Top 1

• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Patek vs. Perry
  
  Patek is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hovley vs. Perry
  
  Hovley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Otis vs. Perry
  
  Otis strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Northrup vs. Busby
  
  Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rodriguez vs. Busby
  
  Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Reese vs. Busby
  
  Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Busby fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mayberry vs. Perry
  
  Mayberry hits a line drive into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Piniella vs. Perry
  
  Piniella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kirkpatrick vs. Perry
  
  Kirkpatrick 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. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Freehan vs. Busby
  
  Freehan hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brown vs. Busby
  
  Brown hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cash vs. Busby
  
  Cash takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  McAuliffe vs. Busby
  
  McAuliffe hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rojas vs. Perry
  
  Rojas hits a fly ball into left field. Reese settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Schaal vs. Perry
  
  Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Healy vs. Perry
  
  Healy hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stanley vs. Busby
  
  Stanley is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brinkman vs. Busby
  
  Brinkman hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Northrup vs. Busby
  
  Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Busby fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Patek vs. Perry
  
  Patek hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hovley vs. Perry
  
  Hovley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Otis vs. Perry
  
  Otis hits a line drive into left field. Reese settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Mayberry vs. Perry
  
  Mayberry takes first base on ball four. Hovley moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Piniella vs. Perry
  
  Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Brinkman fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rodriguez vs. Busby
  
  Rodriguez hits a line drive towards short. Patek reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Reese vs. Busby
  
  Reese takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Freehan vs. Busby
  
  The ball gets by Healy for a passed ball. Reese moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Freehan vs. Busby
  
  Freehan takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Brown vs. Busby
  
  Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Top 5

• Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kirkpatrick vs. Perry
  
  Kirkpatrick hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rojas vs. Perry
  
  Rojas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Schaal vs. Perry
  
  Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash juggles the ball. That's an error on Cash. Rojas moves to third. Schaal moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Healy vs. Perry
  
  Healy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Patek vs. Perry
  
  Patek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Hovley vs. Perry
  
  Hovley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cash vs. Busby
  
  Cash takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  McAuliffe vs. Busby
  
  McAuliffe hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Stanley vs. Busby
  
  Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Brinkman vs. Busby
  
  Brinkman hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Otis vs. Perry
  
  Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mayberry vs. Perry
  
  Mayberry hits a popup towards third. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Piniella vs. Perry
  
  Piniella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kirkpatrick vs. Perry
  
  Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Piniella moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Rojas vs. Perry
  
  Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Northrup vs. Busby
  
  Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rodriguez vs. Busby
  
  Rodriguez strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Reese vs. Busby
  
  Reese hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Schaal vs. Perry
  
  Schaal hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Healy vs. Perry
  
  Healy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Patek vs. Perry
  
  Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Freehan vs. Busby
  
  Freehan takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Brown vs. Busby
  
  Brown hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brown for the out. Freehan moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Cash vs. Busby
  
  There's a wild pitch. Freehan moves to third. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Cash vs. Busby
  
  Cash strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  McAuliffe vs. Busby
  
  McAuliffe hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hovley vs. Perry
  
  Hovley hits a line drive towards first. Cash reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Otis vs. Perry
  
  Otis hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mayberry vs. Perry
  
  Mayberry hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Freehan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Piniella vs. Perry
  
  Piniella hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Royals, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stanley vs. Busby
  
  Stanley hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brinkman vs. Busby
  
  Brinkman strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Northrup vs. Busby
  
  Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Royals, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kirkpatrick vs. Perry
  
  Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Rojas vs. Perry
  
  Rojas bunts towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with McAuliffe covering, for the out. Kirkpatrick moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Schaal vs. Perry
  
  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. Kirkpatrick moves to third. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Healy vs. Perry
  
  Healy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez juggles the ball. That's an error on Rodriguez. Kirkpatrick scores. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Royals, 3 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Patek vs. Perry
  
  The ball gets by Freehan for a passed ball. Healy moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 3 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Patek vs. Perry
  
  Patek takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 3 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  McRae vs. Scherman
  
  Fred Scherman now pitching. Hal McRae pinch hits for Steve Hovley.
  
  McRae hits a line drive into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Royals, 3 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sims vs. Busby
  
  Duke Sims pinch hits for Aurelio Rodriguez.
  
  Sims takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 3 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Reese vs. Busby
  
  Reese hits a line drive towards first. Mayberry catches it and steps on first to double up Sims. View Play 
• Royals, 3 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Freehan vs. Busby
  
  Freehan hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 4/27/1973 -- Kansas City at Detroit (N)

  Kansas City        AB  R  H RBI    Detroit            AB  R  H RBI
Patek F, ss           4  0  0  0   Northrup J, rf        4  0  0  0   
Hovley S, dh          4  0  1  0   Rodriguez A, 3b       3  0  0  0   
McRae H, ph           1  0  0  0   Sims D, ph            0  0  0  0   
Otis A, cf            4  1  1  1   Reese R, lf           3  0  0  0   
Mayberry J, 1b        3  0  0  0   Freehan B, c          2  0  0  0   
Piniella L, lf        4  0  2  0   Brown G, dh           3  0  0  0   
Kirkpatrick E, rf     4  2  3  1   Cash N, 1b            1  0  0  0   
Rojas C, 2b           3  0  1  0   McAuliffe D, 2b       3  0  0  0   
Schaal P, 3b          4  0  0  0   Stanley M, cf         3  0  0  0   
Healy F, c            4  0  0  0   Brinkman E, ss        3  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     35  3  8  2                        25  0  0  0

Kansas City      000 010 011 --  3
Detroit          000 000 000 --  0

  Kansas City          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Busby S (W)           9.0  0  0  0  6  4

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Perry J (L)           8.2  8  3  2  2  2
Scherman F            0.1  0  0  0  0  0

E -- Cash N, Rodriguez A
DP -- Kansas City 2, Detroit 1
LOB -- Kansas City 8, Detroit 4
HR -- Kirkpatrick E, Otis A
SH -- Rojas C
WP -- Busby S
PB -- Healy F, Freehan B
T -- 2:18
A -- 16345

    

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