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Kansas City Royals vs. Detroit Tigers

May 3, 1972
FINAL

Box Score

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KC10000000011009
DET00011301-6902
loss:Kansas City Royals logoP. Splittorffwin:Detroit Tigers logoM. Lolich

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
Monty MontgomeryP00000000.200
TOTAL10351132018-
Kansas City Royals logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Paul SplittorffLHP6.0755102261.93
Monty MontgomeryRHP2.0211100103.38
TOTAL8.096620236-
Detroit Tigers logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
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