Detroit Tigers vs Kansas City Royals
September 3, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 3, 1978 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 6

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
LeFlore cf 4 1 1 1
Whitaker 2b 4 0 1 0
Staub dh 4 0 0 0
Thompson 1b 4 0 0 0
Kemp lf 4 0 0 0
Wockenfuss rf 3 0 0 0
Rodriguez 3b 3 1 1 0
May c 3 0 1 0
Trammell ss 3 0 1 1
Rozema p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 5 2
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Brett 3b 4 1 1 2
McRae dh 4 1 1 3
LaCock 1b 4 0 0 0
Porter c 4 1 1 0
Cowens rf 3 0 1 0
Hurdle lf 1 0 0 1
  Wilson lf 0 0 0 0
Otis cf 3 1 1 0
White 2b 3 1 0 0
Terrell ss 3 1 1 0
Gura p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 6 6 6
Detroit 001 010 000251
Kansas City 001 041 00x660
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Rozema  L (6-10) 8.0 6 6 5 1 0
Totals
8.0
6
6
5
1
0
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Gura  W (13-4) 9.0 5 2 2 0 3
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
0
3

  E–Kemp (7).  DP–Detroit 1.  2B–Kansas City Cowens (21,off Rozema).  3B–Kansas City Porter (5,off Rozema).  HR–Detroit LeFlore (10,5th inning off Gura 0 on, 2 out), Kansas City McRae (14,5th inning off Rozema 2 on, 2 out).  SF–Hurdle (6,off Rozema).  U-HP–Terry Cooney, 1B–Al Clark, 2B–Bill Kunkel, 3B–Bill Deegan.  T–1:56.  A–27,217.
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