A two-out single by Rusty Staub in the 12th inning scored John Wockenfuss and enabled the Tigers to outlast the Royals, 6-5. The Tigers got off to a 5-0 lead, but failed to hold it. John Hiller, the Tigers' third pitcher of the game, relieved with two out in the seventh and gave up two singles plus a wild pitch that let the Royals tie the score. Detroit Tigers 6, Kansas City Royals 5Game Played on Sunday, July 11, 1976 (Day game) at Tiger StadiumRoyals 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 10 3 Tigers 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 6 10 0 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cowens rf 6 2 2 0 0 0 .264 LeFlore cf 4 1 2 0 1 0 .330 Otis cf 4 0 1 2 0 0 .281 Scrivener ss 5 0 0 0 0 1 .200 Brett 3b 6 2 4 0 0 0 .365 Staub rf 5 0 2 1 1 0 .310 Mayberry 1b 4 0 1 1 2 2 .255 Johnson dh 4 0 1 1 0 0 .273 McRae lf 3 0 1 0 3 0 .347 Freehan ph,dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 .294 Quirk dh 2 0 0 1 0 0 .229 Thompson 1b 4 1 1 0 1 1 .236 Rojas ph,dh 3 0 0 0 0 1 .238 Rodriguez 3b 5 1 1 2 0 0 .258 Martinez c 2 0 0 0 0 2 .258 Stanley lf 5 1 1 0 0 1 .260 Solaita ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .235 Garcia 2b 5 1 1 1 0 0 .203 Stinson c 2 0 0 0 0 1 .257 Kimm c 3 0 1 1 0 0 .241 Patek ss 4 0 0 0 1 1 .265 Wockenfuss c 1 1 0 0 1 0 .277 White 2b 5 1 1 0 0 1 .215 Ruhle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Splittorff p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Grilli p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Pattin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hiller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mingori p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 42 5 10 4 6 9 Totals 42 6 10 6 4 3 Time of Game: 3:14 Attendance: 21,764 Left on Base: Royals 10, Tigers 7 DP: Royals 1, Tigers 1 Errors: Brett, Mayberry, Patek Doubles: Cowens (12), Brett 2 (17), Staub (17), Garcia (11) Home Runs: Rodriguez (6) Stolen Bases: McRae (19), Johnson (12) Caught Stealing: Kimm (1), LeFlore (14) Sacrifice Hits: Scrivener (2), LeFlore (3) Sacrifice Flies: Otis 2 (8), Quirk (1) GIDP: Rojas (3), Rodriguez (11) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Splittorff 4.2 7 5 3 2 0 1 23 3.91 Pattin 2.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 8 2.76 Mingori L(3-1) 4.2 3 1 1 1 1 0 17 2.45 Totals 11.2 10 6 4 4 3 1 48 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ruhle 5.1 3 2 2 3 4 0 22 3.86 Grilli 1.1 2 2 2 1 2 0 7 6.53 Hiller W(8-4) 5.1 5 1 1 2 3 0 22 3.15 Totals 12 10 5 5 6 9 0 51 Wild Pitches: Hiller (4) Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Jim Evans ROYALS 1ST: Cowens grounded out (third to first); Otis lined to pitcher; Brett grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); Scrivener flied out to left; Staub doubled to left; Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0. ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry struck out; McRae walked; McRae stole second; Quirk grounded out (second to first) [McRae to third]; Martinez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 2ND: Thompson reached on an error by Mayberry; Rodriguez grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Thompson out at second]; Stanley reached on an error by Brett; Garcia doubled to left [Stanley scored (unearned)]; Kimm singled to center [Garcia scored (unearned)]; LeFlore singled to right [Kimm to third]; Kimm was caught stealing home (catcher to third); 2 R (0 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 2. ROYALS 3RD: Patek popped to catcher in foul territory; White grounded out (first unassisted); Cowens grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 2. TIGERS 3RD: Scrivener flied out to center; Staub grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 2. ROYALS 4TH: Otis grounded out (second to first); Brett flied out to center; Mayberry struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 2. TIGERS 4TH: Thompson singled to center; Rodriguez homered [Thompson scored]; Stanley reached on an error by Patek [Stanley out at second (catcher to second)]; Garcia popped to first in foul territory; Kimm grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 4. ROYALS 5TH: McRae singled to left; Quirk popped to third in foul territory; Martinez struck out; Patek walked [McRae to second]; White grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 4. TIGERS 5TH: LeFlore walked; Scrivener out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [LeFlore to second]; Staub flied out to left [LeFlore to third]; Johnson singled to right [LeFlore scored]; Johnson stole second; Thompson walked; PATTIN REPLACED SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); Rodriguez lined to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 5. ROYALS 6TH: Cowens doubled to left; Otis hit a sacrifice fly to right [Cowens scored]; Brett doubled to right; Mayberry walked; GRILLI REPLACED RUHLE (PITCHING); McRae walked [Brett to third, Mayberry to second]; Quirk hit a sacrifice fly to center [Brett scored]; SOLAITA BATTED FOR MARTINEZ; Solaita struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 5. TIGERS 6TH: STINSON REPLACED SOLAITA (PLAYING C ); Stanley was called out on strikes; Garcia grounded out (third to first); Kimm grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 5. ROYALS 7TH: WOCKENFUSS REPLACED KIMM (PLAYING C ); Patek struck out; White singled to left; Cowens singled to center [White to third]; Otis hit a sacrifice fly to right [White scored]; HILLER REPLACED GRILLI (PITCHING); Brett singled to center [Cowens to third]; Mayberry singled to left [Cowens scored, Brett to third]; Hiller threw a wild pitch [Brett scored, Mayberry to second]; McRae was walked intentionally; ROJAS BATTED FOR QUIRK; Rojas was called out on strikes; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 5. TIGERS 7TH: ROJAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); LeFlore lined to right; Scrivener struck out; Staub walked; Johnson grounded out (pitcher to first); Alex Johnson and Tigers Manager Ralph Houk ejected by HP umpire Joe Brinkman; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 5. ROYALS 8TH: Stinson flied out to center; Patek grounded out (third to first); White struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 5. TIGERS 8TH: MINGORI REPLACED PATTIN (PITCHING); Thompson was called out on strikes; Rodriguez grounded out (first unassisted); Stanley singled to left; Garcia flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 5. ROYALS 9TH: Cowens lined to left; Otis grounded out (second to first); Brett singled to center; Mayberry lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 5. TIGERS 9TH: Wockenfuss grounded out (third to first); LeFlore singled to right; LeFlore was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second); Scrivener flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 5. ROYALS 10TH: McRae flied out to left; Rojas popped to third; Stinson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 5. TIGERS 10TH: Staub flied out to left; FREEHAN BATTED FOR JOHNSON; Freehan flied out to center; Thompson lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 5. ROYALS 11TH: FREEHAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Patek grounded out (third to first); White grounded out (pitcher to first); Cowens grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 5. TIGERS 11TH: Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); Stanley grounded out (third to first); Garcia popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 5. ROYALS 12TH: Otis singled to left; Brett doubled to left [Otis to third]; Mayberry walked; McRae forced Otis (third to catcher) [Brett to third, Mayberry to second]; Rojas grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [McRae out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 5. TIGERS 12TH: Wockenfuss walked; LeFlore out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Wockenfuss to second]; Scrivener grounded out (shortstop to first) [Wockenfuss to third]; Staub singled to center [Wockenfuss scored]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 6. |
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