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Royals
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
July 17, 1973
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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 17, 1973 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 17, 1973 |
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Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 17, 1973 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Al Fitzmorris |
Home Starting Pitcher | Mickey Lolich |
Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | 19,903 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 31 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Frank Umont 1B: Don Denkinger 2B: Merle Anthony 3B: Bill Deegan |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
Kurt Bevacqua | First Baseman |
Rick Reichardt | DH |
Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
Hal McRae | Right Fielder |
Paul Schaal | Third Baseman |
Fran Healy | Catcher |
Jack McKeon | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jim Northrup | Right Fielder |
Mickey Stanley | Center Fielder |
Gates Brown | DH |
Norm Cash | First Baseman |
Duke Sims | Catcher |
Dick McAuliffe | Second Baseman |
Rich Reese | Left Fielder |
Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
Ed Brinkman | Shortstop |
Billy Martin | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Royals
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
July 17, 1973
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Lolich
Patek hits a popup in front of the plate. Sims settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Lolich
Rojas 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: ---
Otis vs. Lolich
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez juggles the ball. That's an error on Rodriguez. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bevacqua vs. Lolich
Lolich fires to first and has Otis trapped. There's the throw to Brinkman who tags Otis for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Fitzmorris
Northrup hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Fitzmorris
Stanley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Fitzmorris
Brown hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stanley moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cash vs. Fitzmorris
Cash 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: 12-
Sims vs. Fitzmorris
Sims hits a line drive into right field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bevacqua vs. Lolich
Bevacqua hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reichardt vs. Lolich
Sims fires to first and picks off Bevacqua. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reichardt vs. Lolich
Reichardt 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 -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Lolich
Piniella hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Northrup. Piniella reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McRae vs. Lolich
McRae hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Piniella scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schaal vs. Lolich
Schaal hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Fitzmorris
McAuliffe hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Fitzmorris
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bevacqua scoops it up and throws to first, with Fitzmorris covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Fitzmorris
Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Rodriguez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brinkman vs. Fitzmorris
Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fitzmorris fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Healy vs. Lolich
Healy hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Lolich
Patek hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Stanley. Patek reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rojas vs. Lolich
There goes Patek. The throw from Sims and he is safe. Patek steals third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rojas vs. Lolich
Rojas bunts towards the mound. Lolich settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Otis vs. Lolich
Otis hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bevacqua vs. Lolich
Bevacqua hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Fitzmorris
Northrup hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis who is chasing the ball. Northrup reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stanley vs. Fitzmorris
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brown vs. Fitzmorris
Brown takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cash vs. Fitzmorris
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bevacqua fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reichardt vs. Lolich
Reichardt hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Lolich
Piniella takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Lolich
McRae hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schaal vs. Lolich
Schaal is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sims vs. Fitzmorris
Sims hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAuliffe vs. Fitzmorris
McAuliffe hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Fitzmorris
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Fitzmorris
Rodriguez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bevacqua settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Fitzmorris
Brinkman hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Healy vs. Lolich
Healy hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Lolich
Patek hits a fly ball into left field. Reese settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Lolich
Rojas strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Fitzmorris
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bevacqua scoops it up and throws to first, with Fitzmorris covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Fitzmorris
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Fitzmorris
Brown hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Lolich
Otis hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bevacqua vs. Lolich
Bevacqua hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reichardt vs. Lolich
Reichardt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Lolich
Piniella strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Fitzmorris
Cash hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sims vs. Fitzmorris
Sims hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Fitzmorris
McAuliffe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Fitzmorris
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bevacqua fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch McAuliffe for the double play. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Lolich
McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Lolich
Schaal takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Healy vs. Lolich
There goes Schaal. The throw from Sims and he is safe. Schaal steals second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Healy vs. Lolich
Healy 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 -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Patek vs. Lolich
Patek hits a fly ball into left field. Reese settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Bird
Doug Bird now pitching.
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Bird
Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Bird
Northrup takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Bird
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Lolich
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Lolich
Otis strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bevacqua vs. Lolich
Bevacqua hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Reese. Bevacqua reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reichardt vs. Lolich
Reichardt hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Bird
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Bird
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bevacqua scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cash for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sims vs. Bird
Sims hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAuliffe vs. Bird
Dick Sharon pinch runs for Duke Sims.
McAuliffe takes first base on ball four. Sharon moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reese vs. Bird
Reese hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Lolich
Dick Sharon now playing left field. Bill Freehan now catching.
Piniella hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Stanley. Piniella reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McRae vs. Lolich
McRae takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schaal vs. Hiller
Steve Hovley pinch runs for Hal McRae. John Hiller now pitching.
Schaal hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Healy vs. Hiller
There goes Piniella. The throw from Freehan and he is out, Rodriguez applying the tag. Hovley moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Healy vs. Hiller
Healy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Hiller covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Bird
Steve Hovley now playing right field. Willie Horton pinch hits for Aurelio Rodriguez.
Horton hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Healy scoops up the ball and tags Horton for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Bird
Al Kaline pinch hits for Ed Brinkman.
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Bird
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bevacqua scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Northrup for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/17/1973 -- Kansas City at Detroit (N) Kansas City AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Patek F, ss 4 1 1 0 Northrup J, rf 4 0 1 0 Rojas C, 2b 4 0 0 0 Stanley M, cf 4 0 1 0 Otis A, cf 4 2 2 3 Brown G, dh 3 0 1 0 Bevacqua K, 1b 4 0 3 0 Cash N, 1b 4 0 0 0 Reichardt R, dh 4 0 0 0 Sims D, c 4 2 3 1 Piniella L, lf 3 1 2 0 Sharon D, pr-lf 0 0 0 0 McRae H, rf 3 0 1 1 McAuliffe D, 2b 3 1 2 2 Hovley S, pr-rf 0 0 0 0 Reese R, lf 4 0 0 0 Schaal P, 3b 3 0 0 0 Freehan B, c 0 0 0 0 Healy F, c 4 0 0 0 Rodriguez A, 3b 3 0 1 0 Horton W, ph 1 0 0 0 Brinkman E, ss 3 0 0 0 Kaline A, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 4 9 4 34 3 9 3 Kansas City 012 001 000 -- 4 Detroit 000 201 000 -- 3 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Fitzmorris A (W) 6.0 8 3 3 1 0 Bird D (S) 3.0 1 0 0 2 1 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Lolich M (L)* 8.0 9 4 4 3 4 Hiller J 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 * Pitched to 2 batters in 9th E -- Rodriguez A DP -- Kansas City 2, Detroit 1 LOB -- Kansas City 5, Detroit 7 2B -- Piniella L 2, Rodriguez A, Patek F, Bevacqua K 3B -- Northrup J HR -- Otis A 2, McAuliffe D, Sims D SB -- Patek F, Schaal P CS -- Otis A, Piniella L T -- 2:31 A -- 19903
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