Tigers @ Royals
July 18, 1971

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Bottom 10 R H E
Tigers 3 5 0
Royals 3 9 0
Bottom 10 R H E
Tigers 3 5 0
Royals 4 10 0

Gail Hopkins Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .309
OBP .750 .386
At Bats 3 110
Hits 2 34
• Singles 1 24
• Doubles 1 5
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 1 14
RBI’s 0 18

Fred Scherman Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 3 13
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Municipal Stadium - July 18, 1971
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Single
Fred Scherman
Bill Freehan
Norm Cash
Tony Taylor
Aurelio Rodriguez
Ed Brinkman
Willie Horton
Mickey Stanley
Jim Northrup
Gail Hopkins
Cookie Rojas
Ed Kirkpatrick

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Detroit Tigers 3 5 0 4
Kansas City Royals 4 10 0 10
Winning Pitcher Jim York
Losing Pitcher Fred Scherman
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Gail Hopkins
Attendance 26,182
Time of Game 3 hours 3 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

End of Game

Hopkins hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kirkpatrick scores. Rojas moves to third.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 10 Rojas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kirkpatrick moves to third. Rojas moves to second.
Bottom 10 Kirkpatrick bunts towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 10 Otis takes first base on ball four.
Top 10 Stanley hits a popup, foul, towards third. Schaal settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Scherman strikes out.
Top 10 Brinkman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Schaal hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 York hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Cash strikes out.
Top 9 Taylor hits a line drive towards short. Patek reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Rodriguez strikes out.
Bottom 8 May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Piniella takes first base on ball four. Rojas moves to second.
Bottom 8 Hopkins hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Rojas is walked intentionally.
Bottom 8 Fred Scherman now pitching. Kirkpatrick bunts towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. Otis moves to third.
Bottom 8 Otis hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Stanley. Otis reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Freehan hits a popup in front of the plate. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Horton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Patek hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 York hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Stanley. York reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 May hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Stanley hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Niekro is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hopkins scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brinkman for the out.
Bottom 6 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Hopkins hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Kirkpatrick hits a popup towards short. Brinkman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Cash hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Rodriguez hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Freehan hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Jim York now pitching. Horton takes first base on ball four. Northrup moves to second.
Top 5 Northrup hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brinkman scores.
Top 5 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. Brinkman moves to third.
Top 5 Niekro bunts towards the mound. Butler fields it and throws to first for the out. Brinkman moves to second.
Top 5 Brinkman takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Cash hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Butler strikes out.
Bottom 4 May hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 4 Hopkins hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Northrup. Hopkins reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Freehan hits a line drive into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Horton hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis. Horton reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Rojas hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Kirkpatrick hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Otis hits a line drive into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Schaal hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Northrup hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Stanley hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Niekro strikes out.
Bottom 2 Patek hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Butler is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 May hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Northrup who is chasing the ball. May reaches third base with a triple. Hopkins scores. Piniella goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 2 Piniella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rojas scores. Hopkins moves to third.
Bottom 2 Hopkins takes first base on ball four. Rojas moves to second.
Bottom 2 Rojas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Kirkpatrick strikes out.
Top 2 Brinkman strikes out.
Top 2 Cash hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Butler fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Schaal hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Patek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Rodriguez hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Freehan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Northrup scores.
Top 1 Horton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Butler fields it and throws to first for the out. Northrup moves to second.
Top 1 Northrup hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.