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Royals
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
August 3, 1979
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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 August 3, 1979 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 3, 1979 |
|---|---|
| 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 | August 3, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Busby |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Pat Underwood |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 42 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Terry Cooney 1B: Mike Reilly 2B: John Shulock 3B: Dale Ford |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Hal McRae | DH |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| George Brett | Third Baseman |
| Al Cowens | Right Fielder |
| Darrell Porter | Catcher |
| George Scott | First Baseman |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| Willie Wilson | Left Fielder |
| Whitey Herzog | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ron LeFlore | Center Fielder |
| Lou Whitaker | Second Baseman |
| Steve Kemp | Left Fielder |
| Jason Thompson | First Baseman |
| Champ Summers | Right Fielder |
| Al Greene | DH |
| Ed Putman | Catcher |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
| Alan Trammell | Shortstop |
| Sparky Anderson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
August 3, 1979
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Underwood
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Underwood
McRae hits a line drive into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Underwood
Otis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Underwood
Brett hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Busby
LeFlore 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: ---
Whitaker vs. Busby
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Busby
Kemp takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Busby
Thompson strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Underwood
Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Underwood juggles the ball. That's an error on Underwood. Cowens moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Porter vs. Underwood
Porter hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Scott vs. Underwood
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Underwood
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it 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: ---
Summers vs. Busby
Summers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greene vs. Busby
There goes Summers. The throw from Porter and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Greene vs. Busby
Greene takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Putman vs. Busby
Putman strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rodriguez vs. Busby
Rodriguez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Summers scores. Greene moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Trammell vs. Busby
Trammell takes first base on ball four. Greene moves to third. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
LeFlore vs. Busby
LeFlore strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Whitaker vs. Busby
Whitaker strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Underwood
Wilson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Underwood
There goes Wilson. The throw from Putman and he is safe. Wilson steals second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Patek vs. Underwood
Patek strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McRae vs. Underwood
McRae hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wilson scores. McRae moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Otis vs. Underwood
Otis hits a line drive into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brett vs. Underwood
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Busby
Kemp hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Busby
Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Summers vs. Busby
Summers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott fields it and throws to second for the out. Summers moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Greene vs. Busby
Greene is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Putman vs. Busby
Putman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rodriguez vs. Busby
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Underwood
Cowens hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kemp. Cowens reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Porter vs. Underwood
Porter hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Underwood
Scott strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Underwood
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 -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Underwood
Wilson hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of LeFlore who is chasing the ball. Wilson reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Patek vs. Underwood
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it 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: ---
Trammell vs. Busby
Trammell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LeFlore vs. Busby
There goes Trammell. The throw from Porter and he is safe. Trammell steals second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
LeFlore vs. Busby
LeFlore strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitaker vs. Busby
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Trammell moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kemp vs. Busby
Kemp hits a popup towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Underwood
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Underwood
Otis hits a line drive into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Underwood
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
Bottom 5
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Royals, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Busby
Thompson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. White reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Summers vs. Busby
Summers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greene vs. Busby
Greene 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 -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Putman vs. Busby
Putman hits a popup, foul, towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Underwood
Cowens hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Porter vs. Underwood
There goes Cowens. The throw from Putman and he is safe. Cowens steals second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Porter vs. Underwood
Porter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first, with Underwood covering, for the out. Cowens moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Scott vs. Underwood
Scott hits a fly ball into right field. Summers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cowens tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Underwood
White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Underwood
There goes White. The throw from Putman and he is out, Trammell applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Busby
Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Busby
Trammell hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Busby
LeFlore hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Underwood
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Underwood
Patek hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Summers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Underwood
McRae hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Underwood
Otis hits a fly ball into right field. Summers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Mingori
Steve Mingori now pitching.
Whitaker strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Mingori
Kemp hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Mingori
Thompson 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, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Mingori
Lynn Jones pinch hits for Champ Summers.
Jones hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Billingham
Lynn Jones now playing right field. Jack Billingham now pitching.
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Billingham fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Billingham
Cowens hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Billingham
Porter strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Quisenberry
Dan Quisenberry now pitching. Jerry Terrell now playing third base. Jerry Morales pinch hits for Al Greene.
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Quisenberry
Lance Parrish pinch hits for Ed Putman.
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Quisenberry
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Billingham
Lance Parrish now catching.
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Billingham
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Billingham
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Billingham fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Quisenberry
Trammell 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, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Quisenberry
LeFlore hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wockenfuss vs. Hrabosky
Al Hrabosky now pitching. John Wockenfuss pinch hits for Lou Whitaker.
Wockenfuss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/3/1979, game 1 -- Kansas City at Detroit (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Patek F, ss 4 0 0 0 LeFlore R, cf 5 0 1 0
McRae H, dh 4 1 2 2 Whitaker L, 2b 4 0 0 0
Otis A, cf 4 0 1 0 Wockenfuss J, ph 1 0 0 0
Brett G, 3b 4 0 0 0 Kemp S, lf 3 2 2 2
Terrell J, 3b 0 0 0 0 Thompson J, 1b 4 0 1 0
Cowens A, rf 4 2 2 0 Summers C, rf 1 1 0 0
Porter D, c 4 1 1 2 Jones L, ph-rf 1 0 0 0
Scott G, 1b 3 0 0 1 Greene A, dh 2 0 0 0
White F, 2b 4 0 1 0 Morales J, ph 1 0 0 0
Wilson W, lf 3 1 1 0 Putman E, c 2 0 0 0
Parrish L, ph-c 1 0 0 0
Rodriguez A, 3b 4 0 1 1
Trammell A, ss 2 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 5 8 5 31 3 5 3
Kansas City 001 201 100 -- 5
Detroit 011 000 100 -- 3
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Busby S (W) 6.0 3 2 2 7 6
Mingori S 1.0 1 1 1 0 1
Quisenberry D 1.1 1 0 0 0 0
Hrabosky A (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Underwood P (L) 7.0 8 5 5 1 3
Billingham J 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Underwood P, Porter D
DP -- Kansas City 1
LOB -- Kansas City 4, Detroit 8
2B -- Cowens A
3B -- Wilson W
HR -- Kemp S 2, Porter D, McRae H
SB -- Summers C, Wilson W, Trammell A, Cowens A
CS -- White F
SF -- Scott G
T -- 2:42
A -- 0
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