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Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 15,868 |
Sunday, April 17, 1977 Time of Game: 2:17 |
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Tigers
5
3-7
Lost 1
6th, 4 GB
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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Tigers 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 8 1
Royals 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 X 6 8 1
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Royals
6
5-3
Won 1
3rd, 1 GB
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Detroit Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str PO A Details R LeFlore CF 4 1 1 1 0 2 .268 .743 2 0 2B,SF T Fuentes 2B 5 1 3 1 0 1 .333 .759 2 3 S Kemp LF 5 0 0 0 0 3 .135 .477 0 1 GDP R Staub DH 3 2 2 2 1 0 .243 .820 0 0 HR,3B J Thompson 1B 2 0 0 1 1 0 .219 .788 11 0 SF B Oglivie RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .229 .803 4 0 J Wockenfuss C 3 1 1 0 1 0 .200 .773 3 0 A Rodriguez 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .242 .528 0 1 T Veryzer SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 .278 .649 2 6 D Roberts P 0 0 Totals 33 5 8 0 4 8 24 11
Kansas City Royals AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str PO A Details G Brett 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 .324 .851 1 2 2B H McRae LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .400 .989 2 0 3B A Otis CF 3 1 0 1 0 0 .258 .849 1 0 SF J Mayberry 1B 4 1 2 1 0 1 .286 .885 9 0 HR A Cowens RF 4 1 0 1 0 1 .294 .775 4 0 C Rojas DH 4 1 1 0 0 0 .200 .500 0 0 B Martinez C 4 0 2 2 0 0 .273 .636 8 1 2B F Patek SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 .276 .747 2 3 SB F White 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 .148 .432 0 2 A Hassler P 0 0 M Pattin P 0 0 L Gura P 0 0 M Littell P 0 0 Totals 31 6 8 0 2 3 27 8
Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit-Str Ct·Sw·Lk GB·FB·LD· ? GmSc IR-IS LevI WPA D Roberts, L (1-2) 8 8 6 3 2 3 1 4.09 34 - · · 13· 8· 2· 8 49 - 0.91 -0.41 Totals 8 8 6 3 2 3 1 34 - · · 13· 8· 2· 8 -
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 A Hassler 3 6 4 3 2 3 1 3.24 17 - · · 4· 2· 1· 6 34 - 1.15 -0.24 M Pattin 4 1 0 0 0 3 0 0.00 13 - · · 5· 4· 1· 1 2-1 1.56 0.30 L Gura, BS (1), W (1-0) 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 1.12 6 - · · 0· 3· 0· 1 0-0 1.97 -0.25 M Littell, S (2) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 3 - · · 0· 1· 0· 0 1-0 4.15 0.28 Totals 9 8 5 4 4 8 1 39 - · · 9·10· 2· 8 3-1
Detroit Tigers Kansas City Royals 1. Ron LeFlore CF 1. George Brett 3B 2. Tito Fuentes 2B 2. Hal McRae LF 3. Steve Kemp LF 3. Amos Otis CF 4. Rusty Staub DH 4. John Mayberry 1B 5. Jason Thompson 1B 5. Al Cowens RF 6. Ben Oglivie RF 6. Cookie Rojas DH 7. John Wockenfuss C 7. Buck Martinez C 8. Aurelio Rodriguez 3B 8. Freddie Patek SS 9. Tom Veryzer SS 9. Frank White 2B Dave Roberts P Andy Hassler P
| Inn | Out | RoB | R/O | Pit(cnt) | wWPA | wWE | Score | @Bat | Batter | Pitcher | Play Description |
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| b8 | 0 | --- | R | 26% | 87% | 5-5 | KCR | J. Mayberry | D. Roberts | Home Run | |
| t8 | 0 | --- | -22% | 52% | 4-5 | DET | R. Staub | L. Gura | Triple to LF | ||
| b1 | 2 | 12- | RR | 19% | 63% | 2-3 | KCR | B. Martinez | D. Roberts | Double to LF; Cowens Scores/unER; Rojas Scores/unER | |
| t1 | 1 | 1-- | RR | -15% | 25% | 1-0 | DET | R. Staub | A. Hassler | Home Run (CF-RF); Fuentes Scores | |
