Reaching a career-high of nine victories for the season, Milt Wilcox hurled the Tigers to an 11-2 victory over the Royals. Rusty Staub drove in his 96th run of the year, tying for the league lead. Detroit Tigers 11, Kansas City Royals 2Game Played on Monday, August 14, 1978 (Night game) at Tiger StadiumRoyals 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 - 2 9 5 Tigers 0 1 2 2 0 1 4 1 x - 11 17 0 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Brett 3b 4 0 2 1 0 1 .318 LeFlore cf 4 3 2 1 2 0 .290 McRae dh 4 0 1 0 0 1 .276 Whitaker 2b 4 2 2 0 1 0 .299 LaCock 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .312 Staub dh 5 2 2 1 1 0 .300 Cowens rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .274 Kemp lf 6 2 3 1 0 0 .284 Hurdle lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .275 May c 4 0 3 2 2 0 .278 Otis cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .276 Corcoran rf 5 0 1 1 0 1 .268 Wilson cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 .229 Mankowski 3b 1 1 0 0 1 0 .299 Porter c 4 1 2 1 0 0 .268 Rodriguez 3b 2 0 1 1 1 0 .263 Patek ss 3 0 0 0 0 2 .279 Stanley 1b 5 0 2 1 0 1 .264 Braun ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .241 Trammell ss 5 1 1 0 0 3 .257 Washington 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .273 Wilcox p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gale p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mingori p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Pattin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 2 9 2 1 5 Totals 41 11 17 8 8 5 Time of Game: 2:58 Attendance: 31,409 Left on Base: Royals 7, Tigers 15 DP: Royals 1, Tigers 1 Errors: Brett 2, Porter, Patek 2 Doubles: Brett (34), Porter (22), Otis (23), Stanley (5), Rodriguez (18) Triples: Kemp (4) Home Runs: LeFlore (7) Stolen Bases: LeFlore (54) Caught Stealing: Whitaker (7) Sacrifice Hits: Whitaker (10) GIDP: Washington (2), Staub (18) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gale L(13-4) 3.1 8 5 4 3 4 0 21 2.77 Mingori 2.1 5 1 1 1 1 0 13 2.49 Pattin 2.1 4 5 2 4 0 1 16 3.94 Totals 8 17 11 7 8 5 1 50 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wilcox W(9-8) 9 9 2 2 1 5 0 36 3.51 Totals 9 9 2 2 1 5 0 36 Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Ken Kaiser ROYALS 1ST: Brett doubled to left; McRae grounded out (pitcher to first); LaCock grounded out (first unassisted) [Brett to third]; Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); Whitaker singled to left; Whitaker was caught stealing second but was safe at second (error by Patek; assist by Porter); Staub flied out to right; Kemp grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0. ROYALS 2ND: Hurdle grounded out (second to first); Otis grounded out (second to first); Porter singled to right; Patek struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 2ND: May walked; Corcoran struck out; Mankowski forced May (first to shortstop) [Mankowski to second (error by Patek)]; Stanley singled to center [Mankowski scored (unearned)]; Trammell was called out on strikes; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 1. ROYALS 3RD: Washington struck out; Brett lined to center; McRae struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 1. TIGERS 3RD: LeFlore grounded out (third to first); Whitaker flied out to left; Staub singled to left; Kemp tripled to right [Staub scored]; May singled to left [Kemp scored]; Corcoran singled to center [May to second]; Mankowski walked [May to third, Corcoran to second]; Stanley was called out on strikes; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 3. ROYALS 4TH: LaCock lined to shortstop; Cowens grounded out (third to first); Hurdle singled to right; Otis grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 3. TIGERS 4TH: Trammell was called out on strikes; LeFlore singled to center; LeFlore stole second [LeFlore to third (error by Porter)]; Whitaker walked; Staub singled to center [LeFlore scored, Whitaker to second]; MINGORI REPLACED GALE (PITCHING); Kemp popped to catcher in foul territory; May singled to right [Whitaker scored, Staub to third]; Corcoran grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 5. ROYALS 5TH: RODRIGUEZ REPLACED MANKOWSKI (PLAYING 3B); Porter doubled to left; Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); Washington grounded out (pitcher to first); Brett singled to center [Porter scored]; McRae singled to left [Brett to second]; LaCock grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 5. TIGERS 5TH: Rodriguez grounded out (pitcher to first); Stanley doubled to left; Trammell was called out on strikes; LeFlore was walked intentionally; Whitaker flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 5. ROYALS 6TH: Cowens flied out to right; Hurdle singled to center; Otis doubled [Hurdle to third]; Porter grounded out (first to pitcher) [Hurdle scored, Otis to third]; Patek was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 5. TIGERS 6TH: Staub grounded out (second to first); Kemp singled to center; May singled to center [Kemp to second]; Corcoran flied out to right [Kemp to third]; Rodriguez doubled to left [Kemp scored, May to third]; PATTIN REPLACED MINGORI (PITCHING); Stanley grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 6. ROYALS 7TH: Washington flied out to right; Brett struck out; McRae grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 6. TIGERS 7TH: Trammell singled to center; LeFlore walked [Trammell to second]; Whitaker reached on an error by Brett on a sacrifice bunt [Trammell scored (no RBI), LeFlore scored (unearned) (no RBI), Whitaker to second]; Staub was walked intentionally; Kemp grounded out (first unassisted) [Whitaker to third, Staub to second]; May was walked intentionally; Corcoran grounded out (first unassisted) [Whitaker scored (unearned), Staub to third, May to second]; Rodriguez walked; Stanley reached on an error by Brett [Staub scored (unearned) (no RBI), May to third, Rodriguez to second]; Trammell flied out to right; 4 R (1 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 3 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 10. ROYALS 8TH: LaCock lined to right; Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first); Hurdle flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 10. TIGERS 8TH: WILSON REPLACED OTIS (PLAYING CF); LeFlore homered; Whitaker singled to center; Staub grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Whitaker out at second]; Kemp singled to center; May flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 11. ROYALS 9TH: Wilson singled to center; Porter flied out to left; BRAUN BATTED FOR PATEK; Braun walked [Wilson to second]; Washington grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Braun out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 11. |
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