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Kansas City Royals @ Detroit Tigers
1977-07-22 · Night game · Tiger Stadium · 12 innings · Att: 22758 · 80°F · Wind 10 mph · 3:12
Kansas City Royals defeated Detroit Tigers 5–4. Kansas City Royals put up 2 in the 10th. Doug Bird earned the win. Al Cowens went 3-for-6 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 12 | |
| DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
W: Doug Bird L: John Hiller SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: George Maloney · 1B: Russ Goetz · 2B: Ken Kaiser · 3B: Greg Kosc · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 George Brett | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Hal McRae | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Pete LaCock | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
 Al Cowens | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 John Mayberry | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Amos Otis | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Darrell Porter | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Freddie Patek | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Frank White | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Joe Zdeb | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 John Wathan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ron LeFlore | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Tito Fuentes | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Rusty Staub | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Steve Kemp | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jason Thompson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Ben Oglivie | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Milt May | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Phil Mankowski | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tom Veryzer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tim Corcoran | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Scrivener | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 John Wockenfuss | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mickey Stanley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dennis Leonard | 8.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
 Larry Gura | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Mark Littell | 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Steve Mingori | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Doug Bird | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Fernando Arroyo | 10.0 | 10 | 3 | 2 |
 John Hiller | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- George Brett: 7
- Hal McRae: 63
- Pete LaCock: W
- Al Cowens: 64(1)/FO
Bot 1
- Ron LeFlore: K
- Tito Fuentes: 8
- Rusty Staub: 3/G
Top 2
- John Mayberry: S7
- Amos Otis: 64(1)3/GDP
- Darrell Porter: 63
Bot 2
- Steve Kemp: 5/L
- Jason Thompson: 43
- Ben Oglivie: 31
Top 3
- Freddie Patek: 7/L
- Frank White: 63
- George Brett: 7
Bot 3
- Milt May: 31
- Phil Mankowski: 31
- Tom Veryzer: 9
Top 4
- Hal McRae: D7
- Pete LaCock: S8.2-H
- Al Cowens: S.1-2
- John Mayberry: 15(2)/FO.1-2
- Amos Otis: 8
- Darrell Porter: 43
Bot 4
- Ron LeFlore: 53
- Tito Fuentes: K
- Rusty Staub: D7
- Steve Kemp: 7
Top 5
- Freddie Patek: 53
- Frank White: 63
- George Brett: 8
Bot 5
- Jason Thompson: W
- Ben Oglivie: W.1-2
- Milt May: 4/P
- Phil Mankowski: 8.2-3
- Tim Corcoran: 4/L
Top 6
- Hal McRae: HR/7
- Pete LaCock: 43
- Al Cowens: 63
- John Mayberry: S9
- Amos Otis: 9
Bot 6
- Ron LeFlore: 53
- Tito Fuentes: 3/G
- Rusty Staub: S9
- Steve Kemp: 43
Top 7
- Darrell Porter: 31
- Freddie Patek: 63
- Frank White: 13
Bot 7
- Jason Thompson: 8
- Ben Oglivie: 4/L
- Milt May: 63
Top 8
- George Brett: 43
- Hal McRae: K/C
- Pete LaCock: W
- Al Cowens: S9.1-3
- John Mayberry: W.1-2
- Amos Otis: K
Bot 8
- Phil Mankowski: 8
- Chuck Scrivener: 7/L
- Ron LeFlore: 63
Top 9
- Darrell Porter: 4/L
- Freddie Patek: 3/FL
- Frank White: 13
Bot 9
- Tito Fuentes: T9
- Rusty Staub: S8.3-H
- Steve Kemp: 36(1)/FO
- Jason Thompson: K
- Ben Oglivie: S7.1-3
- Milt May: S.3-H;1-2
- Phil Mankowski: 2/FL/P
Top 10
- George Brett: S9
- Joe Zdeb: 134/SH.1-2
- Pete LaCock: S7.2-H;B-2(THH)
- Al Cowens: 9
- John Mayberry: S8.2-H;BX2(85)
Bot 10
- Chuck Scrivener: W
- Ron LeFlore: K/C
- Tito Fuentes: W.1-2
- Rusty Staub: S9.2-3;1-2
- Steve Kemp: 8/SF.3-H;2-3
- Jason Thompson: S9.3-H;1-2
- John Wockenfuss: 64(1)/FO
Top 11
- Amos Otis: E5
- Darrell Porter: S9.1-3
- Freddie Patek: K
- Frank White: 2/FL/P
- George Brett: 9
Bot 11
- Milt May: S9
- Phil Mankowski: 34/SH.1-2
- Chuck Scrivener: 7
- Ron LeFlore: 63
Top 12
- Joe Zdeb: 5/L
- John Wathan: K
- Al Cowens: HR/7
- John Mayberry: 5/L
Bot 12
- Tito Fuentes: 13
- Mickey Stanley: 43
- Steve Kemp: 4/L