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Standings
KCR
@DET		0
5
BOS
@OAK		3
5
ATL
@MON		1
11
SFG
@NYM		2
3
LAD
@STL		6
4		 
(10)
Monday, May 12, 1975,
, Tiger Stadium
Attendance: 7,002, Time of Game: 2:39
Royals
0
15-16
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
3rd, 3½ GB
 at Tigers
5
13-12
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
3rd, 2½ GB
W: Vern Ruhle (2-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  9  0
Tigers          0  0  2   0  0  3   0  0  X    5  7  1

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jim Wohlford RF 4 0 0 0 1 0 .298 .740 -0.004 0.71 0.039 -0.042 0.1 1 0
George Brett 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 .242 .592 -0.103 1.07 0.022 -0.125 -0.2 0 3 2B
Hal McRae LF 5 0 3 0 0 1 .314 .831 0.021 0.62 0.056 -0.035 -0.1 2 0
John Mayberry 1B 5 0 2 0 0 0 .204 .694 -0.005 0.71 0.035 -0.040 -0.9 7 0
Harmon Killebrew DH 3 0 0 0 2 0 .198 .738 -0.047 0.90 0.030 -0.076 -0.5
   Marty Pattin PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Vada Pinson CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .196 .560 0.022 1.13 0.088 -0.066 0.2 1 0 2B
   Amos Otis PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .240 .790 -0.013 0.43 0.000 -0.013 -0.8
Cookie Rojas 2B 2 0 0 0 2 0 .318 .706 -0.074 1.21 0.039 -0.113 -0.3 3 2
Freddie Patek SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 .230 .626 -0.032 1.33 0.038 -0.070 -0.2 0 0 SH
   Tony Solaita PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 .845 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Al Cowens PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .160 .530 -0.015 0.71 0.000 -0.015 -0.4
   Frank White SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .175 .405 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Buck Martinez C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .247 .675 -0.119 1.19 0.000 -0.119 -1.5 10 1
Team Totals 36 0 9 0 5 3 .250 .647 -0.369 0.94 0.347 -0.714 -4.5 24 9
2B: V Pinson (3, off V Ruhle); G Brett (5, off J Hiller).
SH: F Patek (3, off V Ruhle).
TB: V Pinson 3; H McRae 3; G Brett 2; J Mayberry 2; F Patek.
Team LOB: 15.
With RISP: 0 for 12.

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ron LeFlore CF 3 1 0 0 1 3 .333 .870 -0.006 0.76 0.040 -0.046 -0.4 1 0
Gary Sutherland 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .247 .633 -0.088 0.90 0.000 -0.088 -1.1 4 6
Willie Horton DH 4 0 1 2 0 0 .253 .764 0.178 0.70 0.202 -0.024 1.4
Nate Colbert 1B 3 1 1 0 1 1 .131 .457 0.060 0.47 0.077 -0.017 0.4 10 0 2B
Bill Freehan C 4 1 2 0 0 0 .216 .649 -0.040 0.64 0.019 -0.059 -0.0 4 0
Leon Roberts RF 3 1 1 3 1 1 .367 1.048 0.057 0.72 0.121 -0.064 1.5 2 0 HR,CS
Mickey Stanley LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .167 .479 -0.040 0.40 0.002 -0.043 -0.4 3 0
Tom Veryzer SS 2 1 1 0 0 1 .243 .570 0.059 0.56 0.061 -0.003 0.5 2 4 HBP
Aurelio Rodriguez 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 .162 .529 -0.049 0.87 0.000 -0.049 -0.8 1 2 SH
Team Totals 29 5 7 5 3 9 .241 .713 0.131 0.67 0.522 -0.393 1.0 27 14
2B: N Colbert (2, off D Leonard).
HR: L Roberts (3, off D Leonard; 6th inn, 2 on, 1 out).
SH: A Rodriguez (2, off D Leonard).
HBP: T Veryzer (1, by D Leonard).
TB: L Roberts 4; B Freehan 2; N Colbert 2; M Stanley; W Horton; T Veryzer.
RBI: L Roberts 3 (7); W Horton 2 (21).
2-out RBI: W Horton 2.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 2 for 8.
Fielding
E: G Sutherland (5).
Baserunning
CS: L Roberts (4, 2nd base by D Leonard/B Martinez).

