Driving in four runs with a double and single, Ron LeFlore sparked the Tigers to a 7-3 triumph over the Royals, ending Kansas City's three-game winning skein. The Tigers trailed, 2-1, in the seventh inning when LeFiore hit his two-bagger to plate Phil Mankowski and Alan Trammell, who had both singled. LeFlore added a two-run single in a four-run Tiger ninth. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 7, Kansas City Royals 3
Game Played on Monday, April     9, 1979 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Tigers       0  0  0    1  0  0    2  0  4  -   7 10  2
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  1  -   3  8  2


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            5   1   2   4     0   1   .222      Brett 3b              5   0   2   0     0   0   .444
Whitaker 2b           5   0   0   0     0   1   .111      McRae dh              4   0   1   0     1   0   .200
Morales rf            4   0   1   1     0   2   .250      Otis cf               5   0   2   1     0   0   .438
Kemp lf               5   1   2   0     0   0   .444      Porter c              4   1   1   0     1   1   .462
Thompson 1b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .000      LaCock 1b             2   1   1   1     1   0   .273
Mankowski 3b          1   2   1   1     2   0   .600        Wathan ph,1b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .400
Parrish c             4   1   1   0     0   0   .250      Hurdle lf             2   0   0   0     1   1   .100
Gonzales dh           3   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Wilson pr,lf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Wockenfuss ph,dh    1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Cowens rf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .067
Trammell ss           4   2   3   0     0   1   .500      White 2b              3   1   1   1     0   1   .200
Wilcox p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Patek ss              4   0   0   0     0   1   .333
  Hiller 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
                                                            Rodriguez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   7  10   6     3   7             Totals               34   3   8   3     5   4

Time of Game: 3:02   Attendance: 18,429
Left on Base: Tigers 6, Royals 10
DP: Tigers 1, Royals 1
Errors: Mankowski 2, White, Mingori
Doubles: Morales (2), LeFlore (1), LaCock (2), White (1)
Triples: Kemp (1)
Stolen Bases: Whitaker (1), Brett (3)
Caught Stealing: Trammell (1), McRae (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Mankowski (1), Morales (1), White (1)
GIDP: Cowens (1)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilcox W(1-0)           6     5   2   2   4   4   0  27   3.00
Hiller SV(1)            3     3   1   1   1   0   0  13   3.00
Totals                  9     8   3   3   5   4   0  40

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gale L(0-1)             6.2   7   3   3   2   5   0  28   4.05
Mingori                 1.2   3   4   2   1   2   0  10   3.86
Rodriguez               0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0.00
Totals                  9    10   7   5   3   7   0  40

Umpires: HP - John Shulock, 1B - Bob Jones, 2B - Don Schulte, 3B - Harold Easley


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (third to first); Whitaker
struck out; Morales struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Brett singled to center; McRae flied out to right;
Brett stole second; Otis lined to center [Brett to third];
Porter walked; LaCock grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Royals 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Kemp singled to center; Thompson grounded out (third
to first) [Kemp to second]; Mankowski walked; Parrish grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Kemp to third, Mankowski to second];
Gonzales grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Tigers 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Hurdle was called out on strikes; Cowens flied out
to center; White struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Royals 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Trammell singled to center; LeFlore struck out while
Trammell was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Whitaker flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Patek flied out to right; Brett singled to left;
McRae grounded out (third to first) [Brett to third]; Otis
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Royals 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Morales grounded out (third to first); Kemp tripled;
Thompson walked; Mankowski hit a sacrifice fly to right [Kemp
scored]; Parrish popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Porter was called out on strikes; LaCock walked;
Hurdle grounded out (third to second to first) [LaCock to
second]; Cowens reached on an error by Mankowski; White grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Royals 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Gonzales struck out; Trammell struck out; LeFlore
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Patek struck out; Brett grounded out (second to
first); McRae singled to right; McRae was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Royals 0.

TIGERS 6TH: Whitaker flied out to center; Morales doubled to
left; Kemp flied out to left; Thompson grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Otis flied out to right; Porter singled to center;
LaCock doubled to right [Porter scored]; Hurdle was walked
intentionally; WILSON RAN FOR HURDLE; Cowens walked [LaCock to
third, Wilson to second]; White hit a sacrifice fly to left
[LaCock scored]; Patek flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 1, Royals 2.

TIGERS 7TH: WILSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Mankowski
singled to left; Parrish lined to center; Gonzales flied out to
right; Trammell singled to left [Mankowski to third]; LeFlore
doubled to right [Mankowski scored, Trammell scored, LeFlore to
third (error by White)]; MINGORI REPLACED GALE (PITCHING);
Whitaker flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3,
Royals 2.

ROYALS 7TH: HILLER REPLACED WILCOX (PITCHING); Brett grounded
out (pitcher to first); McRae popped to third; Otis singled to
left; Porter grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 3, Royals 2.

TIGERS 8TH: Morales was called out on strikes; Kemp flied out to
left; Thompson grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 3, Royals 2.

ROYALS 8TH: WATHAN BATTED FOR LACOCK; Wathan reached on an error
by Mankowski; Wilson popped to shortstop; Cowens grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Wathan out at second]; 0
R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Royals 2.

TIGERS 9TH: WATHAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Mankowski
walked; Parrish singled to left [Mankowski to second];
WOCKENFUSS BATTED FOR GONZALES; Wockenfuss was called out on
strikes; Trammell singled to right [Mankowski to third, Parrish
to second]; LeFlore singled [Mankowski scored, Parrish scored,
Trammell to second]; Whitaker reached on a fielder's choice
[Trammell scored (error by Mingori) (unearned), LeFlore to
third]; RODRIGUEZ REPLACED MINGORI (PITCHING); Whitaker stole
second; Morales hit a sacrifice fly to left [LeFlore scored
(unearned)]; Kemp grounded out (second to first); 4 R (2 ER), 3
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 7, Royals 2.

ROYALS 9TH: WOCKENFUSS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); White
doubled to left; Patek flied out to right; Brett popped to
shortstop; McRae walked; Otis singled to left [White scored,
McRae to second]; Porter popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Tigers 7, Royals 3.