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Kansas City Royals vs. Detroit Tigers

Jul 28, 1971
FINAL

Box Score

123456789RHELOB
KC01010300271018
DET10100020481006
loss:Kansas City Royals logoJ. Yorkwin:Detroit Tigers logoD. Chance

Scoring Summary

KCDET
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    1
    Willie Horton grounds into a force out, second baseman Cookie Rojas to shortstop Freddie Patek. Tony Taylor scores. Al Kaline out at 2nd. Willie Horton to 1st. [1 run] [2 outs]
    01
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    2
    Freddie Patek walks. Bob Oliver scores. Chuck Harrison to 3rd. Paul Splittorff to 2nd. [1 run]
    11
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    3
    Tony Taylor hits a home run (3). [1 run]
    12
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    4
    Freddie Patek singles on a to center fielder Mickey Stanley. Ed Kirkpatrick scores. Paul Splittorff out at 3rd on the throw, center fielder Mickey Stanley to first baseman Norm Cash to third baseman Aurelio Rodriguez. [1 run] [3 outs]
    22
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    6
    Chuck Harrison hits a home run (2). Lou Piniella scores. Bob Oliver scores. [3 runs]
    52
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    7
    Dalton Jones walks. Mickey Stanley scores. Ike Brown to 3rd. Gates Brown to 2nd. [1 run]
    53
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    7
    Al Kaline out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Lou Piniella. Ike Brown scores. Gates Brown to 3rd. [1 run] [2 outs]
    54
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    9
    Amos Otis singles on a to left fielder Gates Brown. Freddie Patek scores. [1 run]
    64
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    9
    Lou Piniella out, third baseman Dalton Jones to first baseman Norm Cash. Amos Otis scores. Cookie Rojas to 2nd. [1 run] [2 outs]
    74
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    9
    Gates Brown hits a home run (3). Dick McAuliffe scores. [2 runs]
    76
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    9
    Al Kaline hits a home run (9). Joe Niekro scores. [2 runs]
    78

Player Stats

Kansas City Royals logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
Jim YorkP00000000.167
TOTAL103877114116-
Kansas City Royals logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Paul SplittorffLHP6.1743531462.62
Ted AbernathyRHP2.0233121192.32
Jim YorkRHP0.011100112.84
TOTAL8.1108765366-
Detroit Tigers logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
Joe NiekroPR00100000.211
Dean ChanceP00000000.000
TOTAL10328865312-
Detroit Tigers logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Les CainLHP7.07541031614.04
Dean ChanceRHP2.0322110153.36
TOTAL9.01076114176-

Play-by-Play

1st inningKCDET
  • TOP 1
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    STRIKEOUT — Freddie Patek strikes out swinging. [1 out]
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    POP OUT — Paul Schaal pops out to second baseman Tony Taylor. [2 outs]
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    WALK — Amos Otis walks.
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    STOLEN BASE 2B — Amos Otis steals (32) 2nd base.
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    BATTER OUT — Cookie Rojas out to center fielder Mickey Stanley. [3 outs]
    00
  • BOTTOM 1
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    POP OUT — Aurelio Rodriguez pops out to second baseman Cookie Rojas. [1 out]
    00
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    SINGLE — Tony Taylor singles on a to left fielder Lou Piniella.
    00
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    STOLEN BASE 2B — Tony Taylor steals (3) 2nd base. Tony Taylor to 3rd. Tony Taylor advances to 3rd, on a throwing error by catcher Ed Kirkpatrick.
    00
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    WALK — Al Kaline walks.
    00
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    FORCEOUT — Willie Horton grounds into a force out, second baseman Cookie Rojas to shortstop Freddie Patek. Tony Taylor scores. Al Kaline out at 2nd. Willie Horton to 1st. [1 run] [2 outs]
    01
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    WALK — Bill Freehan walks. Willie Horton to 2nd.
    01
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    LINEOUT — Norm Cash lines out to center fielder Amos Otis. [3 outs]
    01
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Team Stats

7Runs8
10Hits10
1Errors0
.263Batting Avg.313
38At Bats32
1Extra-base Hits3
1Home Runs3
7Runs-Batted-In8
4Walks5
2Stolen Bases1
11Strikeouts6
8Left on Base6
13Total Bases19

Game Details

Wednesday, July 28, 1971 · 7:05 PM
Comerica Park · Detroit, MI
attendance: 10,928 (26.6%)
weather: 62 degrees, unknown