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Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 39,402 |
Saturday, August 4, 1979 Time of Game: 2:28 |
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Royals
2
54-54
Lost 2
4th, 7 GB
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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Royals 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 5 2
Tigers 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 X 5 10 0
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Tigers
5
55-52
Won 2
5th, 18½ GB
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Kansas City Royals AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str PO A Details W Wilson LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .302 .752 6 0 F White 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .246 .668 2 2 SB D Porter C 2 1 0 0 2 0 .293 .890 6 1 SB H McRae DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 .252 .746 0 0 2B A Cowens RF 4 0 1 2 0 1 .300 .772 0 0 A Otis CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .285 .785 1 0 G Scott 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .247 .696 7 1 F Patek SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .241 .584 1 0 J Terrell 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .980 1 4 L Gura P 0 2 M Pattin P 0 0 Totals 32 2 5 0 3 6 24 10
Detroit Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str PO A Details R LeFlore CF 3 1 2 0 0 0 .302 .736 2 0 SB,CS L Jones PH-CF 1 1 0 0 0 0 .281 .693 0 0 L Whitaker 2B 4 2 2 1 0 0 .276 .744 4 1 3B S Kemp LF 2 0 1 1 2 0 .333 .961 1 0 2B,CS J Morales RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .223 .634 2 0 L Parrish C 4 0 0 0 0 2 .271 .811 9 0 J Wockenfuss DH 4 1 2 0 0 1 .275 .876 0 0 2B J Thompson 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 .257 .735 9 0 T Brookens 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .261 .722 0 5 A Trammell SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .272 .653 0 1 M Chris P 0 2 J Hiller P 0 0 Totals 33 5 10 0 2 4 27 9
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 L Gura, L (7-8) 6.2 9 5 3 2 2 0 4.85 30 - · · 8· 9· 0· 9 40 - 0.78 -0.05 M Pattin 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.18 5 - · · 0· 2· 1· 1 2-2 0.48 -0.13 Totals 8 10 5 3 2 4 0 35 - · · 8·11· 1·10 2-2
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 Chris, W (1-0) 6 2 2 2 3 4 0 6.43 23 - · · 8· 6· 1· 2 61 - 1.11 0.08 J Hiller, S (8) 3 3 0 0 0 2 0 5.03 12 - · · 2· 5· 1· 3 1-0 1.59 0.25 Totals 9 5 2 2 3 6 0 35 - · · 10·11· 2· 5 1-0
Kansas City Royals Detroit Tigers 1. Willie Wilson LF 1. Ron LeFlore CF 2. Frank White 2B 2. Lou Whitaker 2B 3. Darrell Porter C 3. Steve Kemp LF 4. Hal McRae DH 4. Jerry Morales RF 5. Al Cowens RF 5. Lance Parrish C 6. Amos Otis CF 6. John Wockenfuss DH 7. George Scott 1B 7. Jason Thompson 1B 8. Freddie Patek SS 8. Tom Brookens 3B 9. Jerry Terrell 3B 9. Alan Trammell SS Larry Gura P Mike Chris P
| Inn | Out | RoB | R/O | Pit(cnt) | wWPA | wWE | Score | @Bat | Batter | Pitcher | Play Description |
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| t7 | 1 | -23 | O | 14% | 67% | 2-3 | KCR | F. Patek | J. Hiller | Strikeout | |
| b7 | 2 | -23 | RR | 14% | 93% | 3-2 | DET | J. Morales | M. Pattin | Single to LF; Jones Scores/unER; Whitaker Scores/Adv on E2/unER/No RBI; Morales to 2B | |
| b3 | 1 | -2- | R | 13% | 71% | 0-0 | DET | L. Whitaker | L. Gura | Triple to CF; LeFlore Scores | |
