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 1
Game Played on Tuesday, June      8, 1976 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Tigers       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.