Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers
May 12, 1975 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 12, 1975 at Tiger Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 0, Detroit Tigers 5

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wohlford rf 4 0 0 0
Brett 3b 5 0 1 0
McRae lf 5 0 3 0
Mayberry 1b 5 0 2 0
Killebrew dh 3 0 0 0
  Pattin pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Pinson cf 4 0 2 0
  Otis ph 1 0 0 0
Rojas 2b 2 0 0 0
Patek ss 2 0 1 0
  Solaita ph 0 0 0 0
  Cowens ph 1 0 0 0
  White ss 0 0 0 0
Martinez c 4 0 0 0
Leonard p 0 0 0 0
  Mingori p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 0 9 0
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
LeFlore cf 3 1 0 0
Sutherland 2b 4 0 0 0
Horton dh 4 0 1 2
Colbert 1b 3 1 1 0
Freehan c 4 1 2 0
Roberts rf 3 1 1 3
Stanley lf 4 0 1 0
Veryzer ss 2 1 1 0
Rodriguez 3b 2 0 0 0
Ruhle p 0 0 0 0
  Hiller p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 5 7 5
Kansas City 000 000 000090
Detroit 002 003 00x571
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard  L (0-1) 5.1 6 5 5 3 6
  Mingori   2.2 1 0 0 0 3
Totals
8.0
7
5
5
3
9
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Ruhle  W (2-1) 7.1 8 0 0 4 0
  Hiller   1.2 1 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
9
0
0
5
3

  E–Sutherland (5).  2B–Kansas City Pinson (3,off Ruhle); Brett (5,off Hiller), Detroit Colbert (2,off Leonard).  HR–Detroit Roberts (3,6th inning off Leonard 2 on, 1 out).  SH–Patek (3,off Ruhle); Rodriguez (2,off Leonard).  HBP–Veryzer (1,by Leonard).  CS–Roberts (4,2nd base by Leonard/Martinez).  HBP–Leonard (1,Veryzer).  U-HP–Ron Luciano, 1B–Armando Rodriguez, 2B–Bill Haller, 3B–Rich Garcia.  T–2:39.  A–7,002.
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