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Tigers
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
June 15, 1978
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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 15, 1978 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 15, 1978 |
|---|---|
| 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 15, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Sykes |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dennis Leonard |
| Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 19,721 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 26 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry McCoy 1B: Steve Palermo 2B: Don Denkinger 3B: Dave Phillips |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ron LeFlore | Center Fielder |
| Steve Kemp | Left Fielder |
| Rusty Staub | DH |
| Jason Thompson | First Baseman |
| Milt May | Catcher |
| Mickey Stanley | Right Fielder |
| Lou Whitaker | Second Baseman |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
| Alan Trammell | Shortstop |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Joe Zdeb | Left Fielder |
| Hal McRae | DH |
| George Brett | Third Baseman |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| Al Cowens | Right Fielder |
| John Wathan | First Baseman |
| Darrell Porter | Catcher |
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Herzog | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
June 15, 1978
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: ---
Kemp vs. Leonard
Kemp 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Leonard
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards first. The ball bounces off Wathan, and towards White, who fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zdeb vs. Sykes
Zdeb hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp 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. Sykes
McRae hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Sykes
Brett hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes McRae trying to get to third. Kemp throws the ball in to Rodriguez, who tags McRae for the out. Brett moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Otis vs. Sykes
Otis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cowens vs. Sykes
Cowens hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker reaches out 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: ---
Thompson vs. Leonard
Clint Hurdle now playing first base.
Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Leonard
May hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Porter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Leonard
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hurdle vs. Sykes
Hurdle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Sykes
Porter 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Sykes
Patek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Sykes
White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Patek moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zdeb vs. Sykes
Zdeb hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Patek scores. White moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McRae vs. Sykes
McRae hits a line drive into right field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Leonard
Whitaker 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, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Leonard
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Leonard
Trammell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LeFlore vs. Leonard
LeFlore strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Sykes
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Sykes
Otis hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Sykes
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, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hurdle vs. Sykes
Hurdle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Porter vs. Sykes
Porter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Leonard
Kemp takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Leonard
Staub hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kemp moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Leonard
Thompson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
May vs. Leonard
May hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kemp scores. Staub moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stanley vs. Leonard
Stanley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Staub scores. May moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Whitaker vs. Leonard
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it and throws to second for the out. May moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rodriguez vs. Leonard
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Sykes
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell misplays the ball. That's an error on Trammell. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Sykes
White hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kemp. White reaches second base with a double. Patek goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zdeb vs. Morris
Jack Morris now pitching.
There goes White. The throw from May and he is safe. White steals third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Zdeb vs. Morris
Zdeb strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McRae vs. Morris
McRae hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. White tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Morris
Brett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Morris
There goes Brett. The throw from May and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Otis vs. Morris
Otis hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Leonard
Trammell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LeFlore vs. Leonard
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kemp vs. Leonard
Kemp 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: 1--
Staub vs. Leonard
Staub hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. LeFlore moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
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
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Morris
Cowens hits a fly ball into right field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hurdle vs. Morris
Hurdle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Porter vs. Morris
Porter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hurdle moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Patek vs. Morris
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell fields it and throws to second for the out. Hurdle moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
White vs. Morris
There goes Patek. The throw from May and he is safe. Patek steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
White vs. Morris
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Leonard
May is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Leonard
Stanley hits a line drive into left field. Zdeb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Leonard
Whitaker hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zdeb. Whitaker reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
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
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poquette vs. Morris
Tom Poquette pinch hits for Joe Zdeb.
Poquette hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kemp who is chasing the ball. Poquette reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McRae vs. Morris
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brett vs. Morris
Brett hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Poquette tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Morris
Otis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cowens vs. Morris
Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Leonard
Tom Poquette now playing left field.
Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Leonard
LeFlore strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Leonard
Kemp hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Leonard
Staub hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Porter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hurdle vs. Morris
Hurdle hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Morris
Porter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Morris
Patek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Porter moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
White vs. Morris
White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Porter scores. Patek moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Poquette vs. Hiller
John Hiller now pitching.
Poquette hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 2 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Leonard
Thompson strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Leonard
May is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Leonard
Stanley hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 2 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Hiller
McRae hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Hiller
Brett is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Hiller
Otis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cowens vs. Hiller
Cowens hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kemp. Cowens reaches second base with a double. Otis goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hurdle vs. Hiller
Hurdle is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 2 - Royals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Leonard
Pete LaCock now playing first base.
Whitaker strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Leonard
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Leonard
Trammell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LeFlore vs. Leonard
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Patek 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 6/15/1978 -- Detroit at Kansas City (N)
Detroit AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
LeFlore R, cf 5 0 0 0 Zdeb J, lf 3 0 1 1
Kemp S, lf 3 1 1 0 Poquette T, ph-lf 2 1 1 0
Staub R, dh 4 1 2 0 McRae H, dh 4 0 1 1
Thompson J, 1b 4 0 1 0 Brett G, 3b 4 0 2 1
May M, c 4 0 1 1 Otis A, cf 2 2 1 1
Stanley M, rf 4 0 1 1 Cowens A, rf 5 0 1 1
Whitaker L, 2b 4 0 1 0 Wathan J, 1b 0 0 0 0
Rodriguez A, 3b 4 0 0 0 Hurdle C, 1b 5 0 2 0
Trammell A, ss 4 0 3 0 LaCock P, 1b 0 0 0 0
Porter D, c 3 1 1 0
Patek F, ss 3 2 1 0
White F, 2b 4 1 3 2
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 2 10 2 35 7 14 7
Detroit 000 200 000 -- 2
Kansas City 011 201 11x -- 7
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Sykes B (L)* 3.0 7 4 2 2 0
Morris J 3.1 6 2 2 2 1
Hiller J 1.2 1 1 1 1 2
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard D (W) 9.0 10 2 2 1 8
* Pitched to 2 batters in 4th
E -- Trammell A, May M
DP -- Detroit 1, Kansas City 1
LOB -- Detroit 8, Kansas City 11
2B -- White F, Whitaker L, Cowens A
3B -- Poquette T
HR -- Otis A
SB -- White F, Brett G, Patek F
SF -- McRae H, Brett G
T -- 2:26
A -- 19721
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