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Tigers
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
June 8, 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 8, 1976 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 8, 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 8, 1976 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dave Roberts |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dennis Leonard |
| Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 13,869 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 2 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dale Ford 1B: Marty Springstead 2B: Don Denkinger 3B: Larry Barnett |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ron LeFlore | Center Fielder |
| Dan Meyer | Left Fielder |
| Ben Oglivie | Right Fielder |
| Rusty Staub | DH |
| Jason Thompson | First Baseman |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
| Chuck Scrivener | Shortstop |
| Bruce Kimm | Catcher |
| Jerry Manuel | Second Baseman |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Wohlford | Left Fielder |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| George Brett | Third Baseman |
| John Mayberry | First Baseman |
| Hal McRae | DH |
| Al Cowens | Right Fielder |
| Buck Martinez | Catcher |
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Herzog | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
June 8, 1976
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Leonard
LeFlore strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Leonard
Meyer hits a popup towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oglivie vs. Leonard
Oglivie hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Oglivie for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wohlford vs. Roberts
Wohlford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Roberts
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scrivener fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Roberts
There goes Otis. The throw from Kimm and he is safe. Otis steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brett vs. Roberts
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roberts fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mayberry vs. Roberts
Mayberry strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Leonard
Staub takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Leonard
Thompson hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Leonard
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scrivener vs. Leonard
Scrivener hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kimm vs. Leonard
Kimm hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Roberts
McRae hits a fly ball into right field. Oglivie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Roberts
Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Manuel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Roberts
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scrivener scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manuel vs. Leonard
Manuel hits a fly ball into left field. Wohlford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Leonard
LeFlore is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Leonard
Meyer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cowens. Meyer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oglivie vs. Leonard
Oglivie takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Staub vs. Leonard
Staub hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Meyer scores. Oglivie moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Leonard
Thompson hits a line drive into left field. Wohlford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Roberts
Patek hits a popup towards third. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Roberts
White hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wohlford vs. Roberts
Roberts fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Roberts. White moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wohlford vs. Roberts
Wohlford hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. White moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Otis vs. Roberts
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
Top 4
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Tigers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Leonard
Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scrivener vs. Leonard
Scrivener hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kimm vs. Leonard
Kimm hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Manuel vs. Leonard
Manuel strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Roberts
Brett strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Roberts
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roberts fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Roberts
McRae hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cowens vs. Roberts
Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scrivener fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Leonard
LeFlore hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meyer vs. Leonard
Meyer hits a line drive into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oglivie vs. Leonard
Oglivie hits a fly ball into left field. Wohlford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Leonard
Staub hits a line drive into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Roberts
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scrivener scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Roberts
Patek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Roberts
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. Patek moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wohlford vs. Roberts
Wohlford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scrivener scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Leonard
Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Leonard
Rodriguez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scrivener vs. Leonard
Scrivener hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Roberts
Otis strikes out. Kimm drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Otis out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Roberts
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Manuel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Roberts
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Manuel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kimm vs. Leonard
Kimm hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manuel vs. Leonard
Manuel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Leonard
LeFlore hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Roberts
McRae hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cowens vs. Roberts
Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roberts fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Roberts
Cookie Rojas pinch hits for Buck Martinez.
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scrivener fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Leonard
John Wathan now catching.
Meyer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leonard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oglivie vs. Leonard
Oglivie hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Leonard
Leonard fires to first and picks off Oglivie. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Leonard
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Roberts
Mickey Stanley now playing left field.
Patek hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Manuel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Roberts
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wohlford vs. Roberts
Wohlford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scrivener scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Leonard
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Leonard
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scrivener vs. Leonard
Scrivener hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Roberts
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Roberts
Brett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Roberts
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Brett moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McRae vs. Roberts
McRae hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brett scores. Mayberry moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cowens vs. Roberts
Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roberts fields it and throws to second for the out. Mayberry moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Nelson vs. Roberts
Dave Nelson pinch hits for John Wathan.
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Manuel fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/8/1976 -- Detroit at Kansas City (N)
Detroit AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
LeFlore R, cf 4 0 1 0 Wohlford J, lf 4 0 2 0
Meyer D, lf 4 1 1 0 Otis A, cf 4 0 0 0
Stanley M, lf 0 0 0 0 Brett G, 3b 4 1 1 0
Oglivie B, rf 3 0 1 0 Mayberry J, 1b 4 0 1 0
Staub R, dh 3 1 1 1 McRae H, dh 4 0 3 1
Thompson J, 1b 4 1 1 2 Cowens A, rf 4 0 0 0
Rodriguez A, 3b 4 0 1 0 Martinez B, c 2 0 0 0
Scrivener C, ss 4 0 0 0 Rojas C, ph 1 0 0 0
Kimm B, c 3 0 1 0 Wathan J, c 0 0 0 0
Manuel J, 2b 3 0 0 0 Nelson D, ph 1 0 0 0
Patek F, ss 3 0 1 0
White F, 2b 3 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 3 7 3 34 1 9 1
Detroit 021 000 000 -- 3
Kansas City 000 000 001 -- 1
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts D (W) 9.0 9 1 1 0 3
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard D (L) 9.0 7 3 3 2 3
E -- Roberts D
DP -- Detroit 2, Kansas City 1
LOB -- Detroit 4, Kansas City 6
2B -- Meyer D
HR -- Thompson J
SB -- Otis A
T -- 2:02
A -- 13869
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