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Tigers
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
April 16, 1977
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Detroit Tigers, played on April 16, 1977 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 16, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 16, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dave Rozema |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Paul Splittorff |
| Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 23,753 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 33 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Nick Bremigan 1B: Al Clark 2B: Jerry Neudecker 3B: Art Frantz |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ron LeFlore | Center Fielder |
| Tito Fuentes | Second Baseman |
| Steve Kemp | Left Fielder |
| Rusty Staub | DH |
| Jason Thompson | First Baseman |
| Ben Oglivie | Right Fielder |
| Milt May | Catcher |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
| Tom Veryzer | Shortstop |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Brett | Third Baseman |
| Hal McRae | DH |
| John Mayberry | First Baseman |
| Darrell Porter | Catcher |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| Al Cowens | Right Fielder |
| Pete LaCock | Left Fielder |
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Herzog | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
April 16, 1977
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Splittorff
LeFlore strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Splittorff
Fuentes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kemp vs. Splittorff
Kemp hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Splittorff
Staub hits a fly ball into left field. LaCock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Rozema
Brett hits a line drive into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Rozema
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Rozema
Mayberry strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Splittorff
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Splittorff covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oglivie vs. Splittorff
Oglivie hits a popup towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Splittorff
May hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Rozema
Porter strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Rozema
Otis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cowens vs. Rozema
Cowens takes first base on ball four. Otis moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
LaCock vs. Rozema
Rozema fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Rozema. Otis moves to third. Cowens moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
LaCock vs. Rozema
LaCock strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Patek vs. Rozema
Patek strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Splittorff
Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Veryzer vs. Splittorff
Veryzer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Splittorff
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Rozema
White hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Rozema
Brett hits a line drive into left field. Kemp picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Kemp. Brett moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McRae vs. Rozema
McRae hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brett moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mayberry vs. Rozema
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mayberry for the out. Brett scores. McRae moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Porter vs. Rozema
Porter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Porter for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Splittorff
Fuentes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Splittorff
Kemp hits a fly ball into left field. LaCock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Splittorff
Staub hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis. Staub reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Splittorff
Thompson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oglivie vs. Splittorff
Oglivie strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Rozema
Otis 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 -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Rozema
Cowens strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaCock vs. Rozema
LaCock hits a line drive into right field. Oglivie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Splittorff
May hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Splittorff
Rodriguez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes May trying to get to third. Otis throws the ball in to Brett, who tags May for the out. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Veryzer vs. Splittorff
Veryzer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Splittorff fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
LeFlore vs. Splittorff
LeFlore 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
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Rozema
Patek hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kemp who is chasing the ball. Patek reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
White vs. Rozema
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brett vs. Rozema
Brett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Patek scores. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Rozema
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. Brett moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mayberry vs. Rozema
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rozema fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Splittorff
Fuentes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kemp vs. Splittorff
Kemp hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fuentes moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Staub vs. Splittorff
Staub hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Splittorff
Thompson hits a line drive into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Fuentes moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Oglivie vs. Splittorff
Oglivie hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fuentes scores. Kemp moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
May vs. Splittorff
May hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of LaCock. May reaches second base with a double. Kemp scores. Oglivie goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Splittorff
Rodriguez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Rozema
Porter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Rozema
Otis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cowens vs. Rozema
Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LaCock vs. Rozema
There goes Cowens. The throw from May and he is safe. Cowens steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
LaCock vs. Rozema
LaCock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cowens moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Patek vs. Rozema
Patek hits a ball on the groundLeFlore throws the ball in to May who tags Patek trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Cowens scores. LaCock goes all the way around to score. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. Splittorff
Veryzer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek misplays the ball. That's an error on Patek. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LeFlore vs. Bird
Doug Bird now pitching.
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bird fields it and throws to first for the out. Veryzer moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fuentes vs. Bird
Fuentes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bird fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kemp vs. Bird
Kemp hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Bird
Staub strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Hiller
John Hiller now pitching.
White hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hiller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Hiller
Brett hits a line drive into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Hiller
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez juggles the ball. That's an error on Rodriguez. McRae moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mayberry vs. Hiller
Mayberry hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McRae scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Porter vs. Hiller
Porter hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 5 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Bird
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 -
Tigers, 5 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oglivie vs. Bird
Oglivie takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Bird
May hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Oglivie moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wockenfuss vs. Mingori
Phil Mankowski pinch hits for Aurelio Rodriguez. Steve Mingori now pitching. John Wockenfuss pinch hits for Phil Mankowski.
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
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 5 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Hiller
Chuck Scrivener now playing third base.
Otis hits a popup towards short. Veryzer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Hiller
Cowens hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zdeb vs. Hiller
Joe Zdeb pinch hits for Pete LaCock.
Zdeb hits a ball on the ground towards third. Scrivener fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 5 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. Mingori
Joe Zdeb now playing left field.
Veryzer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zdeb. Veryzer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
LeFlore vs. Mingori
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fuentes vs. Mingori
Fuentes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kemp vs. Mingori
Kemp takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Staub vs. Mingori
Staub hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Mingori
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mingori fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 8 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Hiller
Patek is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Hiller
Cookie Rojas pinch hits for Frank White.
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Hiller
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Scrivener juggles the ball. That's an error on Scrivener. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Hiller
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/16/1977 -- Detroit at Kansas City (N)
Detroit AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
LeFlore R, cf 5 0 0 0 Brett G, 3b 5 1 2 1
Fuentes T, 2b 5 2 2 0 McRae H, dh 5 1 1 0
Kemp S, lf 4 3 2 2 Mayberry J, 1b 4 0 1 2
Staub R, dh 5 1 2 3 Porter D, c 4 0 1 0
Thompson J, 1b 4 0 0 0 Otis A, cf 4 0 1 0
Oglivie B, rf 3 1 1 1 Cowens A, rf 3 1 1 0
May M, c 4 0 3 2 LaCock P, lf 3 1 1 0
Rodriguez A, 3b 3 0 2 0 Zdeb J, ph-lf 1 0 0 0
Mankowski P, ph 0 0 0 0 Patek F, ss 4 1 2 1
Wockenfuss J, ph 1 0 0 0 White F, 2b 3 0 0 0
Scrivener C, 3b 0 0 0 0 Rojas C, ph 1 0 0 0
Veryzer T, ss 4 1 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 8 13 8 37 5 10 4
Detroit 000 003 203 -- 8
Kansas City 001 012 100 -- 5
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Rozema D 6.0 8 4 2 1 5
Hiller J (W) 3.0 2 1 0 0 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Splittorff P* 6.0 9 4 3 1 2
Bird D 1.1 2 1 1 1 1
Mingori S (L) 1.2 2 3 3 1 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 7th
E -- Rozema D, Kemp S, Oglivie B, Patek F, Rodriguez A, Scrivener C
DP -- Detroit 1, Kansas City 2
LOB -- Detroit 6, Kansas City 6
2B -- Staub R, May M, Veryzer T
3B -- Patek F
HR -- Kemp S, Staub R
SB -- Cowens A
T -- 2:33
A -- 23753
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