Royals @ Tigers
April 27, 1973

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Bottom 9 R H E
Royals 3 8 0
Tigers 0 0 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Royals 3 8 0
Tigers 0 0 2

Bill Freehan Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .338
OBP .667 .416
At Bats 1 68
Hits 0 23
• Singles 0 20
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 2 8
RBI’s 0 3

Steve Busby Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 2 0
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Tiger Stadium - April 27, 1973
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Out
Steve Busby
Fran Healy
John Mayberry
Cookie Rojas
Paul Schaal
Freddie Patek
Lou Piniella
Amos Otis
Ed Kirkpatrick
Bill Freehan

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Royals 3 8 0 8
Detroit Tigers 0 0 2 4
Winning Pitcher Steve Busby
Losing Pitcher Jim Perry
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Ed Kirkpatrick
Attendance 16,345
Time of Game 2 hours 18 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Freehan hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Reese hits a line drive towards first. Mayberry catches it and steps on first to double up Sims.
Bottom 9 Duke Sims pinch hits for Aurelio Rodriguez. Sims takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 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.
Top 9 Patek takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 The ball gets by Freehan for a passed ball. Healy moves to second.
Top 9 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.
Top 9 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.
Top 9 Rojas bunts towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with McAuliffe covering, for the out. Kirkpatrick moves to second.
Top 9 Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Brinkman strikes out.
Bottom 8 Stanley hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Piniella hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Mayberry hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Freehan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Otis hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Hovley hits a line drive towards first. Cash reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 McAuliffe hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Cash strikes out.
Bottom 7 There's a wild pitch. Freehan moves to third.
Bottom 7 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.
Bottom 7 Freehan takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Healy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perry fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Schaal hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Reese hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Rodriguez strikes out.
Bottom 6 Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Piniella moves to second.
Top 6 Piniella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Mayberry hits a popup towards third. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Brinkman hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 McAuliffe hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Cash takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 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.
Top 5 Patek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perry fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Healy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 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.
Top 5 Rojas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Kirkpatrick hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 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.
Bottom 4 Freehan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 The ball gets by Healy for a passed ball. Reese moves to second.
Bottom 4 Reese takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Rodriguez hits a line drive towards short. Patek reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Brinkman fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 4 Mayberry takes first base on ball four. Hovley moves to second.
Top 4 Otis hits a line drive into left field. Reese settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Hovley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Patek hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Busby fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Brinkman hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Stanley is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Healy hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Rojas hits a fly ball into left field. Reese settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 McAuliffe hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Cash takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Brown hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Freehan hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 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.
Top 2 Piniella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Mayberry hits a line drive into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Busby fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Otis strikes out.
Top 1 Hovley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perry fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Patek is called out on strikes.