July 9, 1976 Kansas City Royals at Detroit Tigers Play by Play and Box Score

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MIN 8
@BOS 6 BAL 4
@CAL 3 KCR 1
@DET 0 MIL 7
TEX 2 NYY 2
CHW 1 OAK 2
CLE 1 ATL 5
NYM 3 CHC 5
SFG 3 CIN 12
PIT 11
(10) CIN 2
PIT 1 HOU 6
MON 0 PHI 4
SDP 3 STL 4
LAD 3

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 51,041

Friday, July 9, 1976
Time of Game: 2:03

Royals

50-30

Won 2

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    1  9  3
Tigers          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  4  1

W: D Leonard (9-3), L: M Fidrych (9-2)

Tigers

37-40

Lost 1

4th, 11 GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Cowens RF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .262  .632    0    1   1   
A Otis CF                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .284  .831    0    3   0   GDP
G Brett 3B                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .355  .887    0    1   1   
J Mayberry 1B                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .254  .754    0    7   0   
H McRae LF                    3   0   3   1    1   0  .345  .872    0    3   0   CS
J Quirk DH                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .242  .545    0    0   0   2·GDP
B Martinez C                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .262  .711    0    8   1   
F Patek SS                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .264  .673    0    4   2   
F White 2B                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .220  .546    0    0   3   2B

D Leonard P                                                              0   0
Totals                       32   1   9   1    1   2                    27   8

BATTING

2B: F White (8, off M Fidrych).

TB: H McRae 3; F White 2; J Mayberry 2; A Cowens; B Martinez; G Brett.

GIDP: J Quirk 2 (4); A Otis (7).

RBI: H McRae (37).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

E: G Brett (12); D Leonard (); F Patek (12).

BASERUNNING

CS: H McRae (9, 2nd base by M Fidrych/B Kimm).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R LeFlore CF                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .328  .816    0    3   0   
T Veryzer SS                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .222  .531    0    3   5   
B Oglivie LF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .261  .768    0    1   0   SB
R Staub RF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .309  .835    0    0   0   SB
J Thompson 1B                 3   0   0   0    0   2  .237  .765    0   14   2   
A Johnson DH                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .278  .677    0    0   0   CS
A Rodriguez 3B                3   0   0   0    0   2  .263  .637    0    0   3   
P Garcia 2B                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .202  .533    0    2   6   
  D Meyer PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .272  .685    0    0   0   
  J Wockenfuss C              0   0   0   0    0   0  .279  .839         0   0   
B Kimm C                      2   0   1   0    0   0  .237  .573    0    2   1   
  M Stanley PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .265  .649    0    0   0   
  J Manuel 2B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .444         0   0   

M Fidrych P                                                              2   0
Totals                       31   0   4   0    0   8                    27  17

BATTING

TB: B Kimm; R Staub; T Veryzer; B Oglivie.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 4. P Garcia-T Veryzer-J Thompson 2; J Thompson; T Veryzer-P Garcia-J Thompson.

E: R LeFlore (7).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Staub (2, 2nd base off D Leonard/B Martinez); B Oglivie (3, 2nd base off D Leonard/B Martinez).

CS: A Johnson (6, 2nd base by D Leonard/B Martinez).

PITCHING

Kansas City Royals            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Leonard, W (9-3)             9     4   0   0    0   8   0   2.88   31     -       ·  ·      9· 8· 2· 4     87    -     1.39   0.79
Totals                         9     4   0   0    0   8   0          31     -       ·  ·      9· 8· 2· 4           -

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Fidrych, L (9-2)             9     9   1   1    1   2   0   1.78   33     -       ·  ·     14· 5· 2· 9     66    -     1.00   0.29
Totals                         9     9   1   1    1   2   0          33     -       ·  ·     14· 5· 2· 9           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Greg Kosc.

Time of Game: 2:03.

