Tigers 6-2 Royals (Aug 31, 1978)

DET

KCR

1

0

2

0

3

2

0

4

0

5

4

1

6

0

7

0

8

0

9

0

1

R

6

2

H

9

E

0

1

W: J. Billingham

L: D. Leonard

DET

Team Stats

KCR

1

HR

0

6

R

2

9

H

9

1

SB

0

LOB

.243

AVG

.290

.317

OBP

.324

.405

SLG

.419

2.00

ERA

6.00

0

K

11

2

BB

4

Current Series

Tigers

6

Royals

2

Game 1

Final

Tigers

3

Royals

8

Game 2

Final

Tigers

2

Royals

6

Game 3

Final

1978 AL East

DET KCR

Team	W	L	PCT	GB
Yankees	100	63	.613
Red Sox	99	64	.607	1.0
Brewers	93	69	.574	6.5
Orioles	90	71	.559	9.0
Tigers	86	76	.531	13.5
Indians	69	90	.434	29.0
Blue Jays	59	102	.366	40.0

Team	W	L	PCT	GB
Royals	92	70	.568
Angels	87	75	.537	5.0
Rangers	87	75	.537	5.0
Twins	73	89	.451	19.0
White Sox	71	90	.441	20.5
Athletics	69	93	.426	23.0
Mariners	56	104	.350	35.0

Game Summary

The Kansas City Royals were decisively beaten by the Detroit Tigers, 6 to 2, on September 1, 1978.

Game Info

August 31, 1978

DET

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SB	BB	K
Ron LeFlore R. LeFlore CF	5	1	1	0	0	1	0	3
Lou Whitaker L. Whitaker 2B	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	2
Rusty Staub R. Staub DH	3	1	1	2	0	0	2	1
Jason Thompson J. Thompson 1B	5	1	1	1	0	0	0	1
Steve Kemp S. Kemp LF	5	1	2	3	1	0	0	0
Milt May M. May C	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tim Corcoran T. Corcoran RF	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	1
Phil Mankowski P. Mankowski 3B	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Aurelio Rodriguez A. Rodriguez PH-3B	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Alan Trammell A. Trammell SS	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	1
Totals	37	6	9	6	1	1	4	11

KCR

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
George Brett G. Brett 3B	4	0	0	0	0
Hal McRae H. McRae DH	3	0	1	0	1
Ralph LaCock R. LaCock 1B	4	0	0	0	0
Darrell Porter D. Porter C	3	1	1	0	1
Al Cowens A. Cowens RF	4	1	3	1	0
Clint Hurdle C. Hurdle LF	4	0	0	0	0
Amos Otis A. Otis CF	3	0	1	1	0
Freddie Patek F. Patek SS	2	0	0	0	0
Steve Braun S. Braun PH	1	0	0	0	0
U L Washington SS	0	0	0	0	0
Frank White F. White 2B	2	0	2	0	0
Tom Poquette T. Poquette PH	1	0	1	0	0
Jerry Terrell J. Terrell PR-2B	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	31	2	9	2	2

Batting

2B: T. Corcoran, R. Staub, A. Trammell

HR: S. Kemp

TB: T. Corcoran 3, S. Kemp 5, R. LeFlore, R. Staub 2, J. Thompson, A. Trammell 3

RBI: S. Kemp 3, R. Staub 2, J. Thompson

Baserunning

SB: R. LeFlore

Batting

2B: A. Cowens 2, H. McRae, D. Porter

TB: A. Cowens 5, H. McRae 2, A. Otis, T. Poquette, D. Porter 2, F. White 2

RBI: A. Cowens, A. Otis

SF: A. Otis

GIDP: G. Brett, A. Cowens, C. Hurdle

Baserunning

CS: F. White

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Jack Billingham J. Billingham (W)	9.0	9	2	2	2	0	0	2.00
Totals	9.0	9	2	2	2	0	0

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Dennis Leonard D. Leonard (L)	5.0	7	6	6	2	6	1	10.80
Steve Mingori S. Mingori	2.1	2	0	0	0	3	0	0.00
Randy McGilberry R. McGilberry	1.2	0	0	0	2	2	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	9	6	6	4	11	1

WP: J. Billingham

Batters faced: J. Billingham 34

WP: D. Leonard 2

Batters faced: D. Leonard 24, R. McGilberry 7, S. Mingori 10

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SB	BB	K
Ron LeFlore R. LeFlore CF	5	1	1	0	0	1	0	3
Lou Whitaker L. Whitaker 2B	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	2
Rusty Staub R. Staub DH	3	1	1	2	0	0	2	1
Jason Thompson J. Thompson 1B	5	1	1	1	0	0	0	1
Steve Kemp S. Kemp LF	5	1	2	3	1	0	0	0
Milt May M. May C	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tim Corcoran T. Corcoran RF	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	1
Phil Mankowski P. Mankowski 3B	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Aurelio Rodriguez A. Rodriguez PH-3B	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Alan Trammell A. Trammell SS	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	1
Totals	37	6	9	6	1	1	4	11

Batting

2B: T. Corcoran, R. Staub, A. Trammell

HR: S. Kemp

TB: T. Corcoran 3, S. Kemp 5, R. LeFlore, R. Staub 2, J. Thompson, A. Trammell 3

RBI: S. Kemp 3, R. Staub 2, J. Thompson

Baserunning

SB: R. LeFlore

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Jack Billingham J. Billingham (W)	9.0	9	2	2	2	0	0	2.00
Totals	9.0	9	2	2	2	0	0

WP: J. Billingham

Batters faced: J. Billingham 34

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
George Brett G. Brett 3B	4	0	0	0	0
Hal McRae H. McRae DH	3	0	1	0	1
Ralph LaCock R. LaCock 1B	4	0	0	0	0
Darrell Porter D. Porter C	3	1	1	0	1
Al Cowens A. Cowens RF	4	1	3	1	0
Clint Hurdle C. Hurdle LF	4	0	0	0	0
Amos Otis A. Otis CF	3	0	1	1	0
Freddie Patek F. Patek SS	2	0	0	0	0
Steve Braun S. Braun PH	1	0	0	0	0
U L Washington SS	0	0	0	0	0
Frank White F. White 2B	2	0	2	0	0
Tom Poquette T. Poquette PH	1	0	1	0	0
Jerry Terrell J. Terrell PR-2B	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	31	2	9	2	2

Batting

2B: A. Cowens 2, H. McRae, D. Porter

TB: A. Cowens 5, H. McRae 2, A. Otis, T. Poquette, D. Porter 2, F. White 2

RBI: A. Cowens, A. Otis

SF: A. Otis

GIDP: G. Brett, A. Cowens, C. Hurdle

Baserunning

CS: F. White

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Dennis Leonard D. Leonard (L)	5.0	7	6	6	2	6	1	10.80
Steve Mingori S. Mingori	2.1	2	0	0	0	3	0	0.00
Randy McGilberry R. McGilberry	1.2	0	0	0	2	2	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	9	6	6	4	11	1

WP: D. Leonard 2

Batters faced: D. Leonard 24, R. McGilberry 7, S. Mingori 10

74-59 DET

KCR 71-61

Team Stats

Current Series

1978 AL East

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