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Kansas City Royals vs. Detroit Tigers

May 3, 1972
FINAL

Box Score

123456789RHELOB
KC10000000011009
DET00011301-6902
win:Detroit Tigers logoM. Lolichloss:Kansas City Royals logoP. Splittorff

Scoring Summary

KCDET
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    1
    John Mayberry singles on a to left fielder Willie Horton. Cookie Rojas scores. Amos Otis to 2nd. [1 run]
    10
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    4
    Bill Freehan doubles (6) on a to left fielder Lou Piniella. Aurelio Rodriguez scores. [1 run]
    11
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    5
    Mickey Stanley hits a home run (2). [1 run]
    12
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    6
    Al Kaline triples (1) on a to left fielder Lou Piniella. Aurelio Rodriguez scores. [1 run]
    13
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    6
    Willie Horton hits a home run (2). Al Kaline scores. [2 runs]
    15
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    8
    Bill Freehan singles on a to left fielder Lou Piniella. Al Kaline scores. [1 run]
    16

Player Stats

Kansas City Royals logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
1Paul Schaal3B05000004.164
2Cookie Rojas2B24100000.277
3Amos OtisCF24000001.246
4Lou PiniellaLF24000002.344
5John Mayberry Sr.1B14011003.250
6Bob OliverRF14001004.270
7Ron HansenSS04000001.100
8Jerry MayC01000101.244
Bobby KnoopPH110000001.000
Ed KirkpatrickC00000100.273
9Paul SplittorffP02001001.111
Richie ScheinblumPH01000001.167
Monty MontgomeryP00000000.200
Gail HopkinsPH11000000.333
TOTAL10351132018-
Kansas City Royals logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Paul SplittorffLHP6.0755102261.93
Monty MontgomeryRHP2.0211100103.38
TOTAL8.096620236-
Detroit Tigers logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
1Tony Taylor2B04000000.222
2Aurelio Rodriguez3B34201000.309
3Al KalineRF24210002.242
4Bill FreehanC24020001.378
5Willie HortonLF14120012.220
6Norm Cash1B03000000.366
7Mickey StanleyCF13111010.421
8Ed BrinkmanSS03000000.311
9Mickey LolichP03000000.000
TOTAL932662025-
Detroit Tigers logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Mickey LolichLHP9.01011320492.08
TOTAL9.0101132049-

Play-by-Play

1st inningKCDET
  • TOP 1
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    BATTER OUT — Paul Schaal out to second baseman Tony Taylor. [1 out]
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    SINGLE — Cookie Rojas singles on a to left fielder Willie Horton.
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    SINGLE — Amos Otis singles on a to left fielder Willie Horton. Cookie Rojas to 2nd.
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    BATTER OUT — Lou Piniella out to second baseman Tony Taylor. [2 outs]
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    SINGLE — John Mayberry singles on a to left fielder Willie Horton. Cookie Rojas scores. Amos Otis to 2nd. [1 run]
    10
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    LINEOUT — Bob Oliver lines out to third baseman Aurelio Rodriguez. [3 outs]
    10
  • BOTTOM 1
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    BATTER OUT — Tony Taylor out, shortstop Ron Hansen to first baseman John Mayberry. [1 out]
    10
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    SINGLE — Aurelio Rodriguez singles on a to center fielder Amos Otis.
    10
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    GROUNDED INTO DP — Al Kaline grounds into a double play, third baseman Paul Schaal to second baseman Cookie Rojas to first baseman John Mayberry. Aurelio Rodriguez out at 2nd. Al Kaline out at 1st. [3 outs]
    10
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Team Stats

1Runs6
10Hits9
0Errors0
.286Batting Avg.281
35At Bats32
0Extra-base Hits5
0Home Runs2
1Runs-Batted-In6
2Walks0
0Stolen Bases0
3Strikeouts2
9Left on Base2
10Total Bases20

Game Details

Wednesday, May 3, 1972 · 4:33 AM
Comerica Park · Detroit, MI
attendance: 9,380 (22.8%)
weather: 56 degrees, unknown