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Royals
@ Tigers
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.
Game Summary
| Date | July 14, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
|
| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 14, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bruce Dal Canton |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Joe Coleman |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 28,327 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: 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 |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
July 14, 1972
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Coleman
Patek strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Coleman
Otis 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: ---
Scheinblum vs. Coleman
Scheinblum hits a line drive into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Dal Canton
McAuliffe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Dal Canton
Rodriguez hits a line drive 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: 1--
Northrup vs. Dal Canton
Northrup hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McAuliffe moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Horton vs. Dal Canton
Horton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cash vs. Dal Canton
Cash hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it 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: ---
Piniella vs. Coleman
Piniella hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Coleman
Mayberry hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Coleman
Rojas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Coleman
May hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haller vs. Dal Canton
Haller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Floyd fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Dal Canton
Stanley hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Dal Canton
Brinkman strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Floyd vs. Coleman
Floyd strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dal Canton vs. Coleman
Dal Canton hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Coleman
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Dal Canton
Coleman 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: ---
McAuliffe vs. Dal Canton
McAuliffe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Dal Canton
Rodriguez is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northrup vs. Dal Canton
Northrup hits a line drive towards first. Mayberry reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Coleman
Otis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Horton. Otis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Scheinblum vs. Coleman
Scheinblum hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Piniella vs. Coleman
Piniella is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mayberry vs. Coleman
Mayberry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Otis scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Coleman
Rojas takes first base on ball four. Mayberry moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
May vs. Coleman
May strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Dal Canton
Horton hits a popup towards third. Floyd settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Dal Canton
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cash for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haller vs. Dal Canton
Haller 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, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Floyd vs. Coleman
Floyd strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dal Canton vs. Coleman
Dal Canton hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Coleman
Patek 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
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Dal Canton
Stanley 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: ---
Brinkman vs. Dal Canton
Brinkman strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Dal Canton
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Dal Canton covering, for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Coleman
Otis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scheinblum vs. Coleman
There goes Otis. The throw from Haller and he is safe. Otis steals second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Scheinblum vs. Coleman
Scheinblum hits a popup towards short. Brinkman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Piniella vs. Coleman
Piniella 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mayberry vs. Coleman
Mayberry is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rojas vs. Coleman
Rojas strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Dal Canton
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 -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Dal Canton
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Dal Canton
Northrup hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Dal Canton
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Coleman
Wayne Comer now playing right field.
May strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Floyd vs. Coleman
Floyd hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dal Canton vs. Coleman
Dal Canton bunts towards the mound. Coleman fields it and throws to first for the out. Floyd moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Patek vs. Coleman
Patek strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Dal Canton
Cash 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: ---
Haller vs. Dal Canton
Haller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Dal Canton
Stanley 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brinkman vs. Dal Canton
Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Haller moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Dal Canton
Gates Brown pinch hits for Joe Coleman.
Brown 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
Top 8
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Seelbach
Chuck Seelbach now pitching.
Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheinblum vs. Seelbach
Scheinblum takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Seelbach
Steve Hovley pinch runs for Richie Scheinblum.
There's a wild pitch. Hovley moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Piniella vs. Seelbach
Piniella hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mayberry vs. Seelbach
Mayberry is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rojas vs. Seelbach
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Dal Canton
Steve Hovley now playing right field.
McAuliffe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Burgmeier
Tom Burgmeier now pitching.
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burgmeier fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Wright
Ken Wright now pitching. Al Kaline pinch hits for Wayne Comer.
Kaline hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rodriguez moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Horton vs. Wright
Tony Taylor pinch runs for Al Kaline.
Horton is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cash vs. Wright
Cash hits a popup in front of the plate. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Seelbach
Ike Brown now playing right field.
May takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Floyd vs. Seelbach
That's a pickoff. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Floyd vs. Seelbach
Floyd is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Seelbach
Wright is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haller vs. Wright
Haller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Wright covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Wright
Stanley strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Wright
Bill Freehan pinch hits for Ed Brinkman.
Freehan hits a popup, foul, towards third. Floyd settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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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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