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Detroit Tigers vs. Kansas City Royals

FINAL
May 14, 1972

Box Score

123456789RHELOB
DET00010002031118
KC0100010002807
win:Detroit Tigers logoJ. Colemanloss:Kansas City Royals logoA. Fitzmorrissave:Detroit Tigers logoF. Scherman

Scoring Summary

DETKC
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    2
    Ed Kirkpatrick singles on a to center fielder Jim Northrup. Lou Piniella scores. Paul Schaal to 3rd. [1 run]
    01
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    4
    Willie Horton hits a home run (3). [1 run]
    11
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    6
    Cookie Rojas out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Gates Brown. Amos Otis scores. [1 run] [1 out]
    12
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    8
    Dick McAuliffe hits a home run (1). Bill Freehan scores. [2 runs]
    32

Player Stats

Detroit Tigers logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
1Jim NorthrupCF-RF25000001.150
2Aurelio Rodriguez3B15001002.279
3Gates BrownLF24000001.382
Mickey StanleyCF00000000.370
4Bill FreehanC14100003.338
5Norm Cash1B14000001.364
6Willie HortonRF-LF14110012.214
7Dick McAuliffe2B11120310.213
8Ed BrinkmanSS14000003.271
9Joe ColemanP13000004.200
Fred SchermanP01000000.200
TOTAL11353313217-
Detroit Tigers logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Joe ColemanRHP7.0722330442.36
Fred SchermanLHP2.0100010100.73
TOTAL9.082234054-
Kansas City Royals logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
1Freddie PatekSS04000002.224
2Amos OtisCF34100000.221
3Richie ScheinblumRF13000101.267
4Lou PiniellaLF12101101.341
5Cookie Rojas2B13011001.258
6John Mayberry Sr.1B04000005.214
7Paul Schaal3B03001102.181
8Ed KirkpatrickC24010000.294
9Al FitzmorrisP02000103.167
Ted AbernathyP00000000.000
Bobby KnoopPH01000000.400
TOTAL8302234015-
Kansas City Royals logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Al FitzmorrisRHP8.11133032461.64
Ted AbernathyRHP0.200010030.00
TOTAL8.3113313249-

Play-by-Play

1st inningDETKC
  • TOP 1
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    BATTER OUT — Jim Northrup out, third baseman Paul Schaal to first baseman John Mayberry. [1 out]
    00
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    BATTER OUT — Aurelio Rodriguez out, shortstop Freddie Patek to first baseman John Mayberry. [2 outs]
    00
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    SINGLE — Gates Brown singles on a to right fielder Richie Scheinblum.
    00
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    STOLEN BASE 2B — Gates Brown steals (1) 2nd base.
    00
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    LINEOUT — Bill Freehan lines out to center fielder Amos Otis. [3 outs]
    00
  • BOTTOM 1
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    FIELD ERROR — Freddie Patek reaches on a fielding error by shortstop Ed Brinkman.
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    STOLEN BASE 2B — Freddie Patek steals (5) 2nd base.
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    SINGLE — Amos Otis singles on a to right fielder Willie Horton. Amos Otis out at 2nd on the throw, right fielder Willie Horton to catcher Bill Freehan to shortstop Ed Brinkman. Freddie Patek to 3rd. [1 out]
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    DOUBLE PLAY — Richie Scheinblum hit into a fielder's choice double play, first baseman Norm Cash to catcher Bill Freehan. Freddie Patek out at home. Richie Scheinblum out at 1st. [3 outs]
    00
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Team Stats

3Runs2
11Hits8
1Errors0
.314Batting Avg.267
35At Bats30
2Extra-base Hits0
2Home Runs0
3Runs-Batted-In2
3Walks4
1Stolen Bases1
1Strikeouts3
8Left on Base7
17Total Bases8

Game Details

Sunday, May 14, 1972 · 4:33 AM
Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City, MO
capacity: 37,903
weather: 64 degrees, unknown