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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. Kansas City Royals 6, Detroit Tigers 5Game Played on Sunday, April 17, 1977 (Day game) at Royals StadiumTigers 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.
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