Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers
July 11, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 11, 1976 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 5, Detroit Tigers 6

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Cowens rf 6 2 2 0
Otis cf 4 0 1 2
Brett 3b 6 2 4 0
Mayberry 1b 4 0 1 1
McRae lf 3 0 1 0
Quirk dh 2 0 0 1
  Rojas ph,dh 3 0 0 0
Martinez c 2 0 0 0
  Solaita ph 1 0 0 0
  Stinson c 2 0 0 0
Patek ss 4 0 0 0
White 2b 5 1 1 0
Splittorff p 0 0 0 0
  Pattin p 0 0 0 0
  Mingori p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 5 10 4
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
LeFlore cf 4 1 2 0
Scrivener ss 5 0 0 0
Staub rf 5 0 2 1
Johnson dh 4 0 1 1
  Freehan ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Thompson 1b 4 1 1 0
Rodriguez 3b 5 1 1 2
Stanley lf 5 1 1 0
Garcia 2b 5 1 1 1
Kimm c 3 0 1 1
  Wockenfuss c 1 1 0 0
Ruhle p 0 0 0 0
  Grilli p 0 0 0 0
  Hiller p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 6 10 6
Kansas City 000 002 300 0005103
Detroit 020 210 000 0016100
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Splittorff   4.2 7 5 3 2 0
  Pattin   2.1 0 0 0 1 2
  Mingori  L (3-1) 4.2 3 1 1 1 1
Totals
11.2
10
6
4
4
3
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Ruhle   5.1 3 2 2 3 4
  Grilli   1.1 2 2 2 1 2
  Hiller  W (8-4) 5.1 5 1 1 2 3
Totals
12.0
10
5
5
6
9

  E–Brett (13), Mayberry (4), Patek (13).  DP–Kansas City 1, Detroit 1.  2B–Kansas City Cowens (12,off Ruhle); Brett 2 (17,off Ruhle,off Hiller), Detroit Staub (17,off Splittorff); Garcia (11,off Splittorff).  HR–Detroit Rodriguez (6,4th inning off Splittorff 1 on, 0 out).  SF–Otis 2 (8,off Ruhle,off Grilli); Quirk (1,off Grilli).  IBB–McRae (5,by Hiller).  SH–Scrivener (2,off Splittorff); LeFlore (3,off Mingori).  SB–McRae (19,2nd base off Ruhle/Kimm); Johnson (12,2nd base off Splittorff/Martinez).  CS–Kimm (1,Home by Splittorff/Martinez); LeFlore (14,2nd base by Mingori/Stinson).  WP–Hiller (4).  IBB–Hiller (7,McRae).  U-HP–Joe Brinkman, 1B–Greg Kosc, 2B–Nestor Chylak, 3B–Jim Evans.  T–3:14.  A–21,764.
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