1982 AL Game: KC @ Det.

April 19, 1982

 Hal McRae launched 3 homeruns and had 4 RBI as the Kansas City Royals defeated the Detroit Tigers 6-4. McRae added a double to his hit total on the day and Paul Splittorff pitched a good game for his first Win of the season. Detroit's Larry Pashnick, who served up McRae's homeruns and one to George Brett, got the Loss.

BOXSCORE: 1982 Kansas City Royals At 1982 Detroit Tigers            4/19/1982
 
  Royals             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  W.Wilson LF         5  0  1  1 .400     C.Lemon RF          3  0  0  0 .238  
  J.Wathan C          4  0  1  0 .350     L.Whitaker 2B       4  0  2  1 .386  
  G.Brett 3B          4  1  2  1 .342     K.Gibson CF         4  0  1  0 .262  
  W.Aikens 1B         4  0  0  0 .367     L.Herndon LF        4  1  1  0 .349  
  A.Otis CF           4  1  1  0 .279     J.Wockenfuss C      4  0  0  0 .313  
  H.McRae DH          4  3  4  4 .351     E.Cabell 1B         4  1  1  0 .267  
  J.Martin RF         4  0  1  0 .179     G.Wilson DH         4  1  2  3 .214  
  F.White 2B          4  0  1  0 .297     A.Trammell SS       4  1  1  0 .225  
  U.Washington SS     3  1  1  0 .278     T.Brookens 3B       3  0  1  0 .111  
                                        A-R.Hebner PH         1  0  0  0 .333  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      36  6 12  6                 Totals      35  4  9  4
 
A-Pinch Hit For Brookens In 9th Inning
 
Royals.......... 0 3 0  1 1 1  0 0 0  -  6 12  0
Tigers.......... 0 0 1  0 0 0  0 0 3  -  4  9  0
 
Royals (3-7)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
P.Splittorff WIN(1-0)     8 1/3   8   3   3   1   4   0   3.24
D.Quisenberr              0 2/3   1   1   1   0   0   1   9.58
Totals                    9       9   4   4   1   4   1
 
Tigers (6-5)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
L.Pashnick LOSS(0-1)      6 1/3  10   6   6   1   1   4   6.30
D.Tobik                   1 2/3   1   0   0   0   1   0   0.00
E.Sosa                    1       1   0   0   0   0   0   4.91
Totals                    9      12   6   6   1   2   4
 
ATTENDANCE- 36,623 DATE- Monday, April 19th 1982 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Dan Morrison, Dallas Parks, Rocky Roe, Mark Johnson
T- 2:35
LEFT ON BASE- Royals: 5  Tigers: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Royals: 0  Tigers: 0
DOUBLES- H.McRae(2nd), J.Martin(2nd), U.Washington(1st), E.Cabell(2nd)
HOME RUNS- G.Brett(3rd), H.McRae-3(3rd), G.Wilson(1st)
RBIs- W.Wilson(4th), G.Brett(6th), H.McRae-4(9th), L.Whitaker(7th),
      G.Wilson-3(4th)
CAUGHT STEALING- J.Wathan, K.Gibson
SACRIFICE HITS- U.Washington
WALKS- J.Wathan, C.Lemon
STRIKE OUTS- W.Wilson, A.Otis, C.Lemon, K.Gibson, G.Wilson, A.Trammell
WILD PITCHES- L.Pashnick-2
2-out RBI- W.Wilson, L.Whitaker
RLISP 2-out- W.Aikens, K.Gibson-3, W.Wilson, J.Martin, J.Wathan
TEAM RISP- Royals: 2 for 9  Tigers: 2 for 6
 
Designated hitter Hal McRae blasted 3 homeruns and had 4 RBI as the Kansas
City Royals bested the Detroit Tigers 6 to 4 at Tiger Stadium.
 
McRae was a source of great heartache for the Detroit faithful all evening.
He just kept pounding out hits! He bombed a two-run dinger in the 2nd inning,
blasted a solo shot in the 4th inning, ripped a solo home run in the 6th
inning and doubled in the 8th inning.  Detroit made it exciting in the 9th,
but they were unable to push the needed runs across.  
 
Paul Splittorff(1-0) was the winner allowing 3 runs in 8 and 1/3 innings.
Larry Pashnick(0-1) was the losing pitcher.  He allowed 4 homeruns in 6 and
1/3 innings of work.  
 
Sparky Anderson was in a contemplative mood after the tough loss, 'It is
really hard to lose this kind of a game.  It may seem weird to some, but it
is easier to take the occasional blow-out loss.  It is the ones that just
barely get away that hurt so much - like this one!'