The pitching appearance of Mark Fidrych helped attract a crowd of 51,041, but the Tigers' sensational rookie ran into stiff competition and lost to the Royals, 1-0, in a duel with Dennis Leonard. The only run scored in the fourth inning on singles by George Brett, John Mayberry and Hal McRae. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 1, Detroit Tigers 0
Game Played on Friday, July      9, 1976 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Royals       0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  9  3
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  1


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cowens rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .262      LeFlore cf            4   0   0   0     0   2   .328
Otis cf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .284      Veryzer ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .222
Brett 3b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .355      Oglivie lf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .261
Mayberry 1b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .254      Staub rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .309
McRae lf              3   0   3   1     1   0   .345      Thompson 1b           3   0   0   0     0   2   .237
Quirk dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .242      Johnson dh            3   0   0   0     0   1   .278
Martinez c            3   0   1   0     0   0   .262      Rodriguez 3b          3   0   0   0     0   2   .263
Patek ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .264      Garcia 2b             2   0   0   0     0   0   .202
White 2b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .220        Meyer ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .272
Leonard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Wockenfuss c        0   0   0   0     0   0   .279
                                                          Kimm c                2   0   1   0     0   0   .237
                                                            Stanley ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .265
                                                            Manuel 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
                                                          Fidrych p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   1   9   1     1   2             Totals               31   0   4   0     0   8

Time of Game: 2:03   Attendance: 51,041
Left on Base: Royals 5, Tigers 4
DP: Royals 0, Tigers 4
Errors: Brett, Patek, Leonard, LeFlore
Doubles: White (8)
Stolen Bases: Oglivie (3), Staub (2)
Caught Stealing: McRae (9), Johnson (6)
GIDP: Otis (7), Quirk 2 (4)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leonard W(9-3)          9     4   0   0   0   8   0  31   2.89
Totals                  9     4   0   0   0   8   0  31

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fidrych L(9-2)          9     9   1   1   1   2   0  33   1.78
Totals                  9     9   1   1   1   2   0  33

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


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

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); Veryzer
flied out to left; Oglivie singled to center; Oglivie stole
second; Staub grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 0, Tigers 0.

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

TIGERS 2ND: Thompson was called out on strikes; Johnson reached
on an error by Leonard; Johnson was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Rodriguez reached on an error by Brett
[Rodriguez to second]; Garcia flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 2 E,
1 LOB.  Royals 0, Tigers 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Martinez flied out to center; Patek grounded out
(third to first); White doubled to right; Cowens grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Kimm flied out to center; LeFlore was called out on
strikes; Veryzer singled to shortstop [Veryzer to second (error
by Patek)]; Oglivie grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Tigers 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Otis grounded out (third to first); Brett singled to
right; Mayberry singled to right [Brett to third]; McRae singled
to left [Brett scored, Mayberry to second]; Quirk grounded into
a double play (second to shortstop to first) [McRae out at
second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Staub grounded out (third to first); Thompson flied
out to left; Johnson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Tigers 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Martinez singled to right; Patek flied out to
center; White flied out to left; Cowens struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Rodriguez struck out; Garcia lined to left; Kimm
singled to right [Kimm out at second (right to shortstop)]; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Tigers 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Otis grounded out (third to first); Brett grounded
out (first to pitcher); Mayberry grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 6TH: LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); Veryzer
flied out to center; Oglivie grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Tigers 0.

ROYALS 7TH: McRae singled to center; McRae was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Quirk grounded out (second to
first); Martinez reached on an error by LeFlore; Patek forced
Martinez (second unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 7TH: Staub singled to right; Staub stole second; Thompson
was called out on strikes; Johnson struck out; Rodriguez struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Tigers 0.

ROYALS 8TH: White grounded out (second to first); Cowens
grounded out (shortstop to first); Otis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 8TH: MEYER BATTED FOR GARCIA; Meyer struck out; STANLEY
BATTED FOR KIMM; Stanley popped to third in foul territory;
LeFlore struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Tigers 0.

ROYALS 9TH: WOCKENFUSS REPLACED MEYER (PLAYING C ); MANUEL
REPLACED STANLEY (PLAYING 2B); Brett lined to first; Mayberry
singled to center; McRae singled to center [Mayberry to third];
Quirk lined into a double play (first unassisted) [McRae out at
first]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 9TH: Veryzer flied out to center; Oglivie popped to
shortstop; Staub lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 1, Tigers 0.