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Royals
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
May 8, 1971
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Kansas City Royals, played on May 8, 1971 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 8, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
|
| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 8, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Wally Bunker |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Joe Coleman |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 15,441 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 55 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Merle Anthony 1B: George Maloney 2B: Hank Soar 3B: Larry Barnett |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Joe Keough | Right Fielder |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | Catcher |
| Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
| Paul Schaal | Third Baseman |
| Bob Oliver | First Baseman |
| Carl Taylor | Left Fielder |
| Wally Bunker | Pitcher |
| Bob Lemon | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick McAuliffe | Second Baseman |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
| Jim Northrup | Right Fielder |
| Norm Cash | First Baseman |
| Willie Horton | Left Fielder |
| Bill Freehan | Catcher |
| Mickey Stanley | Center Fielder |
| Ed Brinkman | Shortstop |
| Joe Coleman | Pitcher |
| Billy Martin | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
May 8, 1971
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Coleman
Patek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keough vs. Coleman
Keough hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Coleman
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Bunker
McAuliffe hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Bunker
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Bunker
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Coleman
Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Coleman
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Coleman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Coleman
Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Bunker
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Bunker
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Bunker
Freehan hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Coleman
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Coleman
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bunker vs. Coleman
Bunker is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Bunker
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bunker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brinkman vs. Bunker
Brinkman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stanley moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Coleman vs. Bunker
Coleman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McAuliffe vs. Bunker
McAuliffe hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rodriguez vs. Bunker
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Coleman
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Coleman
Keough hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Coleman
Otis hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Bunker
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Bunker
Cash hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Bunker
Horton hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Bunker
Freehan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Bunker
Stanley hits a fly ball into right field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Coleman
Kirkpatrick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Coleman
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Kirkpatrick trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schaal vs. Coleman
Schaal hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rojas moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Oliver vs. Coleman
Oliver hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rojas scores. Schaal moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Taylor vs. Coleman
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards second. McAuliffe scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Bunker
Brinkman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Taylor. Brinkman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Coleman vs. Bunker
Coleman strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McAuliffe vs. Bunker
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Brinkman moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rodriguez vs. Bunker
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bunker vs. Coleman
Bunker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Coleman
Patek bunts towards the mound. Coleman catches it for the out, and throws it away. That's an error on Coleman. Bunker moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Keough vs. Coleman
Keough hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bunker moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Otis vs. Coleman
Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Bunker
Northrup hits a fly ball into right field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Bunker
Cash hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Bunker
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Bunker
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Coleman
Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Coleman covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Coleman
Rojas hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Coleman
Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Bunker
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Bunker
Brinkman strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Bunker
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bunker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Coleman
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Coleman
Taylor is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hopkins vs. Coleman
Gail Hopkins pinch hits for Wally Bunker.
Hopkins hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Oliver moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Patek vs. Coleman
Patek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Oliver moves to third. Hopkins moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Paepke vs. Scherman
Fred Scherman now pitching. Dennis Paepke pinch hits for Joe Keough.
Paepke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. McCormick
Dennis Paepke now playing right field. Mike McCormick now pitching.
McAuliffe hits a fly ball into right field. Paepke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. McCormick
Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northrup vs. McCormick
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards first. Oliver scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Northrup for the out. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cash vs. McCormick
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards first. Oliver scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cash for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Scherman
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Scherman
Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Scherman covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Scherman
Rojas is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/8/1971 -- Kansas City at Detroit (D)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Patek F, ss 4 0 2 0 McAuliffe D, 2b 4 0 0 0
Keough J, rf 3 0 0 0 Rodriguez A, 3b 4 0 1 0
Paepke D, ph-rf 1 0 0 0 Northrup J, rf 4 0 0 0
Otis A, cf 4 0 0 0 Cash N, 1b 4 2 2 2
Kirkpatrick E, c 3 0 0 0 Horton W, lf 3 0 0 0
Rojas C, 2b 4 1 1 0 Freehan B, c 3 0 1 0
Schaal P, 3b 3 0 1 0 Stanley M, cf 3 0 1 0
Oliver B, 1b 3 0 2 1 Brinkman E, ss 3 0 2 0
Taylor C, lf 3 0 0 0 Coleman J, p 3 0 0 0
Bunker W, p 1 0 0 0 Scherman F, p 0 0 0 0
Hopkins G, ph 1 0 1 0
McCormick M, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 1 7 1 31 2 7 2
Kansas City 000 010 000 -- 1
Detroit 000 101 00x -- 2
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Bunker W (L) 7.0 6 2 2 0 3
McCormick M 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Coleman J (W) 7.1 7 1 1 2 2
Scherman F (S) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Coleman J
DP -- Detroit 3
LOB -- Kansas City 4, Detroit 5
2B -- Brinkman E
HR -- Cash N 2
T -- 1:55
A -- 15441
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