A homer by Darrell Porter highlighted the Royals' 3-2 triumph over the Tigers. The Royals picked up a run in the first inning when Willie Wilson smacked a leadoff double, took third on a wild pitch and scored as Hal McRae grounded out. Freddie Patek added a second-inning marker with a sacrifice fly and Porter cracked his 13th round-tripper of the season for the deciding run in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 3, Detroit Tigers 2
Game Played on Sunday, August    5, 1979 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
Royals       1  1  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   3  7  0
Tigers       0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  6  1


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wilson lf             3   1   1   0     1   2   .302      Morales cf            4   0   1   1     0   1   .223
McRae dh              4   0   0   1     1   1   .248      Whitaker 2b           3   1   2   0     1   0   .279
Quirk 3b              3   0   1   0     0   1   .320      Kemp dh               4   0   1   0     0   1   .332
  Scott ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .246      Thompson 1b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .255
  Terrell 3b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .316        Jones ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .279
Porter c              3   1   1   1     1   0   .294      Summers rf            3   0   0   0     0   1   .276
LaCock 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .284        Wockenfuss ph       1   0   0   1     0   0   .273
Cowens rf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .300      Greene lf             2   0   0   0     2   1   .160
Otis cf               2   0   1   0     2   0   .286      Parrish c             4   0   0   0     0   4   .268
White 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .243      Brookens 3b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .264
Patek ss              3   0   1   1     0   1   .242      Trammell ss           3   1   1   0     0   0   .273
Leonard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Petry p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Quisenberry p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lopez p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   3   7   3     6   7             Totals               31   2   6   2     3   9

Time of Game: 3:09   Attendance: 28,703
Left on Base: Royals 9, Tigers 5
DP: Royals 1, Tigers 1
Errors: Brookens
Doubles: Wilson (9), Patek (16)
Home Runs: Porter (13)
Stolen Bases: Otis (23), Wilson (47)
Caught Stealing: Greene (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Wilson (10)
Sacrifice Flies: Patek (3)
GIDP: Terrell (1)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leonard W(7-8)          8     5   2   2   2   8   0  29   4.68
Hrabosky                0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   4.05
Quisenberry SV(2)       0.2   0   0   0   1   1   0   3   1.47
Totals                  9     6   2   2   3   9   0  34

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Petry L(3-3)            6     5   3   3   3   4   1  26   3.16
Hiller                  1.1   2   0   0   1   2   0   7   4.92
Lopez                   1.2   0   0   0   2   1   0   6   2.55
Totals                  9     7   3   3   6   7   1  39

Wild Pitches: Leonard (6), Petry (1), Hiller (3)

Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Terry Cooney, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - John Shulock


ROYALS 1ST: Wilson doubled to left; Petry threw a wild pitch
[Wilson to third]; McRae grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Wilson scored]; Quirk popped to third; Porter walked; LaCock
flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Tigers 0.

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

ROYALS 2ND: Cowens singled to center; Otis singled to right
[Cowens to second]; White flied out to center [Cowens to third,
Otis to second]; Patek hit a sacrifice fly to right [Cowens
scored, Otis to third]; Wilson struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Royals 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Thompson struck out; Summers grounded out (first
unassisted); Greene struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2,
Tigers 0.

ROYALS 3RD: McRae grounded out (first unassisted); Quirk singled
to right; Porter grounded out (first to second to first) [Quirk
to second]; LaCock grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Parrish struck out; Brookens flied out to center;
Trammell singled to center; Leonard threw a wild pitch [Trammell
to second]; Morales singled to center [Trammell scored];
Whitaker walked [Morales to second]; Kemp grounded out (first to
pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2, Tigers 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Cowens grounded out (pitcher to first); Otis walked;
Otis stole second; White flied out to left; Patek grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Thompson grounded out (second to first); Summers
popped to shortstop; Greene walked; Greene was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2,
Tigers 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Wilson struck out; McRae grounded out (third to
first); Brookens dropped a foul fly hit by Quirk for an error;
Quirk struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Parrish struck out; Brookens singled to right;
Trammell flied into a double play (center to first) [Brookens
out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Tigers 1.

ROYALS 6TH: Porter homered; LaCock grounded out (second to
first); Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first); Otis walked;
White struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 6TH: Morales popped to third in foul territory; Whitaker
singled to left; Kemp flied out to left; Thompson grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Tigers 1.

ROYALS 7TH: HILLER REPLACED PETRY (PITCHING); Patek doubled to
left; Wilson out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Patek to
third]; McRae was called out on strikes; SCOTT BATTED FOR QUIRK;
Scott struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 7TH: TERRELL REPLACED SCOTT (PLAYING 3B); Summers struck
out; Greene grounded out (second to first); Parrish struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Tigers 1.

ROYALS 8TH: Porter flied out to center; LaCock singled to left;
Hiller threw a wild pitch [LaCock to second]; Cowens walked;
LOPEZ REPLACED HILLER (PITCHING); Otis lined to center [LaCock
to third]; White flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 3, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 8TH: Brookens popped to catcher in foul territory;
Trammell grounded out (shortstop to first); Morales grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Tigers 1.

ROYALS 9TH: Patek was called out on strikes; Wilson walked;
Wilson stole second; McRae walked; Terrell grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [McRae out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 9TH: Whitaker singled to center; HRABOSKY REPLACED
LEONARD (PITCHING); Kemp singled to right [Whitaker to second];
JONES BATTED FOR THOMPSON; Jones forced Kemp (third to
shortstop) [Whitaker to third]; QUISENBERRY REPLACED HRABOSKY
(PITCHING); WOCKENFUSS BATTED FOR SUMMERS; Wockenfuss grounded
out (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Whitaker scored, Jones to
second]; Greene was walked intentionally; Parrish struck out; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 3, Tigers 2.