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Royals
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
April 7, 1977
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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 April 7, 1977 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 7, 1977 |
|---|---|
| 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 | April 7, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Paul Splittorff |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dave Roberts |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 46,807 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Russ Goetz 1B: George Maloney 2B: Terry Cooney 3B: Greg Kosc |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Brett | Third Baseman |
| Hal McRae | DH |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| John Mayberry | First Baseman |
| Al Cowens | Right Fielder |
| Joe Zdeb | Left Fielder |
| Buck Martinez | Catcher |
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Herzog | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ron LeFlore | Center Fielder |
| Tito Fuentes | Second Baseman |
| Rusty Staub | DH |
| Willie Horton | Left Fielder |
| Jason Thompson | First Baseman |
| Ben Oglivie | Right Fielder |
| Milt May | Catcher |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
| Tom Veryzer | Shortstop |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
April 7, 1977
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Roberts
Brett hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Roberts
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. Brett moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Otis vs. Roberts
Otis hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Roberts
Mayberry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cowens vs. Roberts
Cowens hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Horton. Cowens reaches second base with a double. Mayberry moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Zdeb vs. Roberts
Zdeb strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Martinez vs. Roberts
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Splittorff
LeFlore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fuentes vs. Splittorff
Fuentes hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zdeb. Fuentes reaches second base with a double. LeFlore goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Staub vs. Splittorff
Staub hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fuentes scores. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Splittorff
Horton hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Splittorff
Thompson takes first base on ball four. Staub moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oglivie vs. Splittorff
Oglivie hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Staub moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
May vs. Splittorff
May hits a fly ball into left field. Zdeb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Roberts
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Roberts
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Roberts
Brett hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Splittorff
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first, with Splittorff covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. Splittorff
Veryzer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LeFlore vs. Splittorff
LeFlore hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Veryzer moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fuentes vs. Splittorff
Fuentes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Roberts
McRae hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Roberts
Otis hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Roberts
Mayberry strikes out. There goes McRae. The throw from May to Veryzer, and McRae is out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Splittorff
Staub is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Splittorff
Horton hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Splittorff
Thompson strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Roberts
Cowens hits a fly ball into right field. Oglivie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zdeb vs. Roberts
Zdeb hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Roberts
Martinez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Zdeb moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Patek vs. Roberts
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer fields it and throws to second for the out. Zdeb scores. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Roberts
There goes Patek. The throw from May and he is safe. Patek steals second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Roberts
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oglivie vs. Splittorff
Oglivie hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Oglivie for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Splittorff
May 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 -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Splittorff
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Roberts
Brett hits a fly ball into right field. Oglivie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Roberts
McRae hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Roberts
Otis hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of LeFlore. Otis reaches second base with a double. McRae moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mayberry vs. Roberts
Mayberry hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Roberts
Cowens hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zdeb vs. Roberts
Zdeb hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roberts fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. Splittorff
Veryzer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LeFlore vs. Splittorff
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fuentes vs. Splittorff
Fuentes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Arroyo
Fernando Arroyo now pitching.
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Arroyo
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Arroyo
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Splittorff
Staub hits a fly ball into left field. Zdeb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Splittorff
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Splittorff
Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Arroyo
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first, with Arroyo covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Arroyo
McRae strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Arroyo
Otis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Arroyo
There's a wild pitch. Otis moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mayberry vs. Arroyo
Mayberry is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cowens vs. Arroyo
Cowens is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oglivie vs. Splittorff
Oglivie takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Splittorff
May takes first base on ball four. Oglivie moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kemp vs. Bird
Doug Bird now pitching. Steve Kemp pinch hits for Aurelio Rodriguez.
Kemp strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mankowski vs. Bird
Phil Mankowski pinch hits for Tom Veryzer.
Mankowski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Oglivie scores. May moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
LeFlore vs. Bird
LeFlore hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. May scores. Mankowski moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fuentes vs. Bird
Fuentes hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Martinez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Staub vs. Bird
Staub hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zdeb vs. Arroyo
Mark Wagner now playing shortstop. Phil Mankowski now playing third base.
Zdeb hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mankowski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Arroyo
Martinez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Arroyo
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Arroyo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Bird
Horton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Gura
Larry Gura now pitching.
Thompson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oglivie vs. Gura
Oglivie hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gura fields it and throws to first for the out. Horton moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wockenfuss vs. Littell
Mark Littell now pitching. John Wockenfuss pinch hits for Milt May.
Wockenfuss hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Arroyo
John Wockenfuss now catching.
White hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Arroyo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Arroyo
Brett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Arroyo
McRae hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brett moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Otis vs. Arroyo
Otis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brett scores. McRae moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mayberry vs. Hiller
John Hiller now pitching.
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Littell
Wagner 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 -
Royals, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mankowski vs. Littell
Mankowski hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Littell
LeFlore strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/7/1977 -- Kansas City at Detroit (D)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Brett G, 3b 4 2 1 0 LeFlore R, cf 4 1 2 1
McRae H, dh 5 1 3 0 Fuentes T, 2b 4 1 1 1
Otis A, cf 5 2 4 3 Staub R, dh 4 0 1 1
Mayberry J, 1b 3 1 1 3 Horton W, lf 4 0 1 0
Cowens A, rf 4 0 1 0 Thompson J, 1b 3 0 0 0
Zdeb J, lf 4 1 1 0 Oglivie B, rf 3 1 0 0
Martinez B, c 4 0 1 0 May M, c 2 1 0 0
Patek F, ss 4 0 0 1 Wockenfuss J, ph-c 1 0 0 0
White F, 2b 4 0 0 0 Rodriguez A, 3b 2 0 0 0
Kemp S, ph 1 0 0 0
Wagner M, ss 1 0 0 0
Veryzer T, ss 2 0 2 0
Mankowski P, ph-3b 2 0 1 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 7 12 7 33 4 8 4
Kansas City 200 130 001 -- 7
Detroit 200 000 200 -- 4
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Splittorff P (W)* 6.0 5 4 4 4 3
Bird D+ 1.0 3 0 0 0 1
Gura L 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Littell M (S) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts D (L) 5.0 9 6 6 1 2
Arroyo F 3.1 3 1 1 2 2
Hiller J 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
+ Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
DP -- Kansas City 2, Detroit 2
LOB -- Kansas City 6, Detroit 6
2B -- Cowens A, Fuentes T, Otis A
HR -- Otis A, Mayberry J
SB -- Patek F
CS -- McRae H
WP -- Arroyo F
T -- 2:30
A -- 46807
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