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Kansas City Royals vs. Detroit Tigers

FINAL
Jul 16, 1972

Box Score

123456789RHELOB
KC0000000000506
DET01000100-2502
win:Detroit Tigers logoB. Slaybackloss:Kansas City Royals logoR. Nelson

Scoring Summary

KCDET
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    2
    Norm Cash hits a home run (17). [1 run]
    01
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    6
    Aurelio Rodriguez hits a home run (4). [1 run]
    02

Player Stats

Kansas City Royals logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
1Freddie PatekSS04001000.232
2Amos OtisCF24000000.313
3Richie ScheinblumRF04000002.330
4Lou PiniellaLF14001001.314
5John Mayberry Sr.1B14001000.284
6Ed KirkpatrickC13000100.307
7Cookie Rojas2B03000004.284
8Bobby Floyd3B02001000.186
Gail HopkinsPH01001001.176
Bobby Knoop3B00000000.211
9Roger NelsonP02002000.125
Steve HovleyPH01000000.217
Ken WrightP00000000.000
TOTAL532007108-
Kansas City Royals logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Roger NelsonRHP7.0422712411.79
Ken WrightRHP1.010000041.29
TOTAL8.052271245-
Detroit Tigers logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
1Dick McAuliffe2B04000001.225
2Aurelio Rodriguez3B23111010.237
3Jim NorthrupRF13001001.273
4Bill FreehanC02000001.274
5Norm Cash1B12111110.258
6Willie HortonLF03001001.241
Wayne ComerLF00000000.000
7Mickey StanleyCF03001000.220
8Ed BrinkmanSS03001000.197
9Bill SlaybackP13001000.133
TOTAL526227124-
Detroit Tigers logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Bill SlaybackRHP9.0500710501.62
TOTAL9.050071050-

Play-by-Play

1st inningKCDET
  • TOP 1
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    BATTER OUT — Freddie Patek out to center fielder Mickey Stanley. [1 out]
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    SINGLE — Amos Otis singles on a to left fielder Willie Horton.
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    STOLEN BASE 2B — Amos Otis steals (17) 2nd base.
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    BATTER OUT — Richie Scheinblum out, second baseman Dick McAuliffe to first baseman Norm Cash. Amos Otis to 3rd. [2 outs]
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    BATTER OUT — Lou Piniella out to center fielder Mickey Stanley. [3 outs]
    00
  • BOTTOM 1
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    BATTER OUT — Dick McAuliffe out, second baseman Cookie Rojas to first baseman John Mayberry. [1 out]
    00
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    DOUBLE — Aurelio Rodriguez doubles (15) on a to right fielder Richie Scheinblum.
    00
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    BATTER OUT — Jim Northrup out, second baseman Cookie Rojas to first baseman John Mayberry. Aurelio Rodriguez to 3rd. [2 outs]
    00
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    BATTER OUT — Bill Freehan out to second baseman Cookie Rojas. [3 outs]
    00
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Team Stats

0Runs2
5Hits5
0Errors0
.156Batting Avg.192
32At Bats26
1Extra-base Hits4
0Home Runs2
0Runs-Batted-In2
1Walks1
1Stolen Bases0
7Strikeouts7
6Left on Base2
6Total Bases13

Game Details

Sunday, July 16, 1972 · 4:33 AM
Comerica Park · Detroit, MI
attendance: 38,514 (93.7%)