Top 1

• Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  LeFlore vs. Hassler
  
  LeFlore hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Stanley vs. Hassler
  
  Stanley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. LeFlore moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Staub vs. Hassler
  
  Staub takes first base on ball four. LeFlore moves to third. Stanley moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Horton vs. Hassler
  
  Horton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. LeFlore scores. Stanley moves to third. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Johnson vs. Hassler
  
  Johnson 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

• Tigers, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wohlford vs. Roberts
  
  Wohlford hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Otis vs. Roberts
  
  Otis hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brett vs. Roberts
  
  Brett hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  McRae vs. Roberts
  
  There goes Brett. The throw from Kimm and he is safe. Brett steals second. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  McRae vs. Roberts
  
  McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Brett moves to third. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Mayberry vs. Roberts
  
  Mayberry hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Brett tags and scores. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cowens vs. Roberts
  
  Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Tigers, 1 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rodriguez vs. Hassler
  
  Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Veryzer vs. Hassler
  
  Veryzer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kimm vs. Hassler
  
  Kimm takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Scrivener vs. Hassler
  
  Scrivener hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Tigers, 1 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Martinez vs. Roberts
  
  Martinez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Martinez reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Patek vs. Roberts
  
  Patek bunts towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. Martinez moves to third. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  White vs. Roberts
  
  White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Martinez scores. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Wohlford vs. Roberts
  
  There goes White. The throw from Kimm and he is safe. White steals second. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Wohlford vs. Roberts
  
  Wohlford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. White moves to third. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Otis vs. Roberts
  
  Otis hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Tigers, 1 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  LeFlore vs. Hassler
  
  LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek misplays the ball. That's an error on Patek. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Stanley vs. Hassler
  
  Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Staub vs. Hassler
  
  Staub takes first base on ball four. Stanley moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Horton vs. Hassler
  
  Horton is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Johnson vs. Hassler
  
  Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stanley scores. Staub moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Rodriguez vs. Hassler
  
  Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Tigers, 2 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brett vs. Roberts
  
  Brett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McRae vs. Roberts
  
  McRae hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Scrivener settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mayberry vs. Roberts
  
  Mayberry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cowens vs. Roberts
  
  Cowens hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Tigers, 2 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Veryzer vs. Hassler
  
  Veryzer is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kimm vs. Hassler
  
  Kimm is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Scrivener vs. Hassler
  
  Scrivener takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  LeFlore vs. Hassler
  
  LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Tigers, 2 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Martinez vs. Roberts
  
  Martinez hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Patek vs. Roberts
  
  Patek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Roberts, and towards Scrivener, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  White vs. Roberts
  
  White hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Tigers, 2 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stanley vs. Hassler
  
  Stanley 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, 2 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Staub vs. Hassler
  
  Staub hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Horton vs. Hassler
  
  Horton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Tigers, 2 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wohlford vs. Roberts
  
  Wohlford hits a line drive into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Otis vs. Roberts
  
  Otis hits a line drive into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brett vs. Roberts
  
  Brett hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Scrivener settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Tigers, 2 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Johnson vs. Hassler
  
  Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Johnson for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rodriguez vs. Hassler
  
  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, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Veryzer vs. Hassler
  
  Veryzer hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Tigers, 2 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McRae vs. Roberts
  
  McRae hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Mayberry vs. Roberts
  
  Mayberry hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cowens vs. Roberts
  
  Cowens hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Staub throws the ball in to Veryzer who tags Cowens trying to catch an extra base, for the out. McRae moves to third. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Martinez vs. Roberts
  
  Martinez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Martinez reaches second base with a double. McRae scores. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Patek vs. Roberts
  
  Patek hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Patek reaches second base with a double. Martinez scores. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Royals, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  White vs. Roberts
  
  White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Patek scores. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Royals, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Wohlford vs. Roberts
  
  Wohlford hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Tigers, 2 - Royals, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kimm vs. Hassler
  
  Kimm takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Royals, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Scrivener vs. Hassler
  
  Scrivener hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kimm moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Royals, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  LeFlore vs. Hassler
  
  LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Kimm moves to third. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Royals, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Stanley vs. Hassler
  
  Stanley hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wohlford. Stanley reaches second base with a double. Kimm scores. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Royals, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Staub vs. Hassler
  
  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 7

• Tigers, 3 - Royals, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Otis vs. Hiller
  
  John Hiller now pitching.
  
  Otis hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Royals, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brett vs. Hiller
  
  Brett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Royals, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  McRae vs. Hiller
  
  McRae hits a popup, foul, towards first. Stanley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Royals, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Mayberry vs. Hiller
  
  Mayberry hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Tigers, 3 - Royals, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Horton vs. Hassler
  
  Horton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Royals, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Johnson vs. Littell
  
  Mark Littell now pitching.
  
  Johnson strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Royals, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Rodriguez vs. Littell
  
  Rodriguez strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Royals, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Veryzer vs. Littell
  
  Veryzer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Tigers, 3 - Royals, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cowens vs. Hiller
  
  Cowens takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Royals, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Martinez vs. Hiller
  
  Martinez bunts towards first. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first, with Scrivener covering, for the out. Cowens moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Royals, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Patek vs. Hiller
  
  Patek hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Royals, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  White vs. Hiller
  
  White hits a line drive towards short. Veryzer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Tigers, 3 - Royals, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Meyer vs. Littell
  
  Dan Meyer pinch hits for Bruce Kimm.
  
  Meyer takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Royals, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Oglivie vs. Littell
  
  Ben Oglivie pinch hits for Chuck Scrivener.
  
  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, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  LeFlore vs. Littell
  
  LeFlore strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Royals, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Thompson vs. Littell
  
  Jason Thompson pinch hits for Mickey Stanley.
  
  Thompson takes first base on ball four. Meyer moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Royals, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Staub vs. Littell
  
  Staub hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 8/15/1976 -- Detroit at Kansas City (D)

  Detroit            AB  R  H RBI    Kansas City        AB  R  H RBI
LeFlore R, cf         5  1  1  0   Wohlford J, lf        4  1  1  0   
Stanley M, 1b         4  1  2  1   Otis A, cf            4  1  1  2   
Thompson J, ph        0  0  0  0   Brett G, 3b           4  1  2  0   
Staub R, rf           3  0  0  0   McRae H, dh           4  1  1  0   
Horton W, dh          4  0  1  0   Mayberry J, 1b        3  0  1  1   
Johnson A, lf         4  0  1  1   Cowens A, rf          3  0  1  0   
Rodriguez A, 3b       4  0  0  0   Martinez B, c         3  2  2  1   
Veryzer T, ss         4  0  0  0   Patek F, ss           3  1  1  1   
Kimm B, c             1  1  0  0   White F, 2b           4  0  2  2   
Meyer D, ph           0  0  0  0                                      
Scrivener C, 2b       2  0  1  0                                      
Oglivie B, ph         1  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     32  3  6  2                        32  7 12  7

Detroit          101 000 100 --  3
Kansas City      310 003 00x --  7

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Roberts D (L)         6.0 11  7  7  0  0
Hiller J              2.0  1  0  0  1  0

  Kansas City          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Hassler A (W)*        7.0  6  3  2  5  3
Littell M             2.0  0  0  0  2  3
  * Pitched to 1 batter in 8th

E -- Patek F
DP -- Kansas City 2
LOB -- Detroit 9, Kansas City 5
2B -- Martinez B 2, Patek F, Stanley M
HR -- Otis A
SB -- Brett G, White F
SH -- Patek F, Martinez B
SF -- Mayberry J
T -- 2:15
A -- 30720

    

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