Top 1

• Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brown vs. Splittorff
  
  Brown takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Rodriguez vs. Splittorff
  
  Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Splittorff fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kaline vs. Splittorff
  
  Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Patek vs. Seelbach
  
  Patek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Otis vs. Seelbach
  
  Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Scheinblum vs. Seelbach
  
  Scheinblum hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Freehan vs. Splittorff
  
  Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Horton vs. Splittorff
  
  Horton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cash vs. Splittorff
  
  Cash 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 

Bottom 2

• Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Piniella vs. Seelbach
  
  Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rojas vs. Seelbach
  
  Rojas takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kirkpatrick vs. Seelbach
  
  Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rojas moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Mayberry vs. Seelbach
  
  There's a wild pitch. Rojas moves to third. Kirkpatrick moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Mayberry vs. Seelbach
  
  Mayberry hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Brown reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Schaal vs. Seelbach
  
  Schaal hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kaline. Schaal reaches second base with a double. Rojas scores. Kirkpatrick scores. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Splittorff vs. Seelbach
  
  Splittorff hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Tigers, 0 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stanley vs. Splittorff
  
  Stanley hits a fly ball into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brinkman vs. Splittorff
  
  Brinkman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Seelbach vs. Splittorff
  
  Seelbach takes first base on ball four. Brinkman moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Brown vs. Splittorff
  
  Brown hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brinkman scores. Seelbach moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Rodriguez vs. Splittorff
  
  Rodriguez takes first base on ball four. Seelbach moves to third. Brown moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Kaline vs. Splittorff
  
  Kaline hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Seelbach tags and scores. Brown tags and moves to third. Rodriguez tags and moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Freehan vs. Splittorff
  
  Freehan hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Scheinblum who is chasing the ball. Freehan reaches third base with a triple. Brown scores. Rodriguez scores. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Horton vs. Dal Canton
  
  Bruce Dal Canton now pitching.
  
  Horton hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Patek vs. Seelbach
  
  Patek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Otis vs. Seelbach
  
  Otis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brown fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Scheinblum vs. Seelbach
  
  Scheinblum takes first base on ball four. Otis moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Piniella vs. Seelbach
  
  Piniella hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Rojas vs. Seelbach
  
  Rojas hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cash vs. Dal Canton
  
  Cash is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stanley vs. Dal Canton
  
  Stanley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Brinkman vs. Dal Canton
  
  Brinkman hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Seelbach vs. Dal Canton
  
  Seelbach hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kirkpatrick vs. Seelbach
  
  Dick McAuliffe now playing second base.
  
  Kirkpatrick takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Mayberry vs. Seelbach
  
  Mayberry hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Schaal vs. Seelbach
  
  Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Top 5

• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McAuliffe vs. Dal Canton
  
  McAuliffe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Rodriguez vs. Dal Canton
  
  Rodriguez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kaline vs. Dal Canton
  
  Kaline hits a fly ball into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Freehan vs. Dal Canton
  
  Freehan hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hovley vs. Seelbach
  
  Steve Hovley pinch hits for Bruce Dal Canton.
  
  Hovley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Patek vs. Seelbach
  
  Patek takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Otis vs. Seelbach
  
  Otis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Patek moves to third. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Scheinblum vs. Seelbach
  
  There goes Otis. The throw from Freehan and he is safe. Otis steals second. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Scheinblum vs. Seelbach
  
  Scheinblum hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Piniella vs. Seelbach
  
  Piniella hits a line drive into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rojas vs. Seelbach
  
  Rojas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kirkpatrick vs. Perranoski
  
  Ron Perranoski now pitching.
  
  There goes Rojas. The throw from Freehan and he is out, Brinkman applying the tag. View Play 

Top 6

• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Horton vs. Nelson
  
  Roger Nelson now pitching.
  
  Horton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cash vs. Nelson
  
  Cash hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Stanley vs. Nelson
  
  Stanley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cash moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Brinkman vs. Nelson
  
  Brinkman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Schaal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Jata vs. Burgmeier
  
  Gates Brown pinch hits for Ron Perranoski. Tom Burgmeier now pitching. Paul Jata pinch hits for Gates Brown.
  
  Jata hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burgmeier fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kirkpatrick vs. Meeler
  
  Phil Meeler now pitching.
  
  Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Mayberry vs. Meeler
  
  Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Schaal vs. Meeler
  
  Schaal hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Burgmeier vs. Meeler
  
  Burgmeier hits a ball on the ground towards second base. McAuliffe fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McAuliffe vs. Burgmeier
  
  McAuliffe 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 
• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rodriguez vs. Burgmeier
  
  Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kaline vs. Burgmeier
  
  Kaline hits a fly ball into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Patek vs. Meeler
  
  Patek hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Otis vs. Meeler
  
  Otis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Scheinblum vs. Meeler
  
  Scheinblum takes first base on ball four. Otis moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Piniella vs. Timmermann
  
  Tom Timmermann now pitching.
  
  Piniella hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Rojas vs. Timmermann
  
  Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Freehan vs. Burgmeier
  
  Freehan takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Horton vs. Burgmeier
  
  Horton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Freehan moves to third. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Cash vs. Burgmeier
  
  Cash hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Stanley vs. Burgmeier
  
  Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kirkpatrick vs. Scherman
  
  Fred Scherman now pitching.
  
  Kirkpatrick hits a popup towards short. Brinkman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mayberry vs. Scherman
  
  Mayberry 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 
• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Schaal vs. Scherman
  
  Schaal takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Burgmeier vs. Scherman
  
  Burgmeier hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Schaal moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Patek vs. Scherman
  
  Patek hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Horton. Patek reaches second base with a double. Schaal scores. Burgmeier goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Otis vs. Strampe
  
  Bob Strampe now pitching.
  
  Otis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Patek scores. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Scheinblum vs. Strampe
  
  Scheinblum strikes out. View Play 

Top 9

• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brinkman vs. Burgmeier
  
  Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burgmeier fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Northrup vs. Burgmeier
  
  Jim Northrup pinch hits for Bob Strampe.
  
  Northrup hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  McAuliffe vs. Burgmeier
  
  McAuliffe strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Royals, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Rodriguez vs. Burgmeier
  
  Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burgmeier fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 5/14/1972, game 2 -- Detroit at Kansas City (D)

  Detroit            AB  R  H RBI    Kansas City        AB  R  H RBI
Brown I, 2b           1  1  1  1   Patek F, ss           4  2  2  2   
McAuliffe D, 2b       3  0  1  0   Otis A, cf            5  1  3  1   
Rodriguez A, 3b       4  1  0  0   Scheinblum R, rf      3  1  1  3   
Kaline A, rf          3  0  0  1   Piniella L, lf        4  0  0  0   
Freehan B, c          3  0  1  2   Rojas C, 2b           3  1  1  0   
Horton W, lf          4  0  2  0   Kirkpatrick E, c      3  1  2  0   
Cash N, 1b            4  0  0  0   Mayberry J, 1b        4  0  0  0   
Stanley M, cf         4  0  2  0   Schaal P, 3b          3  1  1  2   
Brinkman E, ss        4  1  1  0   Splittorff P, p       1  0  0  0   
Seelbach C, p         1  1  0  0   Dal Canton B, p       0  0  0  0   
Perranoski R, p       0  0  0  0   Hovley S, ph          1  0  0  0   
Brown G, ph           0  0  0  0   Nelson R, p           0  0  0  0   
Jata P, ph            1  0  0  0   Burgmeier T, p        2  1  1  0   
Meeler P, p           0  0  0  0                                      
Timmermann T, p       0  0  0  0                                      
Scherman F, p         0  0  0  0                                      
Strampe B, p          0  0  0  0                                      
Northrup J, ph        1  0  1  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     33  4  9  4                        33  8 11  8

Detroit          004 000 000 --  4
Kansas City      020 030 03x --  8

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Seelbach C (L)        4.2  6  5  5  4  0
Perranoski R          0.1  0  0  0  0  0
Meeler P              1.1  2  0  0  1  0
Timmermann T          0.2  0  0  0  0  0
Scherman F            0.2  2  3  3  1  0
Strampe B             0.1  1  0  0  0  1

  Kansas City          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Splittorff P          2.2  3  4  4  3  0
Dal Canton B (W)      2.1  2  0  0  0  1
Nelson R              0.2  2  0  0  0  0
Burgmeier T (S)       3.1  2  0  0  1  1

DP -- Detroit 1, Kansas City 2
LOB -- Detroit 7, Kansas City 7
2B -- Schaal P, Patek F
3B -- Freehan B
HR -- Scheinblum R
SB -- Otis A
CS -- Rojas C
SF -- Kaline A
WP -- Seelbach C
T -- 2:52
A -- 10326

    

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