| b5 | 0 | --- | 13% | 69% | 4-4 | KCR | H. McRae | D. Roberts | Triple to RF |
| Inn | Out | RoB | R/O | Pit(cnt) | wWPA | wWE | Score | @Bat | Batter | Pitcher | Play Description |
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| Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Andy Hassler facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| t1 | 0 | --- | -6% | 44% | 0-0 | DET | R. LeFlore | A. Hassler | Double to LF | ||
| t1 | 0 | -2- | R | -7% | 37% | 0-0 | DET | T. Fuentes | A. Hassler | Single to LF; LeFlore Scores | |
| t1 | 0 | 1-- | O | 3% | 40% | 1-0 | DET | S. Kemp | A. Hassler | Strikeout | |
| t1 | 1 | 1-- | RR | -15% | 25% | 1-0 | DET | R. Staub | A. Hassler | Home Run (CF-RF); Fuentes Scores | |
| t1 | 1 | --- | O | 1% | 26% | 3-0 | DET | J. Thompson | A. Hassler | Lineout: RF | |
| t1 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 27% | 3-0 | DET | B. Oglivie | A. Hassler | Strikeout | |
| 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Tigers' Dave Roberts facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| b1 | 0 | --- | 6% | 32% | 0-3 | KCR | G. Brett | D. Roberts | Double to LF | ||
| b1 | 0 | -2- | O | -4% | 28% | 0-3 | KCR | H. McRae | D. Roberts | Lineout: RF | |
| b1 | 1 | -2- | R | 7% | 35% | 0-3 | KCR | A. Otis | D. Roberts | Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Brett Scores/No RBI | |
| b1 | 1 | 1-- | 6% | 42% | 1-3 | KCR | J. Mayberry | D. Roberts | Single to RF; Otis to 3B | ||
| b1 | 1 | 1-3 | RO | 0% | 42% | 1-3 | KCR | A. Cowens | D. Roberts | Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Otis Scores/unER | |
| b1 | 2 | 1-- | 2% | 44% | 2-3 | KCR | C. Rojas | D. Roberts | Single to CF; Cowens to 2B | ||
| b1 | 2 | 12- | RR | 19% | 63% | 2-3 | KCR | B. Martinez | D. Roberts | Double to LF; Cowens Scores/unER; Rojas Scores/unER | |
| b1 | 2 | -2- | O | -3% | 60% | 4-3 | KCR | F. Patek | D. Roberts | Flyball: CF | |
| 4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 4. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-4, Royals' Andy Hassler facing 7-8-9 | |||||||||||
| t2 | 0 | --- | O | 3% | 63% | 3-4 | DET | J. Wockenfuss | A. Hassler | Groundout: 3B-1B | |
| t2 | 1 | --- | O | 2% | 64% | 3-4 | DET | A. Rodriguez | A. Hassler | Groundout: 3B-1B | |
| t2 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 66% | 3-4 | DET | T. Veryzer | A. Hassler | Strikeout | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 4. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Tigers' Dave Roberts facing 9-1-2 | |||||||||||
| b2 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 64% | 4-3 | KCR | F. White | D. Roberts | Lineout: SS | |
| b2 | 1 | --- | O | -1% | 62% | 4-3 | KCR | G. Brett | D. Roberts | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| b2 | 2 | --- | O | -1% | 61% | 4-3 | KCR | H. McRae | D. Roberts | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 4. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-4, Royals' Andy Hassler facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| t3 | 0 | --- | O | 3% | 64% | 3-4 | DET | R. LeFlore | A. Hassler | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| t3 | 1 | --- | -3% | 61% | 3-4 | DET | T. Fuentes | A. Hassler | Single to CF | ||
| t3 | 1 | 1-- | O | 2% | 63% | 3-4 | DET | S. Kemp | A. Hassler | Groundout: C-1B; Fuentes to 2B | |
| t3 | 2 | -2- | -1% | 62% | 3-4 | DET | R. Staub | A. Hassler | Walk | ||
| t3 | 2 | 12- | -4% | 58% | 3-4 | DET | J. Thompson | A. Hassler | Walk; Fuentes to 3B; Staub to 2B | ||
