| Steve Kemp drove in four runs with a pair of homers to help the Tigers end their seven-game losing streak with an 8-6 victory over the Royals. After hitting a solo drive in the first inning, Kemp came up again in the seventh with the Tigers losing, 6-5, and connected for a three-run blow. [The Sporting News] |
Detroit Tigers 8, Kansas City Royals 6
Game Played on Saturday, April 19, 1980 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
Royals 2 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 6 7 1 Tigers 1 0 2 0 0 2 3 0 x - 8 10 0 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Wilson cf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .289 Whitaker 2b 2 1 0 0 2 0 .069 White 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Gibson cf 4 1 1 0 0 2 .125 G. Brett 3b 3 2 1 0 1 0 .242 Kemp lf 4 3 3 4 0 1 .278 Aikens 1b 4 2 2 3 0 0 .206 Thompson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .250 McRae dh 3 2 1 2 1 0 .294 Summers rf 3 1 1 1 0 0 .375 LaCock lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .176 Jones ph,rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Hurdle rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .238 Corcoran dh 3 0 1 0 0 0 .200 Quirk c 4 0 2 1 0 1 .292 Wockenfuss ph,dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Washington ss 2 0 0 0 1 0 .222 Parrish c 3 0 0 1 0 1 .364 Braun ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Brookens 3b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .263 Leonard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Trammell ss 3 1 2 0 0 1 .444 Martin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Morris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Christenson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 6 7 6 4 1 Totals 32 8 10 7 2 6 Time of Game: 2:17 Attendance: 13,583 Left on Base: Royals 4, Tigers 3 DP: Royals 0, Tigers 0 Errors: Wilson Doubles: G. Brett (2), Aikens (1), Wilson (2), Kemp (3) Home Runs: Aikens (1), McRae (1), Kemp 2 (2), Brookens (1) Stolen Bases: Trammell (1) Caught Stealing: Washington (2), Brookens (1) Sacrifice Flies: Parrish (1) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Leonard 6 7 5 5 1 5 2 26 6.87 Martin L(0-1) 0.1 1 2 2 1 1 0 3 12.00 Christenson 1.2 2 1 1 0 0 1 6 5.14 Totals 8 10 8 8 2 6 3 35 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Morris W(2-1) 9 7 6 6 4 1 2 37 3.24 Totals 9 7 6 6 4 1 2 37 Wild Pitches: Leonard 3 (4) Umpires: HP - Vic Voltaggio, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - George Maloney ROYALS 1ST: Wilson made an out to shortstop; White grounded out (second to first); G. Brett walked; Aikens homered [G. Brett scored]; McRae grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: Whitaker grounded out (first unassisted); Gibson struck out; Kemp homered; Thompson grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 1. ROYALS 2ND: LaCock popped to first in foul territory; Hurdle walked; Quirk singled to right [Hurdle to second]; Washington forced Quirk (pitcher to second) [Hurdle to third, Washington to first]; Washington was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 1. TIGERS 2ND: Summers made an out to shortstop; Corcoran grounded out (second to first); Parrish struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 1. ROYALS 3RD: Wilson grounded out (second to first); White grounded out (shortstop to first); G. Brett doubled to center; Aikens doubled to left [G. Brett scored]; McRae homered [Aikens scored]; LaCock grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 1. TIGERS 3RD: Brookens homered; Trammell singled to left; Whitaker walked [Trammell to second]; Gibson flied out to center [Trammell to third, Whitaker to second (error by Wilson)]; Leonard threw a wild pitch [Trammell scored, Whitaker to third]; Kemp struck out; Thompson struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 3. ROYALS 4TH: Hurdle grounded out (first unassisted); Quirk grounded out (second to first); Washington flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 3. TIGERS 4TH: Summers grounded out (second to first); Corcoran lined to shortstop; Parrish lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 3. ROYALS 5TH: Wilson doubled to left; White grounded out (pitcher to first); G. Brett grounded out (first unassisted) [Wilson to third]; Aikens grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 3. TIGERS 5TH: Brookens made an out to second; Trammell singled to left; Trammell stole second; Whitaker flied out to left; Gibson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 3. ROYALS 6TH: McRae walked; LaCock grounded out (first to second to first) [McRae to second]; Hurdle grounded out (shortstop to first) [McRae to third]; Quirk singled to center [McRae scored]; Washington walked [Quirk to second]; Wilson grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 6, Tigers 3. TIGERS 6TH: Kemp doubled to left; Leonard threw a wild pitch [Kemp to third]; Thompson made an out to third; Summers singled to center [Kemp scored]; Corcoran singled to center [Summers to second]; Leonard threw a wild pitch [Summers to third, Corcoran to second]; Parrish lined out on a sacrifice fly to right [Summers scored]; Brookens flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Tigers 5. ROYALS 7TH: White grounded out (third to first); G. Brett grounded out (first to pitcher); Aikens lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Tigers 5. TIGERS 7TH: MARTIN REPLACED LEONARD (PITCHING); Trammell struck out; Whitaker walked; On a bunt Gibson singled [Whitaker to second]; CHRISTENSON REPLACED MARTIN (PITCHING); Kemp homered [Whitaker scored, Gibson scored]; Thompson made an out to third; JONES BATTED FOR SUMMERS; Jones grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Tigers 8. ROYALS 8TH: JONES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); McRae grounded out (second to first); LaCock grounded out (pitcher to first); Hurdle flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Tigers 8. TIGERS 8TH: WOCKENFUSS BATTED FOR CORCORAN; Wockenfuss made an out to second; Parrish lined to left; Brookens singled to left; Brookens was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Tigers 8. ROYALS 9TH: Quirk struck out; BRAUN BATTED FOR WASHINGTON; Braun grounded out (first to pitcher); Wilson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Tigers 8.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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