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A nine-run explosion in the third inning, including a homer by George Brett with two men on base, propelled the Royals to a 16-2 victory over the Tigers. The Royals also had a homer by Amos Otis in the fourth among their 16 hits. Al Cowens and Hal McRae each accounted for three hits. Cowens drove in four runs. [The Sporting News] Kansas City Royals 16, Detroit Tigers 2Game Played on Saturday, April 9, 1977 (Day game) at Tiger StadiumRoyals 0 1 9 2 4 0 0 0 0 - 16 16 2 Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 2 8 1 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Brett 3b 4 1 1 3 1 0 .250 LeFlore cf 4 1 1 1 1 0 .375 Rojas 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Fuentes 2b 4 0 1 0 1 1 .250 McRae dh 4 2 3 1 2 0 .667 Kemp lf 5 0 1 0 0 1 .167 Mayberry 1b 6 0 0 0 0 1 .111 Staub dh 3 0 0 0 1 1 .143 Otis cf 2 4 1 1 3 0 .714 Thompson 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .143 Zdeb cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Oglivie rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .143 Porter c 4 3 2 1 1 1 .500 May c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .167 Wathan c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rodriguez 3b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .200 Cowens rf 6 2 3 4 0 0 .400 Veryzer ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .600 LaCock lf 4 1 1 2 1 1 .250 Mankowski ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .333 Patek ss 3 1 2 2 0 1 .286 Bare p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Heise ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 Crawford p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 White 2b 5 2 2 2 0 0 .222 Grilli p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hassler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sykes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Leonard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 42 16 16 16 8 4 Totals 35 2 8 1 4 6 Time of Game: 3:00 Attendance: 9,240 Left on Base: Royals 8, Tigers 10 DP: Royals 0, Tigers 1 Errors: Rojas, White, Fuentes Doubles: Porter (1), Cowens (2), Patek (1), LeFlore (1) Triples: White (1) Home Runs: Brett (1), Otis (2) Stolen Bases: Otis (1) Sacrifice Flies: Patek (1) GIDP: LaCock (1) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hassler W(1-0) 6 7 0 0 1 2 0 25 0.00 Leonard SV(1) 3 1 2 1 3 4 0 14 3.00 Totals 9 8 2 1 4 6 0 39 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bare L(0-1) 2 5 5 5 1 1 1 11 22.50 Crawford 0.2 1 5 0 4 1 0 8 0.00 Grilli 1.2 8 6 6 1 1 1 14 32.40 Sykes 4.2 2 0 0 2 1 0 18 0.00 Totals 9 16 16 11 8 4 2 51 Wild Pitches: Hassler (1) Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Terry Cooney, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - Russ Goetz ROYALS 1ST: Brett grounded out (second to first); McRae grounded out (third to first); Mayberry grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (pitcher to first); Fuentes singled to left; Kemp struck out; Staub grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0. ROYALS 2ND: Otis walked; Otis stole second; Porter was called out on strikes; Cowens singled to center [Otis scored]; LaCock grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Cowens out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 0. TIGERS 2ND: Thompson lined to left; Oglivie grounded out (second to first); May singled to center; Rodriguez forced May (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 0. ROYALS 3RD: Patek singled to center; White singled to left [Patek to second]; Brett homered [Patek scored, White scored]; McRae singled to right; CRAWFORD REPLACED BARE (PITCHING); Mayberry struck out; Otis walked [McRae to second]; Porter walked [McRae to third, Otis to second]; Cowens reached on an error by Fuentes [McRae scored (RBI), Otis to third, Porter to second]; LaCock walked [Otis scored (unearned), Porter to third, Cowens to second]; Patek hit a sacrifice fly to right [Porter scored (unearned), Cowens to third]; White tripled to right [Cowens scored (unearned), LaCock scored (unearned)]; Brett walked; GRILLI REPLACED CRAWFORD (PITCHING); McRae singled to center [White scored (unearned), Brett to third]; Mayberry forced McRae (second to shortstop); 9 R (4 ER), 6 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Royals 10, Tigers 0. TIGERS 3RD: Veryzer singled to left; LeFlore forced Veryzer (shortstop to second); Hassler threw a wild pitch [LeFlore to second]; Fuentes grounded out (third to first); Kemp flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 10, Tigers 0. ROYALS 4TH: Otis homered; Porter doubled to right; Cowens singled to left [Porter to third]; LaCock singled to left [Porter scored, Cowens to second]; Patek struck out; White flied out to right; Brett flied out to right; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 12, Tigers 0. TIGERS 4TH: Staub grounded out (first unassisted); Thompson flied out to center; Oglivie singled to right; May flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 12, Tigers 0. ROYALS 5TH: McRae singled to left; Mayberry flied out to right; Otis walked [McRae to second]; Porter singled to center [McRae scored, Otis to third]; Cowens doubled to center [Otis scored, Porter scored]; SYKES REPLACED GRILLI (PITCHING); LaCock grounded out (pitcher to first); Debut game for Bob Sykes; Patek doubled to right [Cowens scored]; White lined to shortstop; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 16, Tigers 0. TIGERS 5TH: Rodriguez singled to left; Veryzer forced Rodriguez (shortstop to second); LeFlore lined to right; Fuentes flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 16, Tigers 0. ROYALS 6TH: Brett grounded out (third to first); McRae walked; Mayberry flied out to left; Otis flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 16, Tigers 0. TIGERS 6TH: Kemp singled to right; Staub walked [Kemp to second]; Thompson singled to left [Kemp out at home (left to shortstop to catcher), Staub to second]; Oglivie struck out; May grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 16, Tigers 0. ROYALS 7TH: Porter flied out to center; Cowens flied out to right; LaCock was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 16, Tigers 0. TIGERS 7TH: LEONARD REPLACED HASSLER (PITCHING); ROJAS REPLACED BRETT (PLAYING 3B); ZDEB REPLACED OTIS (PLAYING CF); WATHAN REPLACED PORTER (PLAYING C ); HEISE REPLACED PATEK (PLAYING SS); Rodriguez walked; Veryzer grounded out (first unassisted) [Rodriguez to second]; LeFlore doubled to right [Rodriguez scored, LeFlore scored (error by White) (unearned) (no RBI)]; Fuentes struck out; Kemp reached on an error by Rojas; Staub struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Royals 16, Tigers 2. ROYALS 8TH: Heise singled to left; White grounded out (third to first) [Heise to second]; Rojas grounded out (third to first); McRae walked; Mayberry grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 16, Tigers 2. TIGERS 8TH: Thompson flied out to left; Oglivie popped to shortstop; May was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 16, Tigers 2. ROYALS 9TH: Zdeb grounded out (pitcher to first); Wathan grounded out (first unassisted); Cowens flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 16, Tigers 2. TIGERS 9TH: Rodriguez flied out to center; MANKOWSKI BATTED FOR VERYZER; Mankowski was called out on strikes; LeFlore walked; Fuentes walked [LeFlore to second]; Kemp flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 16, Tigers 2. |
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