| t3 | 2 | 123 | O | 9% | 67% | 3-4 | DET | B. Oglivie | A. Hassler | Flyball: RF | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 4. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Tigers' Dave Roberts facing 3-4-5 | |||||||||||
| b3 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 65% | 4-3 | KCR | A. Otis | D. Roberts | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| b3 | 1 | --- | O | -1% | 63% | 4-3 | KCR | J. Mayberry | D. Roberts | Groundout: 1B unassisted | |
| b3 | 2 | --- | O | -1% | 62% | 4-3 | KCR | A. Cowens | D. Roberts | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 4. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-4, Royals' Andy Hassler facing 7-8-9 | |||||||||||
| t4 | 0 | --- | -5% | 58% | 3-4 | DET | J. Wockenfuss | A. Hassler | Single to CF | ||
| t4 | 0 | 1-- | -7% | 50% | 3-4 | DET | A. Rodriguez | A. Hassler | Single to LF; Wockenfuss to 2B | ||
| Marty Pattin replaces Andy Hassler pitching | |||||||||||
| t4 | 0 | 12- | -9% | 41% | 3-4 | DET | T. Veryzer | M. Pattin | Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Wockenfuss to 3B; Rodriguez to 2B | ||
| t4 | 0 | 123 | RO | 1% | 42% | 3-4 | DET | R. LeFlore | M. Pattin | Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Wockenfuss Scores/unER; Rodriguez to 3B | |
| t4 | 1 | 1-3 | O | 8% | 50% | 4-4 | DET | T. Fuentes | M. Pattin | Strikeout | |
| t4 | 2 | 1-3 | O | 6% | 56% | 4-4 | DET | S. Kemp | M. Pattin | Strikeout Looking | |
| 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, Royals 4. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 4-4, Tigers' Dave Roberts facing 6-7-8 | |||||||||||
| b4 | 0 | --- | O | -3% | 53% | 4-4 | KCR | C. Rojas | D. Roberts | Groundout: 1B unassisted | |
| b4 | 1 | --- | O | -2% | 51% | 4-4 | KCR | B. Martinez | D. Roberts | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| b4 | 2 | --- | 1% | 53% | 4-4 | KCR | F. Patek | D. Roberts | Walk | ||
| b4 | 2 | 1-- | 1% | 54% | 4-4 | KCR | F. White | D. Roberts | Patek Steals 2B | ||
| b4 | 2 | -2- | 1% | 55% | 4-4 | KCR | F. White | D. Roberts | Walk | ||
| b4 | 2 | 12- | O | -5% | 50% | 4-4 | KCR | G. Brett | D. Roberts | Strikeout | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, Royals 4. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Tied 4-4, Royals' Marty Pattin facing 4-5-6 | |||||||||||
| t5 | 0 | --- | O | 3% | 53% | 4-4 | DET | R. Staub | M. Pattin | Groundout: 1B unassisted | |
| t5 | 1 | --- | O | 2% | 55% | 4-4 | DET | J. Thompson | M. Pattin | Popfly: SS | |
| t5 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 57% | 4-4 | DET | B. Oglivie | M. Pattin | Lineout: 3B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Royals 4. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Tied 4-4, Tigers' Dave Roberts facing 2-3-4 | |||||||||||
| b5 | 0 | --- | 13% | 69% | 4-4 | KCR | H. McRae | D. Roberts | Triple to RF | ||
| b5 | 0 | --3 | RO | -1% | 69% | 4-4 | KCR | A. Otis | D. Roberts | Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; McRae Scores | |
| b5 | 1 | --- | O | -2% | 67% | 5-4 | KCR | J. Mayberry | D. Roberts | Strikeout | |
| b5 | 2 | --- | O | -1% | 66% | 5-4 | KCR | A. Cowens | D. Roberts | Groundout: 3B-1B | |
| 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Royals 5. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 4-5, Royals' Marty Pattin facing 7-8-9 | |||||||||||
| t6 | 0 | --- | O | 4% | 70% | 4-5 | DET | J. Wockenfuss | M. Pattin | Foul Popfly: 1B | |