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dennis Leonard, L (0-1) 5.1 6 5 5 3 6 1 5.00 25 39 -0.141 0.88 -2.5
Steve Mingori 2.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 0.87 9 1 0 0.010 0.05 1.5
Team Totals 8 7 5 5 3 9 1 5.62 34 39 1 0 -0.131 0.94 -1.0

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Vern Ruhle, W (2-1) 7.1 8 0 0 4 0 0 3.31 34 58 0.337 1.05 3.1
John Hiller 1.2 1 0 0 1 3 0 1.06 8 2 0 0.031 0.44 1.4
Team Totals 9 9 0 0 5 3 0 0.00 42 58 2 0 0.368 0.67 4.5
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: D Leonard (1; T Veryzer).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Armando Rodriguez, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Rich Garcia.
Time of Game: 2:39.
Attendance: 7,002.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b3 0-0 2 12- RR DET W. Horton D. Leonard 20% 75% Single; Veryzer Scores; LeFlore Scores
b6 2-0 1 12- RRR DET L. Roberts D. Leonard 10% 97% Home Run; Colbert Scores; Freehan Scores
t6 0-2 0 --- KCR V. Pinson V. Ruhle -8% 70% Double
t2 0-0 2 123 O KCR G. Brett V. Ruhle 8% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 0-0 0 --- DET N. Colbert D. Leonard 6% 61% Double

