Detroit Tigers vs Kansas City Royals
June 9, 1975 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 9, 1975 at Royals Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 2, Kansas City Royals 5

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
LeFlore cf 5 0 2 0
Sutherland 2b 5 0 2 1
Meyer lf 4 0 1 0
Horton dh 4 0 1 0
Roberts rf 4 1 2 0
Pierce 1b 4 0 1 0
Rodriguez 3b 4 0 0 0
Veryzer ss 4 1 3 1
Humphrey c 4 0 2 0
Walker p 0 0 0 0
  Hiller p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 2 14 2
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wohlford rf 4 1 1 0
Brett 3b 4 2 2 1
Otis cf 4 2 2 3
Mayberry 1b 4 0 0 0
McRae lf 2 0 0 1
  Cowens lf 0 0 0 0
Solaita dh 3 0 1 0
Healy c 3 0 0 0
Rojas 2b 3 0 2 0
White ss 3 0 1 0
Fitzmorris p 0 0 0 0
  McDaniel p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 9 5
Detroit 010 010 0002140
Kansas City 000 200 03x590
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Walker  L (1-3) 7.2 7 3 3 0 5
  Hiller   0.1 2 2 2 0 0
Totals
8.0
9
5
5
0
5
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Fitzmorris   4.0 10 2 2 0 2
  McDaniel  W (3-0) 5.0 4 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
14
2
2
0
4

  E–None.  DP–Kansas City 2.  2B–Kansas City Rojas (6,off Walker); Otis (8,off Walker); Brett (9,off Hiller).  3B–Detroit LeFlore (4,off McDaniel).  HR–Kansas City Otis (4,8th inning off Hiller 1 on, 2 out).  SF–McRae (7,off Walker).  SB–Wohlford (7,2nd base off Hiller/Humphrey); Brett (5,3rd base off Hiller/Humphrey).  CS–White (2,2nd base by Walker/Humphrey).  U-HP–Armando Rodriguez, 1B–Bill Haller, 2B–Rich Garcia, 3B–Ron Luciano.  T–2:22.  A–10,026.
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