George Brett had three hits or more in one game for the 20th time this season and Hal McRae drove in four runs as the Royals rapped the Tigers, 7-1. The Tigers collected four hits and just one off Al Fitzmorris, who pitched the first five innings before wilting in the high heat and humidity.

McRae accounted for his RBIs with a homer and double. Brett had two singles and a triple and drove in a pair of runs with his three-bagger in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 7, Detroit Tigers 1
Game Played on Saturday, July      10, 1976 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
Royals       0  0  0    2  0  3    2  0  0  -   7 10  1
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  4  2


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wohlford lf           5   1   0   0     0   0   .228      LeFlore cf            3   0   1   0     1   0   .328
Otis cf               3   1   0   0     1   0   .281      Scrivener ss          3   0   0   0     1   1   .214
Brett 3b              4   1   3   2     0   0   .360      Meyer lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .264
Mayberry 1b           3   2   1   0     1   0   .255      Staub rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .308
McRae dh              4   2   2   4     0   0   .347      Thompson 1b           2   0   0   0     2   1   .235
Cowens rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .262      Johnson dh            4   0   0   0     0   0   .273
Martinez c            4   0   1   0     0   0   .262      Rodriguez 3b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .259
Patek ss              3   0   2   0     1   0   .269      Wockenfuss c          3   0   1   0     1   1   .281
White 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .215      Garcia 2b             4   1   1   1     0   0   .203
Fitzmorris p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Roberts p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hassler p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Grilli p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Littell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Laxton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Bare p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   7  10   6     3   1             Totals               31   1   4   1     5   4

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance: 27,630
Left on Base: Royals 3, Tigers 8
DP: Royals 1, Tigers 2
Errors: White, Garcia, Grilli
Doubles: McRae (22)
Triples: Brett (9), Patek (3)
Home Runs: McRae (5), Garcia (2)
Stolen Bases: Patek (38), LeFlore (29)
GIDP: White (2), Meyer (5)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fitzmorris W(10-5)      5     1   0   0   4   1   0  20   3.29
Hassler                 1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   4.34
Littell SV(8)           3     2   1   1   1   2   1  12   2.58
Totals                  9     4   1   1   5   4   1  36

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Roberts L(8-8)          5.2   7   5   5   2   0   1  24   3.65
Grilli                  1     2   2   2   1   1   0   6   6.28
Laxton                  1.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   4.84
Bare                    1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   5.00
Totals                  9    10   7   7   3   1   1  37

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


ROYALS 1ST: Wohlford flied out to right; Otis flied out to
center; Brett singled to center; Mayberry grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore flied out to right; Scrivener lined to
third; Meyer flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Tigers 0.

ROYALS 2ND: McRae grounded out (first to pitcher); Cowens popped
to shortstop in foul territory; Martinez flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Staub reached on an error by White; Thompson walked
[Staub to second]; Johnson flied out to right; Rodriguez struck
out; Wockenfuss forced Thompson (second unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Tigers 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Patek walked; White grounded into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Patek out at second]; Wohlford
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Garcia grounded out (pitcher to first); LeFlore
walked; LeFlore stole second; Scrivener walked; Meyer grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Scrivener out
at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Tigers 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); Brett
grounded out (second to first); Mayberry singled to left; McRae
homered [Mayberry scored]; Cowens flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Staub flied out to center; Thompson walked; Johnson
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Thompson to second]; Rodriguez
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
2, Tigers 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Martinez singled to center [Martinez out at second
(center to second)]; Patek grounded out (shortstop to first);
White grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Wockenfuss singled to left; Garcia flied out to
center; LeFlore grounded out (third to first) [Wockenfuss to
second]; Scrivener grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Tigers 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Wohlford grounded out (shortstop to first); Otis
grounded out (third to first); Brett singled to left; Mayberry
walked [Brett to second]; McRae doubled to center [Brett scored,
Mayberry scored, McRae scored (error by Garcia) (no RBI)];
Cowens singled to center; GRILLI REPLACED ROBERTS (PITCHING);
Martinez flied out to right; 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 6TH: HASSLER REPLACED FITZMORRIS (PITCHING); Meyer
grounded out (shortstop to first); Staub singled to left;
Thompson was called out on strikes; Johnson forced Staub
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5, Tigers 0.

ROYALS 7TH: Patek singled to left; Patek stole second [Patek to
third (error by Grilli)]; White struck out; Wohlford reached on
a fielder's choice [Patek out at home (third to catcher to third
to pitcher), Wohlford to second]; Otis walked; Brett tripled to
right [Wohlford scored, Otis scored]; LAXTON REPLACED GRILLI
(PITCHING); Mayberry grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 7, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 7TH: LITTELL REPLACED HASSLER (PITCHING); Rodriguez
grounded out (third to first); Wockenfuss struck out; Garcia
homered; LeFlore singled to left; Scrivener struck out; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 7, Tigers 1.

ROYALS 8TH: McRae lined to shortstop; Cowens flied out to right;
Martinez popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 7, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 8TH: Meyer flied out to center; Staub flied out to left;
Thompson lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 7, Tigers
1.

ROYALS 9TH: BARE REPLACED LAXTON (PITCHING); Patek tripled to
right; White grounded out (third to first); Wohlford lined into
a double play (third unassisted) [Patek out at third]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 7, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 9TH: Johnson flied out to left; Rodriguez flied out to
right; Wockenfuss walked; Garcia grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 7, Tigers 1.