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Kansas City Royals vs. Detroit Tigers

Apr 28, 1973
FINAL

Box Score

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KC0000043007917
DET000004000410010
loss:Detroit Tigers logoJ. Hillerwin:Kansas City Royals logoG. Garber

Scoring Summary

KCDET
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    6
    Amos Otis doubles (5). Freddie Patek scores. Cookie Rojas scores. [2 runs]
    20
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    6
    John Mayberry doubles (4). Amos Otis scores. [1 run]
    30
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    6
    Gail Hopkins out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Willie Horton. John Mayberry scores. Hal McRae to 2nd. [1 run] [2 outs]
    40
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    6
    Frank Howard singles. Bill Freehan scores. Willie Horton to 2nd. [1 run]
    41
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    6
    Mickey Stanley singles. Willie Horton scores. Frank Howard to 2nd. [1 run]
    42
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    6
    Ed Brinkman grounds into a force out, shortstop Freddie Patek to second baseman Cookie Rojas. Frank Howard scores. Mickey Stanley out at 2nd. Missed catch error by second baseman Cookie Rojas. [1 run] [2 outs]
    43
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    6
    Tony Taylor singles. Ed Brinkman scores. [1 run]
    44
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    7
    Lou Piniella doubles (4). Freddie Patek scores. Cookie Rojas scores. Amos Otis scores. [3 runs]
    74

Player Stats

Kansas City Royals logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
1Freddie PatekSS14200100.282
2Cookie Rojas2B24200100.325
3Amos OtisCF35220004.286
4John Mayberry Sr.1B14111105.233
5Lou PiniellaLF25030003.292
6Hal McRaeRF03001103.175
Steve HovleyRF00000000.286
7Kurt BevacquaDH02001000.227
Gail HopkinsPH01011000.455
8Paul Schaal3B04000001.257
9Fran HealyC03002100.067
TOTAL9357765016-
Kansas City Royals logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Paul SplittorffLHP5.0533540463.00
Gene GarberRHP4.0510200211.74
TOTAL9.0104374067-
Detroit Tigers logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
1Tony Taylor2B15012003.211
2Aurelio Rodriguez3B04000002.169
Dick McAuliffePH11000000.208
3Al KalineRF05002002.233
4Bill FreehanC14100101.329
5Willie HortonLF24100101.340
6Frank HowardDH23111002.207
Gates BrownPH01000000.190
7Ike Brown1B02001004.000
Rich ReesePH-1B02001002.042
8Mickey StanleyCF23010102.242
9Ed BrinkmanSS13100104.259
TOTAL10374374023-
Detroit Tigers logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Mickey LolichLHP5.0644310313.63
Lerrin LaGrowRHP0.100001053.63
John HillerLHP0.2133020117.36
Tom TimmermannRHP0.100000014.76
Fred SchermanLHP2.2200310200.00
TOTAL9.097765068-

Play-by-Play

1st inningKCDET
  • TOP 1
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    BATTER OUT — Freddie Patek out, shortstop Ed Brinkman to first baseman Ike Brown. [1 out]
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    POP OUT — Cookie Rojas pops out to shortstop Ed Brinkman. [2 outs]
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    SINGLE — Amos Otis singles on a to third baseman Aurelio Rodriguez.
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    STOLEN BASE 2B — Amos Otis steals (3) 2nd base.
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    FLYOUT — John Mayberry flies out to catcher Bill Freehan. [3 outs]
    00
  • BOTTOM 1
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    STRIKEOUT — Tony Taylor strikes out swinging. [1 out]
    00
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    BATTER OUT — Aurelio Rodriguez out, third baseman Paul Schaal to first baseman John Mayberry. [2 outs]
    00
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    POP OUT — Al Kaline pops out to third baseman Paul Schaal. [3 outs]
    00
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Team Stats

7Runs4
9Hits10
1Errors0
.257Batting Avg.270
35At Bats37
4Extra-base Hits1
0Home Runs0
7Runs-Batted-In3
5Walks4
2Stolen Bases0
6Strikeouts7
7Left on Base10
13Total Bases11

Game Details

Saturday, April 28, 1973 · 3:33 AM
Comerica Park · Detroit, MI
attendance: 12,231 (29.8%)