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Kansas City Royals @ Detroit Tigers
1976-07-09 · Night game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 51041 · night · 2:03
Kansas City Royals defeated Detroit Tigers 1–0. Dennis Leonard earned the win. Hal McRae went 3-for-3 with 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | |
| DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
W: Dennis Leonard L: Mark Fidrych SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Nestor Chylak · 1B: Jim Evans · 2B: Joe Brinkman · 3B: Greg Kosc · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Al Cowens | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Amos Otis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 George Brett | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 John Mayberry | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Hal McRae | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Jamie Quirk | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Buck Martinez | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Freddie Patek | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Frank White | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ron LeFlore | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Tom Veryzer | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ben Oglivie | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rusty Staub | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jason Thompson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Alex Johnson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Aurelio Rodriguez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Pedro Garcia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bruce Kimm | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dan Meyer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mickey Stanley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dennis Leonard | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mark Fidrych | 9.0 | 9 | 1 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Al Cowens: S9
- Amos Otis: 64(1)3/GDP
- George Brett: 8
Bot 1
- Ron LeFlore: 63
- Tom Veryzer: 7
- Ben Oglivie: S8
- Rusty Staub: SB2
- Rusty Staub: 3/G
Top 2
- John Mayberry: 31
- Hal McRae: W
- Jamie Quirk: 46(1)3/GDP
Bot 2
- Jason Thompson: K/C
- Alex Johnson: E1
- Aurelio Rodriguez: CS2(26)
- Aurelio Rodriguez: E5.B-2
- Pedro Garcia: 9
Top 3
- Buck Martinez: 8
- Freddie Patek: 53
- Frank White: D9
- Al Cowens: 43
Bot 3
- Bruce Kimm: 8
- Ron LeFlore: K/C
- Tom Veryzer: S6.B-2(E6/TH1)
- Ben Oglivie: 43
Top 4
- Amos Otis: 53
- George Brett: S9
- John Mayberry: S9.1-3
- Hal McRae: S7.3-H;1-2
- Jamie Quirk: 46(1)3/GDP
Bot 4
- Rusty Staub: 53
- Jason Thompson: 7
- Alex Johnson: 43
Top 5
- Buck Martinez: S9
- Freddie Patek: 8
- Frank White: 7
- Al Cowens: K
Bot 5
- Aurelio Rodriguez: K
- Pedro Garcia: 7/L
- Bruce Kimm: S9.BX2(96)
Top 6
- Amos Otis: 53
- George Brett: 31
- John Mayberry: 63
Bot 6
- Ron LeFlore: 63
- Tom Veryzer: 8
- Ben Oglivie: 43
Top 7
- Hal McRae: S8
- Jamie Quirk: CS2(26)
- Jamie Quirk: 43
- Buck Martinez: E8/F
- Freddie Patek: 4(1)/FO
Bot 7
- Rusty Staub: S9
- Jason Thompson: SB2
- Jason Thompson: K/C
- Alex Johnson: K
- Aurelio Rodriguez: K
Top 8
- Frank White: 43
- Al Cowens: 63
- Amos Otis: K
Bot 8
- Dan Meyer: K
- Mickey Stanley: 5/FL/P
- Ron LeFlore: K
Top 9
- George Brett: 3/L
- John Mayberry: S8
- Hal McRae: S8.1-3
- Jamie Quirk: 3(B)3(1)/LDP
Bot 9
- Tom Veryzer: 8
- Ben Oglivie: 6/P
- Rusty Staub: 6/L