Singles by Ron LeFlore and Rusty Staub around a sacrifice bunt by Ben Oglivie in the eighth inning provided the Tigers' winning run in a 3-2 victory over the Royals. Chuck Scrivener and LeFlore rapped singles and Oglivie hit a sacrifice fly for the Tigers' initial tally in the sixth.

After the Royals picked up a matching marker in their half, the Tigers went ahead again with doubles by Tom Veryzer and John Wockenfuss in the seventh. Staub's RBI in the eighth then proved decisive when the Royals counted in the ninth on a double by George Brett and single by John Mayberry. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 3, Kansas City Royals 2
Game Played on Friday, August    13, 1976 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  1    1  1  0  -   3  5  0
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  1  -   2  9  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            4   1   2   0     0   1   .326      Cowens rf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .263
Oglivie lf            2   0   0   1     0   1   .267      Otis cf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .285
Staub rf              4   0   1   1     0   0   .312      Brett 3b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .343
Horton dh             3   0   0   0     1   1   .270      Mayberry 1b           4   0   1   1     0   0   .236
Thompson 1b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .233      McRae dh              4   0   1   0     0   0   .349
Rodriguez 3b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .248        Hall pr,dh          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Veryzer ss            4   1   1   0     0   2   .236      Poquette lf           3   0   1   0     0   0   .331
Wockenfuss c          4   0   1   1     0   0   .264        Wohlford ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .229
Scrivener 2b          3   1   0   0     1   0   .238      Stinson c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .260
Ruhle p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Rojas ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .203
  Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Patek ss              2   1   1   0     0   0   .248
                                                            Quirk ph,ss         1   0   1   0     0   0   .265
                                                            Martinez ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .246
                                                          White 2b              1   0   1   0     1   0   .216
                                                            Jones ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .222
                                                            D. Nelson 2b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .234
                                                          Fitzmorris p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Littell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   3   5   3     3   5             Totals               34   2   9   2     1   2

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance: 25,215
Left on Base: Tigers 6, Royals 6
DP: Tigers 0, Royals 0
Errors: Patek
Doubles: Veryzer (8), Wockenfuss (7), Brett (25)
Stolen Bases: Thompson (1), Patek (43), White (17), Otis (20)
Caught Stealing: Cowens (13)
Sacrifice Hits: Oglivie (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Oglivie (3)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruhle W(7-9)            8     7   2   2   1   1   0  30   3.68
Hiller SV(11)           1     2   0   0   0   1   0   5   2.46
Totals                  9     9   2   2   1   2   0  35

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fitzmorris L(14-8)      7     4   3   3   2   4   0  28   2.84
Mingori                 0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.36
Littell                 1.2   0   0   0   1   1   0   6   2.06
Totals                  9     5   3   3   3   5   0  36

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - Larry McCoy


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (second to first); Oglivie was
called out on strikes; Staub grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Cowens flied out to center; Otis struck out; Brett
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
0, Royals 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Horton reached on an error by Patek; Thompson flied
out to left; Rodriguez lined to left; Veryzer forced Horton
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry flied out to left; McRae flied out to
right; Poquette singled to center; Stinson forced Poquette
(second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Royals 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Wockenfuss flied out to right; Scrivener flied out
to center; LeFlore was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Patek flied out to center; White walked; Cowens
forced White (first to shortstop); Cowens was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Royals 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Oglivie grounded out (second to first); Staub flied
out to center; Horton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Otis grounded out (third to first); Brett grounded
out (first unassisted); Mayberry grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Royals 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Thompson walked; Thompson stole second; Rodriguez
popped to shortstop; Veryzer struck out; Wockenfuss grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 5TH: McRae lined to center; Poquette lined to second;
Stinson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Royals 0.

TIGERS 6TH: Scrivener walked; LeFlore singled to center
[Scrivener to third]; Oglivie lined out on a sacrifice fly to
center [Scrivener scored]; Staub grounded out (pitcher to first)
[LeFlore to second]; Horton grounded out (shortstop to first); 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Patek singled to left; Patek stole second; White
singled to right [Patek to third]; White stole second; Cowens
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Patek scored]; Otis singled
to right [White out at home (right to catcher)]; Otis stole
second; Brett popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Royals 1.

TIGERS 7TH: Thompson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); Veryzer doubled to
right; Wockenfuss doubled to left [Veryzer scored]; Scrivener
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2,
Royals 1.

ROYALS 7TH: Mayberry grounded out (second to first); McRae
popped to first; Poquette popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 2, Royals 1.

TIGERS 8TH: LeFlore singled to center; MINGORI REPLACED
FITZMORRIS (PITCHING); Oglivie out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
to second) [LeFlore to second]; Staub singled to right [LeFlore
scored]; LITTELL REPLACED MINGORI (PITCHING); Horton walked
[Staub to second]; Thompson popped to third in foul territory;
Rodriguez forced Horton (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Tigers 3, Royals 1.

ROYALS 8TH: Stinson grounded out (second to first); QUIRK BATTED
FOR PATEK; Quirk singled to left; JONES BATTED FOR WHITE; Jones
flied out to center; Cowens singled to left [Quirk to second];
Otis flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 3, Royals
1.

TIGERS 9TH: QUIRK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); D. NELSON
REPLACED JONES (PLAYING 2B); Veryzer was called out on strikes;
Wockenfuss grounded out (third to first); Scrivener popped to
third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Royals 1.

ROYALS 9TH: Brett doubled to left; HILLER REPLACED RUHLE
(PITCHING); Mayberry singled to center [Brett scored]; McRae
singled to right [Mayberry to second]; HALL RAN FOR MCRAE;
WOHLFORD BATTED FOR POQUETTE; Wohlford forced Mayberry (first to
third) [Hall to second]; ROJAS BATTED FOR STINSON; Rojas flied
out to center [Hall to third]; MARTINEZ BATTED FOR QUIRK;
Martinez struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 3, Royals 2.