Frank White, who entered the game batting .243, rapped four hits and drove in two runs to lead the Royals to a 6-4 victory over the Tigers. Al Cowens homered for the Royals in the second inning, but the Tigers took a 3-1 lead before the Royals rallied for four runs in the sixth. White knocked in a run with a single and also accounted for the Royals' final tally with another single in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 6, Detroit Tigers 4
Game Played on Wednesday, July      13, 1977 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Tigers       0  0  2    1  0  0    0  0  1  -   4  9  2
Royals       0  1  0    0  0  4    0  1  x  -   6 13  3


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            5   0   1   1     0   1   .293      Brett 3b              5   0   2   0     0   0   .282
Fuentes 2b            3   1   1   0     2   0   .302      McRae lf              5   0   1   0     0   0   .292
Staub dh              3   1   1   0     2   1   .235        Zdeb lf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .338
Kemp lf               4   0   3   3     0   0   .271      LaCock 1b             2   0   0   0     2   0   .374
Thompson 1b           5   0   0   0     0   1   .266      Cowens rf             3   2   1   1     1   1   .298
Stanley rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .258      Mayberry dh           4   1   2   0     0   1   .234
Wockenfuss c          2   0   0   0     2   0   .291      Otis cf               4   0   1   1     0   0   .259
Rodriguez 3b          4   1   2   0     0   1   .211      Porter c              4   2   1   0     0   0   .280
Veryzer ss            3   0   0   0     0   2   .196      Patek ss              3   1   1   1     0   0   .262
  Oglivie ph          1   1   1   0     0   0   .248      White 2b              4   0   4   2     0   0   .253
Arroyo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hassler p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Littell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   4   9   4     6   7             Totals               34   6  13   5     3   2

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance: 19,418
Left on Base: Tigers 10, Royals 8
DP: Tigers 0, Royals 1
Errors: Stanley, Rodriguez, Brett, Patek 2
Doubles: Rodriguez (2), Kemp (20), Porter (15), Brett (16)
Home Runs: Cowens (14)
Caught Stealing: LeFlore (12)
Sacrifice Hits: Patek (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Kemp (4)
GIDP: Stanley (4)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Arroyo L(5-8)           5.1   7   4   4   1   1   1  24   3.42
Hiller                  2.2   6   2   1   2   1   0  14   4.14
Totals                  8    13   6   5   3   2   1  38

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hassler                 5     6   3   3   5   3   0  24   3.80
Bird W(5-1)             1.2   2   0   0   0   1   0   7   5.46
Mingori                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.02
Littell SV(12)          2     1   1   0   1   3   0   9   2.63
Totals                  9     9   4   3   6   7   0  41

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Jim Evans, 3B - Vic Voltaggio


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore reached on an error by Brett; Fuentes
singled to center [LeFlore to second]; Staub lined to center;
LeFlore was caught stealing third (catcher to third); Kemp
forced Fuentes (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Brett grounded out (third to first); McRae grounded
out (second to first); LaCock grounded out (pitcher to shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Royals 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Thompson grounded out (second to first); Stanley
reached on an error by Patek [Stanley out at second (first to
shortstop)]; Wockenfuss walked; Rodriguez doubled to left
[Wockenfuss to third]; Veryzer struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
 Tigers 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Cowens homered; Mayberry grounded out (first
unassisted); Otis grounded out (pitcher to first); Porter flied
out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Royals 1.

TIGERS 3RD: LeFlore lined to center; Fuentes walked; Staub
walked [Fuentes to second]; Kemp doubled to left [Fuentes
scored, Staub scored]; Thompson struck out; Stanley grounded out
(third to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Royals 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); White
singled to right [White to second (error by Stanley)]; Brett
grounded out (shortstop to first); McRae grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Royals 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Wockenfuss walked; Rodriguez singled to left
[Wockenfuss to second]; Veryzer forced Wockenfuss (pitcher to
third) [Rodriguez to second]; LeFlore singled to left [Rodriguez
scored, Veryzer out at third (left to catcher to third)];
Fuentes walked [LeFlore to second]; Staub struck out; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 3, Royals 1.

ROYALS 4TH: LaCock flied out to center; Cowens was called out on
strikes; Mayberry singled to center; Otis forced Mayberry (third
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Royals 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Kemp singled to right; Thompson forced Kemp (third
to second); Stanley grounded into a double play (third to second
to first) [Thompson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 3, Royals 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Porter grounded out (pitcher to first); Patek
grounded out (second to first); White singled to left; Brett
singled to center [White to second]; McRae flied out to center;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 3, Royals 1.

TIGERS 6TH: BIRD REPLACED HASSLER (PITCHING); Wockenfuss
grounded out (second to first); Rodriguez lined to shortstop;
Veryzer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Royals 1.

ROYALS 6TH: LaCock walked; Cowens forced LaCock (second to
shortstop); Mayberry singled to right [Cowens to third]; Otis
singled to left [Cowens scored, Mayberry to second]; HILLER
REPLACED ARROYO (PITCHING); Porter forced Otis (first to
shortstop) [Mayberry to third]; Patek singled to right [Mayberry
scored, Porter to third]; White singled to third [Porter scored,
Patek scored (error by Rodriguez) (unearned), White to second];
Brett lined to center; 4 R (3 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3,
Royals 5.

TIGERS 7TH: LeFlore flied out to right; Fuentes flied out to
left; Staub singled to right; Kemp singled to left [Staub to
second]; MINGORI REPLACED BIRD (PITCHING); Thompson flied out to
right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 3, Royals 5.

ROYALS 7TH: McRae singled to left [McRae out at second (left to
second)]; LaCock walked; Cowens walked [LaCock to second];
Mayberry was called out on strikes; Otis forced Cowens (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 3, Royals 5.

TIGERS 8TH: LITTELL REPLACED MINGORI (PITCHING); Stanley struck
out; Wockenfuss popped to second; Rodriguez was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Royals 5.

ROYALS 8TH: Porter doubled to right; Patek out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to second) [Porter to third]; White singled to left
[Porter scored]; Brett doubled [White out at home (center to
second to catcher)]; McRae flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 3, Royals 6.

TIGERS 9TH: ZDEB REPLACED MCRAE (PLAYING LF); OGLIVIE BATTED FOR
VERYZER; Oglivie singled to left; LeFlore struck out; Fuentes
reached on an error by Patek [Oglivie to second]; Staub walked
[Oglivie to third, Fuentes to second]; Kemp lined out on a
sacrifice fly to right [Oglivie scored (unearned)]; Thompson
lined to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 4, Royals
6.