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Tigers
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
June 7, 1976
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Detroit Tigers, played on June 7, 1976 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 7, 1976 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 7, 1976 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Vern Ruhle |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Steve Busby |
| Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 18,392 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 29 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Barnett 1B: Dale Ford 2B: Marty Springstead 3B: Don Denkinger |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ron LeFlore | Center Fielder |
| Chuck Scrivener | Shortstop |
| Ben Oglivie | Right Fielder |
| Rusty Staub | DH |
| Jason Thompson | First Baseman |
| Alex Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
| Bruce Kimm | Catcher |
| Gary Sutherland | Second Baseman |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tom Poquette | Left Fielder |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| George Brett | Third Baseman |
| John Mayberry | First Baseman |
| Hal McRae | DH |
| Al Cowens | Right Fielder |
| Bob Stinson | Catcher |
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Herzog | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
June 7, 1976
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Busby
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scrivener vs. Busby
Scrivener hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oglivie vs. Busby
Oglivie hits a popup towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poquette vs. Ruhle
Poquette hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Ruhle
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scrivener fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Ruhle
Brett hits a line drive into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Busby
Staub hits a fly ball into left field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Busby
Thompson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Busby
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Busby
There goes Johnson. The throw from Stinson and he is safe. Johnson steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Busby
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Ruhle
Mayberry strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Ruhle
McRae hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Ruhle
Cowens hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stinson vs. Ruhle
Stinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Ruhle
Patek hits a line drive into center field. LeFlore picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on LeFlore. Stinson moves to third. Patek moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
White vs. Ruhle
White hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Stinson scores. Patek scores. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Poquette vs. Ruhle
Poquette hits a line drive into right field. Oglivie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kimm vs. Busby
Kimm takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sutherland vs. Busby
Sutherland strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LeFlore vs. Busby
LeFlore hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scrivener vs. Busby
Scrivener hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kimm moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oglivie vs. Busby
Oglivie hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Busby fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Ruhle
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scrivener scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Ruhle
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ruhle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Ruhle
Mayberry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Ruhle
McRae hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mayberry moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cowens vs. Ruhle
Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sutherland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Busby
Staub takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Busby
Thompson hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Busby
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Busby
There goes Johnson. The throw from Stinson and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rodriguez vs. Busby
Rodriguez hits a popup towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stinson vs. Ruhle
Stinson strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Ruhle
Patek hits a line drive towards third. Rodriguez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Ruhle
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kimm vs. Busby
Kimm is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sutherland vs. Busby
Sutherland hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LeFlore vs. Busby
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scrivener vs. Busby
Scrivener hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poquette vs. Ruhle
Poquette takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Ruhle
There goes Poquette. The throw from Kimm and he is safe. Poquette steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Otis vs. Ruhle
Otis hits a line drive into right field. Oglivie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brett vs. Ruhle
Brett hits a line drive into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mayberry vs. Ruhle
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mayberry for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oglivie vs. Busby
Oglivie hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Busby
Staub hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Busby
Thompson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Busby
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Ruhle
McRae hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cowens vs. Ruhle
There goes McRae. The throw from Kimm and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cowens vs. Ruhle
Cowens hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McRae scores. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stinson vs. Ruhle
Stinson bunts towards the mound. Ruhle fields it and throws to first for the out. Cowens moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Patek vs. Ruhle
Patek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cowens scores. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Ruhle
There goes Patek. The throw from Kimm and he is safe. Patek steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Ruhle
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Poquette vs. Ruhle
Poquette hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sutherland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Littell
Mark Littell now pitching.
Rodriguez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kimm vs. Littell
Kimm strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sutherland vs. Littell
Sutherland hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LeFlore vs. Littell
LeFlore takes first base on ball four. Sutherland moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Scrivener vs. Littell
Scrivener hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Ruhle
Otis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Ruhle
Brett hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Ruhle
Mayberry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Otis moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McRae vs. Ruhle
McRae hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Otis scores. Mayberry moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cowens vs. Grilli
Steve Grilli now pitching.
Cowens takes first base on ball four. Mayberry moves to third. McRae moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Martinez vs. Grilli
Buck Martinez pinch hits for Bob Stinson.
Martinez hits a popup towards third. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Patek vs. Grilli
Patek takes first base on ball four. Mayberry scores. McRae moves to third. Cowens moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
White vs. Grilli
White hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson who is chasing the ball. White reaches third base with a triple. McRae scores. Cowens scores. Patek goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Poquette vs. Grilli
Poquette hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sutherland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oglivie vs. Littell
Buck Martinez now catching. Dave Nelson now playing second base. Frank White now playing shortstop.
Oglivie hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Littell
Staub takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Littell
The ball gets by Martinez for a passed ball. Staub moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Littell
Thompson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Littell
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rodriguez vs. Littell
Rodriguez is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Grilli
Otis hits a fly ball into right field. Oglivie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Grilli
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Grilli, and towards Sutherland, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Grilli
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first, with Grilli covering, for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kimm vs. Littell
Jamie Quirk now playing third base. Jim Wohlford now playing center field.
Kimm hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Poquette. Kimm reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Meyer vs. Littell
Dan Meyer pinch hits for Gary Sutherland.
Meyer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kimm moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
LeFlore vs. Littell
LeFlore strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Scrivener vs. Littell
Scrivener strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/7/1976 -- Detroit at Kansas City (N)
Detroit AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
LeFlore R, cf 4 0 0 0 Poquette T, lf 4 0 1 0
Scrivener C, ss 5 0 1 0 Otis A, cf 5 1 1 0
Oglivie B, rf 4 0 0 0 Wohlford J, cf 0 0 0 0
Staub R, dh 2 0 0 0 Brett G, 3b 5 0 0 0
Thompson J, 1b 2 0 0 0 Quirk J, 3b 0 0 0 0
Johnson A, lf 3 0 0 0 Mayberry J, 1b 5 1 2 0
Rodriguez A, 3b 4 0 1 0 McRae H, dh 4 3 4 2
Kimm B, c 3 0 1 0 Cowens A, rf 3 2 1 1
Sutherland G, 2b 3 0 1 0 Stinson B, c 2 1 1 0
Meyer D, ph 1 0 0 0 Martinez B, ph-c 1 0 0 0
Patek F, ss 3 2 2 2
Nelson D, 2b 0 0 0 0
White F, 2b-ss 4 0 2 5
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 0 4 0 36 10 14 10
Detroit 000 000 000 -- 0
Kansas City 030 002 50x -- 10
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Ruhle V (L) 6.1 13 8 7 1 2
Grilli S 1.2 1 2 2 2 0
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Busby S (W) 6.0 2 0 0 4 3
Littell M (S) 3.0 2 0 0 3 5
E -- LeFlore R, Stinson B, Kimm B
DP -- Detroit 1
LOB -- Detroit 11, Kansas City 6
2B -- Kimm B
3B -- White F
HR -- McRae H
SB -- Johnson A 2, Poquette T, McRae H, Patek F
SH -- Stinson B
PB -- Martinez B
T -- 2:29
A -- 18392
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