Royals @ Tigers
May 8, 1971

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Top 9 R H E
Royals 1 7 0
Tigers 2 7 1
Top 9 R H E
Royals 1 7 0
Tigers 2 7 1

Cookie Rojas Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .343
OBP .333 .395
At Bats 3 108
Hits 1 37
• Singles 1 28
• Doubles 0 8
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 10
RBI’s 0 12

Fred Scherman Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 2
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Tiger Stadium - May 8, 1971
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Strikeout
Fred Scherman
Bill Freehan
Norm Cash
Dick McAuliffe
Aurelio Rodriguez
Ed Brinkman
Willie Horton
Mickey Stanley
Jim Northrup
Cookie Rojas

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Royals 1 7 0 4
Detroit Tigers 2 7 1 5
Winning Pitcher Joe Coleman
Losing Pitcher Wally Bunker
Save Fred Scherman
Game Winning RBI Norm Cash
Attendance 15,441
Time of Game 1 hour 55 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Rojas is called out on strikes.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Scherman covering, for the out.
Top 9 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Cash hits a ball on the ground towards first. Oliver scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cash for the out.
Bottom 8 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.
Bottom 8 Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 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.
Top 8 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.
Top 8 Patek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Oliver moves to third. Hopkins moves to second.
Top 8 Gail Hopkins pinch hits for Wally Bunker. Hopkins hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Oliver moves to second.
Top 8 Taylor is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bunker fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Brinkman strikes out.
Bottom 7 Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 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.
Top 7 Rojas hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Coleman covering, for the out.
Bottom 6 Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Horton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Cash hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Northrup hits a fly ball into right field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 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.
Top 6 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.
Top 6 Bunker takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 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.
Bottom 5 Coleman strikes out.
Bottom 5 Brinkman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Taylor. Brinkman reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards second. McAuliffe scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 5 Oliver hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rojas scores. Schaal moves to second.
Top 5 Schaal hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rojas moves to third.
Top 5 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.
Top 5 Kirkpatrick takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Stanley hits a fly ball into right field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Freehan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Horton hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Cash hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 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.
Top 4 Otis hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 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.
Top 4 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.
Bottom 3 Rodriguez strikes out.
Bottom 3 McAuliffe hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Coleman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Brinkman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stanley moves to third.
Bottom 3 Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bunker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Bunker is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Freehan hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Horton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 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.
Top 2 Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Coleman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 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.
Bottom 1 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 McAuliffe hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Keough hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 1 Patek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.