Kansas City Royals 16 – 2 Detroit Tigers
9 April 1977 · DET04
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | final score 16–2 | 1 in 2,686 games | |
| 43 | Batting Around Twice · 14 | Kansas City Royals | 1 in 131 games |
| 32 | 4 runs scored | Amos Otis | 1 in 1,014 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 2 |
| Detroit Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
Box score
Kansas City Royals batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Brett | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | HR |
| Cookie Rojas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hal McRae | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| John Mayberry | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Amos Otis | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | HR |
| Joe Zdeb | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Darrell Porter | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2B |
| John Wathan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Al Cowens | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Pete LaCock | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Freddie Patek | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Bob Heise | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frank White | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Totals | 42 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 4 |
Kansas City Royals pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Hassler | 6.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dennis Leonard | 3.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Detroit Tigers batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron LeFlore | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Tito Fuentes | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Steve Kemp | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Rusty Staub | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Jason Thompson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ben Oglivie | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Milt May | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Tom Veryzer | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Phil Mankowski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 35 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
Detroit Tigers pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Bare | 2.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Crawford | 0.2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Steve Grilli | 1.2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Sykes | 4.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |