The Tigers, who had won nine straight games, were stopped on their streak by the Royals, 5-2. Cookie Rojas hit a single, double and triple to lead the Royals' attack in support of Marty Pattin. Tigers' runs counted in the fourth inning on a single by Mickey Stanley, double by Tom Veryzer and single by Aurelio Rodriguez. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 5, Detroit Tigers 2
Game Played on Friday, July      11, 1975 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Tigers       0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  8  0
Royals       0  1  0    2  0  1    1  0  x  -   5 10  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            3   0   1   0     0   0   .287      Wohlford rf           5   0   1   1     0   0   .289
Sutherland 2b         4   0   1   0     0   0   .265      Brett 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .296
Roberts rf            4   0   1   0     0   2   .271      McRae lf              4   1   2   0     0   0   .314
Horton dh             4   0   2   0     0   2   .279      Killebrew dh          3   0   0   0     1   0   .211
Freehan c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .272      Mayberry 1b           3   2   2   1     1   1   .247
Pierce 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .224      Rojas 2b              4   1   3   1     0   0   .275
Stanley lf            3   1   1   0     0   1   .267      Cowens cf             3   0   1   1     1   0   .240
  Oglivie ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .210      Martinez c            3   0   1   1     0   1   .262
Veryzer ss            3   1   1   0     0   0   .230      White ss              3   1   0   0     1   0   .226
  Brown ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .100      Pattin p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Rodriguez 3b          2   0   1   2     1   0   .231
  Meyer ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .266
Lolich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Walker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   2   8   2     1   6             Totals               32   5  10   5     4   2

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 14,391
Left on Base: Tigers 7, Royals 8
DP: Tigers 0, Royals 0
Doubles: Veryzer (6), Cowens (4), Rojas (10)
Triples: Wohlford (3), Rojas (1)
Stolen Bases: White (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Martinez (1)
Hit by Pitch: LeFlore (1,by Pattin)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lolich L(10-6)          3.2   5   3   3   3   2   0  18   3.43
Walker                  4.1   5   2   2   1   0   0  19   4.36
Totals                  8    10   5   5   4   2   0  37

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pattin W(7-5)           9     8   2   2   1   6   0  36   3.26
Totals                  9     8   2   2   1   6   0  36

Hit by Pitch: Pattin (1)

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Hank Morgenweck, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Don Denkinger


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore flied out to right; Sutherland lined to
shortstop; Roberts singled; Horton singled [Roberts to second];
Freehan popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Tigers 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Wohlford grounded out (third to first); Brett
grounded out (second to first); McRae grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Royals 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Pierce grounded out (second to first); Stanley flied
out to center; Veryzer lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Killebrew grounded out (third to first); Mayberry
struck out; Rojas singled to center; Cowens doubled to left
[Rojas scored]; Martinez struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 0, Royals 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Rodriguez walked; LeFlore was hit by a pitch
[Rodriguez to second]; Rodriguez was picked off second (catcher
to shortstop); Sutherland singled [LeFlore to third]; Roberts
struck out; Horton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Royals 1.

ROYALS 3RD: White popped to shortstop; Wohlford grounded out
(third to first); Brett popped to third in foul territory; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Royals 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Freehan flied out to left; Pierce lined to first;
Stanley singled; Veryzer doubled [Stanley to third]; Rodriguez
singled [Stanley scored, Veryzer scored]; LeFlore singled
[Rodriguez to second]; Sutherland flied out to left; 2 R, 4 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 2, Royals 1.

ROYALS 4TH: McRae singled; Killebrew walked [McRae to second];
Mayberry singled to left [McRae scored, Killebrew out at third
(left to third)]; Rojas doubled [Mayberry to third]; Cowens was
walked intentionally; Martinez hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Mayberry scored]; White walked [Rojas to third, Cowens to
second]; WALKER REPLACED LOLICH (PITCHING); Wohlford popped to
first in foul territory; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 2, Royals
3.

TIGERS 5TH: Roberts grounded out (pitcher to first); Horton
struck out; Freehan flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 2, Royals 3.

ROYALS 5TH: Brett lined to third; McRae singled; Killebrew flied
out to center [McRae to second]; Mayberry was walked
intentionally; Rojas forced McRae (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 2, Royals 3.

TIGERS 6TH: Pierce grounded out (first unassisted); Stanley
struck out; Veryzer grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Royals 3.

ROYALS 6TH: Cowens popped to catcher in foul territory; Martinez
singled; White forced Martinez (third to second); White stole
second; Wohlford tripled [White scored]; Brett flied out to
left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Royals 4.

TIGERS 7TH: Rodriguez flied out to center; LeFlore lined to
right; Sutherland flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 2, Royals 4.

ROYALS 7TH: McRae popped to shortstop; Killebrew grounded out
(third to first); Mayberry singled; Rojas tripled [Mayberry
scored]; Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Royals 5.

TIGERS 8TH: Roberts struck out; Horton singled; Freehan forced
Horton (pitcher to shortstop to second); Pierce grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Royals 5.

ROYALS 8TH: Martinez flied out to center; White grounded out
(shortstop to first); Wohlford grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Royals 5.

TIGERS 9TH: OGLIVIE BATTED FOR STANLEY; Oglivie grounded out
(pitcher to first); BROWN BATTED FOR VERYZER; Brown struck out;
MEYER BATTED FOR RODRIGUEZ; Meyer grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Royals 5.