Attendance: 51,041.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Detroit Tigers                       
1. A Cowens             RF    1. R LeFlore            CF 
2. A Otis               CF    2. T Veryzer            SS 
3. G Brett              3B    3. B Oglivie            LF 
4. J Mayberry           1B    4. R Staub              RF 
5. H McRae              LF    5. J Thompson           1B 
6. J Quirk              DH    6. A Johnson            DH 
7. B Martinez           C     7. A Rodriguez          3B 
8. F Patek              SS    8. P Garcia             2B 
9. F White              2B    9. B Kimm               C  

   D Leonard            P        M Fidrych            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   0  1-0  -2-       9%  61% J Thompson      D Leonard       Strikeout Looking
   t 4   1  0-0  1-3       9%  67% H McRae         M Fidrych       Single to LF; Brett Scores; Mayberry to 2B
   t 4   1  0-1  12-      -9%  59% J Quirk         M Fidrych       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b 9   0  1-0  ---       8%  90% T Veryzer       D Leonard       Flyball: CF
   t 9   1  0-1  1-3      -8%  81% J Quirk         M Fidrych       Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Fidrych facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  A Cowens        Single to RF
   OO     1--      46%  A Otis          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      45%  G Brett         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Dennis Leonard facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  R LeFlore       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      49%  T Veryzer       Flyball: LF
          ---      48%  B Oglivie       Single to CF
          1--      47%  R Staub         Oglivie Steals 2B
   O      -2-      50%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Fidrych facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  J Mayberry      Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      50%  H McRae         Walk
   OO     1--      45%  J Quirk         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Dennis Leonard facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      47%  J Thompson      Strikeout Looking
          ---      45%  A Johnson       Reached on E1 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      49%  A Rodriguez     Johnson Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---      47%  " "             Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Rodriguez to 2B
   O      -2-      50%  P Garcia        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Fidrych facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      48%  B Martinez      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      46%  F Patek         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      48%  F White         Double to RF
   O      -2-      45%  A Cowens        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Dennis Leonard facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      47%  B Kimm          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      49%  R LeFlore       Strikeout Looking
          ---      46%  T Veryzer       Single to SS; Veryzer to 2B/Adv on E6 (throw to 1B)
   O      -2-      50%  B Oglivie       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Fidrych facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      47%  A Otis          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      50%  G Brett         Single to RF
          1--      59%  J Mayberry      Single to RF; Brett to 3B
   R      1-3      67%  H McRae         Single to LF; Brett Scores; Mayberry to 2B
   OO     12-      59%  J Quirk         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Dennis Leonard facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      62%  R Staub         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      64%  J Thompson      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      65%  A Johnson       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 0.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mark Fidrych facing 7-8-9
          ---      69%  B Martinez      Single to RF
   O      1--      65%  F Patek         Flyball: CF
   O      1--      62%  F White         Flyball: LF
   O      1--      60%  A Cowens        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Dennis Leonard facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      63%  A Rodriguez     Strikeout
   O      ---      66%  P Garcia        Lineout: LF
   O      ---      67%  B Kimm          Single to RF; Kimm out at 2B/RF-SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 0.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mark Fidrych facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      65%  A Otis          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      63%  G Brett         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      62%  J Mayberry      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Dennis Leonard facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      66%  R LeFlore       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      69%  T Veryzer       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      71%  B Oglivie       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 0.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mark Fidrych facing 5-6-7
          ---      74%  H McRae         Single to CF
   O      1--      68%  J Quirk         McRae Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      67%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      68%  B Martinez      Reached on E8 (Fly Ball)
   O      1--      66%  F Patek         Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Dennis Leonard facing 4-5-6
          ---      58%  R Staub         Single to RF
          1--      52%  J Thompson      Staub Steals 2B
   O      -2-      61%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-      69%  A Johnson       Strikeout
   O      -2-      76%  A Rodriguez     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 0.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mark Fidrych facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      74%  F White         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      72%  A Cowens        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      71%  A Otis          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Dennis Leonard facing 8-9-1
                  Dan Meyer pinch hits for Pedro Garcia batting 8th
   O      ---      77%  D Meyer         Strikeout
                  Mickey Stanley pinch hits for Bruce Kimm batting 9th
   O      ---      82%  M Stanley       Foul Popfly: 3B
   O      ---      85%  R LeFlore       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 0.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mark Fidrych facing 3-4-5
                  John Wockenfuss replaces Dan Meyer playing C batting 8th; Jerry Manuel replaces Mickey Stanley playing 2B batting 9th
   O      ---      83%  G Brett         Lineout: 1B
          ---      85%  J Mayberry      Single to CF
          1--      90%  H McRae         Single to CF; Mayberry to 3B
   OO     1-3      81%  J Quirk         Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Dennis Leonard facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      90%  T Veryzer       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      96%  B Oglivie       Popfly: SS
   O      ---     100%  R Staub         Lineout: SS
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 0.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET197607090

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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