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Making his first major league start, Mike Chris flirted with a no-hitter for six innings before the rookie lefthander gave up two runs in the seventh when John Hiller relieved to complete the Tigers' 5-2 victory over the Royals. Frank White drew Chris' third walk to open the seventh and Hal McRae followed with a double to spoil the youngster's no-hit bid. Al Cowens followed with a single to plate the Royals' pair. Detroit Tigers 5, Kansas City Royals 2Game Played on Saturday, August 4, 1979 (Day game) at Tiger StadiumRoyals 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 2 5 2
Tigers 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 x - 5 10 0
Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Wilson lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .302 LeFlore cf 3 1 2 0 0 0 .302
White 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .246 Jones ph,cf 1 1 0 0 0 0 .281
Porter c 2 1 0 0 2 0 .293 Whitaker 2b 4 2 2 1 0 0 .276
McRae dh 4 1 1 0 0 1 .252 Kemp lf 2 0 1 1 2 0 .333
Cowens rf 4 0 1 2 0 1 .300 Morales rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .223
Otis cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .285 Parrish c 4 0 0 0 0 2 .271
Scott 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .247 Wockenfuss dh 4 1 2 0 0 1 .275
Patek ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .241 Thompson 1b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .257
Terrell 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Brookens 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .261
Gura p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Trammell ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .272
Pattin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Chris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Hiller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 32 2 5 2 3 6 Totals 33 5 10 4 2 4
Time of Game: 2:28 Attendance: 39,402
Left on Base: Royals 6, Tigers 6
DP: Royals 0, Tigers 0
Errors: Porter, Terrell
Doubles: McRae (17), Kemp (22), Wockenfuss (5)
Triples: Whitaker (5)
Stolen Bases: White (19), Porter (2), LeFlore (54)
Caught Stealing: LeFlore (10), Kemp (6)
Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Gura L(7-8) 6.2 9 5 3 2 2 0 30 4.85
Pattin 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 5 4.18
Totals 8 10 5 3 2 4 0 35
Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Chris W(1-0) 6 2 2 2 3 4 0 23 6.43
Hiller SV(8) 3 3 0 0 0 2 0 12 5.03
Totals 9 5 2 2 3 6 0 35
Wild Pitches: Chris (1), Hiller (2)
Umpires: HP - John Shulock, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Mike Reilly
ROYALS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (pitcher to first); White lined
to second; Porter popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0.
TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (third to first); Whitaker
flied out to left; Kemp walked; Morales forced Kemp (third to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0.
ROYALS 2ND: McRae struck out; Cowens grounded out (pitcher to
first); Otis grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0.
TIGERS 2ND: Parrish grounded out (second to first); Wockenfuss
singled to left; Thompson popped to catcher in foul territory;
Brookens flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0,
Tigers 0.
ROYALS 3RD: Scott flied out to right; Patek grounded out
(shortstop to first); Terrell grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0.
TIGERS 3RD: Trammell grounded out (third to first); LeFlore
singled to center; LeFlore stole second; Whitaker tripled to
center [LeFlore scored]; Kemp doubled to right [Whitaker
scored]; Morales flied out to left; Parrish struck out; 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 2.
ROYALS 4TH: Wilson grounded out (second to first); White walked;
Porter walked [White to second]; White stole third and Porter
stole second; McRae reached on a fielder's choice [White out at
home (third to catcher), Porter to third]; Chris threw a wild
pitch [McRae to second]; Cowens struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 2.
TIGERS 4TH: Wockenfuss struck out; Thompson grounded out
(pitcher to first); Brookens singled to center; Trammell popped
to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0,
Tigers 2.
ROYALS 5TH: Otis flied out to center; Scott struck out; Patek
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 2.
TIGERS 5TH: LeFlore singled to left; Whitaker popped to third;
LeFlore was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to
first to shortstop); Kemp walked; Kemp was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0,
Tigers 2.
ROYALS 6TH: Terrell grounded out (third to first); Wilson struck
out; White popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0,
Tigers 2.
TIGERS 6TH: Morales flied out to center; Parrish popped to first
in foul territory; Wockenfuss doubled to left; Thompson singled
to left [Wockenfuss scored, Thompson to second (on throw to
home)]; Brookens grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 3.
ROYALS 7TH: Porter walked; McRae doubled to right [Porter to
third]; Cowens singled to right [Porter scored, McRae scored];
HILLER REPLACED CHRIS (PITCHING); Otis singled to left [Cowens
to second]; Hiller threw a wild pitch [Cowens to third, Otis to
second]; Scott flied out to right; Patek struck out; Terrell
grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 2,
Tigers 3.
TIGERS 7TH: Trammell grounded out (second to first); JONES
BATTED FOR LEFLORE; Jones reached on an error by Terrell;
Whitaker singled to right [Jones to third]; Kemp flied to left
in foul territory [Whitaker to second]; PATTIN REPLACED GURA
(PITCHING); Morales singled to left [Jones scored (unearned),
Whitaker scored (error by Porter) (unearned) (no RBI), Morales
to second]; Parrish struck out; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 2, Tigers 5.
ROYALS 8TH: JONES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Wilson was called
out on strikes; White singled to left; Porter grounded out
(second unassisted) [White to second]; McRae popped to first in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 5.
TIGERS 8TH: Wockenfuss flied out to left; Thompson was called
out on strikes; Brookens lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 2, Tigers 5.
ROYALS 9TH: Cowens popped to second; Otis lined to left; Scott
singled to left; Patek popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 5.
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