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A two-run double by Rusty Staub and three-run homer by Steve Kemp carried the Tigers to a 6-2 victory over the Royals. The Tigers turned in three double plays behind Jack Billingham, who won for the 10th time in his last 11 decisions. [The Sporting News] Detroit Tigers 6, Kansas City Royals 2Game Played on Friday, September 1, 1978 (Night game) at Royals StadiumTigers 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 - 6 9 0
Royals 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 - 2 9 1
Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
LeFlore cf 5 1 1 0 0 3 .294 Brett 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .290
Whitaker 2b 4 1 0 0 1 2 .295 McRae dh 3 0 1 0 1 0 .277
Staub dh 3 1 1 2 2 1 .291 LaCock 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .310
Thompson 1b 5 1 1 1 0 1 .295 Porter c 3 1 1 0 1 0 .283
Kemp lf 5 1 2 3 0 0 .285 Cowens rf 4 1 3 1 0 0 .282
May c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .268 Hurdle lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .266
Corcoran rf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .272 Otis cf 3 0 1 1 0 0 .267
Mankowski 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .286 Patek ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .262
Rodriguez ph,3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .252 Braun ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .244
Trammell ss 3 1 2 0 1 1 .271 Washington ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
Billingham p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 White 2b 2 0 2 0 0 0 .277
Poquette ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .204
Terrell pr,2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .183
Leonard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Mingori p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
McGilberry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 37 6 9 6 4 11 Totals 31 2 9 2 2 0
Time of Game: 2:26 Attendance: 32,329
Left on Base: Tigers 8, Royals 5
DP: Tigers 3, Royals 0
Errors: Patek
Doubles: Trammell (11), Staub (27), Corcoran (12), McRae (33), Cowens 2 (20), Porter (25)
Home Runs: Kemp (11)
Stolen Bases: LeFlore (60)
Caught Stealing: White (8)
Sacrifice Flies: Otis (9)
GIDP: Cowens (5), Brett (6), Hurdle (6)
Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Billingham W(15-6) 9 9 2 2 2 0 0 34 3.59
Totals 9 9 2 2 2 0 0 34
Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Leonard L(15-16) 5 7 6 6 2 6 1 24 3.67
Mingori 2.1 2 0 0 0 3 0 10 3.05
McGilberry 1.2 0 0 0 2 2 0 7 3.94
Totals 9 9 6 6 4 11 1 41
Wild Pitches: Billingham (6), Leonard 2 (11)
Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Al Clark
TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore was called out on strikes; Whitaker was
called out on strikes; Staub struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Royals 0.
ROYALS 1ST: Brett lined to left; McRae grounded out (third to
first); LaCock grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0.
TIGERS 2ND: Thompson popped to shortstop; Kemp singled to
center; May lined to right; Corcoran struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0.
ROYALS 2ND: Porter walked; Cowens grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Porter out at second]; Hurdle
lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0.
TIGERS 3RD: Mankowski flied out to right; Trammell doubled to
left; LeFlore struck out; Whitaker walked; Staub doubled
[Trammell scored, Whitaker scored]; Thompson flied out to
center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 0.
ROYALS 3RD: Otis flied out to right; Patek popped to second;
White singled to left; White was caught stealing second (catcher
to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 0.
TIGERS 4TH: Kemp grounded out (second to first); May lined to
right; Corcoran doubled to left; Mankowski struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 0.
ROYALS 4TH: Brett grounded out (second to first); McRae doubled
to left; LaCock grounded out (first unassisted) [McRae to
third]; Porter popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 0.
TIGERS 5TH: Trammell singled to center; LeFlore forced Trammell
(second to shortstop); LeFlore stole second; Leonard threw a
wild pitch [LeFlore to third]; Whitaker lined to center; Staub
walked; Thompson singled to center [LeFlore scored, Staub to
third]; Leonard threw a wild pitch [Thompson to second]; Kemp
homered [Staub scored, Thompson scored]; May flied out to left;
4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Royals 0.
ROYALS 5TH: Cowens doubled to left; Billingham threw a wild
pitch [Cowens to third]; Hurdle grounded out (pitcher to first);
Otis hit a sacrifice fly to right [Cowens scored]; Patek
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers
6, Royals 1.
TIGERS 6TH: MINGORI REPLACED LEONARD (PITCHING); Corcoran
grounded out (first to pitcher); RODRIGUEZ BATTED FOR MANKOWSKI;
Rodriguez flied out to left; Trammell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. Tigers 6, Royals 1.
ROYALS 6TH: RODRIGUEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); White singled
to center; Brett grounded into a double play (shortstop to
first) [White out at second]; McRae walked; LaCock flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Royals 1.
TIGERS 7TH: LeFlore singled to center; Whitaker was called out
on strikes; Staub popped to catcher in foul territory; Thompson
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Royals 1.
ROYALS 7TH: Porter grounded out (first unassisted); Cowens
singled to right; Hurdle grounded into a double play (shortstop
to first) [Cowens out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers
6, Royals 1.
TIGERS 8TH: Kemp lined to center; May reached on an error by
Patek; Corcoran singled to center [May to second]; MCGILBERRY
REPLACED MINGORI (PITCHING); Rodriguez was called out on
strikes; Trammell walked [May to third, Corcoran to second];
LeFlore struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Tigers 6, Royals 1.
ROYALS 8TH: Otis singled to center; BRAUN BATTED FOR PATEK;
Braun flied out to right; POQUETTE BATTED FOR WHITE; Poquette
singled to right [Otis to second]; TERRELL RAN FOR POQUETTE;
Brett flied out to right; McRae flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB. Tigers 6, Royals 1.
TIGERS 9TH: WASHINGTON REPLACED BRAUN (PLAYING SS); TERRELL
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Whitaker grounded out (pitcher to
first); Staub walked; Thompson popped to shortstop; Kemp forced
Staub (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 6,
Royals 1.
ROYALS 9TH: LaCock grounded out (first unassisted); Porter
doubled to right; Cowens doubled to left [Porter scored]; Hurdle
grounded out (first unassisted) [Cowens to third]; Otis flied
out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Royals 2.
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