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Tigers
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
August 5, 1985
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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 5, 1985 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 5, 1985 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 5, 1985 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Walt Terrell |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Danny Jackson |
| Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 41,251 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 53 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ted Hendry 1B: Dan Morrison 2B: Larry Young 3B: Jim Evans |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Whitaker | Second Baseman |
| Alan Trammell | Shortstop |
| Kirk Gibson | Right Fielder |
| Lance Parrish | Catcher |
| Barbaro Garbey | DH |
| Larry Herndon | Left Fielder |
| Darrell Evans | First Baseman |
| Chet Lemon | Center Fielder |
| Tom Brookens | Third Baseman |
| Sparky Anderson | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Wilson | Center Fielder |
| Lonnie Smith | Left Fielder |
| George Brett | Third Baseman |
| Hal McRae | DH |
| Dane Iorg | Right Fielder |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| Steve Balboni | First Baseman |
| John Wathan | Catcher |
| Onix Concepcion | Shortstop |
| Dick Howser | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
August 5, 1985
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Jackson
Whitaker is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. Jackson
Trammell hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Whitaker moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gibson vs. Jackson
Gibson hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Parrish vs. Jackson
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it 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: ---
Wilson vs. Terrell
Wilson bunts towards the mound. Terrell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Terrell
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Gibson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Terrell
Brett hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lemon. Brett reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McRae vs. Terrell
McRae 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 2
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garbey vs. Jackson
Garbey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Jackson
Herndon strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Jackson
Evans strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Iorg vs. Terrell
Iorg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Terrell
White hits a popup towards short. Trammell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Balboni vs. Terrell
Balboni hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Iorg moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wathan vs. Terrell
Wathan strikes out. There goes Iorg. The throw from Parrish and Iorg is out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Jackson
Lemon strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brookens vs. Jackson
Brookens hits a fly ball into right field. Iorg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Jackson
Whitaker hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Concepcion vs. Terrell
Concepcion hits a fly ball into right field. Gibson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Terrell
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Evans scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wilson for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Terrell
Smith bunts towards the mound. Terrell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Jackson
Trammell strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gibson vs. Jackson
Gibson strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parrish vs. Jackson
Parrish strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garbey vs. Jackson
Garbey hits a ball on the ground towards second base. White fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Terrell
Brett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Terrell
McRae takes first base on ball four. Brett moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Iorg vs. Terrell
Iorg hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gibson. Iorg reaches second base with a double. Gibson throws the ball in to Brookens who tags Iorg trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Brett scores. McRae goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Terrell
White hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Parrish settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Balboni vs. Terrell
Balboni hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Jackson
Herndon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wilson who is chasing the ball. Herndon reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Evans vs. Jackson
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards first. Balboni scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Evans for the out. Herndon scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Jackson
Lemon strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brookens vs. Jackson
Brookens hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. Terrell
Wathan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Concepcion vs. Terrell
Concepcion bunts towards the mound. Terrell fields it and throws to first for the out. Wathan moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Terrell
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Terrell
Smith 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, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Jackson
Whitaker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. Jackson
Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Jackson
Gibson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Terrell
Brett hits a fly ball into left field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Motley vs. Terrell
Darryl Motley pinch hits for Hal McRae.
Motley strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Iorg vs. Terrell
Iorg strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Jackson
Lynn Jones now playing right field.
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garbey vs. Jackson
Garbey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Jackson
Herndon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Jackson
Evans hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wilson. Evans reaches second base with a double. Herndon moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lemon vs. Jackson
Lemon hits a line drive into left field. That will be extra bases. Smith fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Smith. Herndon scores. Evans scores. Lemon moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brookens vs. Jackson
Brookens hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lemon scores. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitaker vs. Jackson
There goes Brookens. The throw from Wathan and he is safe. Brookens steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitaker vs. Jackson
Whitaker 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, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Terrell
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Balboni vs. Terrell
Balboni hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. Terrell
Wathan bunts towards the mound. Terrell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Orta vs. Terrell
Jorge Orta pinch hits for Onix Concepcion.
There goes Wathan. The throw from Parrish and he is out, Trammell applying the tag. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Terrell
Orta strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 4 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Jones
Mike Jones now pitching. Jim Scranton now playing shortstop.
Trammell hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Jones
Gibson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Jones
Parrish hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garbey vs. Jones
Garbey hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Jones
Herndon 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, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Hernandez
Guillermo Hernandez now pitching.
Wilson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Hernandez
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Hernandez
Brett hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Motley vs. Hernandez
Motley hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jones vs. Hernandez
Jones hits a fly ball into left field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Jones
Evans hits a fly ball into right field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Jones
Lemon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brookens vs. Beckwith
Joe Beckwith now pitching.
Brookens strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitaker vs. Beckwith
Whitaker hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Beckwith
Trammell hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 8 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Hernandez
White hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Balboni vs. Hernandez
Balboni hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. Hernandez
Wathan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lemon. Wathan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pryor vs. Hernandez
Greg Pryor pinch hits for Jim Scranton.
Pryor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Hernandez
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/5/1985 -- Detroit at Kansas City (N)
Detroit AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Whitaker L, 2b 3 1 1 2 Wilson W, cf 5 0 1 0
Trammell A, ss 5 0 0 0 Smith L, lf 4 0 0 0
Gibson K, rf 4 1 1 1 Brett G, 3b 3 1 2 0
Parrish L, c 4 1 1 1 McRae H, dh 2 1 0 0
Garbey B, dh 4 0 0 0 Motley D, ph 1 0 0 0
Herndon L, lf 4 2 2 0 Iorg D, rf 2 0 1 2
Evans D, 1b 4 1 1 1 Jones L, rf 1 0 0 0
Lemon C, cf 4 2 2 2 White F, 2b 4 0 0 0
Brookens T, 3b 4 0 1 1 Balboni S, 1b 4 2 3 2
Wathan J, c 3 0 2 0
Concepcion O, ss 1 0 0 0
Orta J, ph 1 0 0 0
Scranton J, ss 0 0 0 0
Pryor G, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 8 9 8 32 4 9 4
Detroit 000 010 322 -- 8
Kansas City 000 200 101 -- 4
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Terrell W (W) 7.0 5 3 3 4 5
Hernandez G (S) 2.0 4 1 1 0 0
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson D (L) 7.0 5 4 4 1 7
Jones M 1.1 3 3 3 0 0
Beckwith J 0.2 1 1 1 0 1
E -- Smith L
DP -- Detroit 1, Kansas City 1
LOB -- Detroit 3, Kansas City 6
2B -- Brett G, Iorg D, Evans D, Lemon C, Wathan J
3B -- Herndon L
HR -- Balboni S 2, Gibson K, Parrish L, Whitaker L
SB -- Brookens T
CS -- Iorg D, Wathan J
SH -- Concepcion O
HBP -- by Jackson D (Whitaker L)
WP -- Jackson D
T -- 2:53
A -- 41251
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