Detroit Tigers vs Kansas City Royals
June 8, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 8, 1976 at Royals 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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Detroit Tigers 3, Kansas City Royals 1
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
LeFlore cf 4 0 1 0
Meyer lf 4 1 1 0
  Stanley lf 0 0 0 0
Oglivie rf 3 0 1 0
Staub dh 3 1 1 1
Thompson 1b 4 1 1 2
Rodriguez 3b 4 0 1 0
Scrivener ss 4 0 0 0
Kimm c 3 0 1 0
Manuel 2b 3 0 0 0
Roberts p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 7 3
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wohlford lf 4 0 2 0
Otis cf 4 0 0 0
Brett 3b 4 1 1 0
Mayberry 1b 4 0 1 0
McRae dh 4 0 3 1
Cowens rf 4 0 0 0
Martinez c 2 0 0 0
  Rojas ph 1 0 0 0
  Wathan c 0 0 0 0
  Nelson ph 1 0 0 0
Patek ss 3 0 1 0
White 2b 3 0 1 0
Leonard p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 9 1
Detroit 021 000 000–371
Kansas City 000 000 001–190
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts  W (5-4) 9.0 9 1 1 0 3
Totals
9.0
9
1
1
0
3
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard  L (5-2) 9.0 7 3 3 2 3
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
2
3
  E–Roberts (2).  DP–Detroit 2, Kansas City 1.  2B–Detroit Meyer (4,off Leonard).  HR–Detroit Thompson (4,2nd inning off Leonard 1 on, 0 out).  SB–Otis (6,2nd base off Roberts/Kimm).  U-HP–Dale Ford, 1B–Marty Springstead, 2B–Don Denkinger, 3B–Larry Barnett.  T–2:02.  A–13,869.
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