Royals (4) vs Tigers (10) · Apr 16, 1979 · MLB Scores

FINAL

Apr 16, 1979

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KC	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	4	11	3
DET	1	3	1	1	0	0	4	0	-	10	11	1

win:J. Billingham (DET)loss:L. Gura (KC)save:S. Baker (DET)

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	AVG
1George Brett3B	0	5	0	0	0	0	.333
U L Washington2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2Hal McRaeDH	1	4	2	0	2	1	.364
3Amos OtisCF	2	4	2	0	2	1	.361
4Darrell PorterC	3	4	0	1	0	1	.375
5Al CowensRF	1	4	0	1	0	0	.219
6Ralph LaCock1B	1	4	0	0	1	0	.286
7Clint HurdleLF	1	4	0	0	1	0	.240
8Frank White2B	2	3	0	0	0	0	.258
Steve BraunPH-3B	0	1	0	0	0	0	.500
9Freddie PatekSS	0	3	0	0	0	0	.387
Jamie QuirkPH-SS	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000
TOTAL	11	36	4	2	6	4

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	ERA
Larry GuraLHP	6.1	8	9	5	3	5	1	4.64
Eduardo RodriguezRHP	1.2	3	1	1	2	0	0	2.25
TOTAL	8.0	11	10	6	5	5	1

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	AVG
1Ron LeFloreDH	0	4	1	1	1	0	0	.194
2Lou Whitaker2B	3	4	1	1	1	1	1	.333
3Steve KempLF	3	5	1	2	1	0	0	.467
4Jason Thompson1B	0	2	1	1	0	2	0	.143
5Jerry MoralesRF	0	5	0	0	1	0	0	.138
6John WockenfussC	1	2	2	0	0	1	0	.222
Milt MayC	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	.222
7Lynn JonesCF	1	4	1	0	1	0	0	.313
8Aurelio Rodriguez3B	1	4	1	2	0	0	0	.278
9Alan TrammellSS	1	3	1	2	0	1	0	.476


TOTAL	11	34	10	10	5	5	1

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	ERA
Jack BillinghamRHP	5.0	9	4	3	2	3	4.91
Steve BakerRHP	4.0	2	0	0	4	1	1.35
TOTAL	9.0	11	4	3	6	4

Scoring Summary

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1
Jason Thompson out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Al Cowens. Ron LeFlore scores. Lou Whitaker to 3rd.[1 run]
01
2
Ron LeFlore out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Amos Otis. John Wockenfuss scores. Aurelio Rodriguez to 3rd. Alan Trammell to 2nd.[1 run]
02
2
Steve Kemp singles on a to right fielder Al Cowens. Aurelio Rodriguez scores. Alan Trammell scores. Lou Whitaker to 3rd.[2 runs]
04
3
Amos Otis steals (3) 2nd base. Hal McRae scores. Amos Otis to 3rd. Throwing error by catcher John Wockenfuss.[1 run]
14
3
Al Cowens singles on a to center fielder Lynn Jones. Amos Otis scores. Darrell Porter to 3rd.[1 run]
24
3
Aurelio Rodriguez singles on a to left fielder Clint Hurdle. John Wockenfuss scores. Aurelio Rodriguez out at 2nd on the throw, left fielder Clint Hurdle to second baseman Frank White.[1 run]
25
4
Lou Whitaker hits a home run (1).[1 run]
26
5
Darrell Porter singles on a to left fielder Steve Kemp. Hal McRae scores. Amos Otis to 2nd.[1 run]
36
5
Passed ball by catcher John Wockenfuss. Amos Otis scores. Al Cowens to 2nd.[1 run]
46
7
Milt May singles on a to left fielder Clint Hurdle. Steve Kemp scores. Jason Thompson to 2nd.[1 run]
47
7
Aurelio Rodriguez reaches on a fielding error by third baseman George Brett. Jason Thompson scores. Milt May to 3rd. Lynn Jones to 2nd.[1 run]
48
7
Alan Trammell singles on a to left fielder Clint Hurdle. Milt May scores. Lynn Jones scores. Alan Trammell out at 2nd on the throw, left fielder Clint Hurdle to catcher Darrell Porter to second baseman Frank White. Aurelio Rodriguez to 3rd.[2 runs]
410

Play-by-Play

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TOP 1
BATTER OUT — George Brett out, third baseman Aurelio Rodriguez to first baseman Jason Thompson.[1 out]
00
BATTER OUT — Hal McRae out, shortstop Alan Trammell to first baseman Jason Thompson.[2 outs]
00
SINGLE — Amos Otis singles on a to left fielder Steve Kemp.
00
SINGLE — Darrell Porter singles on a to right fielder Jerry Morales. Amos Otis to 3rd.
00
FORCEOUT — Al Cowens grounds into a force out, third baseman Aurelio Rodriguez to second baseman Lou Whitaker. Darrell Porter out at 2nd. Al Cowens to 1st.[3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
FIELD ERROR — Ron LeFlore reaches on a fielding error by third baseman George Brett.
00
SINGLE — Lou Whitaker singles on a to center fielder Amos Otis. Ron LeFlore to 3rd. Lou Whitaker to 2nd.
00
STRIKEOUT — Steve Kemp strikes out swinging.[1 out]
00
SAC FLY — Jason Thompson out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Al Cowens. Ron LeFlore scores. Lou Whitaker to 3rd.[1 run][2 outs]
01
BATTER OUT — Jerry Morales out, second baseman Frank White to first baseman Ralph LaCock.[3 outs]
01

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Team Stats

DET

4Runs10

11Hits11

3Errors1

.306Batting Avg.324

36At Bats34

1Extra-base Hits2

0Home Runs1

2Runs-Batted-In10

4Walks5

1Stolen Bases0

6Strikeouts5

9Left on Base7

12Total Bases15

Game Details

Monday, April 16, 1979 · 12:33 AM

Comerica Park · Detroit, MI

attendance: 9,457 (23.0%)

weather: 48 degrees, unknown