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Tigers
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
April 9, 1988
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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 April 9, 1988 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 9, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 9, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jack Morris |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bret Saberhagen |
| Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 23,418 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 20 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John Hirschbeck 1B: Rich Garcia 2B: Nick Bremigan 3B: Rick Reed |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Gary Pettis | Center Fielder |
| Lou Whitaker | Second Baseman |
| Darrell Evans | First Baseman |
| Alan Trammell | Shortstop |
| Matt Nokes | Catcher |
| Pat Sheridan | Left Fielder |
| Jim Morrison | DH |
| Chet Lemon | Right Fielder |
| Tom Brookens | Third Baseman |
| Sparky Anderson | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Wilson | Center Fielder |
| Kevin Seitzer | Third Baseman |
| George Brett | First Baseman |
| Danny Tartabull | Right Fielder |
| Jim Eisenreich | DH |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| Bo Jackson | Left Fielder |
| Jamie Quirk | Catcher |
| Kurt Stillwell | Shortstop |
| John Wathan | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
April 9, 1988
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Pettis vs. Saberhagen
Pettis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Saberhagen
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Saberhagen
Evans hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Whitaker moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Trammell vs. Saberhagen
Trammell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Whitaker moves to third. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Nokes vs. Saberhagen
Nokes hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. White catches it. Trammell is attempting to advance to second base. Here's the throw, and he's out. Double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Morris
Wilson 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: 1-1, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Morris
Seitzer hits a fly ball into center field. Pettis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Morris
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
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sheridan vs. Saberhagen
Sheridan strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Morrison vs. Saberhagen
Morrison strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Saberhagen
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. Morris
Tartabull hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sheridan. Tartabull reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Eisenreich vs. Morris
Eisenreich strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
White vs. Morris
White hits a fly ball into center field. Pettis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Morris
The umpire calls a balk on Morris Tartabull moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Jackson vs. Morris
Jackson hits a fly ball into right field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Brookens vs. Saberhagen
Brookens 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: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pettis vs. Saberhagen
Pettis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Whitaker vs. Saberhagen
There goes Pettis. The throw from Quirk and he is safe. Pettis steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Whitaker vs. Saberhagen
Whitaker hits a popup towards third. Seitzer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Saberhagen
Evans hits a fly ball into left field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Quirk vs. Morris
Quirk hits a ball on the ground towards first. Evans scoops it up and throws to first, with Morris covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Stillwell vs. Morris
Stillwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Morris
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Seitzer vs. Morris
There goes Stillwell. The throw from Nokes to Whitaker and they have Stillwell trapped. The throw over to Evans, who applies the tag for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Saberhagen
Trammell strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Nokes vs. Saberhagen
Nokes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Sheridan vs. Saberhagen
Sheridan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Nokes moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Morrison vs. Saberhagen
Morrison hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. White reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Lemon vs. Saberhagen
Lemon hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Morris
Seitzer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Morris fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Morris
Brett hits a line drive into center field. Pettis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. Morris
Tartabull 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, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Brookens vs. Saberhagen
Brookens hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Wilson. Brookens reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Pettis vs. Saberhagen
Pettis hits a fly ball into left field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Whitaker vs. Saberhagen
Whitaker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brookens scores. Whitaker moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Saberhagen
Evans hits a fly ball into left field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Trammell vs. Saberhagen
Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Whitaker moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Nokes vs. Saberhagen
Nokes strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Eisenreich vs. Morris
Eisenreich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
White vs. Morris
White strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Morris
Jackson hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Quirk vs. Morris
Quirk strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sheridan vs. Saberhagen
Sheridan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morrison vs. Saberhagen
Morrison hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stillwell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Saberhagen
Lemon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stillwell vs. Morris
Stillwell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Morris
Wilson hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Lemon who is chasing the ball. Wilson reaches third base with a triple. Stillwell goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Seitzer vs. Morris
Seitzer 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, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Brett vs. Morris
Brett hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Wilson scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tartabull vs. Morris
The umpire calls a balk on Morris Brett moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tartabull vs. Morris
The umpire calls a balk on Morris Brett moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Tartabull vs. Morris
Tartabull strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Eisenreich vs. Morris
Eisenreich hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brett scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
White vs. Morris
There goes Eisenreich. The throw from Nokes and he is safe. Eisenreich steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
White vs. Morris
White 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 7
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Tigers, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Brookens vs. Saberhagen
Brookens hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Saberhagen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Pettis vs. Saberhagen
Pettis hits a line drive into right field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Whitaker vs. Saberhagen
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Brookens moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Evans vs. Black
Buddy Black now pitching.
