Top 1

• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Salazar vs. Morris
  
  Salazar hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Brookens reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Seitzer vs. Morris
  
  Seitzer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Coles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  White vs. Morris
  
  White hits a popup towards first. Bergman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bean vs. Gubicza
  
  Bean hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Tartabull. Bean reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Sheridan vs. Gubicza
  
  Sheridan bunts towards the mound. Gubicza picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Gubicza. Bean scores. Sheridan moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Nokes vs. Gubicza
  
  Nokes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Trammell vs. Gubicza
  
  There goes Sheridan. The throw from Quirk and he is out, Seitzer applying the tag. Nokes moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Trammell vs. Gubicza
  
  Trammell hits a fly ball into right field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Nokes moves to third. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Evans vs. Gubicza
  
  There's a wild pitch. Nokes scores. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Evans vs. Gubicza
  
  Evans hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Beniquez. Evans reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Coles vs. Gubicza
  
  Coles hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Orta vs. Morris
  
  Orta strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Beniquez vs. Morris
  
  Beniquez hits a fly ball into right field. Sheridan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tartabull vs. Morris
  
  Tartabull strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bergman vs. Gubicza
  
  Bergman 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, 0 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lemon vs. Gubicza
  
  Lemon strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brookens vs. Gubicza
  
  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 

Top 3

• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jackson vs. Morris
  
  Jackson takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Balboni vs. Morris
  
  Balboni hits a ball on the ground towards third. Coles fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Quirk vs. Morris
  
  Quirk hits a popup, foul, towards third. Coles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bean vs. Gubicza
  
  Bean hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Sheridan vs. Gubicza
  
  Sheridan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Salazar fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Nokes vs. Gubicza
  
  Nokes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gubicza fields it and throws to first for the out. Sheridan moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Trammell vs. Gubicza
  
  Trammell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Evans vs. Gubicza
  
  Evans hits a fly ball into left field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Salazar vs. Morris
  
  Salazar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Coles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Seitzer vs. Morris
  
  Seitzer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  White vs. Morris
  
  White takes first base on ball four. Seitzer moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Orta vs. Morris
  
  Orta hits a fly ball into right field. Sheridan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Beniquez vs. Morris
  
  Beniquez hits a fly ball into right field. Sheridan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Coles vs. Gubicza
  
  Coles hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bergman vs. Gubicza
  
  Bergman hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lemon vs. Gubicza
  
  Lemon takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Brookens vs. Gubicza
  
  Brookens hits a fly ball into left field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bean vs. Gubicza
  
  Bean hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lemon moves to third. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Sheridan vs. Farr
  
  Steve Farr now pitching.
  
  Sheridan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lemon scores. Bean moves to third. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Nokes vs. Farr
  
  Nokes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bean scores. Sheridan moves to third. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Trammell vs. Farr
  
  Trammell hits a fly ball into left field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tartabull vs. Morris
  
  Tartabull hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jackson vs. Morris
  
  Jackson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Tigers, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Balboni vs. Morris
  
  Balboni hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Tigers, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Quirk vs. Morris
  
  Quirk hits a popup towards short. Trammell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Royals, 1 - Tigers, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, 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 
• Royals, 1 - Tigers, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Coles vs. Farr
  
  Coles is hit by the pitch. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Tigers, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bergman vs. Farr
  
  Bergman hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Coles moves to third. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Tigers, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Lemon vs. Farr
  
  Lemon hits a fly ball into left field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Coles tags and scores. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Tigers, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Brookens vs. Farr
  
  Brookens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Salazar fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bergman moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Tigers, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Bean vs. Farr
  
  Bean is called out on strikes. View Play 

Top 6

• Royals, 1 - Tigers, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Salazar vs. Morris
  
  Salazar hits a fly ball into left field. Bean settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Tigers, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Seitzer vs. Morris
  
  Seitzer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brookens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Tigers, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  White vs. Morris
  
  White strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Royals, 1 - Tigers, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sheridan vs. Farr
  
  Buddy Biancalana now playing second base.
  
  Sheridan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Salazar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Tigers, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nokes vs. Farr
  
  Nokes takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Tigers, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Trammell vs. Farr
  
  Trammell strikes out. There goes Nokes. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Tigers, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Evans vs. Farr
  
  Evans strikes out. View Play 

Top 7

• Royals, 1 - Tigers, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Orta vs. Morris
  
  Orta hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Tigers, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Beniquez vs. Morris
  
  Beniquez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Brookens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Tigers, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tartabull vs. Morris
  
  Tartabull hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Tigers, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Jackson vs. Morris
  
  Jackson strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Tigers, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Balboni vs. Morris
  
  Balboni hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Royals, 2 - Tigers, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Coles vs. Anderson
  
  Rick Anderson now pitching.
  
