Fred Patek's two-run double in the seventh inning proved to be the decisive blow in the Royals' 5-2 decision over the Tigers and their sixth consecutive victory. Three errors and a double steal by Al Cowens and Hal McRae -- McRae scoring from third on the play -- gave the Royals their first two runs in the fourth. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 5, Detroit Tigers 2
Game Played on Monday, June      14, 1976 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Royals       0  0  0    2  0  0    2  1  0  -   5  8  1
Tigers       0  0  1    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   2 10  3


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
D. Nelson 2b          3   0   1   0     1   2   .250      LeFlore cf            3   1   2   0     1   0   .337
Otis cf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .298      Garcia 2b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .228
Brett 3b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .354      Meyer lf              4   1   2   0     0   0   .284
Mayberry 1b           2   0   1   0     2   0   .257      Staub rf              4   0   1   1     0   0   .312
McRae dh              2   1   0   1     1   0   .360      Thompson 1b           2   0   0   0     0   0   .217
Cowens rf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .245        Stanley ph,1b       2   0   1   0     0   0   .286
Poquette lf           3   1   1   0     0   0   .298      Johnson dh            3   0   1   0     1   1   .270
  Wohlford ph,lf      1   0   0   0     0   0   .231      Rodriguez 3b          4   0   2   0     0   0   .259
Patek ss              3   0   1   2     1   1   .310      Wockenfuss c          3   0   0   0     0   0   .300
Stinson c             2   0   0   0     0   1   .264        Oglivie ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .250
  Martinez ph,c       1   0   0   0     0   1   .324      Scrivener ss          2   0   0   0     1   0   .233
Fitzmorris p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Freehan ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .270
  Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      MacCormack p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Pattin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Crawford p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hall p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               28   5   8   3     6   5             Totals               32   2  10   1     3   3

Time of Game: 2:42   Attendance: 16,095
Left on Base: Royals 3, Tigers 7
DP: Royals 3, Tigers 2
Errors: Stinson, Meyer, Staub, Wockenfuss
Doubles: Poquette (10), Patek (8), Johnson (5), Stanley (5)
Triples: Meyer (2)
Stolen Bases: McRae 2 (14), Cowens (6), Patek (34), Otis (8), LeFlore (18)
Caught Stealing: Patek 2 (8), D. Nelson (1), Garcia (3)
Sacrifice Flies: McRae (3)
GIDP: Mayberry (5), Poquette (4), Garcia (2), Thompson (6), LeFlore (2)
Hit by Pitch: Garcia (3,by Mingori)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fitzmorris W(8-2)       6     6   2   1   1   1   0  21   3.44
Mingori                 2.1   3   0   0   1   0   0  11   2.32
Pattin                  0     1   0   0   1   0   0   2   3.00
Hall SV(1)              0.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   2   3.86
Totals                  9    10   2   1   3   3   0  36

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
MacCormack L(0-1)       6     7   4   2   5   3   0  26   3.00
Crawford                3     1   1   1   1   2   0   9   4.24
Totals                  9     8   5   3   6   5   0  35

Hit by Pitch: Mingori (1)

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - Nestor Chylak


ROYALS 1ST: D. Nelson walked; Debut game for Frank
MacCormack; Otis grounded out (shortstop to first) [D.
Nelson to second]; Brett singled to right [D. Nelson to third];
Mayberry grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to
first) [Brett out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore singled to left; Garcia grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [LeFlore out at
second]; Meyer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 0, Tigers 0.

ROYALS 2ND: McRae walked; Cowens made an out to second; Poquette
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[McRae out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Staub singled to left; Thompson forced Staub (first
to shortstop); Johnson struck out; Rodriguez forced Thompson
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Tigers 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Patek struck out; Stinson grounded out (first
unassisted); D. Nelson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Wockenfuss made an out to shortstop; Scrivener
popped to catcher in foul territory; LeFlore singled to left;
LeFlore stole second [LeFlore scored (error by Stinson)
(unearned)]; Garcia popped to third in foul territory; 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Tigers 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Otis flied out to right; Brett singled to left
[Brett to second (error by Meyer)]; Mayberry singled to right
[Brett scored (error by Staub) (unearned)]; McRae forced
Mayberry (shortstop to second); McRae stole second [McRae to
third (error by Wockenfuss)]; Cowens walked; McRae stole home
and Cowens stole second; Poquette grounded out (first to
pitcher); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 3 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Meyer singled to center; Staub flied out to center;
Thompson grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Meyer out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2,
Tigers 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Patek walked; Patek was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Stinson struck out; D. Nelson singled;
D. Nelson was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Johnson flied out to center; Rodriguez grounded out
(third to first); Wockenfuss flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 2, Tigers 1.

ROYALS 6TH: Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); Brett
grounded out (shortstop to first); Mayberry walked; McRae flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 6TH: Scrivener walked; LeFlore grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Scrivener out at second];
Garcia singled to left; Garcia was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Tigers
1.

ROYALS 7TH: Cowens singled to left; Poquette doubled [Cowens to
third]; Patek doubled to right [Cowens scored, Poquette scored];
MARTINEZ BATTED FOR STINSON; CRAWFORD REPLACED MACCORMACK
(PITCHING); Patek stole third; Patek was caught stealing home
(catcher unassisted); Martinez struck out (catcher to first); D.
Nelson struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 7TH: MARTINEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Meyer tripled
to right; MINGORI REPLACED FITZMORRIS (PITCHING); Staub grounded
out (first to pitcher) [Meyer scored]; STANLEY BATTED FOR
THOMPSON; Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnson
doubled to left; Rodriguez singled to center [Johnson out at
home (center to catcher)]; Alex Johnson did not slide and was
tagged out by Buck Martinez; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
4, Tigers 2.

ROYALS 8TH: STANLEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Otis singled to
left; Otis stole second; Brett grounded out (second to first)
[Otis to third]; Mayberry walked; McRae sacrifice flied into a
double play to left [Otis scored, Mayberry out at second
(pitcher to second)]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 8TH: Wockenfuss flied out to right; Scrivener grounded
out (third to first); LeFlore walked; Garcia was hit by a pitch
[LeFlore to second]; Meyer flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Royals 5, Tigers 2.

ROYALS 9TH: Cowens flied out to right; WOHLFORD BATTED FOR
POQUETTE; Wohlford grounded out (second to first); Patek
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5,
Tigers 2.

TIGERS 9TH: WOHLFORD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Staub grounded
out (first to pitcher); Stanley doubled to left; PATTIN REPLACED
MINGORI (PITCHING); Johnson walked; Rodriguez singled to right
[Stanley to third, Johnson to second]; OGLIVIE BATTED FOR
WOCKENFUSS; HALL REPLACED PATTIN (PITCHING); Oglivie struck out;
FREEHAN BATTED FOR SCRIVENER; Freehan was called out on strikes;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 5, Tigers 2.