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Tigers
@ Royals
Municipal Stadium
July 6, 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 6, 1972 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 6, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 6, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Coleman |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Rooker |
| Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 11,201 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 27 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ron Luciano 1B: Frank Umont 2B: Jim Odom 3B: Don Denkinger |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Horton | Left Fielder |
| Tony Taylor | Second Baseman |
| Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
| Bill Freehan | Catcher |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
| Norm Cash | First Baseman |
| Mickey Stanley | Center Fielder |
| Ed Brinkman | Shortstop |
| Joe Coleman | Pitcher |
| Billy Martin | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| Joe Keough | Left Fielder |
| Richie Scheinblum | Right Fielder |
| John Mayberry | First Baseman |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | Catcher |
| Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
| Bobby Floyd | Third Baseman |
| Jim Rooker | Pitcher |
| Bob Lemon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Royals
Municipal Stadium
July 6, 1972
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Rooker
Horton 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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Rooker
Taylor hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Rooker
Kaline hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Taylor moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Freehan vs. Rooker
Freehan strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rodriguez vs. Rooker
Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Keough. Rodriguez reaches second base with a double. Taylor scores. Kaline moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cash vs. Rooker
Cash strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Coleman
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Coleman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Coleman
Otis strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Coleman
Keough hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Rooker
Stanley hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Scheinblum who is chasing the ball. Stanley reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brinkman vs. Rooker
Brinkman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stanley scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coleman vs. Rooker
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rooker fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Rooker
Horton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Rooker
Taylor strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheinblum vs. Coleman
Scheinblum hits a popup towards third. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Coleman
Mayberry hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Coleman
Kirkpatrick hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Rooker
Kaline strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Rooker
Freehan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Rooker
Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Freehan moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cash vs. Rooker
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rooker fields it and throws to first for the out. Freehan moves to third. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Stanley vs. Rooker
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Floyd fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Coleman
Rojas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Floyd vs. Coleman
Floyd hits a popup towards the mound. Coleman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rooker vs. Coleman
Rooker strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Coleman
Patek 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
Top 4
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Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Rooker
Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rooker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Rooker
Coleman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Rooker
Horton hits a popup towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Coleman
Otis hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Coleman
Keough hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Horton. Keough reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Scheinblum vs. Coleman
Scheinblum hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mayberry vs. Coleman
Mayberry is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Rooker
Taylor hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Rooker
Kaline hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Taylor moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Freehan vs. Rooker
Freehan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Taylor scores. Kaline moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rodriguez vs. Fitzmorris
Al Fitzmorris now pitching.
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Floyd fields it and throws to first for the out. Freehan moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cash vs. Fitzmorris
Cash is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Stanley vs. Fitzmorris
Stanley hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brinkman vs. Fitzmorris
Brinkman takes first base on ball four. Kaline scores. Freehan moves to third. Cash moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Coleman vs. Fitzmorris
Coleman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Coleman
Kirkpatrick hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Coleman
Rojas 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, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Floyd vs. Coleman
Floyd hits a popup towards third. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Fitzmorris
Jim Northrup pinch hits for Willie Horton.
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, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Fitzmorris
Taylor hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis who is chasing the ball. Taylor reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kaline vs. Fitzmorris
Kaline takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Freehan vs. Fitzmorris
Freehan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Keough. Freehan reaches second base with a double. Taylor scores. Kaline goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Fitzmorris
Rodriguez hits a line drive to left field. Keough throws towards third. Floyd fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Floyd. Freehan scores. Rodriguez moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cash vs. Burgmeier
Tom Burgmeier now pitching.
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burgmeier fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stanley vs. Burgmeier
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
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hovley vs. Coleman
Jim Northrup now playing left field. Steve Hovley pinch hits for Tom Burgmeier.
Hovley 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, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Coleman
Patek 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, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Coleman
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Abernathy
Ted Abernathy now pitching.
Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Abernathy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Abernathy
Coleman hits a fly ball into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Abernathy
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Northrup for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Coleman
Keough strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheinblum vs. Coleman
Scheinblum hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kaline. Scheinblum reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mayberry vs. Coleman
There's a wild pitch. Scheinblum moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mayberry vs. Coleman
Mayberry hits a popup towards short. Brinkman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kirkpatrick vs. Coleman
Kirkpatrick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rojas vs. Coleman
Rojas is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Abernathy
Taylor hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Abernathy
Kaline takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Abernathy
There goes Kaline. The throw from Kirkpatrick and he is safe. Kaline steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Freehan vs. Abernathy
Freehan hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Abernathy
Rodriguez strikes out. Kirkpatrick drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Rodriguez out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Coleman
Carl Taylor pinch hits for Bobby Floyd.
Taylor strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopkins vs. Coleman
Gail Hopkins pinch hits for Ted Abernathy.
Hopkins hits a line drive to left field. The ball gets by Northrup. Stanley fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Stanley. Hopkins moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Patek vs. Coleman
Patek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hopkins moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Otis vs. Coleman
There goes Patek. The throw from Freehan and he is safe. Patek steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Otis vs. Coleman
Otis strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Keough vs. Coleman
Keough 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, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Wright
Carl Taylor now playing third base. Ken Wright now pitching.
Cash strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Wright
Stanley strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Wright
Brinkman hits a popup towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheinblum vs. Coleman
Scheinblum 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, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Coleman
Mayberry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkpatrick vs. Coleman
Kirkpatrick hits a fly ball into left field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Coleman
There goes Mayberry. The throw from Freehan and he is out, Brinkman applying the tag. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/6/1972 -- Detroit at Kansas City (N)
Detroit AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Horton W, lf 3 0 1 0 Patek F, ss 4 0 1 0
Northrup J, ph-lf 2 0 0 0 Otis A, cf 4 0 0 0
Taylor T, 2b 5 3 3 0 Keough J, lf 4 0 1 0
Kaline A, rf 3 2 2 0 Scheinblum R, rf 4 0 1 0
Freehan B, c 4 1 2 3 Mayberry J, 1b 4 0 1 0
Rodriguez A, 3b 5 0 3 1 Kirkpatrick E, c 3 0 0 0
Cash N, 1b 4 0 0 0 Rojas C, 2b 3 0 1 0
Stanley M, cf 5 1 1 0 Floyd B, 3b 2 0 0 0
Brinkman E, ss 4 0 1 2 Taylor C, ph-3b 1 0 0 0
Coleman J, p 4 0 0 0 Rooker J, p 1 0 0 0
Fitzmorris A, p 0 0 0 0
Burgmeier T, p 0 0 0 0
Hovley S, ph 1 0 0 0
Abernathy T, p 0 0 0 0
Hopkins G, ph 1 0 1 0
Wright K, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 7 13 6 32 0 6 0
Detroit 110 023 000 -- 7
Kansas City 000 000 000 -- 0
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Coleman J (W) 9.0 6 0 0 1 7
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Rooker J (L)* 4.0 10 4 4 1 5
Fitzmorris A 1.1 3 3 2 3 1
Burgmeier T 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Abernathy T 2.0 0 0 0 1 1
Wright K 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
* Pitched to 3 batters in 5th
E -- Floyd B, Stanley M
DP -- Kansas City 1
LOB -- Detroit 10, Kansas City 6
2B -- Rodriguez A, Keough J, Freehan B, Scheinblum R
3B -- Stanley M, Taylor T
SB -- Kaline A, Patek F
CS -- Mayberry J
WP -- Coleman J
T -- 2:27
A -- 11201
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