Kansas City Royals vs. Detroit Tigers

May 9, 1971

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
KC	3	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	6	9	1	12
DET	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	6	0	10

loss:

J. Niekrowin: Kansas City Royals logo

T. Burgmeier

KCDET

1
Gail Hopkins triples (1) on a to center fielder Mickey Stanley. Joe Keough scores. Amos Otis scores. Ed Kirkpatrick scores. [3 runs]
30
4
Bob Oliver doubles (3) on a to right fielder Jim Northrup. Paul Schaal scores. [1 run]
40
4
Amos Otis grounds into a force out, third baseman Aurelio Rodriguez to second baseman Dick McAuliffe. Bob Oliver scores. Ken Wright to 3rd. Joe Keough out at 2nd. Amos Otis to 1st. [1 run] [2 outs]
50
5
Norm Cash hits a home run (6). Jim Northrup scores. [2 runs]
52
7
Gail Hopkins hits a home run (1). [1 run]
62

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Freddie PatekSS	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	.252
2Joe KeoughLF	0	3	1	0	0	2	0	2	.208
3Amos OtisCF	2	5	1	1	0	0	0	2	.269
4Ed KirkpatrickC	1	3	1	0	0	2	0	3	.236
5Gail Hopkins1B	2	5	1	4	0	0	1	2	.250
6Cookie Rojas2B	1	4	0	0	0	1	0	2	.336
7Paul Schaal3B	0	3	1	0	1	2	0	3	.337
8Bob OliverRF	1	4	1	1	1	1	0	2	.239
9Ken WrightP	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	2	.167
Jim YorkP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Tom BurgmeierP	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	.250





TOTAL	9	34	6	6	5	10	1	21	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Ken WrightRHP	4.1	5	2	2	4	4	1	43	3.43
Jim YorkRHP	1.1	1	0	0	1	1	0	11	4.91
Tom BurgmeierLHP	3.1	0	0	0	3	0	0	16	0.86


TOTAL	8.3	6	2	2	8	5	1	70	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Dick McAuliffe2B	0	5	0	0	1	0	0	3	.200
2Aurelio Rodriguez3B	1	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	.238
3Jim NorthrupRF	1	3	1	0	0	2	0	2	.324
4Norm Cash1B	1	3	1	2	0	1	1	2	.268
5Willie HortonLF	1	3	0	0	1	1	0	2	.209
6Bill FreehanC	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	6	.289
7Mickey StanleyCF	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	.262
8Ed BrinkmanSS	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	.221
9Joe NiekroP	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	.182
Bill DenehyP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Kevin CollinsPH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.143
Bill ZeppP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Gates BrownPH	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222
Daryl PattersonP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Ike BrownPH	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.143
Jim HannanP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
TOTAL	6	34	2	2	8	5	1	19	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Joe NiekroRHP	3.0	6	5	5	0	3	0	26	5.58
Bill DenehyRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	11	0.00
Bill ZeppRHP	2.0	1	0	0	3	2	0	21	7.71
Daryl PattersonRHP	2.0	2	1	1	0	2	1	16	4.50
Jim HannanRHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	1	0	11	3.27
TOTAL	9.0	9	6	6	5	10	1	85	-

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1st inningKCDET

TOP 1
BATTER OUT — Freddie Patek out to second baseman Dick McAuliffe. [1 out]
00
WALK — Joe Keough walks.
00
SINGLE — Amos Otis singles on a to left fielder Willie Horton. Joe Keough to 2nd.
00
WALK — Ed Kirkpatrick walks. Joe Keough to 3rd. Amos Otis to 2nd.
00
TRIPLE — Gail Hopkins triples (1) on a to center fielder Mickey Stanley. Joe Keough scores. Amos Otis scores. Ed Kirkpatrick scores. [3 runs]
30
BATTER OUT — Cookie Rojas out, third baseman Aurelio Rodriguez to first baseman Norm Cash. [2 outs]
30
LINEOUT — Paul Schaal lines out to center fielder Mickey Stanley. [3 outs]
30
BOTTOM 1
BATTER OUT — Dick McAuliffe out, second baseman Cookie Rojas to first baseman Gail Hopkins. [1 out]
30
SINGLE — Aurelio Rodriguez singles on a to center fielder Amos Otis.
30
WALK — Jim Northrup walks. Aurelio Rodriguez to 2nd.
30
BATTER OUT — Norm Cash out to center fielder Amos Otis. [2 outs]
30
WALK — Willie Horton walks. Aurelio Rodriguez to 3rd. Jim Northrup to 2nd.
30
STRIKEOUT — Bill Freehan strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
30

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DET

6Runs2

9Hits6

1Errors0

.265Batting Avg.176

34At Bats34

5Extra-base Hits1

1Home Runs1

6Runs-Batted-In2

10Walks5

1Stolen Bases0

5Strikeouts8

12Left on Base10

17Total Bases9

Sunday, May 9, 1971 · 4:33 AM

Comerica Park · Detroit, MI

attendance: 25,570 (62.2%)

weather: 70 degrees, unknown