Tigers @ Royals
July 18, 1971

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Tigers 1 6 0
Royals 8 7 0
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Tigers 2 7 0
Royals 8 7 0

Willie Horton Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .284
OBP .333 .342
At Bats 3 310
Hits 1 88
• Singles 0 55
• Doubles 1 19
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 14
Walks 0 26
RBI’s 0 45

Paul Splittorff Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 3 0
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Municipal Stadium - July 18, 1971
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Double
Paul Splittorff
Jerry May
Bob Oliver
Bobby Knoop
Paul Schaal
Freddie Patek
Lou Piniella
Amos Otis
Ed Kirkpatrick
Willie Horton
Aurelio Rodriguez
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Horton hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis. Horton reaches second base with a double. Rodriguez scores.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 7 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 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.
Top 7 Jim Price pinch hits for Mike Kilkenny. Price hits a popup towards first. Oliver settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Bobby Knoop now playing second base. Brinkman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Rojas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Otis hits a line drive into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kilkenny fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Patek hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Stanley hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Freehan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Splittorff hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 May takes first base on ball four. Piniella moves to second.
Bottom 5 Kirkpatrick is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Oliver hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Piniella hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Horton hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Taylor hits a line drive towards the mound. Splittorff reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Rojas hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Otis strikes out.
Bottom 4 Mike Kilkenny now pitching. Schaal hits a line drive towards the mound. Kilkenny reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Dalton Jones pinch hits for Bill Denehy. Jones takes first base on ball four. Brown moves to third. Brinkman moves to second.
Top 4 Brinkman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brown moves to second.
Top 4 Brown takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Stanley hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Patek hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Splittorff bunts towards the mound. Denehy fields it and throws to first for the out. May moves to second.
Bottom 3 May hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kirkpatrick moves to third.
Bottom 3 Kirkpatrick takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Oliver hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Freehan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Kaline hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Horton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Horton reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Taylor hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Piniella hits a line drive into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 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.
Bottom 2 Otis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Splittorff moves to third. Patek moves to second.
Bottom 2 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.
Bottom 2 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.
Bottom 2 Splittorff takes first base on ball four. May moves to second.
Bottom 2 May takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Rodriguez hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Gilbreth bunts towards the mound. Splittorff fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Brinkman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Brown is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brown scoops it up and throws to first, with Gilbreth covering, for the out.
Bottom 1 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gilbreth fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Piniella hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 1 Rojas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Schaal scores. Otis moves to second.
Bottom 1 Otis takes first base on ball four. Schaal moves to second.
Bottom 1 Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brown fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Patek takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Splittorff fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Freehan takes first base on ball four. Kaline moves to second.
Top 1 Kaline takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Horton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Splittorff fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 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.
Top 1 Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Rodriguez reaches second base with a double.