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Royals
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
May 12, 1975
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Kansas City Royals, played on May 12, 1975 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 12, 1975 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 12, 1975 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dennis Leonard |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Vern Ruhle |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 7,002 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 39 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ron Luciano 1B: Armando Rodriguez 2B: Bill Haller 3B: Rich Garcia |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Wohlford | Right Fielder |
| George Brett | Third Baseman |
| Hal McRae | Left Fielder |
| John Mayberry | First Baseman |
| Harmon Killebrew | DH |
| Vada Pinson | Center Fielder |
| Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Buck Martinez | Catcher |
| Jack McKeon | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ron LeFlore | Center Fielder |
| Gary Sutherland | Second Baseman |
| Willie Horton | DH |
| Nate Colbert | First Baseman |
| Bill Freehan | Catcher |
| Leon Roberts | Right Fielder |
| Mickey Stanley | Left Fielder |
| Tom Veryzer | Shortstop |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
May 12, 1975
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wohlford vs. Ruhle
Wohlford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Ruhle
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sutherland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Ruhle
McRae hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Ruhle
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McRae moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Killebrew vs. Ruhle
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Leonard
LeFlore strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sutherland vs. Leonard
Sutherland hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Leonard
Horton hits a line drive into right field. Wohlford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Ruhle
Pinson hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Ruhle
Rojas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Ruhle
Patek hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rojas moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Martinez vs. Ruhle
Martinez hits a line drive into left field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wohlford vs. Ruhle
Wohlford takes first base on ball four. Rojas moves to third. Patek moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brett vs. Ruhle
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sutherland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colbert vs. Leonard
Colbert hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pinson. Colbert reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Freehan vs. Leonard
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Roberts vs. Leonard
Roberts is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stanley vs. Leonard
Stanley is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Ruhle
McRae hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Ruhle
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sutherland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McRae moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Killebrew vs. Ruhle
Killebrew takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pinson vs. Ruhle
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sutherland fields it and throws to second for the out. McRae moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rojas vs. Ruhle
Rojas hits a line drive towards short. Veryzer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. Leonard
Veryzer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Leonard
Rodriguez is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LeFlore vs. Leonard
LeFlore takes first base on ball four. Veryzer moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sutherland vs. Leonard
Sutherland strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Horton vs. Leonard
Horton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Veryzer scores. LeFlore goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colbert vs. Leonard
Colbert hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Ruhle
Patek hits a fly ball into left field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Ruhle
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wohlford vs. Ruhle
Wohlford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sutherland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Leonard
Freehan hits a line drive into left field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Leonard
Roberts takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Leonard
There goes Roberts. The throw from Martinez and he is out, Rojas applying the tag. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Leonard
Stanley hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Martinez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Ruhle
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Ruhle
McRae hits a fly ball into right field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Ruhle
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Ruhle
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. Leonard
Veryzer is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Leonard
Rodriguez bunts towards the mound. Leonard fields it and throws to first for the out. Veryzer moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
LeFlore vs. Leonard
LeFlore strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sutherland vs. Leonard
Sutherland hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Ruhle
Pinson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of LeFlore. Pinson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rojas vs. Ruhle
Rojas hits a fly ball into right field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Patek vs. Ruhle
Patek bunts towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. Pinson moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Martinez vs. Ruhle
Martinez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Freehan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Leonard
Horton hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colbert vs. Leonard
Colbert takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Leonard
Freehan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Colbert moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Roberts vs. Leonard
Roberts hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Leonard
Stanley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Veryzer vs. Mingori
Steve Mingori now pitching.
Veryzer strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Mingori
Rodriguez hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wohlford vs. Ruhle
Wohlford hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sutherland settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Ruhle
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sutherland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Ruhle
McRae hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Ruhle
Mayberry hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Mingori
LeFlore strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sutherland vs. Mingori
Sutherland hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Mingori
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mingori fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Ruhle
Killebrew hits a line drive into left field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Ruhle
Pinson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Ruhle
Rojas takes first base on ball four. Pinson moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cowens vs. Hiller
Tony Solaita pinch hits for Freddie Patek. John Hiller now pitching. Al Cowens pinch hits for Tony Solaita.
Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hiller fields it and throws to second for the out. Pinson moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Martinez vs. Hiller
Martinez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colbert vs. Mingori
Frank White now playing shortstop.
Colbert strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Mingori
Freehan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roberts vs. Mingori
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards short. White fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Mingori
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wohlford vs. Hiller
Wohlford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sutherland misplays the ball. That's an error on Sutherland. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Hiller
Brett hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of LeFlore. Brett reaches second base with a double. Wohlford moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McRae vs. Hiller
McRae strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mayberry vs. Hiller
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hiller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Killebrew vs. Hiller
Killebrew takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Otis vs. Hiller
Marty Pattin pinch runs for Harmon Killebrew. Amos Otis pinch hits for Vada Pinson.
Otis strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/12/1975 -- Kansas City at Detroit (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Wohlford J, rf 4 0 0 0 LeFlore R, cf 3 1 0 0
Brett G, 3b 5 0 1 0 Sutherland G, 2b 4 0 0 0
McRae H, lf 5 0 3 0 Horton W, dh 4 0 1 2
Mayberry J, 1b 5 0 2 0 Colbert N, 1b 3 1 1 0
Killebrew H, dh 3 0 0 0 Freehan B, c 4 1 2 0
Pattin M, pr 0 0 0 0 Roberts L, rf 3 1 1 3
Pinson V, cf 4 0 2 0 Stanley M, lf 4 0 1 0
Otis A, ph 1 0 0 0 Veryzer T, ss 2 1 1 0
Rojas C, 2b 2 0 0 0 Rodriguez A, 3b 2 0 0 0
Patek F, ss 2 0 1 0
Solaita T, ph 0 0 0 0
Cowens A, ph 1 0 0 0
White F, ss 0 0 0 0
Martinez B, c 4 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 0 9 0 29 5 7 5
Kansas City 000 000 000 -- 0
Detroit 002 003 00x -- 5
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard D (L) 5.1 6 5 5 3 6
Mingori S 2.2 1 0 0 0 3
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Ruhle V (W) 7.1 8 0 0 4 0
Hiller J 1.2 1 0 0 1 3
E -- Sutherland G
LOB -- Kansas City 15, Detroit 5
2B -- Colbert N, Pinson V, Brett G
HR -- Roberts L
CS -- Roberts L
SH -- Rodriguez A, Patek F
HBP -- by Leonard D (Veryzer T)
T -- 2:39
A -- 7002
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