The Detroit Tigers schooled the Kansas City Royals, 10 to 4, on April 16, 1979.

Final

Royals

5-4

4

Tigers

3-4

10

KCR

DET

1

0

1

2

0

3

2

1

4

0

1

5

2

0

6

0

7

0

4

8

0

9

0

R

4

10

H

11

E

3

1

Summary

Player Stats

Bottom 1st

KCR

DET

Sacrifice fly by Jason Thompson; Ron LeFlore scored.

0

1

Bottom 2nd

KCR

DET

Sacrifice fly by Ron LeFlore; John Wockenfuss scored.

0

2

Single by Steve Kemp; Aurelio Rodriguez and Alan Trammell scored.

0

4

Top 3rd

KCR

DET

Amos Otis stole second; Error by John Wockenfuss; Hal McRae scored.

1

4

Single by Al Cowens; Amos Otis scored.

2

4

Bottom 3rd

KCR

DET

Single by Aurelio Rodriguez; John Wockenfuss scored.

2

5

Bottom 4th

KCR

DET

Home run by Lou Whitaker.

2

6

Top 5th

KCR

DET

Single by Darrell Porter; Hal McRae scored.

3

6

Passed ball; Amos Otis scored.

4

6

Bottom 7th

KCR

DET

Single by Milt May; Steve Kemp scored.

4

7

Aurelio Rodriguez ground ball; Error by George Brett; Jason Thompson scored.

4

8

Single by Alan Trammell; Milt May and Lynn Jones scored.

4

10

Royals

Tigers

Batters

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	SB	TB
George Brett 3B	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
U L Washington 2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hal McRae DH	4	2	1	0	1	2	0	1
Amos Otis CF	4	2	2	0	1	2	1	2
Darrell Porter C	4	0	3	1	1	0	0	3
Al Cowens RF	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	1
Ralph LaCock 1B	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	1
Clint Hurdle LF	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	2
Frank White 2B	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	2
Steve Braun PH,3B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Freddie Patek SS	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jamie Quirk PH,SS	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Totals	36	4	11	2	4	6	1	12

Pitchers

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
Larry Gura (L)	6.1	8	9	5	5	3	1
Eduardo Rodriguez	1.2	3	1	1	0	2	0
Totals	8.0	11	10	6	5	5	1

Batters

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	TB
Ron LeFlore DH	4	1	0	1	0	0	1	0
Lou Whitaker 2B	4	1	3	1	1	1	1	6
Steve Kemp LF	5	1	3	2	0	0	1	4
Jason Thompson 1B	2	1	0	1	0	2	0	0
Jerry Morales RF	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
John Wockenfuss C	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	1
Milt May C	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1
Lynn Jones CF	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	1
Aurelio Rodriguez 3B	4	1	1	2	0	0	0	1
Alan Trammell SS	3	1	1	2	0	1	0	1
Totals	34	10	11	10	1	5	5	15

Pitchers

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
Jack Billingham (W)	5.0	9	4	3	3	2
Steve Baker (S)	4.0	2	0	0	1	4
Totals	9.0	11	4	3	4	6

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More Tigers Stats

Team Batting Leaders

HR

5

Greene

RBI

15

Canha

AVG

.298

Urshela

Team Pitching Leaders

W

3

Skubal

K

36

Flaherty

ERA

1.82

Skubal

Team Rankings

HR

21

27th

R

107

22nd

SO

230

17th

ERA

3.22

5th

2024 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians	19	8	.704
Royals	17	11	.607	2.5
Tigers	15	12	.556	4.0
Twins	13	13	.500	5.5
White Sox	5	22	.185	14.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 4/28	KCR	@	DET	1:40 PM
Mon 4/29	STL	@	DET	6:40 PM
Tue 4/30	STL	@	DET	6:40 PM
Wed 5/1	STL	@	DET	1:10 PM
Fri 5/3	DET	@	NYY	7:05 PM

Last Game

Tigers

15-12

6

Final

5

Royals

17-11

Sat 27 Apr 2024

MLB 2024 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

10

Trout

9

Henderson

9

Ozuna

RBI Leaders

31

Ozuna

26

Bohm

26

Perez

Batting Average Leaders

.391

Betts

.367

Smith

.354

Ozuna

Hit Leaders

45

Betts

41

Ohtani

40

Turner

Run Leaders

29

Betts

25

Kwan

24

Cruz

OBP Leaders

.489

Betts

.443

Soto

.434

Bohm

SLG Leaders

.698

Ozuna

.661

Ohtani

.661

Betts

SB Leaders

17

Cruz

13

Turang

11

Jr.

MLB 2024 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

5

Suárez

5

Glasnow

4

Imanaga

Strikeout Leaders

53

Glasnow

46

Wheeler

42

Greene

ERA Leaders

0.72

López

0.98

Imanaga

1.23

Berríos

WHIP Leaders

0.63

Suárez

0.74

Skubal

0.80

Imanaga

K/9 Leaders

12.13

Crochet

12.10

Jones

12.07

Peralta

K/BB Leaders

9.75

Jones

9.50

Kirby

9.50

Ryan

Walk Leaders

3

Imanaga

4

Jones

4

Kirby

Fantasy 2024

FanDuel Points Leaders

515.3

Betts

457.8

Cruz

445.8

Ohtani

DraftKings Points Leaders

393

Betts

347

Cruz

342

Ohtani

MLB 2023 Division Standings

	NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Braves	104	58	.642
2	Phillies	90	72	.556	14.0
	AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Orioles	101	61	.623
2	Rays	99	63	.611	2.0
	NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Dodgers	100	62	.617
2	Diamondbacks	84	78	.519	16.0
	NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Brewers	92	70	.568
2	Cubs	83	79	.512	9.0
	AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Astros	90	72	.556
2	Rangers	90	72	.556
	AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Twins	87	75	.537
2	Tigers	78	84	.481	9.0