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Tigers
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
August 13, 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 August 13, 1976 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 13, 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 | August 13, 1976 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Vern Ruhle |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Al Fitzmorris |
| Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 25,215 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 32 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Haller 1B: Ron Luciano 2B: Al Clark 3B: Larry McCoy |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ron LeFlore | Center Fielder |
| Ben Oglivie | Left Fielder |
| Rusty Staub | Right Fielder |
| Willie Horton | DH |
| Jason Thompson | First Baseman |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
| Tom Veryzer | Shortstop |
| John Wockenfuss | Catcher |
| Chuck Scrivener | Second Baseman |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Al Cowens | Right Fielder |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| George Brett | Third Baseman |
| John Mayberry | First Baseman |
| Hal McRae | DH |
| Tom Poquette | Left 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
August 13, 1976
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Fitzmorris
LeFlore 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, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oglivie vs. Fitzmorris
Oglivie is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Fitzmorris
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 1
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Ruhle
Cowens hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Ruhle
Otis strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Ruhle
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Fitzmorris
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek misplays the ball. That's an error on Patek. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Fitzmorris
Thompson 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: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Fitzmorris
Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Veryzer vs. Fitzmorris
Veryzer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it and throws to second 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 hits a fly ball into left field. Oglivie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Ruhle
McRae hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poquette vs. Ruhle
Poquette hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stinson vs. Ruhle
Stinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Scrivener fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wockenfuss vs. Fitzmorris
Wockenfuss hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scrivener vs. Fitzmorris
Scrivener hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Fitzmorris
LeFlore is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Ruhle
Patek hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Ruhle
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cowens vs. Ruhle
Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Ruhle
There goes Cowens. The throw from Wockenfuss and he is out, Scrivener applying the tag. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oglivie vs. Fitzmorris
Oglivie 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, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Fitzmorris
Staub hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Fitzmorris
Horton strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Ruhle
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Ruhle
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brett for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Ruhle
Mayberry 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, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Fitzmorris
Thompson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Fitzmorris
There goes Thompson. The throw from Stinson and he is safe. Thompson steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Fitzmorris
Rodriguez hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Veryzer vs. Fitzmorris
Veryzer strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wockenfuss vs. Fitzmorris
Wockenfuss hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Fitzmorris covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Ruhle
McRae hits a line drive into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poquette vs. Ruhle
Poquette hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Scrivener reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stinson vs. Ruhle
Stinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ruhle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scrivener vs. Fitzmorris
Scrivener takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LeFlore vs. Fitzmorris
LeFlore hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Scrivener moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Oglivie vs. Fitzmorris
Oglivie hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Scrivener tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Fitzmorris
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fitzmorris fields it and throws to first for the out. LeFlore moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Horton vs. Fitzmorris
Horton 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, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Ruhle
Patek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Ruhle
There goes Patek. The throw from Wockenfuss and he is safe. Patek steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Ruhle
White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Patek moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cowens vs. Ruhle
There goes White. The throw from Wockenfuss and he is safe. White steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cowens vs. Ruhle
Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Patek scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Otis vs. Ruhle
Otis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes White trying to get to home. Staub throws the ball in to Wockenfuss who tags White who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Ruhle
There goes Otis. The throw from Wockenfuss and he is safe. Otis steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brett vs. Ruhle
Brett hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Fitzmorris
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Fitzmorris
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. Fitzmorris
Veryzer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cowens. Veryzer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wockenfuss vs. Fitzmorris
Wockenfuss hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Poquette. Wockenfuss reaches second base with a double. Veryzer scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Scrivener vs. Fitzmorris
Scrivener hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Ruhle
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Scrivener scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Ruhle
McRae hits a popup towards first. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poquette vs. Ruhle
Poquette hits a popup towards short. Veryzer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Fitzmorris
LeFlore hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oglivie vs. Mingori
Steve Mingori now pitching.
Oglivie bunts towards the mound. Mingori fields it and throws to first for the out. LeFlore moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Staub vs. Mingori
Staub hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. LeFlore scores. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Littell
Mark Littell now pitching.
Horton takes first base on ball four. Staub moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Littell
Thompson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rodriguez vs. Littell
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stinson vs. Ruhle
Stinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Scrivener scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quirk vs. Ruhle
Jamie Quirk pinch hits for Freddie Patek.
Quirk hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Ruhle
Ruppert Jones pinch hits for Frank White.
Jones hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cowens vs. Ruhle
Cowens hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Quirk moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Otis vs. Ruhle
Otis hits a fly ball into left field. Oglivie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. Littell
Jamie Quirk now playing shortstop. Dave Nelson now playing second base.
Veryzer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wockenfuss vs. Littell
Wockenfuss hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scrivener vs. Littell
Scrivener hits a popup towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Ruhle
Brett hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Oglivie. Brett reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mayberry vs. Hiller
John Hiller now pitching.
Mayberry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brett scores. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Hiller
McRae hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mayberry moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wohlford vs. Hiller
Tom Hall pinch runs for Hal McRae. Jim Wohlford pinch hits for Tom Poquette.
Wohlford hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson fields it and throws to third for the out. Hall moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rojas vs. Hiller
Cookie Rojas pinch hits for Bob Stinson.
Rojas hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hall moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Martinez vs. Hiller
Buck Martinez pinch hits for Jamie Quirk.
Martinez strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/13/1976 -- Detroit at Kansas City (N)
Detroit AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
LeFlore R, cf 4 1 2 0 Cowens A, rf 4 0 1 1
Oglivie B, lf 2 0 0 1 Otis A, cf 4 0 1 0
Staub R, rf 4 0 1 1 Brett G, 3b 4 1 1 0
Horton W, dh 3 0 0 0 Mayberry J, 1b 4 0 1 1
Thompson J, 1b 3 0 0 0 McRae H, dh 4 0 1 0
Rodriguez A, 3b 4 0 0 0 Hall T, pr 0 0 0 0
Veryzer T, ss 4 1 1 0 Poquette T, lf 3 0 1 0
Wockenfuss J, c 4 0 1 1 Wohlford J, ph 1 0 0 0
Scrivener C, 2b 3 1 0 0 Stinson B, c 3 0 0 0
Rojas C, ph 1 0 0 0
Patek F, ss 2 1 1 0
Quirk J, ph-ss 1 0 1 0
Martinez B, ph 1 0 0 0
White F, 2b 1 0 1 0
Jones R, ph 1 0 0 0
Nelson D, 2b 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 3 5 3 34 2 9 2
Detroit 000 001 110 -- 3
Kansas City 000 001 001 -- 2
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Ruhle V (W)* 8.0 7 2 2 1 1
Hiller J (S) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Fitzmorris A (L)+ 7.0 4 3 3 2 4
Mingori S 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Littell M 1.2 0 0 0 1 1
* Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
+ Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
E -- Patek F
LOB -- Detroit 6, Kansas City 6
2B -- Veryzer T, Wockenfuss J, Brett G
SB -- Thompson J, Patek F, White F, Otis A
CS -- Cowens A
SH -- Oglivie B
SF -- Oglivie B
T -- 2:32
A -- 25215
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