| t7 | 0 | 1-- | -12% | 73% | 0-3 | KCR | H. McRae | M. Chris | Double to RF; Porter to 3B | ||
| t7 | 2 | -23 | O | 12% | 79% | 2-3 | KCR | J. Terrell | J. Hiller | Groundout: 3B-1B |
| Inn | Out | RoB | R/O | Pit(cnt) | wWPA | wWE | Score | @Bat | Batter | Pitcher | Play Description |
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| Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Mike Chris facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| t1 | 0 | --- | O | 2% | 52% | 0-0 | KCR | W. Wilson | M. Chris | Groundout: P-1B | |
| t1 | 1 | --- | O | 2% | 54% | 0-0 | KCR | F. White | M. Chris | Lineout: 2B | |
| t1 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 55% | 0-0 | KCR | D. Porter | M. Chris | Foul Popfly: C | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Larry Gura facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| b1 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 53% | 0-0 | DET | R. LeFlore | L. Gura | Groundout: 3B-1B | |
| b1 | 1 | --- | O | -2% | 51% | 0-0 | DET | L. Whitaker | L. Gura | Flyball: LF | |
| b1 | 2 | --- | 1% | 52% | 0-0 | DET | S. Kemp | L. Gura | Walk | ||
| b1 | 2 | 1-- | O | -2% | 50% | 0-0 | DET | J. Morales | L. Gura | Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Mike Chris facing 4-5-6 | |||||||||||
| t2 | 0 | --- | O | 2% | 52% | 0-0 | KCR | H. McRae | M. Chris | Strikeout | |
| t2 | 1 | --- | O | 2% | 54% | 0-0 | KCR | A. Cowens | M. Chris | Groundout: P-1B | |
| t2 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 55% | 0-0 | KCR | A. Otis | M. Chris | Groundout: 3B-1B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Larry Gura facing 5-6-7 | |||||||||||
| b2 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 53% | 0-0 | DET | L. Parrish | L. Gura | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| b2 | 1 | --- | 3% | 55% | 0-0 | DET | J. Wockenfuss | L. Gura | Single to LF | ||
| b2 | 1 | 1-- | O | -3% | 52% | 0-0 | DET | J. Thompson | L. Gura | Foul Popfly: C | |
| b2 | 2 | 1-- | O | -2% | 50% | 0-0 | DET | T. Brookens | L. Gura | Flyball: LF | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Mike Chris facing 7-8-9 | |||||||||||
| t3 | 0 | --- | O | 3% | 53% | 0-0 | KCR | G. Scott | M. Chris | Flyball: RF | |
| t3 | 1 | --- | O | 2% | 54% | 0-0 | KCR | F. Patek | M. Chris | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| t3 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 56% | 0-0 | KCR | J. Terrell | M. Chris | Groundout: 3B-1B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Larry Gura facing 9-1-2 | |||||||||||
| b3 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 53% | 0-0 | DET | A. Trammell | L. Gura | Groundout: 3B-1B | |
| b3 | 1 | --- | 3% | 56% | 0-0 | DET | R. LeFlore | L. Gura | Single to CF | ||
| b3 | 1 | 1-- | 2% | 58% | 0-0 | DET | L. Whitaker | L. Gura | LeFlore Steals 2B | ||
| b3 | 1 | -2- | R | 13% | 71% | 0-0 | DET | L. Whitaker | L. Gura | Triple to CF; LeFlore Scores | |
| b3 | 1 | --3 | R | 6% | 77% | 1-0 | DET | S. Kemp | L. Gura | Double to RF; Whitaker Scores | |
| b3 | 1 | -2- | O | -3% | 75% | 2-0 | DET | J. Morales | L. Gura | Flyball: LF | |
| b3 | 2 | -2- | O | -2% | 72% | 2-0 | DET | L. Parrish | L. Gura | Strikeout | |
| 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 2. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Tigers' Mike Chris facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| t4 | 0 | --- | O | 3% | 75% | 0-2 | KCR | W. Wilson | M. Chris | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| t4 | 1 | --- | -3% | 72% | 0-2 | KCR | F. White | M. Chris | Walk | ||
