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Friday August 10, 1979
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Kansas City Royals 7, Detroit Tigers 3 (Game 2)

Game Played on Friday, August 10, 1979 (Night game) at Royals Stadium

Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  0    3  0  0  -   3  5  0
Royals       1  4  0    0  1  1    0  0  x  -   7 11  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Whitaker 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .283      White 2b              4   3   2   1     1   0   .249
Brookens 3b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .259      McRae dh              5   0   3   1     0   0   .263
Kemp dh               4   0   0   0     0   0   .330      Brett 3b              5   0   0   0     0   0   .323
Summers rf            2   1   1   0     1   1   .276      Otis cf               3   0   1   1     1   2   .284
  LeFlore ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .296      Cowens rf             2   1   2   1     1   0   .299
Thompson 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .247      Scott 1b              4   0   1   1     0   1   .243
Greene lf             2   1   0   0     1   0   .161      Wathan c              3   1   0   0     1   1   .217
  Morales ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .222      Patek ss              3   1   1   0     1   1   .249
Wockenfuss c          4   1   2   3     0   0   .292      Wilson lf             4   1   1   2     0   1   .298
Jones cf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .285      Leonard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Wagner ss             2   0   0   0     1   1   .293        Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Underwood p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Quisenberry p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Tobik p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   3   5   3     4   3             Totals               33   7  11   7     5   6

Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance: 37,012
Left on Base: Tigers 4, Royals 8
DP: Tigers 1, Royals 2
Doubles: Patek (17), McRae (19)
Triples: Cowens (6)
Home Runs: Wockenfuss (14), White (7)
Stolen Bases: Wilson (49)
Sacrifice Flies: Cowens (5)
GIDP: Kemp (11), Wockenfuss (5), Scott (23)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Underwood L(6-4)        1.1   7   5   5   2   2   1  13   4.82
Hiller                  4.2   4   2   2   3   2   0  20   5.45
Tobik                   2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6   5.03
Totals                  8    11   7   7   5   6   1  39

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leonard W(8-8)          8     4   3   3   3   3   1  30   4.61
Hrabosky                0.1   1   0   0   1   0   0   3   4.34
Quisenberry SV(3)       0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1.77
Totals                  9     5   3   3   4   3   1  34

Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Derryl Cousins, 3B - Larry McCoy


TIGERS 1ST: Whitaker flied out to left; Brookens flied out to
center; Kemp flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: White hit an inside the park homer to left; McRae
singled to center; Brett flied out to center; Otis struck out;
Cowens singled to left [McRae to third]; Scott struck out; 1 R,
3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Royals 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Summers singled to center; Thompson flied out to
left; Greene forced Summers (first to shortstop); Wockenfuss
singled to right [Greene to third]; Jones grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Royals 1.

ROYALS 2ND: Wathan walked; Patek doubled to left [Wathan to
third]; Wilson singled to center [Wathan scored, Patek scored];
Wilson stole second; White walked; McRae singled to center
[Wilson scored, White to second]; Brett flied out to left; Otis
singled to left [White scored, McRae to third, Otis to second
(on throw)]; HILLER REPLACED UNDERWOOD (PITCHING); Cowens was
walked intentionally; Scott grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Cowens out at second]; 4 R, 4 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Royals 5.

TIGERS 3RD: Wagner was called out on strikes; Whitaker flied out
to left; Brookens flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Royals 5.

ROYALS 3RD: Wathan grounded out (shortstop to first); Patek was
called out on strikes; Wilson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Royals 5.

TIGERS 4TH: Kemp grounded out (shortstop to first); Summers was
called out on strikes; Thompson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Royals 5.

ROYALS 4TH: White grounded out (third to first); McRae flied out
to left; Brett grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, Royals 5.

TIGERS 5TH: Greene lined to first; Wockenfuss grounded out
(shortstop to first); Jones grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Royals 5.

ROYALS 5TH: Otis struck out; Cowens tripled to right; Scott
singled to left [Cowens scored]; Wathan flied out to left; Patek
walked [Scott to second]; Wilson grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Royals 6.

TIGERS 6TH: Wagner grounded out (second to first); Whitaker
flied out to left; Brookens flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Royals 6.

ROYALS 6TH: White singled to center; McRae doubled to left
[White to third]; Brett popped to second; Otis was walked
intentionally; Cowens hit a sacrifice fly to center [White
scored]; Scott flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers
0, Royals 7.

TIGERS 7TH: Kemp popped to third; Summers walked; Thompson
struck out; Greene walked [Summers to second]; Wockenfuss
homered [Summers scored, Greene scored]; Jones grounded out
(shortstop to first); 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Royals 7.

ROYALS 7TH: TOBIK REPLACED HILLER (PITCHING); Wathan struck out;
Patek grounded out (first to pitcher); Wilson struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Royals 7.

TIGERS 8TH: Wagner walked; Whitaker flied out to center;
Brookens singled to center [Wagner to second]; Kemp grounded
into a double play (second to first) [Brookens out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Royals 7.

ROYALS 8TH: White grounded out (shortstop to first); McRae
grounded out (third to first); Brett flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Royals 7.

TIGERS 9TH: HRABOSKY REPLACED LEONARD (PITCHING); LEFLORE BATTED
FOR SUMMERS; LeFlore singled to right; Thompson flied out to
left; MORALES BATTED FOR GREENE; Morales walked [LeFlore to
second]; QUISENBERRY REPLACED HRABOSKY (PITCHING); Wockenfuss
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Morales out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Royals
7.



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