Victims of a two-run rally in the ninth inning, the Royals were stopped on their seven-game winning streak by the Tigers, 4-3. Dan Meyer opened the frame with a single, advanced to second after Rusty Staub flied out and scored on a single by Alex Johnson to tie the score at 3-3. Johnson then stole second and, after an intentional pass to Aurelio Rodriguez, Mickey Stanley batted for Bruce Kimm and singled to drive in the Tigers' winning run. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 4, Kansas City Royals 3
Game Played on Wednesday, June      16, 1976 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Royals       1  0  0    0  0  1    0  1  0  -   3  5  1
Tigers       0  1  0    1  0  0    0  0  2  -   4  8  1


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
D. Nelson 2b          3   1   2   1     0   0   .326      LeFlore cf            4   0   3   0     0   1   .346
Otis cf               4   1   1   0     0   1   .302      Garcia 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .223
Brett ss              4   0   0   1     0   0   .356      Meyer lf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .290
Mayberry 1b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .252      Staub rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .306
McRae lf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .355      Thompson 1b           4   2   2   2     0   2   .224
  Wohlford lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .226      Johnson dh            4   1   1   1     0   1   .275
Solaita dh            3   0   0   0     0   0   .273      Rodriguez 3b          3   0   0   0     1   0   .255
Poquette rf           3   0   1   0     0   1   .323      Kimm c                3   0   0   0     0   0   .268
Quirk 3b              3   1   1   0     0   0   .333        Stanley ph          1   0   1   1     0   0   .304
Martinez c            2   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Scrivener ss          3   0   0   0     0   0   .227
Bird p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Fidrych p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Littell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hall p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Pattin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               28   3   5   2     2   2             Totals               34   4   8   4     1   6

Time of Game: 2:08   Attendance: 21,659
Left on Base: Royals 2, Tigers 5
DP: Royals 0, Tigers 2
Errors: Quirk, Thompson
Doubles: Otis (12), Quirk (2)
Home Runs: Thompson 2 (6)
Stolen Bases: D. Nelson (4), LeFlore (19), Johnson (9)
Caught Stealing: D. Nelson (2), LeFlore (10)
Sacrifice Hits: Martinez (3)
Sacrifice Flies: D. Nelson (1)
GIDP: Quirk (2)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bird                    5     4   2   2   0   3   2  20   2.88
Littell                 3     2   1   1   0   2   0  10   1.25
Hall                    0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   3.68
Pattin L(1-7)           0     2   1   1   1   0   0   3   3.28
Totals                  8.2   8   4   4   1   6   2  35

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fidrych W(5-1)          9     5   3   2   2   2   0  32   1.86
Totals                  9     5   3   2   2   2   0  32

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


ROYALS 1ST: D. Nelson singled to right; D. Nelson was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Otis doubled to right;
Brett reached on an error by Thompson [Otis scored (unearned),
Brett to second]; Mayberry grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to
first) [Brett to third]; McRae walked; Solaita grounded out
(third to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Tigers
0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore singled to left; LeFlore stole second;
Garcia popped to catcher in foul territory; Meyer lined to
third; Staub flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1,
Tigers 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Poquette was called out on strikes; Quirk grounded
out (pitcher to first); Martinez made an out to shortstop; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Thompson homered; Johnson grounded out (shortstop to
first); Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); Kimm made an
out to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Tigers 1.

ROYALS 3RD: D. Nelson flied out to center; Otis grounded out
(pitcher to first); Brett grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Scrivener popped to catcher in foul territory;
LeFlore struck out; Garcia was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Tigers 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Mayberry grounded out (second to first); McRae
popped to second in foul territory; Solaita grounded out (first
to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Meyer grounded out (second to first); Staub grounded
out (pitcher to first); Thompson homered; Johnson struck out; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Tigers 2.

ROYALS 5TH: Poquette singled to right; Quirk grounded into a
double play (first to first to shortstop) [Poquette out at
second]; Martinez made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 1, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Rodriguez popped to catcher in foul territory; Kimm
grounded out (shortstop to first); Scrivener reached on an error
by Quirk; LeFlore singled to left [Scrivener to second]; Garcia
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals
1, Tigers 2.

ROYALS 6TH: D. Nelson singled to right; D. Nelson stole second;
Otis flied out to right [D. Nelson to third]; Brett grounded out
(first unassisted) [D. Nelson scored]; Mayberry popped to third
in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 6TH: LITTELL REPLACED BIRD (PITCHING); Meyer made an out
to shortstop; Staub struck out; Thompson was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Tigers 2.

ROYALS 7TH: McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); Solaita
grounded out (second to first); Poquette made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 7TH: Johnson grounded out (second to first); Rodriguez
grounded out (third to first); Kimm grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Tigers 2.

ROYALS 8TH: Quirk doubled to right; Martinez out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Quirk to third]; D. Nelson hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Quirk scored]; Otis struck out; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 8TH: Scrivener grounded out (shortstop to first); LeFlore
singled to left; LeFlore was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Garcia flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 3, Tigers 2.

ROYALS 9TH: Brett grounded out (shortstop to first); Mayberry
walked; McRae lined into a double play (pitcher to pitcher to
first) [Mayberry out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3,
Tigers 2.

TIGERS 9TH: WOHLFORD REPLACED MCRAE (PLAYING LF); Meyer singled
to left; HALL REPLACED LITTELL (PITCHING); Staub flied out to
center [Meyer to second]; Thompson struck out; PATTIN REPLACED
HALL (PITCHING); Johnson singled to right [Meyer scored];
Johnson stole second; Rodriguez was walked intentionally;
STANLEY BATTED FOR KIMM; Stanley singled to right [Johnson
scored, Rodriguez to second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 3,
Tigers 4.