Led by Hal McRae, who batted in five runs with a double and homer, the Royals defeated the Tigers, 11-5, for their sixth victory in seven games and 16th in 23. George Brett had three doubles and a single for the Royals, who broke a 2-2 tie by scoring six runs, five unearned, in the sixth inning.

Amos Otis drove in the tie-breaking tally with a single. After a two-out error by Tiger second baseman Lou Whitaker, Willie Wilson drove in two runs with a single and McRae added three with a homer. [The Sporting News]

Kansas City Royals 11, Detroit Tigers 5

Game Played on Saturday, August 11, 1979 (Night game) at Royals Stadium

Tigers       0  1  1    0  0  0    3  0  0  -   5 11  1
Royals       0  0  0    2  0  6    0  3  x  -  11 15  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Whitaker 2b           5   0   0   0     0   0   .278      Wilson lf             5   2   2   2     0   0   .300
Trammell ss           5   2   3   0     0   0   .280      McRae dh              5   2   2   5     0   1   .266
LeFlore cf            5   1   3   1     0   0   .300      Brett 3b              5   1   4   1     0   0   .328
Kemp dh               4   1   2   2     0   0   .332      Porter c              5   1   2   0     0   0   .293
Morales rf            4   0   1   1     0   0   .223      LaCock 1b             4   0   0   0     1   0   .291
Wockenfuss 1b         4   0   0   0     0   1   .284      Otis cf               3   2   1   1     0   1   .285
Parrish c             2   1   1   0     2   0   .267      Cowens rf             3   0   1   1     1   0   .299
Brookens 3b           4   0   1   1     0   0   .258      White 2b              3   1   1   1     1   0   .250
Jones lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .277      Patek ss              4   2   2   0     0   0   .253
Billingham p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Tobik p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Quisenberry p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   5  11   5     2   2             Totals               37  11  15  11     3   2

Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance: 40,255
Left on Base: Tigers 7, Royals 6
DP: Tigers 1, Royals 1
Errors: Whitaker
Doubles: Parrish (18), Trammell (10), Kemp (24), Porter (16), Brett 3 (35), McRae (20)
Triples: LeFlore (6)
Home Runs: McRae (8)
Stolen Bases: Parrish (6), Otis 2 (25), Patek (11)
Caught Stealing: Brett (7)
GIDP: Morales (11), White (8)
Hit by Pitch: Otis (2,by Billingham)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Billingham L(8-6)       5.2  10   8   3   3   1   1  29   3.59
Tobik                   2.1   5   3   3   0   1   0  12   5.40
Totals                  8    15  11   6   3   2   1  41

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff W(11-12)     6.2  10   5   5   2   1   0  31   3.91
Quisenberry             2.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   8   1.59
Totals                  9    11   5   5   2   2   0  39

Hit by Pitch: Billingham (7)

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


TIGERS 1ST: Whitaker flied out to left; Trammell singled to
right; LeFlore singled to right [Trammell to second]; Kemp flied
out to left; Morales popped to second in foul territory; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (shortstop to first); McRae
struck out; Brett grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Royals 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Wockenfuss grounded out (third to first); Parrish
doubled to right; Brookens singled to center [Parrish scored,
Brookens to second (on throw to home)]; Jones flied out to
right; Whitaker popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Porter doubled to right; LaCock walked; Otis forced
LaCock (third to second) [Porter to third]; Otis stole second;
Cowens was walked intentionally; White grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Cowens out at second]; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Royals 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Trammell doubled to left; LeFlore grounded out
(third to first); Kemp singled to left [Trammell scored];
Morales grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Kemp out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Patek flied out to right; Wilson grounded out
(shortstop to first); McRae flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Royals 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Wockenfuss flied out to center; Parrish walked;
Parrish stole second; Brookens popped to second; Jones grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Brett doubled to center; Porter flied out to center
[Brett to third]; LaCock popped to third in foul territory; Otis
was hit by a pitch; Cowens singled to center [Brett scored, Otis
to second]; White singled to left [Otis scored, Cowens to
second]; Patek singled [Cowens out at home (shortstop to second
to catcher), White to second]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 2,
Royals 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Whitaker flied out to center; Trammell grounded out
(pitcher to first); LeFlore singled to left; Kemp lined to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Royals 2.

ROYALS 5TH: Wilson lined to third; McRae grounded out (shortstop
to first); Brett singled to center; Brett was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2,
Royals 2.

TIGERS 6TH: Morales flied out to right; Wockenfuss struck out;
Parrish walked; Brookens flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 2, Royals 2.

ROYALS 6TH: Porter singled to right; LaCock grounded out (second
to first) [Porter to second]; Otis singled to left [Porter
scored]; Otis stole second; Cowens popped to first in foul
territory; White walked; Patek reached on an error by Whitaker
[Otis to third, White to second]; Wilson singled to right [Otis
scored (unearned), White scored (unearned), Patek to third];
McRae homered (unearned) [Patek scored (unearned), Wilson scored
(unearned)]; TOBIK REPLACED BILLINGHAM (PITCHING); Brett doubled
to right; Porter flied out to center; 6 R (1 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 2, Royals 8.

TIGERS 7TH: Jones flied out to right; Whitaker grounded out
(shortstop to first); Trammell singled to center; LeFlore
tripled to center [Trammell scored]; Kemp doubled to center
[LeFlore scored]; QUISENBERRY REPLACED SPLITTORFF (PITCHING);
Morales singled to center [Kemp scored]; Wockenfuss forced
Morales (third to second); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 5,
Royals 8.

ROYALS 7TH: LaCock popped to first; Otis was called out on
strikes; Cowens popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
5, Royals 8.

TIGERS 8TH: Parrish grounded out (shortstop to first); Brookens
grounded out (second to first); Jones was called out on strikes;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5, Royals 8.

ROYALS 8TH: White flied out to right; Patek singled to left;
Patek stole second; Wilson singled to left [Patek to third];
McRae doubled to left [Patek scored, Wilson scored]; Brett
doubled to center [McRae scored]; Porter flied out to left;
LaCock grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 5, Royals 11.

TIGERS 9TH: Whitaker grounded out (shortstop to first); Trammell
flied out to center; LeFlore lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 5, Royals 11.

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