DET @ KCA

October 03, 1984

Final Score: DET 5 - KCA 3

Game Information

Ballpark
Kauffman Stadium
Attendance
42,019
Game Duration
217 minutes
Day/Night
Night
Winning Pitcher
Aurelio Lopez
Losing Pitcher
Dan Quisenberry

Umpires

Home Plate
Bill Deegan
First Base
Jon Bible
Second Base
Randy Christal
Third Base
Bob Jones

Weather & Field Conditions

Sky
Night

Line Score

DET @ KCA — Line Score
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
DET 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 8 1
KCA 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 10 3

DET Batting

DET @ KCA — DET Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Dave Bergman 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.000
Tom Brookens 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Marty Castillo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Darrell Evans 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Barbaro Garbey 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Kirk Gibson 4 2 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 .500
Johnny Grubb 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250
Willie Hernandez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ruppert Jones 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Chet Lemon 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Aurelio Lopez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Lance Parrish 5 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .400
Dan Petry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Alan Trammell 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200
Lou Whitaker 5 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .200
Team Totals 41 5 8 5 2 6 3 0 1 1 .195

KCA Batting

DET @ KCA — KCA Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Steve Balboni 5 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .200
Buddy Biancalana 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
George Brett 5 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .400
Onix Concepcion 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Dane Iorg 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Lynn Jones 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Hal McRae 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
Darryl Motley 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Jorge Orta 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Greg Pryor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Dan Quisenberry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bret Saberhagen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Pat Sheridan 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Don Slaught 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
U. L. Washington 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
John Wathan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Frank White 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Willie Wilson 5 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .200
Team Totals 44 3 10 3 3 7 1 0 0 0 .227

DET Pitching

DET @ KCA — DET Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Willie Hernandez - 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 9.00
Aurelio Lopez (W) W 3.0 4 0 0 1 2 0 0.00
Dan Petry - 7.0 4 2 2 1 4 0 2.57
Team Totals 11.0 10 3 3 3 7 0 2.45

KCA Pitching

DET @ KCA — KCA Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Dan Quisenberry (L) L 3.0 2 2 1 1 1 0 3.00
Bret Saberhagen - 8.0 6 3 2 1 5 1 2.25
Team Totals 11.0 8 5 3 2 6 1 2.45

Detroit Tigers at Kansas City Royals, October 3, 1984

On October 3, 1984, the Detroit Tigers defeated the Kansas City Royals 5-3 at Kauffman Stadium, a League Championship Series game. Retrosheet records a crowd of 42,019, a running time of 217 minutes, and a night start for this game. Conditions were recorded as night skies. The Detroit Tigers scored in the first, third, and 11th innings, with the biggest frame a 2-run first. The Kansas City Royals scored single runs in the fourth, seventh, and eighth innings. The line score runs past nine, to the 11th inning. Hits were 8 for the Detroit Tigers and 10 for the Kansas City Royals, with 1 and 3 errors. The win went to Aurelio Lopez, allowing 0 earned runs on 4 hits in 3.0 innings. The loss was charged to Dan Quisenberry after 3.0 innings and 2 runs. No pitcher struck out more than Bret Saberhagen, who had 5. The Detroit Tigers used Willie Hernandez, Aurelio Lopez, and Dan Petry on the mound. Kirk Gibson led the Detroit Tigers at the plate: 2 for 4, 1 home run, 1 double, and 2 RBI. Darryl Motley led the Kansas City Royals at the plate: 2 for 4. The home-plate umpire was Bill Deegan.

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