Tigers @ Royals
September 1, 1978

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Bottom 9 R H E
Tigers 6 9 0
Royals 2 9 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Tigers 6 9 0
Royals 2 9 1

Amos Otis Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .268
OBP .333 .353
At Bats 2 381
Hits 1 102
• Singles 1 59
• Doubles 0 23
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 16
Walks 0 51
RBI’s 1 68

Jack Billingham Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
14 6 0
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Royals Stadium - September 1, 1978
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Out
Jack Billingham
Milt May
Jason Thompson
Lou Whitaker
Aurelio Rodriguez
Alan Trammell
Steve Kemp
Ron LeFlore
Tim Corcoran
Amos Otis
Al Cowens

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Detroit Tigers 6 9 0 8
Kansas City Royals 2 9 1 5
Winning Pitcher Jack Billingham
Losing Pitcher Dennis Leonard
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Rusty Staub
Attendance 32,329
Time of Game 2 hours 26 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Otis hits a fly ball into right field. Corcoran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Hurdle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hurdle for the out. Cowens moves to third.
Bottom 9 Cowens hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kemp. Cowens reaches second base with a double. Porter scores.
Bottom 9 Porter hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Corcoran. Porter reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 9 LaCock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats LaCock for the out.
Top 9 Kemp hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Washington fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 9 Thompson hits a popup towards short. Washington settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Staub takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 U L Washington now playing shortstop. Jerry Terrell now playing second base. Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McGilberry fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 McRae hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Jerry Terrell pinch runs for Tom Poquette. Brett hits a fly ball into right field. Corcoran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Tom Poquette pinch hits for Frank White. Poquette hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Otis moves to second.
Bottom 8 Steve Braun pinch hits for Freddie Patek. Braun hits a fly ball into right field. Corcoran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Otis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 LeFlore strikes out.
Top 8 Trammell takes first base on ball four. May moves to third. Corcoran moves to second.
Top 8 Randy McGilberry now pitching. Rodriguez is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Corcoran hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. May moves to second.
Top 8 May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek misplays the ball. That's an error on Patek.
Top 8 Kemp hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Hurdle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 7 Cowens hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Porter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Porter for the out.
Top 7 Thompson strikes out.
Top 7 Staub hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Porter settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Whitaker is called out on strikes.
Top 7 LeFlore hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 LaCock hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 McRae takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Brett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 6 Aurelio Rodriguez now playing third base. White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Trammell strikes out.
Top 6 Aurelio Rodriguez pinch hits for Phil Mankowski. Rodriguez hits a fly ball into left field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Steve Mingori now pitching. Corcoran hits a ball on the ground towards first. LaCock scoops it up and throws to first, with Mingori covering, for the out.
Bottom 5 Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Otis hits a fly ball into right field. Corcoran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cowens tags and scores.
Bottom 5 Hurdle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Billingham fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 There's a wild pitch. Cowens moves to third.
Bottom 5 Cowens hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kemp. Cowens reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 May hits a fly ball into left field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Kemp hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 5 There's a wild pitch. Thompson moves to second.
Top 5 Thompson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. LeFlore scores. Staub moves to third.
Top 5 Staub takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Whitaker hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 There's a wild pitch. LeFlore moves to third.
Top 5 There goes LeFlore. The throw from Porter and he is safe. LeFlore steals second.
Top 5 LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Trammell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Porter hits a popup, foul, towards first. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 LaCock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats LaCock for the out. McRae moves to third.
Bottom 4 McRae hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kemp. McRae reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 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.
Top 4 Mankowski strikes out.
Top 4 Corcoran hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hurdle. Corcoran reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 May hits a line drive into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Kemp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 There goes White. The throw from May and he is out, Trammell applying the tag.
Bottom 3 White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Patek hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Otis hits a fly ball into right field. Corcoran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Staub hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Otis. Staub reaches second base with a double. Trammell scores. Whitaker goes all the way around to score.
Top 3 Whitaker takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 LeFlore strikes out.
Top 3 Trammell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hurdle. Trammell reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Mankowski hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Hurdle hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Porter takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Corcoran strikes out.
Top 2 May hits a line drive into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Kemp hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Thompson hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 LaCock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Billingham fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mankowski fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Brett hits a line drive into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Staub strikes out.
Top 1 Whitaker is called out on strikes.
Top 1 LeFlore is called out on strikes.