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A two-run homer by Jason Thompson in the second inning and another run in the third on a double by Dan Meyer and single by Rusty Staub gave the Tigers a 3-1 victory over the Royals. [The Sporting News] Detroit Tigers 3, Kansas City Royals 1Game Played on Tuesday, June 8, 1976 (Night game) at Royals StadiumTigers 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 7 1
Royals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 9 0
Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
LeFlore cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .331 Wohlford lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .238
Meyer lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .253 Otis cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .299
Stanley lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 Brett 3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .346
Oglivie rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .271 Mayberry 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .253
Staub dh 3 1 1 1 1 0 .316 McRae dh 4 0 3 1 0 0 .356
Thompson 1b 4 1 1 2 0 0 .218 Cowens rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .238
Rodriguez 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .239 Martinez c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .293
Scrivener ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .205 Rojas ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .273
Kimm c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .292 Wathan c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Manuel 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .156 D. Nelson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .211
Roberts p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Patek ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .318
White 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .237
Leonard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 32 3 7 3 2 3 Totals 34 1 9 1 0 3
Time of Game: 2:02 Attendance: 13,869
Left on Base: Tigers 4, Royals 6
DP: Tigers 2, Royals 1
Errors: Roberts
Doubles: Meyer (4)
Home Runs: Thompson (4)
Stolen Bases: Otis (6)
GIDP: Scrivener (2), Otis (5), Rojas (2)
Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Roberts W(5-4) 9 9 1 1 0 3 0 34 3.01
Totals 9 9 1 1 0 3 0 34
Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Leonard L(5-2) 9 7 3 3 2 3 1 34 2.82
Totals 9 7 3 3 2 3 1 34
Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Larry Barnett
TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore struck out; Meyer made an out to third;
Oglivie grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Royals 0.
ROYALS 1ST: Wohlford singled to right; Otis forced Wohlford
(shortstop to second); Otis stole second; Brett grounded out
(pitcher to first); Mayberry struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 0, Royals 0.
TIGERS 2ND: Staub walked; Thompson homered [Staub scored];
Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first); Scrivener grounded
out (third to first); Kimm popped to first in foul territory; 2
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 0.
ROYALS 2ND: McRae flied out to right; Cowens grounded out
(second to first); Martinez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 0.
TIGERS 3RD: Manuel flied out to left; LeFlore was called out on
strikes; Meyer doubled to right; Oglivie walked; Staub singled
to left [Meyer scored, Oglivie to second]; Thompson lined to
left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 0.
ROYALS 3RD: Patek made an out to third; White singled; White was
picked off first but was safe on an error by Roberts [White to
second]; Wohlford singled to left [White to third]; Otis
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Wohlford out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 3,
Royals 0.
TIGERS 4TH: Rodriguez singled to left; Scrivener grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Rodriguez out at
second]; Kimm singled to left; Manuel struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 0.
ROYALS 4TH: Brett struck out; Mayberry grounded out (pitcher to
first); McRae singled to left; Cowens forced McRae (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 0.
TIGERS 5TH: LeFlore singled to right; Meyer lined to right;
Oglivie flied out to left; Staub lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 0.
ROYALS 5TH: Martinez grounded out (shortstop to first); Patek
singled to center; White grounded out (third to first) [Patek to
second]; Wohlford grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 0.
TIGERS 6TH: Thompson flied out to center; Rodriguez made an out
to second; Scrivener grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 0.
ROYALS 6TH: Otis struck out (catcher to first); Brett grounded
out (second to first); Mayberry grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 0.
TIGERS 7TH: Kimm grounded out (third to first); Manuel grounded
out (third to first); LeFlore flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 0.
ROYALS 7TH: McRae singled; Cowens forced McRae (pitcher to
shortstop); ROJAS BATTED FOR MARTINEZ; Rojas grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Cowens out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 0.
TIGERS 8TH: WATHAN REPLACED ROJAS (PLAYING C ); Meyer grounded
out (pitcher to first); Oglivie singled to right; Oglivie was
picked off first (pitcher to first); Staub grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 0.
ROYALS 8TH: STANLEY REPLACED MEYER (PLAYING LF); Patek made an
out to second; White grounded out (third to first); Wohlford
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers
3, Royals 0.
TIGERS 9TH: Thompson grounded out (second to first); Rodriguez
flied out to center; Scrivener grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 0.
ROYALS 9TH: Otis grounded out (third to first); Brett singled to
center; Mayberry singled [Brett to third]; McRae singled to
right [Brett scored, Mayberry to second]; Cowens forced McRae
(pitcher to shortstop) [Mayberry to third]; D. NELSON BATTED FOR
WATHAN; D. Nelson forced Cowens (second unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 1.
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