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 2
Game Played on Saturday, April     9, 1977 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
Royals       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.