Frank White drove in five runs with a triple and single and Hal McRae had four hits, including a homer, in the Royals' 10-0 rout of the Tigers. Steve Busby pitched six innings for his first victory since May 1. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 10, Detroit Tigers 0
Game Played on Monday, June      7, 1976 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  2
Royals       0  3  0    0  0  2    5  0  x  -  10 14  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            4   0   0   0     1   1   .333      Poquette lf           4   0   1   0     1   0   .283
Scrivener ss          5   0   1   0     0   1   .225      Otis cf               5   1   1   0     0   0   .305
Oglivie rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .268        Wohlford cf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .224
Staub dh              2   0   0   0     2   0   .315      Brett 3b              5   0   0   0     0   0   .348
Thompson 1b           2   0   0   0     2   1   .217        Quirk 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Johnson lf            3   0   0   0     1   1   .269      Mayberry 1b           5   1   2   0     0   1   .253
Rodriguez 3b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .239      McRae dh              4   3   4   2     0   0   .348
Kimm c                3   0   1   0     1   2   .289      Cowens rf             3   2   1   1     1   0   .243
Sutherland 2b         3   0   1   0     0   1   .198      Stinson c             2   1   1   0     0   1   .291
  Meyer ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .254        Martinez ph,c       1   0   0   0     0   0   .304
Ruhle p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Patek ss              3   2   2   2     1   0   .318
  Grilli p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        D. Nelson 2b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
                                                          White 2b,ss           4   0   2   5     0   0   .235
                                                          Busby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Littell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   0   4   0     7   8             Totals               36  10  14  10     3   2

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance: 18,392
Left on Base: Tigers 11, Royals 6
DP: Tigers 1, Royals 0
Errors: LeFlore, Kimm, Stinson
Doubles: Kimm (3)
Triples: White (1)
Home Runs: McRae (3)
Stolen Bases: Johnson 2 (7), Poquette (1), McRae (11), Patek (28)
Sacrifice Hits: Stinson (5)
GIDP: Otis (4)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruhle L(4-2)            6.1  13   8   7   1   2   1  32   4.74
Grilli                  1.2   1   2   2   2   0   0   8   5.88
Totals                  8    14  10   9   3   2   1  40

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Busby W(2-1)            6     2   0   0   4   3   0  24   2.76
Littell SV(5)           3     2   0   0   3   5   0  14   1.16
Totals                  9     4   0   0   7   8   0  38

Passed Balls: Martinez (1)

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Don Denkinger


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (third to first); Scrivener
grounded out (third to first); Oglivie made an out to first; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Poquette singled to left; Otis grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Poquette out at
second]; Brett lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Royals 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Staub flied out to left; Thompson was called out on
strikes; Johnson walked; Johnson stole second; Rodriguez
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry struck out; McRae homered; Cowens flied out
to left; Stinson singled to right; Patek singled to center
[Stinson to third (error by LeFlore), Patek to second]; White
singled [Stinson scored, Patek scored (unearned)]; Poquette
lined to right; 3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Royals 3.

TIGERS 3RD: Kimm walked; Sutherland struck out; LeFlore flied
out to right; Scrivener singled to left [Kimm to second];
Oglivie grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 0, Royals 3.

ROYALS 3RD: Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); Brett
grounded out (pitcher to first); Mayberry singled to right;
McRae singled to left [Mayberry to second]; Cowens grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Royals 3.

TIGERS 4TH: Staub walked; Thompson lined to center; Johnson
forced Staub (shortstop to second); Johnson stole second
[Johnson to third (error by Stinson)]; Rodriguez made an out to
first; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Royals 3.

ROYALS 4TH: Stinson struck out; Patek lined to third; White
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Royals 3.

TIGERS 5TH: Kimm was called out on strikes; Sutherland singled
to left; LeFlore forced Sutherland (shortstop to second);
Scrivener grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 0, Royals 3.

ROYALS 5TH: Poquette walked; Poquette stole second; Otis lined
to right; Brett lined to left; Mayberry grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Royals 3.

TIGERS 6TH: Oglivie popped to third in foul territory; Staub
popped to first in foul territory; Thompson walked; Johnson
forced Thompson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 0, Royals 3.

ROYALS 6TH: McRae singled to right; McRae stole second [McRae to
third (error by Kimm)]; Cowens singled to left [McRae scored];
Stinson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Cowens to
second]; Patek singled to left [Cowens scored]; Patek stole
second; White grounded out (third to first); Poquette grounded
out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Royals 5.

TIGERS 7TH: LITTELL REPLACED BUSBY (PITCHING); Rodriguez singled
to right; Kimm struck out; Sutherland forced Rodriguez (third to
second); LeFlore walked [Sutherland to second]; Scrivener made
an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Royals 5.

ROYALS 7TH: Otis singled to left; Brett flied out to center;
Mayberry singled to right [Otis to third]; McRae singled to
center [Otis scored, Mayberry to second]; GRILLI REPLACED RUHLE
(PITCHING); Cowens walked [Mayberry to third, McRae to second];
MARTINEZ BATTED FOR STINSON; Martinez made an out to third;
Patek walked [Mayberry scored, McRae to third, Cowens to
second]; White tripled to left [McRae scored, Cowens scored,
Patek scored]; Poquette grounded out (second to first); 5 R, 4
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Royals 10.

TIGERS 8TH: MARTINEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); D. NELSON
REPLACED PATEK (PLAYING 2B); WHITE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
SS); Oglivie flied out to center; Staub walked; Martinez allowed
a passed ball [Staub to second]; Thompson walked; Johnson struck
out; Rodriguez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 0, Royals 10.

ROYALS 8TH: Otis flied out to right; Brett grounded out (pitcher
to second to first); Mayberry grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Royals 10.

TIGERS 9TH: QUIRK REPLACED BRETT (PLAYING 3B); WOHLFORD REPLACED
OTIS (PLAYING CF); Kimm doubled to left; MEYER BATTED FOR
SUTHERLAND; Meyer grounded out (second to first) [Kimm to
third]; LeFlore struck out; Scrivener struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Royals 10.