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Vern Ruhle facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O KCR J. Wohlford V. Ruhle 2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O KCR G. Brett V. Ruhle 2% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- KCR H. McRae V. Ruhle -1% 53% Single
t1 0-0 2 1-- KCR J. Mayberry V. Ruhle -2% 51% Single; McRae to 2B
t1 0-0 2 12- O KCR H. Killebrew V. Ruhle 4% 55% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Dennis Leonard facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O DET R. LeFlore D. Leonard -2% 53% Strikeout
b1 0-0 1 --- O DET G. Sutherland D. Leonard -2% 51% Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- O DET W. Horton D. Leonard -1% 50% Lineout: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Vern Ruhle facing 6-7-8
t2 0-0 0 --- O KCR V. Pinson V. Ruhle 2% 52% Flyball: CF
t2 0-0 1 --- KCR C. Rojas V. Ruhle -3% 50% Walk
t2 0-0 1 1-- KCR F. Patek V. Ruhle -4% 46% Single; Rojas to 2B
t2 0-0 1 12- O KCR B. Martinez V. Ruhle 5% 51% Lineout: LF
t2 0-0 2 12- KCR J. Wohlford V. Ruhle -3% 47% Walk; Rojas to 3B; Patek to 2B
t2 0-0 2 123 O KCR G. Brett V. Ruhle 8% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Dennis Leonard facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- DET N. Colbert D. Leonard 6% 61% Double
b2 0-0 0 -2- O DET B. Freehan D. Leonard -4% 57% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 0-0 1 -2- O DET L. Roberts D. Leonard -4% 53% Strikeout Looking
b2 0-0 2 -2- O DET M. Stanley D. Leonard -3% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Vern Ruhle facing 3-4-5
t3 0-0 0 --- KCR H. McRae V. Ruhle -4% 46% Single
t3 0-0 0 1-- O KCR J. Mayberry V. Ruhle 2% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B; McRae to 2B
t3 0-0 1 -2- KCR H. Killebrew V. Ruhle -2% 46% Walk
t3 0-0 1 12- O KCR V. Pinson V. Ruhle 4% 50% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; McRae to 3B
t3 0-0 2 1-3 O KCR C. Rojas V. Ruhle 6% 55% Lineout: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Dennis Leonard facing 8-9-1
b3 0-0 0 --- DET T. Veryzer D. Leonard 4% 59% Single
b3 0-0 0 1-- O DET A. Rodriguez D. Leonard -4% 56% Strikeout Looking
b3 0-0 1 1-- DET R. LeFlore D. Leonard 4% 60% Walk; Veryzer to 2B
b3 0-0 1 12- O DET G. Sutherland D. Leonard -5% 55% Strikeout
b3 0-0 2 12- RR DET W. Horton D. Leonard 20% 75% Single; Veryzer Scores; LeFlore Scores
b3 2-0 2 1-- O DET N. Colbert D. Leonard -2% 73% Foul Popfly: 1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 2.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Tigers' Vern Ruhle facing 8-9-1
t4 0-2 0 --- O KCR F. Patek V. Ruhle 3% 76% Flyball: LF
t4 0-2 1 --- O KCR B. Martinez V. Ruhle 2% 78% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 0-2 2 --- O KCR J. Wohlford V. Ruhle 1% 79% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Royals' Dennis Leonard facing 5-6-7
b4 2-0 0 --- O DET B. Freehan D. Leonard -2% 77% Lineout: LF
b4 2-0 1 --- DET L. Roberts D. Leonard 2% 79% Walk
b4 2-0 1 1-- O DET M. Stanley D. Leonard -3% 76% Roberts Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
b4 2-0 2 --- O DET M. Stanley D. Leonard -1% 76% Foul Popfly: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 2.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Tigers' Vern Ruhle facing 2-3-4
t5 0-2 0 --- O KCR G. Brett V. Ruhle 3% 78% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 0-2 1 --- O KCR H. McRae V. Ruhle 2% 80% Flyball: RF
t5 0-2 2 --- KCR J. Mayberry V. Ruhle -2% 79% Single
t5 0-2 2 1-- O KCR H. Killebrew V. Ruhle 3% 82% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Royals' Dennis Leonard facing 8-9-1
b5 2-0 0 --- DET T. Veryzer D. Leonard 2% 84% Hit By Pitch
b5 2-0 0 1-- O DET A. Rodriguez D. Leonard -1% 83% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Veryzer to 2B
b5 2-0 1 -2- O DET R. LeFlore D. Leonard -2% 81% Strikeout
b5 2-0 2 -2- O DET G. Sutherland D. Leonard -2% 78% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 2.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Tigers' Vern Ruhle facing 6-7-8
t6 0-2 0 --- KCR V. Pinson V. Ruhle -8% 70% Double
t6 0-2 0 -2- O KCR C. Rojas V. Ruhle 6% 76% Flyball: RF
t6 0-2 1 -2- O KCR F. Patek V. Ruhle 4% 80% Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Pinson to 3B
t6 0-2 2 --3 O KCR B. Martinez V. Ruhle 4% 85% Foul Popfly: C
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Royals' Dennis Leonard facing 3-4-5
b6 2-0 0 --- O DET W. Horton D. Leonard -1% 84% Flyball: CF
b6 2-0 1 --- DET N. Colbert D. Leonard 1% 85% Walk
b6 2-0 1 1-- DET B. Freehan D. Leonard 2% 87% Single; Colbert to 2B
b6 2-0 1 12- RRR DET L. Roberts D. Leonard 10% 97% Home Run; Colbert Scores; Freehan Scores
b6 5-0 1 --- DET M. Stanley D. Leonard 0% 98% Single
Steve Mingori replaces Dennis Leonard pitching
b6 5-0 1 1-- O DET T. Veryzer S. Mingori -0% 97% Strikeout
b6 5-0 2 1-- O DET A. Rodriguez S. Mingori -0% 97% Foul Flyball: LF
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 5.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-5, Tigers' Vern Ruhle facing 1-2-3
t7 0-5 0 --- O KCR J. Wohlford V. Ruhle 1% 98% Popfly: 2B
t7 0-5 1 --- O KCR G. Brett V. Ruhle 1% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 0-5 2 --- KCR H. McRae V. Ruhle -0% 98% Single
t7 0-5 2 1-- O KCR J. Mayberry V. Ruhle 1% 99% Foul Popfly: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-0, Royals' Steve Mingori facing 1-2-3
b7 5-0 0 --- O DET R. LeFlore S. Mingori -0% 99% Strikeout
b7 5-0 1 --- O DET G. Sutherland S. Mingori -0% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 5-0 2 --- O DET W. Horton S. Mingori -0% 98% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 5.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-5, Tigers' Vern Ruhle facing 5-6-7
t8 0-5 0 --- O KCR H. Killebrew V. Ruhle 1% 99% Lineout: LF
t8 0-5 1 --- KCR V. Pinson V. Ruhle -1% 98% Single
t8 0-5 1 1-- KCR C. Rojas V. Ruhle -1% 97% Walk; Pinson to 2B
John Hiller replaces Vern Ruhle pitching
Tony Solaita pinch hits for Freddie Patek (SS) batting 8th
Al Cowens pinch hits for Tony Solaita batting 8th
t8 0-5 1 12- O KCR A. Cowens J. Hiller 2% 99% Groundout: P-2B/Forceout at 2B; Pinson to 3B
t8 0-5 2 1-3 O KCR B. Martinez J. Hiller 1% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-0, Royals' Steve Mingori facing 4-5-6
Frank White replaces Al Cowens (PH) playing SS batting 8th
b8 5-0 0 --- O DET N. Colbert S. Mingori -0% 99% Strikeout
b8 5-0 1 --- DET B. Freehan S. Mingori 0% 100% Single
b8 5-0 1 1-- O DET L. Roberts S. Mingori -0% 99% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b8 5-0 2 1-- O DET M. Stanley S. Mingori -0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 5.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-5, Tigers' John Hiller facing 1-2-3
t9 0-5 0 --- KCR J. Wohlford J. Hiller -1% 99% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
t9 0-5 0 1-- KCR G. Brett J. Hiller -2% 96% Double; Wohlford to 3B
t9 0-5 0 -23 O KCR H. McRae J. Hiller 2% 98% Strikeout
t9 0-5 1 -23 O KCR J. Mayberry J. Hiller 1% 100% Groundout: P-1B
t9 0-5 2 -23 KCR H. Killebrew J. Hiller -1% 99% Walk
Amos Otis pinch hits for Vada Pinson (CF) batting 6th
Marty Pattin pinch runs for Harmon Killebrew (DH) batting 5th
t9 0-5 2 123 O KCR A. Otis J. Hiller 1% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 5.

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