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Detroit Tigers @ 
Kansas City Royals
1977-04-15 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 15955 · 69°F · Wind 12 mph · 2:27
Detroit Tigers defeated Kansas City Royals 4–3. Detroit Tigers put up 2 in the 2nd. Vern Ruhle earned the win and Steve Foucault picked up the save. Ben Oglivie went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | |
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
W: Vern Ruhle L: Jim Colborn SV: Steve Foucault
Umpires — HP: Art Frantz · 1B: Nick Bremigan · 2B: Al Clark · 3B: Jerry Neudecker · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ron LeFlore | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tito Fuentes | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Steve Kemp | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Rusty Staub | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jason Thompson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Ben Oglivie | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Milt May | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Aurelio Rodriguez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tom Veryzer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Phil Mankowski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 George Brett | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Hal McRae | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 John Mayberry | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Amos Otis | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Darrell Porter | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Al Cowens | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Pete LaCock | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Freddie Patek | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Frank White | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Cookie Rojas | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dave Nelson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vern Ruhle | 7.2 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Crawford | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Steve Foucault | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jim Colborn | 5.0 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
 Larry Gura | 3.1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
 Mark Littell | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Ron LeFlore: 43
- Tito Fuentes: 8
- Steve Kemp: 7
Bot 1
- George Brett: 3/G
- Hal McRae: 53
- John Mayberry: W
- Amos Otis: 54(1)/FO
Top 2
- Rusty Staub: 3/G
- Jason Thompson: D9
- Ben Oglivie: HR/89.2-H
- Milt May: S8
- Aurelio Rodriguez: 4(B)3(1)/LDP
Bot 2
- Darrell Porter: S7
- Al Cowens: S7.1-2
- Pete LaCock: 36(1)/FO.2-3
- Freddie Patek: FC5.3XH(52);1-2
- Frank White: 1/G
Top 3
- Tom Veryzer: 43
- Ron LeFlore: 63
- Tito Fuentes: S7
- Steve Kemp: 43
Bot 3
- George Brett: S7
- Hal McRae: HP.1-2
- John Mayberry: 16(1)3/RINT/GDP.2-2
- Amos Otis: D7.2-H
- Darrell Porter: 41
Top 4
- Rusty Staub: 7
- Jason Thompson: 63
- Ben Oglivie: 43
Bot 4
- Al Cowens: 13
- Pete LaCock: 13
- Freddie Patek: 63
Top 5
- Milt May: 53
- Aurelio Rodriguez: 53
- Tom Veryzer: 53
Bot 5
- Frank White: 9
- George Brett: 31
- Hal McRae: 53
Top 6
- Ron LeFlore: S8
- Tito Fuentes: SB2
- Tito Fuentes: S8.2-3;B-2(THH)
- Steve Kemp: S8.3-H;2-3
- Rusty Staub: W.1-2
- Jason Thompson: K
- Ben Oglivie: 7/SF.3-H;2-3
- Milt May: 5/P
Bot 6
- John Mayberry: 3/FL
- Amos Otis: 53
- Darrell Porter: 63
Top 7
- Aurelio Rodriguez: S8
- Tom Veryzer: 4(1)/FO
- Ron LeFlore: 54(1)/FO
- Tito Fuentes: 64(1)/FO
Bot 7
- Al Cowens: S9.B-3(E9)
- Pete LaCock: 13.3-H
- Freddie Patek: S7
- Cookie Rojas: 3/G.1-2
- George Brett: E4.2-H(NR)(UR);B-2
- Hal McRae: 8/L
Top 8
- Steve Kemp: W
- Rusty Staub: 64(1)3/GDP
- Jason Thompson: K
Bot 8
- John Mayberry: 8
- Amos Otis: K
- Darrell Porter: S9
- Al Cowens: S7.1-2
- Dave Nelson: 54(1)/FO
Top 9
- Ben Oglivie: S9
- Milt May: 14/SH.1-2
- Aurelio Rodriguez: 3/P
- Phil Mankowski: 9
Bot 9
- Freddie Patek: K
- Cookie Rojas: D9
- George Brett: 7
- Hal McRae: 3/G
Notes & reviews
- 440' HR
- Royals manager Herzog ejected by 2B umpire Clark for arguing interference call on McRae at 2nd