John Mayberry led off the eighth inning with a homer to help the Royals snap their three-game losing streak with a 6-5 victory over the Tigers. The homer was Mayberry's second of the year, both off Dave Roberts, whom he also beat with a three-run smash in Detroit on opening day.

Rusty Staub hit a two-run homer for the Tigers in the first inning and, after the Royals went ahead, 5-4, a triple by Staub and sacrifice fly by Jason Thompson tied the score in the Tigers' half of the eighth before Mayberry delivered the Royals' winning blow. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 6, Detroit Tigers 5
Game Played on Sunday, April     17, 1977 (Day game) at Royals Stadium
Tigers       3  0  0    1  0  0    0  1  0  -   5  8  1
Royals       4  0  0    0  1  0    0  1  x  -   6  8  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            4   1   1   1     0   2   .268      Brett 3b              4   1   2   0     0   1   .324
Fuentes 2b            5   1   3   1     0   1   .333      McRae lf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .400
Kemp lf               5   0   0   0     0   3   .135      Otis cf               3   1   0   1     0   0   .258
Staub dh              3   2   2   2     1   0   .243      Mayberry 1b           4   1   2   1     0   1   .286
Thompson 1b           2   0   0   1     1   0   .219      Cowens rf             4   1   0   1     0   1   .294
Oglivie rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .229      Rojas dh              4   1   1   0     0   0   .200
Wockenfuss c          3   1   1   0     1   0   .200      Martinez c            4   0   2   2     0   0   .273
Rodriguez 3b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .242      Patek ss              2   0   0   0     1   0   .276
Veryzer ss            3   0   0   0     1   1   .278      White 2b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .148
Roberts p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hassler p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Pattin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Gura p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Littell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   5   8   5     4   8             Totals               31   6   8   5     2   3

Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance: 15,868
Left on Base: Tigers 7, Royals 4
DP: Tigers 0, Royals 1
Errors: Veryzer, Brett
Doubles: LeFlore (2), Brett (1), Martinez (1)
Triples: Staub (1), McRae (1)
Home Runs: Staub (2), Mayberry (2)
Stolen Bases: Patek (3)
Sacrifice Flies: LeFlore (2), Thompson (1), Otis (1)
GIDP: Kemp (1)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Roberts L(1-2)          8     8   6   3   2   3   1  34   4.09
Totals                  8     8   6   3   2   3   1  34

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hassler                 3     6   4   3   2   3   1  17   3.24
Pattin                  4     1   0   0   0   3   0  13   0.00
Gura W(1-0)             1     1   1   1   2   0   0   6   1.13
Littell SV(2)           1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   0.00
Totals                  9     8   5   4   4   8   1  39

Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Art Frantz, 3B - Nick Bremigan


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore doubled to left; Fuentes singled to left
[LeFlore scored]; Kemp struck out; Staub homered [Fuentes
scored]; Thompson lined to right; Oglivie struck out; 3 R, 3 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Brett doubled to left; McRae lined to right; Otis
reached on an error by Veryzer [Brett scored (no RBI)]; Mayberry
singled to right [Otis to third]; Cowens forced Mayberry (second
to shortstop) [Otis scored (unearned)]; Rojas singled to center
[Cowens to second]; Martinez doubled to left [Cowens scored
(unearned), Rojas scored (unearned)]; Patek flied out to center;
4 R (1 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Royals 4.

TIGERS 2ND: Wockenfuss grounded out (third to first); Rodriguez
grounded out (third to first); Veryzer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Royals 4.

ROYALS 2ND: White lined to shortstop; Brett grounded out (second
to first); McRae grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Royals 4.

TIGERS 3RD: LeFlore grounded out (second to first); Fuentes
singled to center; Kemp grounded out (catcher to first) [Fuentes
to second]; Staub walked; Thompson walked [Fuentes to third,
Staub to second]; Oglivie flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Tigers 3, Royals 4.

ROYALS 3RD: Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); Mayberry
grounded out (first unassisted); Cowens grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Royals 4.

TIGERS 4TH: Wockenfuss singled to center; Rodriguez singled to
left [Wockenfuss to second]; PATTIN REPLACED HASSLER (PITCHING);
Veryzer reached on an error by Brett [Wockenfuss to third,
Rodriguez to second]; LeFlore hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Wockenfuss scored (unearned), Rodriguez to third]; Fuentes
struck out; Kemp was called out on strikes; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 4, Royals 4.

ROYALS 4TH: Rojas grounded out (first unassisted); Martinez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Patek walked; Patek stole
second; White walked; Brett struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 4, Royals 4.

TIGERS 5TH: Staub grounded out (first unassisted); Thompson
popped to shortstop; Oglivie lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 4, Royals 4.

ROYALS 5TH: McRae tripled to right; Otis hit a sacrifice fly to
center [McRae scored]; Mayberry struck out; Cowens grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Royals 5.

TIGERS 6TH: Wockenfuss popped to first in foul territory;
Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first); Veryzer grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4,
Royals 5.

ROYALS 6TH: Rojas grounded out (shortstop to first); Martinez
singled to left [Martinez out at second (left to second)]; Patek
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Royals 5.

TIGERS 7TH: LeFlore struck out; Fuentes singled to left; Kemp
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Fuentes out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Royals
5.

ROYALS 7TH: White popped to first in foul territory; Brett
singled to right; McRae flied out to right; Otis forced Brett
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4, Royals 5.

TIGERS 8TH: GURA REPLACED PATTIN (PITCHING); Staub tripled to
left; Thompson hit a sacrifice fly to left [Staub scored];
Oglivie flied out to left; Wockenfuss walked; Rodriguez flied
out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 5, Royals 5.

ROYALS 8TH: Mayberry homered; Cowens struck out; Rojas flied out
to right; Martinez grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5, Royals 6.

TIGERS 9TH: Veryzer walked; LITTELL REPLACED GURA (PITCHING);
LeFlore struck out; Fuentes flied out to right [Veryzer to
second]; Kemp struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 5,
Royals 6.