Frank White, who entered the game batting .243, rapped four hits and drove in two runs to lead the Royals to a 6-4 victory over the Tigers. Al Cowens homered for the Royals in the second inning, but the Tigers took a 3-1 lead before the Royals rallied for four runs in the sixth. White knocked in a run with a single and also accounted for the Royals' final tally with another single in the eighth. [The Sporting News]

Kansas City Royals 6, Detroit Tigers 4

Game Played on Wednesday, July 13, 1977 (Night game) at Royals Stadium

Tigers 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 - 4 9 2 Royals 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 1 x - 6 13 3 Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG LeFlore cf 5 0 1 1 0 1 .293 Brett 3b 5 0 2 0 0 0 .282 Fuentes 2b 3 1 1 0 2 0 .302 McRae lf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .292 Staub dh 3 1 1 0 2 1 .235 Zdeb lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .338 Kemp lf 4 0 3 3 0 0 .271 LaCock 1b 2 0 0 0 2 0 .374 Thompson 1b 5 0 0 0 0 1 .266 Cowens rf 3 2 1 1 1 1 .298 Stanley rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .258 Mayberry dh 4 1 2 0 0 1 .234 Wockenfuss c 2 0 0 0 2 0 .291 Otis cf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .259 Rodriguez 3b 4 1 2 0 0 1 .211 Porter c 4 2 1 0 0 0 .280 Veryzer ss 3 0 0 0 0 2 .196 Patek ss 3 1 1 1 0 0 .262 Oglivie ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 .248 White 2b 4 0 4 2 0 0 .253 Arroyo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hassler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hiller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bird p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mingori p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Littell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 4 9 4 6 7 Totals 34 6 13 5 3 2 Time of Game: 2:28 Attendance: 19,418 Left on Base: Tigers 10, Royals 8 DP: Tigers 0, Royals 1 Errors: Stanley, Rodriguez, Brett, Patek 2 Doubles: Rodriguez (2), Kemp (20), Porter (15), Brett (16) Home Runs: Cowens (14) Caught Stealing: LeFlore (12) Sacrifice Hits: Patek (7) Sacrifice Flies: Kemp (4) GIDP: Stanley (4) Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Arroyo L(5-8) 5.1 7 4 4 1 1 1 24 3.42 Hiller 2.2 6 2 1 2 1 0 14 4.14 Totals 8 13 6 5 3 2 1 38 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hassler 5 6 3 3 5 3 0 24 3.80 Bird W(5-1) 1.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 7 5.46 Mingori 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.02 Littell SV(12) 2 1 1 0 1 3 0 9 2.63 Totals 9 9 4 3 6 7 0 41 Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Jim Evans, 3B - Vic Voltaggio TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore reached on an error by Brett; Fuentes singled to center [LeFlore to second]; Staub lined to center; LeFlore was caught stealing third (catcher to third); Kemp forced Fuentes (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Brett grounded out (third to first); McRae grounded out (second to first); LaCock grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0. TIGERS 2ND: Thompson grounded out (second to first); Stanley reached on an error by Patek [Stanley out at second (first to shortstop)]; Wockenfuss walked; Rodriguez doubled to left [Wockenfuss to third]; Veryzer struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 2ND: Cowens homered; Mayberry grounded out (first unassisted); Otis grounded out (pitcher to first); Porter flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 1. TIGERS 3RD: LeFlore lined to center; Fuentes walked; Staub walked [Fuentes to second]; Kemp doubled to left [Fuentes scored, Staub scored]; Thompson struck out; Stanley grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 1. ROYALS 3RD: Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); White singled to right [White to second (error by Stanley)]; Brett grounded out (shortstop to first); McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 1. TIGERS 4TH: Wockenfuss walked; Rodriguez singled to left [Wockenfuss to second]; Veryzer forced Wockenfuss (pitcher to third) [Rodriguez to second]; LeFlore singled to left [Rodriguez scored, Veryzer out at third (left to catcher to third)]; Fuentes walked [LeFlore to second]; Staub struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 1. ROYALS 4TH: LaCock flied out to center; Cowens was called out on strikes; Mayberry singled to center; Otis forced Mayberry (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 1. TIGERS 5TH: Kemp singled to right; Thompson forced Kemp (third to second); Stanley grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Thompson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 1. ROYALS 5TH: Porter grounded out (pitcher to first); Patek grounded out (second to first); White singled to left; Brett singled to center [White to second]; McRae flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 1. TIGERS 6TH: BIRD REPLACED HASSLER (PITCHING); Wockenfuss grounded out (second to first); Rodriguez lined to shortstop; Veryzer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 1. ROYALS 6TH: LaCock walked; Cowens forced LaCock (second to shortstop); Mayberry singled to right [Cowens to third]; Otis singled to left [Cowens scored, Mayberry to second]; HILLER REPLACED ARROYO (PITCHING); Porter forced Otis (first to shortstop) [Mayberry to third]; Patek singled to right [Mayberry scored, Porter to third]; White singled to third [Porter scored, Patek scored (error by Rodriguez) (unearned), White to second]; Brett lined to center; 4 R (3 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 5. TIGERS 7TH: LeFlore flied out to right; Fuentes flied out to left; Staub singled to right; Kemp singled to left [Staub to second]; MINGORI REPLACED BIRD (PITCHING); Thompson flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 5. ROYALS 7TH: McRae singled to left [McRae out at second (left to second)]; LaCock walked; Cowens walked [LaCock to second]; Mayberry was called out on strikes; Otis forced Cowens (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 5. TIGERS 8TH: LITTELL REPLACED MINGORI (PITCHING); Stanley struck out; Wockenfuss popped to second; Rodriguez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 5. ROYALS 8TH: Porter doubled to right; Patek out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Porter to third]; White singled to left [Porter scored]; Brett doubled [White out at home (center to second to catcher)]; McRae flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 6. TIGERS 9TH: ZDEB REPLACED MCRAE (PLAYING LF); OGLIVIE BATTED FOR VERYZER; Oglivie singled to left; LeFlore struck out; Fuentes reached on an error by Patek [Oglivie to second]; Staub walked [Oglivie to third, Fuentes to second]; Kemp lined out on a sacrifice fly to right [Oglivie scored (unearned)]; Thompson lined to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, Royals 6.

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