Detroit Tigers vs Kansas City Royals
August 15, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 15, 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 7

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
LeFlore cf 5 1 1 0
Stanley 1b 4 1 2 1
  Thompson ph 0 0 0 0
Staub rf 3 0 0 0
Horton dh 4 0 1 0
Johnson lf 4 0 1 1
Rodriguez 3b 4 0 0 0
Veryzer ss 4 0 0 0
Kimm c 1 1 0 0
  Meyer ph 0 0 0 0
Scrivener 2b 2 0 1 0
  Oglivie ph 1 0 0 0
Roberts p 0 0 0 0
  Hiller p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 6 2
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wohlford lf 4 1 1 0
Otis cf 4 1 1 2
Brett 3b 4 1 2 0
McRae dh 4 1 1 0
Mayberry 1b 3 0 1 1
Cowens rf 3 0 1 0
Martinez c 3 2 2 1
Patek ss 3 1 1 1
White 2b 4 0 2 2
Hassler p 0 0 0 0
  Littell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 7 12 7
Detroit 101 000 100360
Kansas City 310 003 00x7121
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts  L (11-12) 6.0 11 7 7 0 0
  Hiller   2.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
12
7
7
1
0
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Hassler  W (2-7) 7.0 6 3 2 5 3
  Littell   2.0 0 0 0 2 3
Totals
9.0
6
3
2
7
6

  E–Patek (18).  DP–Kansas City 2.  2B–Detroit Stanley (8,off Hassler), Kansas City Martinez 2 (13,off Roberts 2); Patek (11,off Roberts).  HR–Kansas City Otis (15,1st inning off Roberts 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Patek (8,off Roberts); Martinez (7,off Hiller).  SF–Mayberry (9,off Roberts).  SB–Brett (15,2nd base off Roberts/Kimm); White (18,2nd base off Roberts/Kimm).  U-HP–Al Clark, 1B–Larry McCoy, 2B–Bill Haller, 3B–Ron Luciano.  T–2:15.  A–30,720.
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