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Tigers
@ Royals
Municipal Stadium
July 18, 1971
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Detroit Tigers, played on July 18, 1971 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 18, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 18, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Gilbreth |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Paul Splittorff |
| Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 33 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jerry Neudecker 1B: Russ Goetz 2B: Dave Phillips 3B: Larry Napp |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
| Tony Taylor | Second Baseman |
| Willie Horton | Left Fielder |
| Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
| Bill Freehan | Catcher |
| Mickey Stanley | Center Fielder |
| Ike Brown | First Baseman |
| Ed Brinkman | Shortstop |
| Bill Gilbreth | Pitcher |
| Billy Martin | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Paul Schaal | Third Baseman |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
| Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
| Bob Oliver | First Baseman |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | Right Fielder |
| Jerry May | Catcher |
| Paul Splittorff | Pitcher |
| Bob Lemon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Royals
Municipal Stadium
July 18, 1971
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Splittorff
Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Rodriguez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Taylor vs. Splittorff
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards first. Oliver scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Taylor for the out. Rodriguez moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Horton vs. Splittorff
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Splittorff fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kaline vs. Splittorff
Kaline takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Freehan vs. Splittorff
Freehan takes first base on ball four. Kaline moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Stanley vs. Splittorff
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Splittorff fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Gilbreth
Patek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schaal vs. Gilbreth
Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brown fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Gilbreth
Otis takes first base on ball four. Schaal moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rojas vs. Gilbreth
Rojas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Schaal scores. Otis moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Piniella vs. Gilbreth
Piniella hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Gilbreth
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gilbreth fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Gilbreth
Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brown scoops it up and throws to first, with Gilbreth covering, for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Splittorff
Brown is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Splittorff
Brinkman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gilbreth vs. Splittorff
Gilbreth bunts towards the mound. Splittorff fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Splittorff
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Gilbreth
May takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Splittorff vs. Gilbreth
Splittorff takes first base on ball four. May moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Patek vs. Timmermann
Tom Timmermann now pitching.
Patek bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. May moves to third. Splittorff moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Schaal vs. Denehy
Bill Denehy now pitching.
Schaal hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. May tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Otis vs. Denehy
Otis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Splittorff moves to third. Patek moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rojas vs. Denehy
Rojas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Splittorff scores. Patek scores. There goes Otis trying to get to third. Horton throws the ball in to Rodriguez, who tags Otis for the out. Rojas moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Piniella vs. Denehy
Piniella hits a line drive into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Splittorff
Taylor hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Splittorff
Horton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Horton reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kaline vs. Splittorff
Kaline hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Freehan vs. Splittorff
Freehan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Denehy
Oliver hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Denehy
Kirkpatrick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Denehy
May hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kirkpatrick moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Splittorff vs. Denehy
Splittorff bunts towards the mound. Denehy fields it and throws to first for the out. May moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Patek vs. Denehy
Patek hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Splittorff
Stanley hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Splittorff
Brown takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brinkman vs. Splittorff
Brinkman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Splittorff
Dalton Jones pinch hits for Bill Denehy.
Jones takes first base on ball four. Brown moves to third. Brinkman moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rodriguez vs. Splittorff
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Kilkenny
Mike Kilkenny now pitching.
Schaal hits a line drive towards the mound. Kilkenny reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Kilkenny
Otis strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Kilkenny
Rojas hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Splittorff
Taylor hits a line drive towards the mound. Splittorff reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Splittorff
Horton hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Splittorff
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Kilkenny
Piniella hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Kilkenny
Oliver hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkpatrick vs. Kilkenny
Kirkpatrick is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Kilkenny
May takes first base on ball four. Piniella moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Splittorff vs. Kilkenny
Splittorff hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Splittorff
Freehan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Splittorff
Stanley hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Splittorff
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Kilkenny
Patek hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Kilkenny
Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kilkenny fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Kilkenny
Otis hits a line drive into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Kilkenny
Rojas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Splittorff
Bobby Knoop now playing second base.
Brinkman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Price vs. Splittorff
Jim Price pinch hits for Mike Kilkenny.
Price hits a popup towards first. Oliver settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Splittorff
Rodriguez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis. Rodriguez reaches second base with a double. Brinkman goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Taylor vs. Splittorff
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Horton vs. Splittorff
Horton hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis. Horton reaches second base with a double. Rodriguez scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kaline vs. Splittorff
Kaline hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 2 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Chance
Dean Chance now pitching.
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Chance
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Chance
Kirkpatrick hits a popup, foul, towards first. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 2 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Abernathy
Ted Abernathy now pitching.
Freehan hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Abernathy
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Abernathy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Abernathy
Jim Northrup pinch hits for Ike Brown.
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoop scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 2 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Chance
Jim Northrup now playing first base.
May strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abernathy vs. Chance
Abernathy is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Floyd vs. Chance
Bobby Floyd pinch hits for Freddie Patek.
Floyd hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 2 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Abernathy
Bobby Floyd now playing shortstop. Kevin Collins pinch hits for Ed Brinkman.
Collins hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Abernathy
Norm Cash pinch hits for Dean Chance.
Cash hits a line drive towards first. Oliver catches it and steps on first to double up Collins. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Abernathy
Rodriguez hits a line drive towards third. Schaal reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/18/1971, game 1 -- Detroit at Kansas City (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Rodriguez A, 3b 5 1 2 1 Patek F, ss 2 2 1 1
Taylor T, 2b 4 0 0 0 Floyd B, ph-ss 1 0 0 0
Horton W, lf 4 0 2 1 Schaal P, 3b 3 1 0 1
Kaline A, rf 3 0 0 0 Otis A, cf 3 1 1 0
Freehan B, c 2 0 0 0 Rojas C, 2b 4 1 2 3
Stanley M, cf 4 0 0 0 Knoop B, 2b 0 0 0 0
Brown I, 1b 2 0 0 0 Piniella L, lf 4 1 2 3
Northrup J, ph-1b 1 0 0 0 Oliver B, 1b 4 0 0 0
Brinkman E, ss 3 1 3 0 Kirkpatrick E, rf 3 0 0 0
Collins K, ph 1 0 1 0 May J, c 2 1 1 0
Gilbreth B, p 1 0 0 0 Splittorff P, p 1 1 0 0
Timmermann T, p 0 0 0 0 Abernathy T, p 1 0 0 0
Denehy B, p 0 0 0 0
Jones D, ph 0 0 0 0
Kilkenny M, p 0 0 0 0
Price J, ph 1 0 0 0
Chance D, p 0 0 0 0
Cash N, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 2 8 2 28 8 7 8
Detroit 000 000 200 -- 2
Kansas City 430 001 00x -- 8
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Gilbreth B (L)* 1.0 2 6 6 4 0
Timmermann T+ 0.0 0 1 1 0 0
Denehy B 2.0 3 0 0 1 0
Kilkenny M 3.0 2 1 1 1 2
Chance D 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Splittorff P (W) 7.0 7 2 2 5 1
Abernathy T (S) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 2nd
+ Pitched to 1 batter in 2nd
DP -- Kansas City 3
LOB -- Detroit 8, Kansas City 5
2B -- Rodriguez A 2, Horton W 2
HR -- Piniella L, Patek F
SH -- Patek F, Splittorff P
SF -- Schaal P
T -- 2:33
A -- 0
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