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Royals
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
July 15, 1972
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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 July 15, 1972 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 15, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 15, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dick Drago |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tom Timmermann |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 28,727 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jerry Neudecker 1B: Bill Kunkel 2B: Red Flaherty 3B: Bill Haller |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| Richie Scheinblum | Right Fielder |
| Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
| John Mayberry | First Baseman |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | Catcher |
| Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
| Bobby Floyd | Third Baseman |
| Dick Drago | Pitcher |
| Bob Lemon | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick McAuliffe | Second Baseman |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
| Jim Northrup | Right Fielder |
| Bill Freehan | Catcher |
| Norm Cash | First Baseman |
| Willie Horton | Left Fielder |
| Mickey Stanley | Center Fielder |
| Ed Brinkman | Shortstop |
| Tom Timmermann | Pitcher |
| Billy Martin | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
July 15, 1972
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Timmermann
Patek hits a popup towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Timmermann
Otis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scheinblum vs. Timmermann
Scheinblum hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Timmermann
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it 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. Drago
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McAuliffe for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Drago
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. Drago
Northrup hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Drago
Freehan takes first base on ball four. Northrup moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cash vs. Drago
Cash takes first base on ball four. Northrup moves to third. Freehan moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Horton vs. Drago
Horton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Timmermann
Mayberry 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: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Timmermann
Kirkpatrick hits a popup towards short. Brinkman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Timmermann
Rojas hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Drago
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brinkman vs. Drago
Brinkman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stanley moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Timmermann vs. Drago
Timmermann bunts towards the mound. Drago fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Stanley moves to third. Brinkman moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McAuliffe vs. Drago
McAuliffe hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rodriguez vs. Drago
Rodriguez 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Northrup vs. Drago
Northrup hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stanley scores. Brinkman scores. Timmermann moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Freehan vs. Drago
Freehan hits a fly ball into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Floyd vs. Timmermann
Floyd strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drago vs. Timmermann
Drago hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Timmermann
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Timmermann fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Drago
Cash hits a fly ball into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Drago
Horton hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Drago
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Timmermann
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheinblum vs. Timmermann
Scheinblum hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Timmermann
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Drago
Brinkman hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Timmermann vs. Drago
Timmermann strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Drago
McAuliffe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Drago
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Timmermann
Mayberry hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Timmermann
Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kirkpatrick for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Timmermann
Rojas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Floyd vs. Timmermann
There goes Rojas. The throw from Freehan and he is safe. Rojas steals second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Floyd vs. Timmermann
Floyd strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Drago
Northrup hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Scheinblum. Northrup reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Freehan vs. Drago
Freehan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Freehan reaches second base with a double. Northrup scores. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cash vs. Drago
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. Freehan moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Horton vs. Drago
Horton hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Kirkpatrick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stanley vs. Drago
Stanley hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drago vs. Timmermann
Drago hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Timmermann
Patek strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Timmermann
Otis hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Drago
Brinkman hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Timmermann vs. Drago
Timmermann hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Drago
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheinblum vs. Timmermann
Scheinblum hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Timmermann
Piniella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Scheinblum moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mayberry vs. Timmermann
Mayberry hits a line drive towards first. Cash reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kirkpatrick vs. Timmermann
Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into right field. Northrup picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Northrup. Scheinblum scores. Piniella moves to third. Kirkpatrick moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rojas vs. Timmermann
Rojas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Piniella scores. Kirkpatrick moves to third. Rojas moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Knoop vs. Scherman
Steve Hovley pinch hits for Bobby Floyd. Fred Scherman now pitching. Bobby Knoop pinch hits for Steve Hovley.
Knoop hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
May vs. Scherman
Jerry May pinch hits for Dick Drago.
May hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Hedlund
Mike Hedlund now pitching. Bobby Knoop now playing third base.
Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Rodriguez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Northrup vs. Hedlund
Northrup bunts towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rodriguez moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Freehan vs. Hedlund
Freehan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cash vs. Burgmeier
Tom Burgmeier now pitching.
The ball gets by Kirkpatrick for a passed ball. Rodriguez scores. Freehan moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cash vs. Burgmeier
Cash hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Cash reaches second base with a double. Freehan scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Horton vs. Abernathy
Ted Abernathy now pitching.
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stanley vs. Abernathy
Stanley 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 8
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Royals, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Scherman
Wayne Comer now playing left field.
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Scherman
There goes Patek. The throw from Freehan and he is safe. Patek steals second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Otis vs. Scherman
Otis strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Scheinblum vs. Scherman
Scheinblum hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Patek scores. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Scherman
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Abernathy
Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scherman vs. Abernathy
Scherman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAuliffe vs. Abernathy
McAuliffe hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Abernathy
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Scherman
Mayberry 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, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Scherman
Kirkpatrick 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, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Scherman
Rojas hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/15/1972 -- Kansas City at Detroit (D)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Patek F, ss 4 1 1 0 McAuliffe D, 2b 4 0 0 0
Otis A, cf 4 0 1 0 Rodriguez A, 3b 5 1 1 0
Scheinblum R, rf 4 1 2 1 Northrup J, rf 3 1 3 2
Piniella L, lf 4 1 1 0 Freehan B, c 2 1 1 1
Mayberry J, 1b 4 0 0 0 Cash N, 1b 3 0 1 1
Kirkpatrick E, c 4 0 1 0 Horton W, lf 4 0 0 0
Rojas C, 2b 4 0 2 1 Comer W, lf 0 0 0 0
Floyd B, 3b 2 0 0 0 Stanley M, cf 4 1 1 0
Hovley S, ph 0 0 0 0 Brinkman E, ss 4 1 1 0
Knoop B, ph-3b 1 0 0 0 Timmermann T, p 3 0 1 0
Drago D, p 2 0 0 0 Scherman F, p 1 0 1 0
May J, ph 1 0 0 0
Hedlund M, p 0 0 0 0
Burgmeier T, p 0 0 0 0
Abernathy T, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 3 8 2 33 5 10 4
Kansas City 000 000 210 -- 3
Detroit 020 010 20x -- 5
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Drago D (L) 6.0 7 3 3 3 1
Hedlund M 0.1 1 2 1 1 0
Burgmeier T* 0.0 1 0 0 0 0
Abernathy T 1.2 1 0 0 0 0
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Timmermann T (W) 6.1 6 2 2 0 3
Scherman F (S) 2.2 2 1 1 0 1
* Pitched to 1 batter in 7th
E -- Northrup J
DP -- Detroit 1
LOB -- Kansas City 4, Detroit 9
2B -- Northrup J, Freehan B, Rodriguez A, Cash N
SB -- Rojas C, Patek F
SH -- Northrup J
PB -- Kirkpatrick E
T -- 2:25
A -- 28727
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