| t4 | 1 | 1-- | -4% | 68% | 0-2 | KCR | D. Porter | M. Chris | Walk; White to 2B | ||
| t4 | 1 | 12- | -5% | 62% | 0-2 | KCR | H. McRae | M. Chris | White Steals 3B; Porter Steals 2B | ||
| t4 | 1 | -23 | O | 10% | 72% | 0-2 | KCR | H. McRae | M. Chris | Fielder's Choice 3B; White out at Hm/3B-C; Porter to 3B; McRae to 1B | |
| t4 | 2 | 1-3 | -1% | 71% | 0-2 | KCR | A. Cowens | M. Chris | Wild Pitch; McRae to 2B | ||
| t4 | 2 | -23 | O | 7% | 78% | 0-2 | KCR | A. Cowens | M. Chris | Strikeout | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 2. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Royals' Larry Gura facing 6-7-8 | |||||||||||
| b4 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 76% | 2-0 | DET | J. Wockenfuss | L. Gura | Strikeout | |
| b4 | 1 | --- | O | -1% | 75% | 2-0 | DET | J. Thompson | L. Gura | Groundout: P-1B | |
| b4 | 2 | --- | 1% | 76% | 2-0 | DET | T. Brookens | L. Gura | Single to CF | ||
| b4 | 2 | 1-- | O | -2% | 75% | 2-0 | DET | A. Trammell | L. Gura | Foul Popfly: C | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 2. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Tigers' Mike Chris facing 6-7-8 | |||||||||||
| t5 | 0 | --- | O | 3% | 77% | 0-2 | KCR | A. Otis | M. Chris | Flyball: CF | |
| t5 | 1 | --- | O | 2% | 80% | 0-2 | KCR | G. Scott | M. Chris | Strikeout | |
| t5 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 81% | 0-2 | KCR | F. Patek | M. Chris | Flyball: CF | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 2. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Royals' Larry Gura facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| b5 | 0 | --- | 2% | 83% | 2-0 | DET | R. LeFlore | L. Gura | Single to LF | ||
| b5 | 0 | 1-- | O | -2% | 81% | 2-0 | DET | L. Whitaker | L. Gura | Popfly: 3B | |
| b5 | 1 | 1-- | O | -3% | 78% | 2-0 | DET | S. Kemp | L. Gura | LeFlore Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS) | |
| b5 | 2 | --- | 1% | 79% | 2-0 | DET | S. Kemp | L. Gura | Walk | ||
| b5 | 2 | 1-- | O | -2% | 77% | 2-0 | DET | J. Morales | L. Gura | Kemp Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B) | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 2. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Tigers' Mike Chris facing 9-1-2 | |||||||||||
| t6 | 0 | --- | O | 3% | 81% | 0-2 | KCR | J. Terrell | M. Chris | Groundout: 3B-1B | |
| t6 | 1 | --- | O | 2% | 83% | 0-2 | KCR | W. Wilson | M. Chris | Strikeout | |
| t6 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 84% | 0-2 | KCR | F. White | M. Chris | Popfly: 2B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 2. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Royals' Larry Gura facing 4-5-6 | |||||||||||
| b6 | 0 | --- | O | -1% | 83% | 2-0 | DET | J. Morales | L. Gura | Flyball: CF | |
| b6 | 1 | --- | O | -1% | 82% | 2-0 | DET | L. Parrish | L. Gura | Foul Popfly: 1B | |
| b6 | 2 | --- | 1% | 83% | 2-0 | DET | J. Wockenfuss | L. Gura | Double to LF | ||
| b6 | 2 | -2- | R | 7% | 90% | 2-0 | DET | J. Thompson | L. Gura | Single to LF; Wockenfuss Scores; Thompson to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm | |
| b6 | 2 | -2- | O | -1% | 89% | 3-0 | DET | T. Brookens | L. Gura | Groundout: 3B-1B | |
| 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 3. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Tigers' Mike Chris facing 3-4-5 | |||||||||||