Evans hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brookens scores. Whitaker moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Trammell vs. Black
Trammell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Whitaker scores. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Salazar vs. Black
Luis Salazar pinch hits for Matt Nokes.
Salazar hits a ball on the ground into left field. Jackson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Jackson. Evans scores. Trammell moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Knight vs. Quisenberry
Ray Knight pinch hits for Pat Sheridan. Dan Quisenberry now pitching.
Knight hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Tartabull. Knight reaches second base with a double. Trammell scores. Salazar goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morrison vs. Quisenberry
Mike Heath pinch runs for Ray Knight.
The umpire calls a balk on Quisenberry Heath moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Morrison vs. Quisenberry
Morrison hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Heath scores. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Quisenberry
Lemon takes first base on ball four. Morrison moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Brookens vs. Quisenberry
Brookens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stillwell picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Stillwell. Morrison scores. Lemon moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Pettis vs. Farr
Steve Farr now pitching.
Pettis strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Whitaker vs. Farr
Whitaker hits a popup towards short. Stillwell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 8 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Morris
Luis Salazar now playing left field. Mike Heath now catching.
Jackson hits a line drive into left field. Salazar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Quirk vs. Morris
Quirk hits a ball on the ground towards first. Evans scoops it up and throws to first, with Morris covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Stillwell vs. Morris
Stillwell hits a line drive into left field. Salazar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 8 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Farr
Evans 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, 8 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Farr
Trammell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Tartabull who is chasing the ball. Trammell reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Salazar vs. Farr
There's a wild pitch. Trammell scores. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Salazar vs. Farr
Salazar strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Farr
Heath hits a line drive into left field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 9 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Morris
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Morris
Seitzer hits a fly ball into left field. Salazar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Morris
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
Top 9
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Tigers, 9 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Morrison vs. Farr
Morrison hits a line drive towards short. Stillwell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Farr
Lemon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Jackson. Lemon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Brookens vs. Farr
Brookens strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pettis vs. Farr
Pettis hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Lemon scores. Pettis moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Whitaker vs. Farr
Whitaker hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Jackson. Whitaker reaches second base with a double. Pettis scores. View Play -
Tigers, 11 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Farr
Jim Walewander pinch runs for Lou Whitaker.
The umpire calls a balk on Farr Walewander moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 11 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Evans vs. Farr
Evans hits a popup towards third. Seitzer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 11 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. Henneman
Jim Walewander now playing second base. Mike Henneman now pitching. Billy Beane now playing right field.
Tartabull hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 11 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Eisenreich vs. Henneman
Eisenreich hits a line drive into left field. Salazar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 11 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
White vs. Henneman
White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Walewander scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/9/1988 -- Detroit at Kansas City (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Pettis G, cf 6 1 2 1 Wilson W, cf 4 1 1 1
Whitaker L, 2b 6 1 4 2 Seitzer K, 3b 4 0 0 0
Walewander J, pr-2b 0 0 0 0 Brett G, 1b 4 1 1 1
Evans D, 1b 6 1 2 1 Tartabull D, rf 4 0 1 0
Trammell A, ss 5 2 4 1 Eisenreich J, dh 4 0 1 1
Nokes M, c 3 0 1 0 White F, 2b 4 0 0 0
Salazar L, ph-lf 2 1 1 1 Jackson B, lf 3 1 1 1
Sheridan P, lf 2 0 1 0 Quirk J, c 3 0 0 0
Knight R, ph 1 0 1 2 Stillwell K, ss 2 1 1 0
Heath M, pr-c 1 1 0 0
Morrison J, dh 5 1 1 1
Lemon C, rf 4 1 1 0
Beane B, rf 0 0 0 0
Brookens T, 3b 5 2 3 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
46 11 21 9 32 4 6 4
Detroit 000 010 712 -- 11
Kansas City 000 013 000 -- 4
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Morris J (W) 8.0 6 4 4 1 6
Henneman M 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Saberhagen B 6.1 11 3 3 1 5
Black B (L)* 0.0 3 3 3 0 0
Quisenberry D+ 0.0 3 2 1 1 0
Farr S 2.2 4 3 3 0 3
* Pitched to 3 batters in 7th
+ Pitched to 4 batters in 7th
E -- Jackson B, Stillwell K
DP -- Kansas City 2
LOB -- Detroit 10, Kansas City 2
2B -- Tartabull D, Brookens T, Knight R, Lemon C, Whitaker L
3B -- Wilson W, Trammell A
HR -- Jackson B
SB -- Pettis G, Eisenreich J
CS -- Stillwell K
WP -- Farr S
Balk -- Morris J 3, Quisenberry D, Farr S
T -- 3:20
A -- 23418
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