1984 American League Championship Series
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GAME 1
Det Tigers 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 - 8 14 0 KC Royals 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 5 1
BATTING
Detroit Tigers AB R H RBI BB K PO A Whitaker 2b 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 Brookens 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Trammell ss 3 2 3 3 2 0 1 5 Baker ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gibson rf 5 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 Parrish c 4 1 1 2 0 1 6 0 Herndon lf 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 0 Jones ph,lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Kuntz ph,lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Garbey dh 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 Lemon cf 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Evans 1b 4 0 2 1 0 0 8 1 Bergman pr,1b 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 Castillo 3b 4 0 2 1 0 2 0 1 Morris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 40 8 14 8 2 5 27 9
BATTING - 2B: Evans (1,off Huismann). 3B: Trammell (1,off Black). HR: Herndon (1,4th inning off Black 0 on, 0 out); Trammell (1,5th inning off Black 0 on, 0 out); Parrish (1,9th inning off M. Jones 0 on, 0 out). SF: Parrish (1,off Black).
Kansas City Royals AB R H RBI BB K PO A Wilson cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 Sheridan rf 2 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 L. Jones ph,rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Brett 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 Orta dh 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 Motley lf 4 0 0 1 0 1 4 0 Balboni 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 1 White 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 Slaught c 3 0 2 0 0 0 5 0 Concepcion ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Black p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Huismann p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M. Jones p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 32 1 5 1 1 6 27 7
FIELDING - DP: 1. E: Sheridan (1).
BATTING - 3B: Orta (1,off Morris).
PITCHING
Detroit Tigers IP H HR R ER BB K Morris W(1-0) 7 5 0 1 1 1 4 Hernandez 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 Totals 9 5 0 1 1 1 6
Kansas City Royals IP H HR R ER BB K Black L(0-1) 5 7 2 4 4 1 3 Huismann 2.2 6 0 3 2 1 2 M. Jones 1.1 1 1 1 1 0 0 Totals 9.0 14 3 8 7 2 5
WP: Huismann (1).
Umpires: Bill Deegan, Joe Bible, Randy Christal, Larry Zirbel, Mike O'Dell, Harold Jordan Time of Game: 2:42 Attendance: 41973 TIGERS 1ST: Whitaker singled to center; Trammell tripled to left [Whitaker scored]; Gibson lined to third; Parrish hit a sacrifice fly to right [Trammell scored]; Herndon was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (shortstop to first); Sheridan struck out; Brett was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 0. TIGERS 2ND: Garbey made an out to left; Lemon struck out; Evans made an out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 0. ROYALS 2ND: Orta made an out to left; Motley made an out to right; Balboni grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 0. TIGERS 3RD: Castillo struck out; Whitaker grounded out (first to pitcher); Trammell walked; Gibson singled to second [Trammell to third]; Parrish flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 0. ROYALS 3RD: White grounded out (pitcher to first); Slaught singled; Concepcion made an out to center; Wilson singled to center [Slaught to second]; Sheridan walked [Slaught to third, Wilson to second]; Brett made an out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Tigers 2, Royals 0. TIGERS 4TH: Herndon homered; Garbey made an out to center; Lemon made an out to center; Evans singled to right; Castillo singled to left [Evans to second]; Whitaker grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 0. ROYALS 4TH: Orta made an out to left; Motley grounded out (third to first); Balboni struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Royals 0. TIGERS 5TH: Trammell homered; Gibson grounded out (pitcher to first); Parrish made an out to center; Herndon grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Royals 0. ROYALS 5TH: White grounded out (shortstop to first); Slaught grounded out (first to pitcher); Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Royals 0. TIGERS 6TH: HUISMANN REPLACED BLACK (PITCHING); Garbey singled to shortstop; Lemon grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Garbey out at second]; Evans grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Royals 0. ROYALS 6TH: Wilson grounded out (second to first); Sheridan struck out; Brett made an out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Royals 0. TIGERS 7TH: Castillo struck out; Whitaker reached on an error by Sheridan [Whitaker to second]; Trammell singled to right [Whitaker scored (unearned)]; Gibson singled to center [Trammell to second]; Parrish struck out; JONES BATTED FOR HERNDON; Jones made an out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 5, Royals 0. ROYALS 7TH: JONES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Orta tripled to right; Motley grounded out (shortstop to first) [Orta scored]; Balboni made an out to left; White singled to center; Slaught singled to right [White to second]; Concepcion made an out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 5, Royals 1. TIGERS 8TH: Garbey singled to left; Lemon lined to third; Evans doubled [Garbey scored]; BERGMAN RAN FOR EVANS; Castillo singled to right [Bergman scored]; Huismann threw a wild pitch [Castillo to second]; Whitaker made an out to right [Castillo to third]; Trammell walked; M. JONES REPLACED HUISMANN (PITCHING); Gibson made an out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 7, Royals 1. ROYALS 8TH: BERGMAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); BROOKENS REPLACED WHITAKER (PLAYING 2B); HERNANDEZ REPLACED MORRIS (PITCHING); Wilson made an out to center; L. JONES BATTED FOR SHERIDAN; L. Jones made an out to right; Brett popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 7, Royals 1. TIGERS 9TH: L. JONES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Parrish homered; KUNTZ BATTED FOR JONES; Kuntz made an out to right; Garbey grounded out (third to first); Lemon made an out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 8, Royals 1. ROYALS 9TH: KUNTZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); BAKER REPLACED TRAMMELL (PLAYING SS); Orta struck out; Motley struck out; Balboni grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 8, Royals 1. Final Totals R H E LOB Tigers 8 14 0 8 Royals 1 5 1 5