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Tigers
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
September 1, 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 September 1, 1978 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 1, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 1, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jack Billingham |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dennis Leonard |
| Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 32,329 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 26 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Kunkel 1B: Bill Deegan 2B: Terry Cooney 3B: Al Clark |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ron LeFlore | Center Fielder |
| Lou Whitaker | Second Baseman |
| Rusty Staub | DH |
| Jason Thompson | First Baseman |
| Steve Kemp | Left Fielder |
| Milt May | Catcher |
| Tim Corcoran | Right Fielder |
| Phil Mankowski | Third Baseman |
| Alan Trammell | Shortstop |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Brett | Third Baseman |
| Hal McRae | DH |
| Pete LaCock | First Baseman |
| Darrell Porter | Catcher |
| Al Cowens | Right Fielder |
| Clint Hurdle | Left Fielder |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Herzog | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
September 1, 1978
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Leonard
LeFlore is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Leonard
Whitaker is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Leonard
Staub strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Billingham
Brett hits a line drive 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. Billingham
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mankowski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaCock vs. Billingham
LaCock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Billingham fields it 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: ---
Thompson vs. Leonard
Thompson 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: ---
Kemp vs. Leonard
Kemp hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Leonard
May hits a line drive into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Corcoran vs. Leonard
Corcoran strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Billingham
Porter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cowens vs. Billingham
Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell 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: ---
Hurdle vs. Billingham
Hurdle hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mankowski vs. Leonard
Mankowski 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: ---
Trammell vs. Leonard
Trammell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hurdle. Trammell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
LeFlore vs. Leonard
LeFlore strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitaker vs. Leonard
Whitaker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Staub vs. Leonard
Staub hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Otis. Staub reaches second base with a double. Trammell scores. Whitaker goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
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 3
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Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Billingham
Otis hits a fly ball into right field. Corcoran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Billingham
Patek hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Billingham
White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Billingham
There goes White. The throw from May and he is out, Trammell applying the tag. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, 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, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Leonard
May hits a line drive into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corcoran vs. Leonard
Corcoran hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hurdle. Corcoran reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mankowski vs. Leonard
Mankowski strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Billingham
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, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Billingham
McRae hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kemp. McRae reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
LaCock vs. Billingham
LaCock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats LaCock for the out. McRae moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Porter vs. Billingham
Porter hits a popup, foul, towards first. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Leonard
Trammell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LeFlore vs. Leonard
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 -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitaker vs. Leonard
There goes LeFlore. The throw from Porter and he is safe. LeFlore steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitaker vs. Leonard
There's a wild pitch. LeFlore moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Whitaker vs. Leonard
Whitaker hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Staub vs. Leonard
Staub takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thompson vs. Leonard
Thompson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. LeFlore scores. Staub moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kemp vs. Leonard
There's a wild pitch. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kemp vs. Leonard
Kemp hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Leonard
May hits a fly ball into left field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Billingham
Cowens hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kemp. Cowens reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hurdle vs. Billingham
There's a wild pitch. Cowens moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hurdle vs. Billingham
Hurdle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Billingham fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Otis vs. Billingham
Otis hits a fly ball into right field. Corcoran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cowens tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Billingham
Patek 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, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corcoran vs. Mingori
Steve Mingori now pitching.
Corcoran hits a ball on the ground towards first. LaCock scoops it up and throws to first, with Mingori covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Mingori
Aurelio Rodriguez pinch hits for Phil Mankowski.
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into left field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Mingori
Trammell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Billingham
Aurelio Rodriguez now playing third base.
White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Billingham
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Billingham
McRae takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LaCock vs. Billingham
LaCock hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Mingori
LeFlore hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitaker vs. Mingori
Whitaker is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Mingori
Staub hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Porter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Mingori
Thompson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Billingham
Porter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Porter for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Billingham
Cowens hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hurdle vs. Billingham
Hurdle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Mingori
Kemp hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Mingori
May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek misplays the ball. That's an error on Patek. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Corcoran vs. Mingori
Corcoran hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. May moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rodriguez vs. McGilberry
Randy McGilberry now pitching.
Rodriguez is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Trammell vs. McGilberry
Trammell takes first base on ball four. May moves to third. Corcoran moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
LeFlore vs. McGilberry
LeFlore strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Billingham
Otis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Braun vs. Billingham
Steve Braun pinch hits for Freddie Patek.
Braun hits a fly ball into right field. Corcoran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Poquette vs. Billingham
Tom Poquette pinch hits for Frank White.
Poquette hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Otis moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brett vs. Billingham
Jerry Terrell pinch runs for Tom Poquette.
Brett hits a fly ball into right field. Corcoran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McRae vs. Billingham
McRae hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. McGilberry
U L Washington now playing shortstop. Jerry Terrell now playing second base.
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McGilberry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. McGilberry
Staub takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. McGilberry
Thompson hits a popup towards short. Washington settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kemp vs. McGilberry
Kemp hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Washington fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaCock vs. Billingham
LaCock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats LaCock for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Billingham
Porter hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Corcoran. Porter reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cowens vs. Billingham
Cowens hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kemp. Cowens reaches second base with a double. Porter scores. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hurdle vs. Billingham
Hurdle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hurdle for the out. Cowens moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Otis vs. Billingham
Otis hits a fly ball into right field. Corcoran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/1/1978 -- Detroit at Kansas City (N)
Detroit AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
LeFlore R, cf 5 1 1 0 Brett G, 3b 4 0 0 0
Whitaker L, 2b 4 1 0 0 McRae H, dh 3 0 1 0
Staub R, dh 3 1 1 2 LaCock P, 1b 4 0 0 0
Thompson J, 1b 5 1 1 1 Porter D, c 3 1 1 0
Kemp S, lf 5 1 2 3 Cowens A, rf 4 1 3 1
May M, c 4 0 0 0 Hurdle C, lf 4 0 0 0
Corcoran T, rf 4 0 2 0 Otis A, cf 3 0 1 1
Mankowski P, 3b 2 0 0 0 Patek F, ss 2 0 0 0
Rodriguez A, ph-3b 2 0 0 0 Braun S, ph 1 0 0 0
Trammell A, ss 3 1 2 0 Washington U, ss 0 0 0 0
White F, 2b 2 0 2 0
Poquette T, ph 1 0 1 0
Terrell J, pr-2b 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 6 9 6 31 2 9 2
Detroit 002 040 000 -- 6
Kansas City 000 010 001 -- 2
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Billingham J (W) 9.0 9 2 2 2 0
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard D (L) 5.0 7 6 6 2 6
Mingori S 2.1 2 0 0 0 3
McGilberry R 1.2 0 0 0 2 2
E -- Patek F
DP -- Detroit 3
LOB -- Detroit 8, Kansas City 5
2B -- Trammell A, Staub R, Corcoran T, McRae H, Cowens A 2, Porter D
HR -- Kemp S
SB -- LeFlore R
CS -- White F
SF -- Otis A
WP -- Leonard D 2, Billingham J
T -- 2:26
A -- 32329
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