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Kansas City Royals @ Detroit Tigers
1977-04-07 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 46807 · 44°F, cloudy · 2:30
Kansas City Royals defeated Detroit Tigers 7–4. Kansas City Royals put up 3 in the 5th. Paul Splittorff earned the win and Mark Littell picked up the save. Amos Otis went 4-for-5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 12 | |
| DET | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
W: Paul Splittorff L: Dave Roberts SV: Mark Littell
Umpires — HP: Russ Goetz · 1B: George Maloney · 2B: Terry Cooney · 3B: Greg Kosc · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 George Brett | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Hal McRae | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Amos Otis | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 John Mayberry | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
 Al Cowens | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Joe Zdeb | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Buck Martinez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Freddie Patek | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Frank White | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ron LeFlore | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Tito Fuentes | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Rusty Staub | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Willie Horton | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jason Thompson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Ben Oglivie | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Milt May | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Aurelio Rodriguez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Tom Veryzer | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Steve Kemp | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Phil Mankowski | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 John Wockenfuss | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Wagner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Paul Splittorff | 6.0 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
 Doug Bird | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
 Larry Gura | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mark Littell | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dave Roberts | 5.0 | 9 | 1 | 2 |
 Fernando Arroyo | 3.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
 John Hiller | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- George Brett: S7
- Hal McRae: 53.1-2
- Amos Otis: HR/7.2-H
- John Mayberry: W
- Al Cowens: D7.1-3
- Joe Zdeb: K
- Buck Martinez: 43
Bot 1
- Ron LeFlore: W
- Tito Fuentes: D7.1-H
- Rusty Staub: S9.2-H
- Willie Horton: 9
- Jason Thompson: W.1-2
- Ben Oglivie: 9.2-3
- Milt May: 7
Top 2
- Freddie Patek: 63
- Frank White: 53
- George Brett: 7
Bot 2
- Aurelio Rodriguez: 41
- Tom Veryzer: S9
- Ron LeFlore: S9.1-3
- Tito Fuentes: 64(1)3/GDP
Top 3
- Hal McRae: S8
- Amos Otis: 8
- John Mayberry: K+CS2(26)/DP
Bot 3
- Rusty Staub: K/C
- Willie Horton: 9
- Jason Thompson: K
Top 4
- Al Cowens: 9
- Joe Zdeb: S7
- Buck Martinez: S9.1-3
- Freddie Patek: 64(1)/FO.3-H
- Frank White: SB2
- Frank White: 63
Bot 4
- Ben Oglivie: 3/G
- Milt May: 43
- Aurelio Rodriguez: K
Top 5
- George Brett: 9
- Hal McRae: S7
- Amos Otis: D.1-3
- John Mayberry: HR.3-H;2-H
- Al Cowens: 5/FL/P
- Joe Zdeb: 13
Bot 5
- Tom Veryzer: S7
- Ron LeFlore: 36(1)/FO
- Tito Fuentes: 64(1)3/GDP
Top 6
- Buck Martinez: 63
- Freddie Patek: 63
- Frank White: 63
Bot 6
- Rusty Staub: 7
- Willie Horton: 53
- Jason Thompson: 8
Top 7
- George Brett: 31
- Hal McRae: K
- Amos Otis: S7
- John Mayberry: WP.1-2
- John Mayberry: IW
- Al Cowens: K/C
Bot 7
- Ben Oglivie: W
- Milt May: W.1-2
- Steve Kemp: K
- Phil Mankowski: S9.2-H;1-2
- Ron LeFlore: S7.2-H;1-2
- Tito Fuentes: 2/FL/P
- Rusty Staub: 9
Top 8
- Joe Zdeb: 53
- Buck Martinez: 3/FL/P
- Freddie Patek: 13
Bot 8
- Willie Horton: S9
- Jason Thompson: K/C
- Ben Oglivie: 13.1-2
- John Wockenfuss: 8
Top 9
- Frank White: 13
- George Brett: W
- Hal McRae: S9.1-3
- Amos Otis: S7.3-H;1-2
- John Mayberry: 46(1)3/GDP
Bot 9
- Mark Wagner: 43
- Phil Mankowski: 8
- Ron LeFlore: K
Notes & reviews
- upper deck HR
- Debut game for Joe Zdeb
- Debut game for Steve Kemp