Jim Colborn, making his first appearance in a Kansas City uniform, pitched six innings and Larry Gura finished as the Royals shut out the Tigers, 5-0. Al Cowens and Darrell Porter hit homers in the Royals' attack, Porter's poke coming with a man on base. John Mayberry batted in the two other runs with an infield out and single. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 5, Detroit Tigers 0
Game Played on Sunday, April     10, 1977 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
Royals       0  1  0    1  0  3    0  0  0  -   5  8  0
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brett 3b              3   1   1   0     1   0   .273      LeFlore cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .250
McRae dh              4   1   2   0     0   0   .615      Fuentes 2b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .333
Mayberry 1b           4   1   1   2     0   0   .154      Oglivie rf            2   0   1   0     2   0   .222
Otis cf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .455      Staub dh              4   0   0   0     0   2   .091
Porter c              4   1   2   2     0   0   .500      Thompson 1b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .200
Cowens rf             3   1   1   1     1   0   .385      Kemp lf               3   0   0   0     0   0   .111
LaCock lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .125      May c                 3   0   0   0     0   0   .111
  Zdeb lf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Rodriguez 3b          3   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Patek ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .182      Veryzer ss            3   0   1   0     0   1   .500
White 2b              3   0   1   0     0   1   .250      Ruhle p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Colborn p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Arroyo p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gura p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   5   8   5     2   2             Totals               29   0   6   0     2   3

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance:  7,804
Left on Base: Royals 3, Tigers 4
DP: Royals 1, Tigers 2
Doubles: McRae (1), Oglivie (1)
Home Runs: Cowens (1), Porter (1)
Caught Stealing: Oglivie (1)
GIDP: Mayberry (2), LeFlore (1)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Colborn W(1-0)          6     5   0   0   1   2   0  20   0.00
Gura SV(1)              3     1   0   0   1   1   0  11   0.00
Totals                  9     6   0   0   2   3   0  31

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruhle L(0-1)            5.2   7   5   5   1   2   2  23   7.94
Arroyo                  3.1   1   0   0   1   0   0  12   1.35
Totals                  9     8   5   5   2   2   2  35

Wild Pitches: Ruhle (1)

Umpires: HP - Terry Cooney, 1B - Greg Kosc, 3B - Russ Goetz


ROYALS 1ST: Brett singled to center; McRae lined to shortstop;
Mayberry grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Brett out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (second to first); Fuentes
singled to left [Fuentes out at second (left to second)];
Oglivie walked; Oglivie was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Tigers 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Otis was called out on strikes; Porter grounded out
(second to first); Cowens homered; LaCock grounded out (pitcher
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Staub flied out to left; Thompson flied out to
right; Kemp grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 1, Tigers 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Patek flied out to left; White singled to center;
Brett lined into a double play (first unassisted) [White out at
first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: May grounded out (first unassisted); Rodriguez flied
out to center; Veryzer was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 1, Tigers 0.

ROYALS 4TH: McRae doubled to right; Ruhle threw a wild pitch
[McRae to third]; Mayberry grounded out (first unassisted)
[McRae scored]; Otis popped to first in foul territory; Porter
singled to right; Cowens popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Royals 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: LeFlore grounded out (second to first); Fuentes
lined to first; Oglivie doubled to left; Oglivie was picked off
second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2,
Tigers 0.

ROYALS 5TH: LaCock grounded out (second to first); Patek flied
out to right; White struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Staub struck out; Thompson singled to center; Kemp
flied out to center; May grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Tigers 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Brett walked; McRae grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Brett to third]; Mayberry singled to right [Brett
scored]; Otis grounded out (shortstop to first) [Mayberry to
second]; Porter homered [Mayberry scored]; ARROYO REPLACED RUHLE
(PITCHING); Cowens walked; LaCock flied out to left; 3 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 6TH: Rodriguez singled to left; Veryzer singled to right
[Rodriguez to second]; LeFlore grounded into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Rodriguez to third, Veryzer out
at second]; Fuentes grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5, Tigers 0.

ROYALS 7TH: Patek grounded out (third to first); White popped to
catcher in foul territory; Brett grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 7TH: GURA REPLACED COLBORN (PITCHING); Oglivie walked;
Staub was called out on strikes; Thompson forced Oglivie (third
to second); Kemp forced Thompson (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5, Tigers 0.

ROYALS 8TH: McRae singled to right; Mayberry flied to right in
foul territory; Otis grounded out (shortstop to first) [McRae to
second]; Porter flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
5, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 8TH: May grounded out (pitcher to second to first);
Rodriguez flied out to right; Veryzer grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Tigers 0.

ROYALS 9TH: Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first); LaCock
grounded out (first unassisted); Patek flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 9TH: ZDEB REPLACED LACOCK (PLAYING LF); LeFlore grounded
out (pitcher to first); Fuentes singled; Oglivie flied out to
center; Staub grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Royals 5, Tigers 0.