| t6 | 1 | --- | O | 2% | 72% | 4-5 | DET | A. Rodriguez | M. Pattin | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| t6 | 2 | --- | O | 2% | 74% | 4-5 | DET | T. Veryzer | M. Pattin | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Royals 5. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-4, Tigers' Dave Roberts facing 6-7-8 | |||||||||||
| b6 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 72% | 5-4 | KCR | C. Rojas | D. Roberts | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| b6 | 1 | --- | O | -2% | 70% | 5-4 | KCR | B. Martinez | D. Roberts | Single to LF; Martinez out at 2B/LF-2B | |
| b6 | 2 | --- | O | -1% | 69% | 5-4 | KCR | F. Patek | D. Roberts | Flyball: RF | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Royals 5. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 4-5, Royals' Marty Pattin facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| t7 | 0 | --- | O | 4% | 74% | 4-5 | DET | R. LeFlore | M. Pattin | Strikeout | |
| t7 | 1 | --- | -5% | 69% | 4-5 | DET | T. Fuentes | M. Pattin | Single to LF | ||
| t7 | 1 | 1-- | OO | 10% | 79% | 4-5 | DET | S. Kemp | M. Pattin | Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Royals 5. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-4, Tigers' Dave Roberts facing 9-1-2 | |||||||||||
| b7 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 77% | 5-4 | KCR | F. White | D. Roberts | Foul Popfly: 1B | |
| b7 | 1 | --- | 2% | 79% | 5-4 | KCR | G. Brett | D. Roberts | Single to RF | ||
| b7 | 1 | 1-- | O | -2% | 76% | 5-4 | KCR | H. McRae | D. Roberts | Flyball: RF | |
| b7 | 2 | 1-- | O | -2% | 74% | 5-4 | KCR | A. Otis | D. Roberts | Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Royals 5. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 4-5, Royals' Larry Gura facing 4-5-6 | |||||||||||
| Larry Gura replaces Marty Pattin pitching | |||||||||||
| t8 | 0 | --- | -22% | 52% | 4-5 | DET | R. Staub | L. Gura | Triple to LF | ||
| t8 | 0 | --3 | RO | 3% | 55% | 4-5 | DET | J. Thompson | L. Gura | Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Staub Scores | |
| t8 | 1 | --- | O | 4% | 58% | 5-5 | DET | B. Oglivie | L. Gura | Flyball: LF | |
| t8 | 2 | --- | -3% | 56% | 5-5 | DET | J. Wockenfuss | L. Gura | Walk | ||
| t8 | 2 | 1-- | O | 5% | 61% | 5-5 | DET | A. Rodriguez | L. Gura | Flyball: CF | |
| 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Royals 5. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Tied 5-5, Tigers' Dave Roberts facing 4-5-6 | |||||||||||
| b8 | 0 | --- | R | 26% | 87% | 5-5 | KCR | J. Mayberry | D. Roberts | Home Run | |
| b8 | 0 | --- | O | -1% | 85% | 6-5 | KCR | A. Cowens | D. Roberts | Strikeout | |
| b8 | 1 | --- | O | -1% | 84% | 6-5 | KCR | C. Rojas | D. Roberts | Flyball: RF | |
| b8 | 2 | --- | O | -1% | 83% | 6-5 | KCR | B. Martinez | D. Roberts | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Royals 6. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 5-6, Royals' Larry Gura facing 9-1-2 | |||||||||||
| t9 | 0 | --- | -12% | 72% | 5-6 | DET | T. Veryzer | L. Gura | Walk | ||
| Mark Littell replaces Larry Gura pitching | |||||||||||
| t9 | 0 | 1-- | O | 11% | 83% | 5-6 | DET | R. LeFlore | M. Littell | Strikeout | |
| t9 | 1 | 1-- | O | 6% | 89% | 5-6 | DET | T. Fuentes | M. Littell | Flyball: RF; Veryzer to 2B | |
| t9 | 2 | -2- | O | 11% | 100% | 5-6 | DET | S. Kemp | M. Littell | Strikeout | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Royals 6. | |||||||||||
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