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CLE 12
TEX  8

DET  5
KCR  2
BOS  8
@MIL  6

CAL  7
@MIN  1

BAL  5
@NYY  4

OAK  5
@SEA  3

TOR  5
CHW  2

CHC  8
STL  6

CIN  7
SDP  1

HOU  4
ATL  3

HOU  6
ATL  2

LAD  4
SFG  3

(11)
NYM  3
@MON  2

PIT  4
PHI  0

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 39,402

Saturday, August 4, 1979
Time of Game: 2:28
Royals
2
54-54
Lost 2
4th, 7 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
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
W: Mike Chris (1-0), L: Larry Gura (7-8), S: John Hiller (8)
Tigers
5
55-52
Won 2
5th, 18½ GB

Batting Stats

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
Batting Events
2B: H McRae (17, off M Chris).
TB: H McRae 2; A Otis; A Cowens; G Scott; F White.
RBI: A Cowens 2 (51).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 7.
Fielding Events
E: J Terrell (1); D Porter (10).
Baserunning Events
SB: D Porter (2, 2nd base off M Chris/L Parrish); F White (19, 3rd base off M Chris/L Parrish).
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
Batting Events
2B: J Wockenfuss (5, off L Gura); S Kemp (22, off L Gura).
3B: L Whitaker (5, off L Gura).
TB: L Whitaker 4; J Wockenfuss 3; S Kemp 2; R LeFlore 2; J Thompson; J Morales; T Brookens.
RBI: L Whitaker (31); J Morales (30); J Thompson (53); S Kemp (80).
2-out RBI: J Thompson; J Morales.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 4 for 9.
Baserunning Events
SB: R LeFlore (54, 2nd base off L Gura/D Porter).
CS: S Kemp (6, 2nd base by L Gura/D Porter); R LeFlore (10, 2nd base by L Gura POCS).

Pitching Stats

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 
M Chris faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: M Chris (1); J Hiller (2).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: L Gura (4; R LeFlore, 2nd base (CS)).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - John Shulock, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Mike Reilly.
Time of Game: 2:28.
Attendance: 39,402.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   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

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
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

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
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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