Detroit Tigers vs Kansas City Royals
June 9, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 9, 1976 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 3, Kansas City Royals 6

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
LeFlore cf 4 1 1 0
Meyer lf 4 0 2 0
Oglivie rf 4 1 2 1
Staub dh 4 0 1 1
Thompson 1b 4 1 1 0
Rodriguez 3b 4 0 1 0
Scrivener ss 4 0 1 1
Kimm c 2 0 0 0
  Stanley ph 1 0 0 0
  Wockenfuss c 0 0 0 0
Manuel 2b 2 0 0 0
  Sutherland ph,2b 1 0 1 0
Bare p 0 0 0 0
  Crawford p 0 0 0 0
  Hiller p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 10 3
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Poquette lf 2 0 0 0
  Wohlford ph,lf 2 0 0 0
Otis cf 4 0 0 0
Brett 3b 3 1 1 0
Mayberry 1b 3 2 2 3
McRae dh 4 1 2 0
Cowens rf 4 2 2 1
Rojas 2b 4 0 1 1
  Patek ss 0 0 0 0
Stinson c 1 0 0 1
White ss,2b 3 0 0 0
Fitzmorris p 0 0 0 0
  Mingori p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 6 8 6
Detroit 101 100 0003102
Kansas City 401 000 01x680
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Bare  L (3-5) 3.0 6 5 4 3 2
  Crawford   3.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Hiller   2.0 1 1 1 0 2
Totals
8.0
8
6
5
3
5
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Fitzmorris  W (7-2) 7.1 10 3 3 0 3
  Mingori  SV (3) 1.2 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
0
5

  E–Kimm 2 (4).  DP–Kansas City 2.  2B–Detroit Oglivie (2,off Fitzmorris); Thompson (6,off Fitzmorris).  3B–Kansas City Cowens (4,off Bare).  HR–Kansas City Mayberry 2 (5,1st inning off Bare 1 on, 2 out,8th inning off Hiller 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Stinson (6,off Bare).  SB–Staub (1,2nd base off Fitzmorris/Stinson); Brett 2 (8,2nd base off Bare/Kimm 2); Rojas (2,2nd base off Bare/Kimm); Cowens (5,2nd base off Bare/Kimm).  CS–McRae (4,2nd base by Crawford/Kimm).  U-HP–Marty Springstead, 1B–Don Denkinger, 2B–Larry Barnett, 3B–Dale Ford.  T–2:06.  A–12,529.
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