McRae was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Rojas flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0. TIGERS 3RD: LeFlore grounded out (pitcher to first); Sutherland singled to shortstop; Freddie Patek injured on ground ball; WHITE REPLACED PATEK (PLAYING SS); Roberts grounded out (shortstop to first) [Sutherland to second]; Horton singled [Sutherland scored]; Freehan flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 0. ROYALS 3RD: Cowens popped to second; Healy grounded out (shortstop to first); White reached on an error by Rodriguez; White stole second; Wohlford reached on an error by Rodriguez [White scored (unearned) (no RBI), Wohlford to second]; Brett tripled to right [Wohlford scored (unearned)]; Mayberry grounded out (second to first); 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Royals 2. TIGERS 4TH: Pierce homered; Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); Veryzer struck out; Rodriguez grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 2. ROYALS 4TH: McRae was hit by a pitch; Solaita lined into a double play (second to first) [McRae out at first]; Rojas singled; Rojas was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 2. TIGERS 5TH: LeFlore singled; LeFlore stole second; Sutherland grounded out (second to first) [LeFlore to third]; Roberts reached on a fielder's choice [LeFlore scored]; Horton flied out to left; Freehan doubled [Roberts to third]; Pierce was walked intentionally; Stanley lined to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 2. ROYALS 5TH: Cowens struck out; Healy grounded out (third to first); White grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 2. TIGERS 6TH: Veryzer walked; Rodriguez struck out; LeFlore struck out; Sutherland singled [Veryzer to third, Sutherland to second (on throw to 3b)]; Roberts flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 2. ROYALS 6TH: Wohlford grounded out (third to first); Brett singled; Mayberry walked [Brett to second]; McRae grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Mayberry out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 2. TIGERS 7TH: Horton singled; Freehan struck out; Pierce struck out; Stanley singled [Horton to second]; Veryzer popped to third; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 2. ROYALS 7TH: Solaita singled; SCOTT RAN FOR SOLAITA; Rojas out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Scott to second]; Cowens lined into a double play (shortstop to second) [Scott out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 2. TIGERS 8TH: SCOTT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Rodriguez grounded out (catcher unassisted); LeFlore reached on an error by White; Busby threw a wild pitch [LeFlore to second]; Sutherland struck out; Roberts flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 2. ROYALS 8TH: PINSON BATTED FOR HEALY; Pinson grounded out (second to first); White grounded out (third to first); Wohlford singled; Brett flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 2. TIGERS 9TH: PINSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); MARTINEZ REPLACED WOHLFORD (PLAYING C ); Horton singled; Freehan flied out to left; Pierce walked [Horton to second]; Stanley struck out; Veryzer popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 2. ROYALS 9TH: Mayberry lined to shortstop; McRae doubled; REYNOLDS REPLACED RUHLE (PITCHING); KILLEBREW BATTED FOR SCOTT; Killebrew struck out; Rojas singled [McRae to third]; Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 2. |
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