Amos Otis hit a two-run homer and Frank White drove in two runs with a pair of singles to pace the Royals to a 7-3 victory over the Tigers. Otis rapped his round-tripper after a single by Jim Wohlford in the first inning. Before the stanza ended, the Royals added a tally on a single by George Brett, a stolen base, infield out and sacrifice fly by John Mayberry. White hit his run-scoring singles in the second and sixth innings. [The Sporting News]
Kansas City Royals 7, Detroit Tigers 3

Game Played on Sunday, August 15, 1976 (Day game) at Royals Stadium

Tigers       1  0  1    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   3  6  0
Royals       3  1  0    0  0  3    0  0  x  -   7 12  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            5   1   1   0     0   1   .328      Wohlford lf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .229
Stanley 1b            4   1   2   1     0   0   .279      Otis cf               4   1   1   2     0   0   .286
  Thompson ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .231      Brett 3b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .344
Staub rf              3   0   0   0     2   0   .310      McRae dh              4   1   1   0     0   0   .353
Horton dh             4   0   1   0     0   1   .269      Mayberry 1b           3   0   1   1     0   0   .241
Johnson lf            4   0   1   1     0   1   .277      Cowens rf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .266
Rodriguez 3b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .246      Martinez c            3   2   2   1     0   0   .252
Veryzer ss            4   0   0   0     0   1   .237      Patek ss              3   1   1   1     0   0   .248
Kimm c                1   1   0   0     2   1   .262      White 2b              4   0   2   2     0   0   .223
  Meyer ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .254      Hassler p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Scrivener 2b          2   0   1   0     1   0   .234        Littell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Oglivie ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .264
Roberts p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   3   6   2     7   6             Totals               32   7  12   7     1   0

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 30,720
Left on Base: Tigers 9, Royals 5
DP: Tigers 0, Royals 2
Errors: Patek
Doubles: Stanley (8), Martinez 2 (13), Patek (11)
Home Runs: Otis (15)
Stolen Bases: Brett (15), White (18)
Sacrifice Hits: Patek (8), Martinez (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Mayberry (9)
GIDP: Horton (8), LeFlore (9)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Roberts L(11-12)        6    11   7   7   0   0   1  28   3.86
Hiller                  2     1   0   0   1   0   0   8   2.41
Totals                  8    12   7   7   1   0   1  36

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hassler W(2-7)          7     6   3   2   5   3   0  31   3.95
Littell                 2     0   0   0   2   3   0   8   2.00
Totals                  9     6   3   2   7   6   0  39

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


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore singled to left; Stanley singled to left
[LeFlore to second]; Staub walked [LeFlore to third, Stanley to
second]; Horton grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [LeFlore scored, Stanley to third, Staub out at
second]; Johnson grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Wohlford singled to left; Otis homered [Wohlford
scored]; Brett singled to left; Brett stole second; McRae
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Brett to third]; Mayberry hit
a sacrifice fly to center [Brett scored]; Cowens grounded out
(shortstop to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Royals 3.

TIGERS 2ND: Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first); Veryzer
grounded out (shortstop to first); Kimm walked; Scrivener forced
Kimm (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Royals 3.

ROYALS 2ND: Martinez doubled to left; Patek out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to first) [Martinez to third]; White singled to
center [Martinez scored]; White stole second; Wohlford grounded
out (shortstop to first) [White to third]; Otis flied out to
left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Royals 4.

TIGERS 3RD: LeFlore reached on an error by Patek; Stanley forced
LeFlore (shortstop to second); Staub walked [Stanley to second];
Horton was called out on strikes; Johnson singled to right
[Stanley scored (unearned), Staub to second]; Rodriguez forced
Johnson (shortstop to second); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 2, Royals 4.

ROYALS 3RD: Brett grounded out (shortstop to first); McRae
popped to second; Mayberry singled to right; Cowens flied to
left in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Royals
4.

TIGERS 4TH: Veryzer was called out on strikes; Kimm was called
out on strikes; Scrivener walked; LeFlore forced Scrivener
(second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Royals 4.

ROYALS 4TH: Martinez flied out to right; Patek grounded out
(pitcher to second to first); White flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Royals 4.

TIGERS 5TH: Stanley grounded out (second to first); Staub popped
to shortstop; Horton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Royals 4.

ROYALS 5TH: Wohlford lined to center; Otis lined to left; Brett
popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Royals 4.

TIGERS 6TH: Johnson grounded out (first unassisted); Rodriguez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Veryzer flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Royals 4.

ROYALS 6TH: McRae singled to left; Mayberry flied out to left;
Cowens singled to right [McRae to third, Cowens out at second
(right to third to shortstop)]; Martinez doubled to left [McRae
scored]; Patek doubled to left [Martinez scored]; White singled
to right [Patek scored]; Wohlford flied out to right; 3 R, 5 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Royals 7.

TIGERS 7TH: Kimm walked; Scrivener singled to center [Kimm to
second]; LeFlore grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Kimm to third, Scrivener out at second];
Stanley doubled to left [Kimm scored]; Staub grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Royals 7.

ROYALS 7TH: HILLER REPLACED ROBERTS (PITCHING); Otis flied out
to center; Brett singled to right; McRae popped to first in foul
territory; Mayberry flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 3, Royals 7.

TIGERS 8TH: Horton singled to right; LITTELL REPLACED HASSLER
(PITCHING); Johnson struck out; Rodriguez struck out; Veryzer
forced Horton (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
3, Royals 7.

ROYALS 8TH: Cowens walked; Martinez out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Cowens to second]; Patek flied out to center;
White lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3,
Royals 7.

TIGERS 9TH: MEYER BATTED FOR KIMM; Meyer walked; OGLIVIE BATTED
FOR SCRIVENER; Oglivie flied out to left; LeFlore struck out;
THOMPSON BATTED FOR STANLEY; Thompson walked [Meyer to second];
Staub popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 3, Royals 7.
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