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Kansas City Royals vs. Detroit Tigers

Jul 29, 1971
FINAL

Box Score

123456789RHELOB
KC01050200191325
DET100040014101219
loss:Kansas City Royals logoT. Burgmeierwin:Detroit Tigers logoF. Scherman

Scoring Summary

KCDET
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    1
    Aurelio Rodriguez hits a home run (10). [1 run]
    01
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    2
    Paul Schaal singles on a to right fielder Al Kaline. Lou Piniella scores. [1 run]
    11
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    4
    Cookie Rojas singles on a to center fielder Mickey Stanley. Gail Hopkins scores. Lou Piniella to 3rd. Cookie Rojas to 2nd. [1 run]
    21
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    4
    Bill Butler out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Mickey Stanley. Lou Piniella scores. Cookie Rojas to 3rd. [1 run] [2 outs]
    31
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    4
    Freddie Patek doubles (14) on a to center fielder Mickey Stanley. Cookie Rojas scores. Ed Kirkpatrick scores. [2 runs]
    51
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    4
    Joe Keough singles on a to center fielder Mickey Stanley. Freddie Patek scores. [1 run]
    61
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    5
    Norm Cash hits a grand slam (23). Al Kaline scores. Willie Horton scores. Bill Freehan scores. [4 runs]
    65
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    6
    Freddie Patek hits a home run (5). Roger Nelson scores. [2 runs]
    85
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    8
    Dick McAuliffe hits a home run (12). [1 run]
    86
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    9
    Bob Oliver singles on a to right fielder Al Kaline. Amos Otis scores. [1 run]
    96
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    9
    Norm Cash hit by pitch. Gates Brown scores. Al Kaline to 3rd. Willie Horton to 2nd. [1 run]
    97
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    9
    Jim Northrup singles. Al Kaline scores. Willie Horton scores. Norm Cash to 2nd. [2 runs]
    99
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    9
    Fred Scherman hit by pitch. Norm Cash scores. Jim Northrup to 3rd. Dick McAuliffe to 2nd. [1 run]
    910

Player Stats

Kansas City Royals logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
Ted AbernathyP00000000.000
Tom BurgmeierP00000000.250
TOTAL13369944113-
Kansas City Royals logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Bill ButlerLHP4.1855332394.76
Roger NelsonRHP4.0333301215.40
Ted AbernathyRHP0.101111072.47
Tom BurgmeierLHP0.011101071.54
TOTAL8.212101075374-
Detroit Tigers logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
Mike KilkennyP00000000.000
Bill DenehyP00000000.000
Tom TimmermannP00000000.111
Dean ChanceP00000000.000
TOTAL1237101075316-
Detroit Tigers logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Joe ColemanRHP3.2766320313.68
Mike KilkennyLHP0.110000025.75
Bill DenehyRHP2.0222011123.96
Tom TimmermannRHP2.010010083.80
Dean ChanceRHP0.000001043.36
Fred SchermanLHP1.021100042.88
TOTAL9.0139944161-

Play-by-Play

1st inningKCDET
  • TOP 1
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    FLYOUT — Freddie Patek flies out to first baseman Norm Cash. [1 out]
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    SINGLE — Joe Keough singles on a to center fielder Mickey Stanley.
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    BATTER OUT — Amos Otis out to left fielder Willie Horton. [2 outs]
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    BATTER OUT — Gail Hopkins out to center fielder Mickey Stanley. [3 outs]
    00
  • BOTTOM 1
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    HOME RUN — Aurelio Rodriguez hits a home run (10). [1 run]
    01
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    SINGLE — Tony Taylor singles on a to left fielder Lou Piniella.
    01
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    STOLEN BASE 2B — Tony Taylor steals (4) 2nd base.
    01
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    LINEOUT — Al Kaline lines out to right fielder Joe Keough. [1 out]
    01
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    BATTER OUT — Willie Horton out to left fielder Lou Piniella. [2 outs]
    01
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    POP OUT — Bill Freehan pops out to shortstop Freddie Patek. [3 outs]
    01
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Team Stats

9Runs10
13Hits12
2Errors1
.361Batting Avg.324
36At Bats37
4Extra-base Hits3
1Home Runs3
9Runs-Batted-In10
4Walks5
0Stolen Bases1
4Strikeouts7
5Left on Base9
19Total Bases21

Game Details

Thursday, July 29, 1971 · 7:05 PM
Comerica Park · Detroit, MI
attendance: 23,207 (56.5%)
weather: 74 degrees, unknown