Norm Cash homered on successive trips to the plate in the fourth and sixth innings to power the Tigers to a 2-1 victory over the Royals. Fred Scherman saved the game for Joe Coleman, inducing Dennis Paepke to ground into a double play with the bases loaded and one out in the eighth and then retiring the side in order in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 2, Kansas City Royals 1
Game Played on Saturday, May       8, 1971 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
Royals       0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  0
Tigers       0  0  0    1  0  1    0  0  x  -   2  7  1


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              4   0   2   0     0   0   .252      McAuliffe 2b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .210
Keough rf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .217      Rodriguez 3b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .238
  Paepke ph,rf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .259      Northrup rf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .324
Otis cf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .263      Cash 1b               4   2   2   2     0   0   .264
Kirkpatrick c         3   0   0   0     1   0   .233      Horton lf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .205
Rojas 2b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .339      Freehan c             3   0   1   0     0   0   .302
Schaal 3b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .348      Stanley cf            3   0   1   0     0   0   .262
Oliver 1b             3   0   2   1     0   0   .239      Brinkman ss           3   0   2   0     0   1   .231
Taylor lf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .226      Coleman p             3   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Bunker p              1   0   0   0     1   1   .000        Scherman p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hopkins ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .182
  McCormick p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   1   7   1     2   3             Totals               31   2   7   2     0   3

Time of Game: 1:55   Attendance: 15,441
Left on Base: Royals 4, Tigers 5
DP: Royals 0, Tigers 3
Errors: Coleman
Doubles: Brinkman (4)
Home Runs: Cash 2 (5)
GIDP: Keough (2), Taylor (1), Paepke (2)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bunker L(2-2)           7     6   2   2   0   3   2  27   4.28
McCormick               1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   0.00
Totals                  8     7   2   2   0   3   2  31

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Coleman W(2-0)          7.1   7   1   1   2   2   0  28   3.00
Scherman SV(3)          1.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   4   1.88
Totals                  9     7   1   1   2   3   0  32

Umpires: HP - Merle Anthony, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Hank Soar, 3B - Larry Barnett


ROYALS 1ST: Patek singled to center; Keough grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Patek out at second]; Otis
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: McAuliffe lined to center; Rodriguez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Northrup grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Tigers 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Kirkpatrick lined to center; Rojas grounded out
(pitcher to first); Schaal grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Cash grounded out (second to first); Horton grounded
out (shortstop to first); Freehan flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Tigers 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Oliver grounded out (third to first); Taylor
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bunker was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Stanley singled to pitcher; Brinkman singled to
center [Stanley to third]; Coleman made an out to second;
McAuliffe made an out to shortstop; Rodriguez struck out; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Tigers 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Patek grounded out (second to first); Keough
grounded out (second to first); Otis popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Northrup grounded out (second to first); Cash
homered; Horton made an out to shortstop; Freehan singled to
center; Stanley flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 0, Tigers 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Kirkpatrick walked; Rojas was credited with a single
when a runner was hit by the batted ball to second [Kirkpatrick
out at second (second unassisted)]; Schaal singled to right
[Rojas to third]; Oliver singled to center [Schaal to second,
Rojas scored]; Taylor grounded into a double play (second to
first) [Oliver out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1,
Tigers 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Brinkman doubled to left; Coleman struck out;
McAuliffe grounded out (second to first) [Brinkman to third];
Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 1, Tigers 1.

ROYALS 6TH: Bunker walked; On a bunt Patek made an out to
pitcher [Bunker to second (error by Coleman)]; Keough grounded
out (second to first) [Bunker to third]; Otis flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 6TH: Northrup flied out to right; Cash homered; Horton
grounded out (third to first); Freehan grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Tigers 2.

ROYALS 7TH: Kirkpatrick grounded out (first to pitcher); Rojas
flied out to center; Schaal grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 7TH: Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); Brinkman
struck out; Coleman grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Tigers 2.

ROYALS 8TH: Oliver singled to shortstop; Taylor was called out
on strikes; HOPKINS BATTED FOR BUNKER; Hopkins singled to right
[Oliver to second]; Patek singled to left [Hopkins to second,
Oliver to third]; SCHERMAN REPLACED COLEMAN (PITCHING); PAEPKE
BATTED FOR KEOUGH; Paepke grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Patek out at second]; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Royals 1, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 8TH: PAEPKE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); MCCORMICK
REPLACED HOPKINS (PITCHING); McAuliffe flied out to right;
Rodriguez singled to left; Northrup grounded out (first
unassisted) [Rodriguez to second]; Cash grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Tigers 2.

ROYALS 9TH: Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); Kirkpatrick
grounded out (first to pitcher); Rojas was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Tigers 2.