Detroit Tigers vs. Kansas City Royals

Apr 26, 1971

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
DET	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	8	11	0	9
KC	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	10	1	7

loss:

J. Rooker(0-4)win: Detroit Tigers logo

J. Niekro(1-3)save: Detroit Tigers logo

B. Zepp(1)

DETKC

2Dick McAuliffe out, second baseman Cookie Rojas to first baseman Bob Oliver. Aurelio Rodriguez scores. [1 run] [2 outs] 10
2Dennis Paepke doubles (2) on a to right fielder Al Kaline. Paul Schaal scores. Joe Keough to 3rd. [1 run] 11
3Al Kaline singles on a to right fielder Joe Keough. Joe Niekro scores. Jim Northrup scores. Al Kaline to 3rd. Fielding error by right fielder Joe Keough. [2 runs] 31
3Willie Horton doubles (2) on a to left fielder Ed Kirkpatrick. Al Kaline scores. [1 run] 41
3Bill Freehan singles on a to left fielder Ed Kirkpatrick. Willie Horton scores. [1 run] 51
6Ed Kirkpatrick doubles (2) on a to left fielder Willie Horton. Cookie Rojas scores. Amos Otis scores. [2 runs] 53
9Dick McAuliffe singles on a to right fielder Joe Keough. Jim Northrup scores. Bill Freehan scores. Aurelio Rodriguez to 2nd. [2 runs] 73
9Ed Brinkman doubles (1) on a to third baseman Paul Schaal. Aurelio Rodriguez scores. Dick McAuliffe out at home, shortstop Freddie Patek to catcher Dennis Paepke. [1 run] [3 outs] 83

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Mickey StanleyCF	0	5	0	0	2	0	0	6	.244
2Jim Northrup1B	1	4	2	0	0	1	0	2	.328
3Al KalineRF	1	3	1	1	0	2	0	1	.310
4Willie HortonLF	2	5	1	1	2	0	0	3	.228
5Bill FreehanC	2	4	1	1	1	1	0	1	.345
6Aurelio Rodriguez3B	1	4	2	0	0	1	0	3	.242
7Dick McAuliffe2B	1	4	0	3	1	1	0	0	.225
8Ed BrinkmanSS	2	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.183
9Joe NiekroP	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	3	.200
Bill ZeppP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000




TOTAL	11	36	8	7	6	7	0	9	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Joe NiekroRHP	8.0	10	3	3	5	3	0	54	5.09
Bill ZeppRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	14.54


TOTAL	9.0	10	3	3	5	3	0	56	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Freddie PatekSS	1	5	0	0	0	0	3	.238
2Cookie Rojas2B	0	2	1	0	1	2	0	.333
3Amos OtisCF	1	4	1	0	0	0	2	.274
4Ed KirkpatrickLF	2	4	0	2	0	0	2	.235
5Bob Oliver1B	0	3	0	0	1	1	1	.239
6Paul Schaal3B	2	4	1	0	0	0	2	.317
7Joe KeoughRF	2	4	0	0	0	0	2	.231
8Dennis PaepkeC	2	4	0	1	1	0	0	.286
9Jim RookerP	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	.000
Al FitzmorrisP	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.286
Gail HopkinsPH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Jim YorkP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Tom BurgmeierP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500
Lou PiniellaPH	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	.209
TOTAL	10	34	3	3	5	3	7	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Jim RookerLHP	2.1	4	5	5	3	3	29	12.00
Al FitzmorrisRHP	4.2	3	0	0	1	1	22	5.40
Jim YorkRHP	1.2	2	3	3	2	3	24	6.43
Tom BurgmeierLHP	0.1	2	0	0	0	0	2	0.82
TOTAL	8.3	11	8	8	6	7	77	-

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1st inningDETKC

TOP 1
STRIKEOUT — Mickey Stanley strikes out swinging. [1 out]
00
BATTER OUT — Jim Northrup out, shortstop Freddie Patek to first baseman Bob Oliver. [2 outs]
00
WALK — Al Kaline walks.
00
STRIKEOUT — Willie Horton strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
SINGLE — Freddie Patek singles on a to third baseman Aurelio Rodriguez.
00
WALK — Cookie Rojas walks. Freddie Patek to 2nd.
00
BATTER OUT — Amos Otis out to center fielder Mickey Stanley. Freddie Patek to 3rd. [1 out]
00
GROUNDED INTO DP — Ed Kirkpatrick grounds into a double play, second baseman Dick McAuliffe to shortstop Ed Brinkman to first baseman Jim Northrup. Cookie Rojas out at 2nd. Ed Kirkpatrick out at 1st. [3 outs]
00

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DET

8Runs3

11Hits10

0Errors1

.306Batting Avg.294

36At Bats34

4Extra-base Hits2

0Home Runs0

7Runs-Batted-In3

7Walks3

1Stolen Bases0

6Strikeouts5

9Left on Base7

15Total Bases12

Monday, April 26, 1971 · 8:05 PM

Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City, MO

attendance: 6,424 (16.9%)

weather: 77 degrees, unknown