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Tigers
@ Royals
Municipal Stadium
July 4, 1972
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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 4, 1972 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 4, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 4, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Slayback |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Roger Nelson |
| Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 10,762 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 8 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Odom 1B: Don Denkinger 2B: Ron Luciano 3B: Frank Umont |
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 |
| Bill Slayback | Pitcher |
| Billy Martin | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
| Richie Scheinblum | Right Fielder |
| John Mayberry | First Baseman |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | Catcher |
| Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
| Bobby Floyd | Third Baseman |
| Roger Nelson | Pitcher |
| Bob Lemon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Royals
Municipal Stadium
July 4, 1972
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Nelson
McAuliffe strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Nelson
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Nelson
Northrup hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Nelson
There goes Northrup. The throw from Kirkpatrick and he is safe. Northrup steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Freehan vs. Nelson
Freehan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Slayback
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Slayback
Otis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Slayback
There goes Otis. The throw from Freehan and he is safe. Otis steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Piniella vs. Slayback
Piniella hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Scheinblum vs. Slayback
Scheinblum takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mayberry vs. Slayback
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Slayback picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Slayback. Otis scores. Scheinblum moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kirkpatrick vs. Slayback
Kirkpatrick takes first base on ball four. Mayberry moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rojas vs. Slayback
Rojas hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Nelson
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Nelson
Horton hits a fly ball into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Nelson
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nelson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Floyd vs. Slayback
Floyd strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Slayback
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Slayback
Patek hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Nelson
Brinkman hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slayback vs. Nelson
Slayback strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Nelson
McAuliffe hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Slayback
Otis hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Slayback
Piniella takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scheinblum vs. Slayback
Scheinblum strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Slayback
Mayberry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Piniella moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kirkpatrick vs. Slayback
Kirkpatrick takes first base on ball four. Mayberry moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rojas vs. Slayback
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Nelson
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Nelson
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 -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Nelson
Freehan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Nelson
Cash hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Freehan moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Horton vs. Nelson
Horton takes first base on ball four. Freehan moves to third. Cash moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Stanley vs. Nelson
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nelson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Floyd vs. Slayback
Floyd hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Slayback
Nelson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Slayback
Patek 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, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Nelson
Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nelson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slayback vs. Nelson
Slayback strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Nelson
McAuliffe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Nelson
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Floyd fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Slayback
Otis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Slayback
Piniella hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Otis moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Scheinblum vs. Slayback
Scheinblum hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Scheinblum for the out. Otis moves to third. Piniella moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mayberry vs. Slayback
Mayberry hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kirkpatrick vs. Slayback
Kirkpatrick hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Nelson
Northrup hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Nelson
Freehan hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Nelson
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Nelson covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Slayback
Rojas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Floyd vs. Slayback
Floyd hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nelson vs. Slayback
Nelson bunts towards the mound. Slayback fields it and throws to first for the out. Rojas moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Patek vs. Slayback
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Slayback fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Nelson
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, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Nelson
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, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Nelson
Brinkman hits a popup towards third. Floyd settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Slayback
Otis strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Slayback
Piniella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scheinblum vs. Slayback
Scheinblum 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
Top 8
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Nelson
Gates Brown pinch hits for Bill Slayback.
Brown hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Nelson
McAuliffe hits a popup towards third. Floyd settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Nelson
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Scherman
Fred Scherman now pitching.
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Scherman
Kirkpatrick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Scherman
There goes Kirkpatrick. The throw from Freehan and he is out, Brinkman applying the tag. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 1
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
Top 9
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Nelson
Northrup hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Nelson
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Nelson
Cash hits a fly ball into center field. Otis 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 7/4/1972 -- Detroit at Kansas City (N)
Detroit AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
McAuliffe D, 2b 4 0 1 0 Patek F, ss 4 0 0 0
Rodriguez A, 3b 4 0 0 0 Otis A, cf 4 1 2 0
Northrup J, rf 4 0 1 0 Piniella L, lf 3 0 2 0
Freehan B, c 4 0 1 0 Scheinblum R, rf 3 0 0 0
Cash N, 1b 4 0 1 0 Mayberry J, 1b 4 0 2 0
Horton W, lf 2 0 0 0 Kirkpatrick E, c 1 0 0 0
Stanley M, cf 3 0 0 0 Rojas C, 2b 4 0 1 0
Brinkman E, ss 3 0 0 0 Floyd B, 3b 3 0 0 0
Slayback B, p 2 0 0 0 Nelson R, p 2 0 0 0
Brown G, ph 1 0 0 0
Scherman F, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 0 4 0 28 1 7 0
Detroit 000 000 000 -- 0
Kansas City 100 000 00x -- 1
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Slayback B (L) 7.0 7 1 1 4 4
Scherman F 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Nelson R (W) 9.0 4 0 0 1 4
E -- Slayback B
DP -- Detroit 1
LOB -- Detroit 5, Kansas City 9
SB -- Northrup J, Otis A
CS -- Kirkpatrick E
SH -- Nelson R
T -- 2:08
A -- 10762
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