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Royals 1 @ Tigers 0
Tiger Stadium
July 14, 1972
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Kansas City Royals, played on July 14, 1972 at Tiger Stadium. The home team Tigers were bested by the visiting Royals with a score of 1 to 0.

Game Summary

DateJuly 14, 1972 
Visiting Team
Kansas City Royals
R: 1 H: 3 E: 0 LOB: 8
Runs: 1
Hits: 3
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 8
Home Team
Detroit Tigers
R: 0 H: 4 E: 0 LOB: 8
Runs: 0
Hits: 4
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 8
Winning Pitcher—Bruce Dal Canton  
Losing Pitcher—Joe Coleman  
Save—Ken Wright  
Game Winning RBI—John Mayberry 

Game Info

DateJuly 14, 1972 
Day of WeekFri 
Day / NightN 
Visiting TeamKansas City Royals 
Home TeamDetroit Tigers 
Visiting Starting PitcherBruce Dal Canton  
Home Starting PitcherJoe Coleman  
BallparkTiger Stadium 
CityDetroit 
StateMI 
Attendance28,327 
Time of Game2 hours 35 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Bill Haller
1B: Jerry Neudecker
2B: Bill Kunkel
3B: Red Flaherty

Kansas City Royals Lineup 

Name  Position 
Freddie Patek  Shortstop 
Amos Otis  Center Fielder 
Richie Scheinblum  Right Fielder 
Lou Piniella  Left Fielder 
John Mayberry  First Baseman 
Cookie Rojas  Second Baseman 
Jerry May  Catcher 
Bobby Floyd  Third Baseman 
Bruce Dal Canton  Pitcher 
Bob Lemon  Manager 

Detroit Tigers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Dick McAuliffe  Second Baseman 
Aurelio Rodriguez  Third Baseman 
Jim Northrup  Right Fielder 
Willie Horton  Left Fielder 
Norm Cash  First Baseman 
Tom Haller  Catcher 
Mickey Stanley  Center Fielder 
Ed Brinkman  Shortstop 
Joe Coleman  Pitcher 
Billy Martin  Manager 

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4 Re: Detroit Tigers versus Kansas City Royals - July 14, 1972 - Regular Season Lineup and other Game Information
Posted by Michael Alexander – 04/17/2013 at 9:08 AM
Hi Brian, Thanks so much for your post or comment. Yes, I would greatly appreciate obtaining a digital (scanned) copy of the photo you mentioned on 4/15/13. How can I reach you? My contact information is listed below.

Kind regards,

Michael Alexander
44746 Garden Court
El Macero, CA 95618
530.848.5811 mobile
michaelsfas@gmail.com
3 Re: Detroit Tigers versus Kansas City Royals - July 14, 1972 - Regular Season Lineup and other Game Information
Posted by Brian Waber – 04/15/2013 at 8:07 PM
I just found this site. If you are still interested I have a news paper clipping showing Tom catching and Bill standing behind him umpiring as Jerry May fouls off a pitch. Believe the clipping was from the Detroit News.
2 Re: Detroit Tigers versus Kansas City Royals - July 14, 1972 - Regular Season Lineup and other Game Information
Posted by Ken Revis – 08/11/2011 at 6:05 AM
The information on this page verifies what you say. If you're looking for photos, etc., have you tried the Detroit newspaper archives or the Detroit libraries?
1 Re: Detroit Tigers versus Kansas City Royals - July 14, 1972 - Regular Season Lineup and other Game Information
Posted by MICHAEL ALEXANDER – 08/10/2011 at 10:51 AM — View this game ►
THE HALLER BROTHERS MAKE HISTORY!

THE ROYALS VS. TIGERS GAME ON 7/14/72 (ROYALS WON, 1-0) WAS THE ONLY GAME IN MLB HISTORY WHERE TWO BROTHERS WERE IN THE GAME, ONE AS AN UMPIRE (BEHIND HOME PLATE) AND THE OTHER AS A PLAYER (CATCHER). BILL HALLER WAS THE UMPIRE AND HIS YOUNGER BROTHER, TOM HALLER WAS THE CATCHER FOR THE TIGERS.

BOTH WERE BORN IN LOCKPORT, ILLINOIS.

I AM TOM'S BROTHER-IN-LAW (HE AND MY SISTER, JOAN) WERE MARRIED UNTIL TOM'S PASSING IN 2004.

I AM DESPERATELY TRYING TO FIND A PHOTO, AUDIO CLIP, PROGRAM OR SOME OTHER MEMORABILIA TO VERIFY THIS RARE MOMENT IN BASEBALL.

THANK YOU AND KIND REGARDS.

MICHAEL ALEXANDER
MICHAELSFAS@GMAIL.COM

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Royals 1 @ Tigers 0
Tiger Stadium
July 14, 1972

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         Game of 7/14/1972 -- Kansas City at Detroit (N)

  Kansas City        AB  R  H RBI    Detroit            AB  R  H RBI
Patek F, ss           4  0  0  0   McAuliffe D, 2b       1  0  0  0   
Otis A, cf            3  1  1  0   Rodriguez A, 3b       4  0  0  0   
Scheinblum R, rf      3  0  0  0   Northrup J, rf        3  0  1  0   
Hovley S, pr-rf       0  0  0  0   Comer W, rf           0  0  0  0   
Piniella L, lf        4  0  0  0   Kaline A, ph          1  0  1  0   
Mayberry J, 1b        2  0  1  1   Taylor T, pr          0  0  0  0   
Rojas C, 2b           2  0  0  0   Brown I, rf           0  0  0  0   
May J, c              3  0  0  0   Horton W, lf          3  0  0  0   
Floyd B, 3b           4  0  1  0   Cash N, 1b            4  0  0  0   
Dal Canton B, p       2  0  0  0   Haller T, c           4  0  1  0   
Burgmeier T, p        0  0  0  0   Stanley M, cf         4  0  0  0   
Wright K, p           1  0  0  0   Brinkman E, ss        3  0  1  0   
                                   Freehan B, ph         1  0  0  0   
                                   Coleman J, p          2  0  0  0   
                                   Brown G, ph           1  0  0  0   
                                   Seelbach C, p         0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     28  1  3  1                        31  0  4  0

Kansas City      000 100 000 --  1
Detroit          000 000 000 --  0

  Kansas City          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Dal Canton B (W)*     7.0  3  0  0  4  3
Burgmeier T           0.1  0  0  0  0  0
Wright K (S)          1.2  1  0  0  0  2

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Coleman J (L)         7.0  3  1  1  4  8
Seelbach C            2.0  0  0  0  3  2
  * Pitched to 1 batter in 8th

LOB -- Kansas City 8, Detroit 8
2B -- Otis A
SB -- Otis A
SH -- Dal Canton B
WP -- Seelbach C
T -- 2:35
A -- 28327

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