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Detroit Tigers vs. Kansas City Royals

Jun 15, 1978
FINAL

Box Score

123456789RHELOB
DET00020000021028
KC01120111-714011
win:Kansas City Royals logoD. Leonardloss:Detroit Tigers logoB. Sykes

Scoring Summary

DETKC
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    2
    Joe Zdeb singles on a to right fielder Mickey Stanley. Freddie Patek scores. Frank White to 3rd. [1 run]
    01
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    3
    Amos Otis hits a home run (10). [1 run]
    02
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    4
    Milt May singles on a to right fielder Al Cowens. Steve Kemp scores. Rusty Staub to 2nd. [1 run]
    12
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    4
    Mickey Stanley singles on a to center fielder Amos Otis. Rusty Staub scores. Milt May to 2nd. [1 run]
    22
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    4
    Frank White doubles (13) on a to left fielder Steve Kemp. Freddie Patek scores. [1 run]
    23
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    4
    Hal McRae out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Ron LeFlore. Frank White scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
    24
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    6
    George Brett out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Ron LeFlore. Tom Poquette scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
    25
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    7
    Frank White singles on a to left fielder Steve Kemp. Darrell Porter scores. Freddie Patek to 3rd. [1 run]
    26
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    8
    Al Cowens doubles (9) on a to left fielder Steve Kemp. Amos Otis scores. [1 run]
    27

Player Stats

Detroit Tigers logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
1Ron LeFloreCF05003003.260
2Steve KempLF13100101.299
3Rusty StaubDH24100001.286
4Jason Thompson1B14002004.288
5Milt MayC14012001.285
6Mickey StanleyRF14010001.231
7Lou Whitaker2B14001002.299
8Aurelio Rodriguez3B04000003.284
9Alan TrammellSS34000000.285
TOTAL10362281016-
Detroit Tigers logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Bob SykesLHP3.0742021243.51
Jack MorrisRHP3.1622120264.28
John HillerLHP1.2111210132.49
TOTAL8.0147535163-
Kansas City Royals logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
1Joe ZdebLF13011001.310
Tom PoquettePH-LF12100002.245
2Hal McRaeDH14010003.271
3George Brett3B24011000.315
4Amos OtisCF12210311.293
5Al CowensRF15010003.252
6John Wathan1B00000000.296
Clint Hurdle1B25001001.245
Ralph LaCock1B00000000.208
7Darrell PorterC13100101.301
8Freddie PatekSS13200102.273
9Frank White2B34120002.297
TOTAL14357735116-
Kansas City Royals logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Dennis LeonardRHP9.01022810563.96
TOTAL9.0102281056-

Play-by-Play

1st inningDETKC
  • TOP 1
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    STRIKEOUT — Ron LeFlore strikes out swinging. [1 out]
    00
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    BATTER OUT — Steve Kemp out, second baseman Frank White to first baseman John Wathan. [2 outs]
    00
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    BATTER OUT — Rusty Staub out, first baseman John Wathan to second baseman Frank White to pitcher Dennis Leonard. [3 outs]
    00
  • BOTTOM 1
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    BATTER OUT — Joe Zdeb out to left fielder Steve Kemp. [1 out]
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    SINGLE — Hal McRae singles on a to left fielder Steve Kemp.
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    SINGLE — George Brett singles on a to left fielder Steve Kemp. Hal McRae out at 3rd on the throw, left fielder Steve Kemp to third baseman Aurelio Rodriguez. George Brett to 2nd. [2 outs]
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    WALK — Amos Otis walks.
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    LINEOUT — Al Cowens lines out to second baseman Lou Whitaker. [3 outs]
    00
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Team Stats

2Runs7
10Hits14
2Errors0
.278Batting Avg.400
36At Bats35
1Extra-base Hits4
0Home Runs1
2Runs-Batted-In7
1Walks5
0Stolen Bases3
8Strikeouts3
8Left on Base11
11Total Bases21

Game Details

Thursday, June 15, 1978 · 8:05 PM
Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City, MO
attendance: 19,721 (52.0%)
weather: 89 degrees, unknown