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Kansas City Royals @ Detroit Tigers
1977-04-09 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 9240 · 48°F · 3:00
Kansas City Royals defeated Detroit Tigers 16–2. Kansas City Royals put up 9 in the 3rd. Andy Hassler earned the win and Dennis Leonard picked up the save. George Brett went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | |
| DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
W: Andy Hassler L: Ray Bare SV: Dennis Leonard
Umpires — HP: George Maloney · 1B: Terry Cooney · 2B: Greg Kosc · 3B: Russ Goetz · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 George Brett | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
 Hal McRae | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 John Mayberry | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Amos Otis | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
 Darrell Porter | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Al Cowens | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
 Pete LaCock | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Freddie Patek | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Frank White | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Bob Heise | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Cookie Rojas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Joe Zdeb | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 John Wathan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ron LeFlore | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Tito Fuentes | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Steve Kemp | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Rusty Staub | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Jason Thompson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ben Oglivie | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Milt May | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Aurelio Rodriguez | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Tom Veryzer | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Phil Mankowski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Andy Hassler | 6.0 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
 Dennis Leonard | 3.0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Bare | 2.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Crawford | 0.2 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Steve Grilli | 1.2 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
 Bob Sykes | 4.2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- George Brett: 43
- Hal McRae: 53
- John Mayberry: 43
Bot 1
- Ron LeFlore: 13
- Tito Fuentes: S7
- Steve Kemp: K
- Rusty Staub: 43
Top 2
- Amos Otis: W
- Darrell Porter: SB2
- Darrell Porter: K/C
- Al Cowens: S8.2-H
- Pete LaCock: 16(1)3/GDP
Bot 2
- Jason Thompson: 7/L
- Ben Oglivie: 43
- Milt May: S8
- Aurelio Rodriguez: 54(1)/FO
Top 3
- Freddie Patek: S8
- Frank White: S7.1-2
- George Brett: HR/9.2-H;1-H
- Hal McRae: S9
- John Mayberry: K
- Amos Otis: W.1-2
- Darrell Porter: W.2-3;1-2
- Al Cowens: E4.3-H(RBI);2-3;1-2
- Pete LaCock: W.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
- Freddie Patek: 9/SF.3-H(UR);2-3
- Frank White: T9.3-H(UR);1-H(UR)
- George Brett: W
- Hal McRae: S8.3-H(UR);1-3
- John Mayberry: 46(1)/FO
Bot 3
- Tom Veryzer: S7
- Ron LeFlore: 64(1)/FO
- Tito Fuentes: WP.1-2
- Tito Fuentes: 53
- Steve Kemp: 9
Top 4
- Amos Otis: HR/9
- Darrell Porter: D9
- Al Cowens: S7.2-3
- Pete LaCock: S7.3-H;1-2
- Freddie Patek: K
- Frank White: 9
- George Brett: 9
Bot 4
- Rusty Staub: 3/G
- Jason Thompson: 8
- Ben Oglivie: S9
- Milt May: 8
Top 5
- Hal McRae: S7
- John Mayberry: 9
- Amos Otis: W.1-2
- Darrell Porter: S8.2-H;1-3
- Al Cowens: D8.3-H;1-H
- Pete LaCock: 13
- Freddie Patek: D9.2-H
- Frank White: 6/L
Bot 5
- Aurelio Rodriguez: S7
- Tom Veryzer: 64(1)/FO
- Ron LeFlore: 9/L
- Tito Fuentes: 7
Top 6
- George Brett: 53
- Hal McRae: W
- John Mayberry: 7
- Amos Otis: 8
Bot 6
- Steve Kemp: S9
- Rusty Staub: W.1-2
- Jason Thompson: S7.2XH(762);1-2
- Ben Oglivie: K
- Milt May: 43
Top 7
- Darrell Porter: 8
- Al Cowens: 9
- Pete LaCock: K/C
Bot 7
- Aurelio Rodriguez: W
- Tom Veryzer: 3/G.1-2
- Ron LeFlore: D9.2-H;B-H(E4)(NR)(UR)
- Tito Fuentes: K
- Steve Kemp: E5
- Rusty Staub: K
Top 8
- Bob Heise: S7
- Frank White: 53.1-2
- Cookie Rojas: 53
- Hal McRae: W
- John Mayberry: 43
Bot 8
- Jason Thompson: 7
- Ben Oglivie: 6/P
- Milt May: K/C
Top 9
- Joe Zdeb: 13
- John Wathan: 3/G
- Al Cowens: 9
Bot 9
- Aurelio Rodriguez: 8
- Phil Mankowski: K/C
- Ron LeFlore: W
- Tito Fuentes: W.1-2
- Steve Kemp: 7
Notes & reviews
- Debut game for Bob Sykes