  Coles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Tigers, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bergman vs. Anderson
  
  Bergman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Balboni fields the ball and throws to Anderson covering. Safe. Coles moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Tigers, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Lemon vs. Anderson
  
  Lemon is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Tigers, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Brookens vs. Anderson
  
  Brookens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biancalana fields it and throws to second for the out. Coles moves to third. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Tigers, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Bean vs. Anderson
  
  Bean hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Tartabull. Bean reaches second base with a double. Coles scores. Brookens moves to third. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Tigers, 9
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Sheridan vs. Anderson
  
  Sheridan takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Tigers, 9
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Nokes vs. Anderson
  
  Nokes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Anderson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Royals, 2 - Tigers, 9
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Quirk vs. King
  
  Eric King now pitching.
  
  Quirk hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brookens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Tigers, 9
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Salazar vs. King
  
  Salazar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Tigers, 9
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Seitzer vs. King
  
  Seitzer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Tigers, 9
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Biancalana vs. King
  
  There's a wild pitch. Seitzer moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Tigers, 9
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Biancalana vs. King
  
  Biancalana hits a popup towards short. Trammell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Royals, 2 - Tigers, 9
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Trammell vs. Anderson
  
  Bill Pecota now playing third base.
  
  Trammell hits a line drive into left field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Tigers, 9
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Evans vs. Anderson
  
  Evans hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Tigers, 10
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Coles vs. Anderson
  
  Coles hits a popup, foul, towards first. Balboni settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Tigers, 10
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bergman vs. Anderson
  
  Bergman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Tigers, 10
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lemon vs. Anderson
  
  Lemon is hit by the pitch. Bergman moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Tigers, 10
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Brookens vs. Anderson
  
  Brookens hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Tigers, 13
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bean vs. Anderson
  
  Bean is called out on strikes. View Play 

Top 9

• Royals, 2 - Tigers, 13
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Orta vs. Robinson
  
  Jeff Robinson now pitching.
  
  Orta strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Tigers, 13
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Beniquez vs. Robinson
  
  Beniquez strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Tigers, 13
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tartabull vs. Robinson
  
  Tartabull hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brookens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

• 

  Game Summary

---

Audio Play-by-Play (back to top)

Click the button below to listen to the audio play-by-play.

If the player above doesn’t work for you, please check to make sure that your speakers are not muted, especially if your device has a hardware "silence switch".

If that does not resolve the issue, please download the MP3 file below to play the game audio directly.

Download MP3 version

---

Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 4/25/1987 -- Kansas City at Detroit (D)

  Kansas City        AB  R  H RBI    Detroit            AB  R  H RBI
Salazar A, ss         4  0  0  0   Bean B, lf            6  2  4  1   
Seitzer K, 3b         4  0  2  0   Sheridan P, rf        4  1  2  1   
Pecota B, 3b          0  0  0  0   Nokes M, c            4  1  2  1   
White F, 2b           2  0  0  0   Trammell A, ss        5  1  1  2   
Biancalana B, 2b      1  0  0  0   Evans D, dh           5  1  2  1   
Orta J, dh            4  1  1  1   Coles D, 3b           4  2  1  0   
Beniquez J, cf        4  0  0  0   Bergman D, 1b         5  2  4  1   
Tartabull D, rf       4  0  1  0   Lemon C, cf           2  2  0  1   
Jackson B, lf         2  1  1  1   Brookens T, 2b        5  1  2  3   
Balboni S, 1b         3  0  0  0                                      
Quirk J, c            3  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     31  2  5  2                        40 13 18 11

Kansas City      000 010 100 --  2
Detroit          202 310 14x -- 13

  Kansas City          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Gubicza M (L)         3.2  8  7  7  1  1
Farr S                2.1  4  1  1  1  3
Anderson R            2.0  6  5  5  1  2

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Morris J (W)          7.0  4  2  2  2  4
King E                1.0  1  0  0  0  0
Robinson J            1.0  0  0  0  0  2

E -- Gubicza M
DP -- Detroit 1
LOB -- Kansas City 4, Detroit 9
2B -- Bean B 2, Evans D
HR -- Trammell A, Bergman D, Jackson B, Orta J, Evans D, Brookens T
SB -- Nokes M
CS -- Sheridan P
SF -- Lemon C
HBP -- by Farr S (Coles D), by Anderson R (Lemon C)
WP -- Gubicza M, King E
T -- 2:43
A -- 18052

    

More Complete Baseball-Reference Box Score