| t7 | 0 | --- | -4% | 85% | 0-3 | KCR | D. Porter | M. Chris | Walk | ||
| t7 | 0 | 1-- | -12% | 73% | 0-3 | KCR | H. McRae | M. Chris | Double to RF; Porter to 3B | ||
| t7 | 0 | -23 | RR | -11% | 62% | 0-3 | KCR | A. Cowens | M. Chris | Single to RF; Porter Scores; McRae Scores | |
| John Hiller replaces Mike Chris pitching | |||||||||||
| t7 | 0 | 1-- | -10% | 51% | 2-3 | KCR | A. Otis | J. Hiller | Single to LF; Cowens to 2B | ||
| t7 | 0 | 12- | -9% | 42% | 2-3 | KCR | G. Scott | J. Hiller | Wild Pitch; Cowens to 3B; Otis to 2B | ||
| t7 | 0 | -23 | O | 10% | 52% | 2-3 | KCR | G. Scott | J. Hiller | Flyball: RF | |
| t7 | 1 | -23 | O | 14% | 67% | 2-3 | KCR | F. Patek | J. Hiller | Strikeout | |
| t7 | 2 | -23 | O | 12% | 79% | 2-3 | KCR | J. Terrell | J. Hiller | Groundout: 3B-1B | |
| 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 3. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Royals' Larry Gura facing 9-1-2 | |||||||||||
| b7 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 76% | 3-2 | DET | A. Trammell | L. Gura | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| Lynn Jones pinch hits for Ron LeFlore (CF) batting 1st | |||||||||||
| b7 | 1 | --- | 2% | 79% | 3-2 | DET | L. Jones | L. Gura | Reached on E5 (Ground Ball) | ||
| b7 | 1 | 1-- | 6% | 84% | 3-2 | DET | L. Whitaker | L. Gura | Single to RF; Jones to 3B | ||
| b7 | 1 | 1-3 | O | -5% | 79% | 3-2 | DET | S. Kemp | L. Gura | Foul Flyball: LF; Whitaker to 2B | |
| Marty Pattin replaces Larry Gura pitching | |||||||||||
| b7 | 2 | -23 | RR | 14% | 93% | 3-2 | DET | J. Morales | M. Pattin | Single to LF; Jones Scores/unER; Whitaker Scores/Adv on E2/unER/No RBI; Morales to 2B | |
| b7 | 2 | -2- | O | -1% | 93% | 5-2 | DET | L. Parrish | M. Pattin | Strikeout | |
| 2 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 5. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-5, Tigers' John Hiller facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| Lynn Jones moves from PH to CF | |||||||||||
| t8 | 0 | --- | O | 2% | 95% | 2-5 | KCR | W. Wilson | J. Hiller | Strikeout Looking | |
| t8 | 1 | --- | -3% | 92% | 2-5 | KCR | F. White | J. Hiller | Single to LF | ||
| t8 | 1 | 1-- | O | 3% | 95% | 2-5 | KCR | D. Porter | J. Hiller | Groundout: 2B unassisted; White to 2B | |
| t8 | 2 | -2- | O | 2% | 97% | 2-5 | KCR | H. McRae | J. Hiller | Foul Popfly: 1B | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 5. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-2, Royals' Marty Pattin facing 6-7-8 | |||||||||||
| b8 | 0 | --- | O | -0% | 97% | 5-2 | DET | J. Wockenfuss | M. Pattin | Flyball: LF | |
| b8 | 1 | --- | O | -0% | 96% | 5-2 | DET | J. Thompson | M. Pattin | Strikeout Looking | |
| b8 | 2 | --- | O | -0% | 96% | 5-2 | DET | T. Brookens | M. Pattin | Lineout: LF | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 5. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-5, Tigers' John Hiller facing 5-6-7 | |||||||||||
| t9 | 0 | --- | O | 2% | 99% | 2-5 | KCR | A. Cowens | J. Hiller | Popfly: 2B | |
| t9 | 1 | --- | O | 1% | 100% | 2-5 | KCR | A. Otis | J. Hiller | Lineout: LF | |
| t9 | 2 | --- | -1% | 99% | 2-5 | KCR | G. Scott | J. Hiller | Single to LF | ||
| t9 | 2 | 1-- | O | 1% | 100% | 2-5 | KCR | F. Patek | J. Hiller | Foul Popfly: C | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 5. | |||||||||||
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