Kirk Gibson's two-run homer in the eighth inning lifted the Tigers to a 3-2 victory over the Royals. The circuit blast was his first of the year and followed a single by Enos Cabell. Detroit's other run came on Glenn Wilson's bases-empty homer in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 3, Kansas City Royals 2
Game Played on Monday, April     19, 1982 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Royals       0  0  1    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  9  1
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  0    1  2  x  -   3 10  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wilson lf             2   0   1   0     0   0   .200      Lemon rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .278
  Poquette lf         2   0   0   0     0   0   .258      Cabell 1b             4   1   3   0     0   1   .432
Wathan c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .233      Gibson cf             3   1   1   2     1   1   .105
Brett 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .282      Herndon lf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .275
Aikens 1b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .240      Wockenfuss c          2   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Werth pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hebner ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Otis cf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .325        Parrish c           1   0   0   0     0   0   .167
McRae dh              4   1   2   0     0   0   .242      Brookens 3b           1   0   0   0     1   0   .208
Martin rf             3   1   2   2     0   0   .375        Johnson ph,3b       2   0   1   0     0   1   .250
White 2b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .297        Kelleher 3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Washington ss         3   0   0   0     0   0   .188      Wilson dh             4   1   2   1     0   0   .333
Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Trammell ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Frost p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Whitaker 2b           3   0   2   0     0   0   .242
  Quisenberry p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Pashnick p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Saucier p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2   9   2     1   2             Totals               32   3  10   3     2   3

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance: 10,809
Left on Base: Royals 4, Tigers 7
DP: Royals 1, Tigers 2
Errors: Wilson
Doubles: Cabell (3), Whitaker (2)
Triples: McRae (1)
Home Runs: Martin (2), Wilson (1), Gibson (1)
Caught Stealing: Wilson (1)
GIDP: Aikens (1), White (2), Lemon (1)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff              5     4   0   0   2   2   0  19   2.00
Frost                   1.1   2   1   1   0   1   1   6   2.45
Quisenberry L(0-1)      1.2   4   2   2   0   0   1   9   1.69
Totals                  8    10   3   3   2   3   2  34

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pashnick                7     8   2   2   1   1   1  26   2.45
Saucier W(2-1)          1.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   5   1.04
Sosa SV(2)              0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.18
Totals                  9     9   2   2   1   2   1  33

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Derryl Cousins


ROYALS 1ST: Wilson flied out to center; Wathan grounded out
(second to first); Brett popped to catcher in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Lemon singled to center; Cabell struck out; Gibson
struck out; Herndon grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Tigers 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Aikens lined to right; Otis lined to left; McRae
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Wockenfuss made an out to second; Brookens walked;
Wilson singled to right [Brookens to third]; Wilson was picked
off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop);
Trammell lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Tigers
0.

ROYALS 3RD: Martin homered; White grounded out (third to first);
Washington grounded out (shortstop to first); Wilson singled to
right; Wathan was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Whitaker flied out to center; On a bunt Lemon
grounded out (catcher to first); Cabell singled to left [Cabell
to third (error by Wilson)]; Gibson walked; Herndon flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Tigers 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Brett grounded out (shortstop to first); Aikens
walked; Otis flied out to right; McRae singled to second [Aikens
to second]; Martin made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: POQUETTE REPLACED WILSON (PLAYING LF); Wockenfuss
flied out to center; Brookens grounded out (pitcher to first);
Wilson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 1, Tigers 0.

ROYALS 5TH: White singled to left; Washington flied out to
center; Poquette popped to catcher in foul territory; White was
picked off first (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Trammell flied out to center; On a bunt Whitaker
singled; Lemon grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Whitaker out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 1, Tigers 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Wathan grounded out (shortstop to first); Brett
singled to center; Aikens grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Brett out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Royals 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 6TH: FROST REPLACED SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); Cabell doubled
to left; Gibson grounded out (second to first) [Cabell to
third]; Herndon lined to shortstop; HEBNER BATTED FOR
WOCKENFUSS; Hebner flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 1, Tigers 0.

ROYALS 7TH: PARRISH REPLACED HEBNER (PLAYING C ); Otis singled
to left [Otis out at second (left to second)]; McRae tripled to
right; Martin singled to left [McRae scored]; White grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Martin out at
second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 7TH: JOHNSON BATTED FOR BROOKENS; Johnson struck out;
Wilson homered; QUISENBERRY REPLACED FROST (PITCHING); Trammell
grounded out (shortstop to first); Whitaker doubled to right;
Lemon grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 2, Tigers 1.

ROYALS 8TH: JOHNSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); SAUCIER
REPLACED PASHNICK (PITCHING); Washington grounded out (catcher
to first); Poquette flied out to center; Wathan grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 8TH: Cabell singled to left; Gibson homered [Cabell
scored]; Herndon grounded out (pitcher to first); Parrish
grounded out (second to first); Johnson singled to right; Wilson
forced Johnson (third to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
2, Tigers 3.

ROYALS 9TH: KELLEHER REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING 3B); Brett was
called out on strikes; Aikens singled to left; WERTH RAN FOR
AIKENS; SOSA REPLACED SAUCIER (PITCHING); Otis flied out to
right; McRae flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
2, Tigers 3.