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Although tagged for 10 hits, Mickey Lolich scattered them effectively and pitched the Tigers to a 6-1 victory over the Royals. Singles by Cookie Rojas, Amos Otis and John Mayberry produced the Royals' run in the first inning. Mickey Stanley and Willie Horton homered for the Tigers, Horton's blow coming with a man on base. [The Sporting News] Detroit Tigers 6, Kansas City Royals 1Game Played on Wednesday, May 3, 1972 (Day game) at Tiger StadiumRoyals 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 10 0 Tigers 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 1 x - 6 9 0 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Schaal 3b 5 0 0 0 0 0 .164 Taylor 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Rojas 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .277 Rodriguez 3b 4 2 3 0 0 1 .309 Otis cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .246 Kaline rf 4 2 2 1 0 0 .242 Piniella lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .344 Freehan c 4 0 2 2 0 0 .378 Mayberry 1b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .250 Horton lf 4 1 1 2 0 0 .220 Oliver rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .270 Cash 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .366 Hansen ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .100 Stanley cf 3 1 1 1 0 1 .421 May c 1 0 0 0 1 0 .244 Brinkman ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .311 Knoop ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 Lolich p 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kirkpatrick c 0 0 0 0 1 0 .273 Splittorff p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .111 Scheinblum ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Montgomery p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Hopkins ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 Totals 35 1 10 1 2 3 Totals 32 6 9 6 0 2 Time of Game: 2:04 Attendance: 9,380 Left on Base: Royals 9, Tigers 2 DP: Royals 1, Tigers 2 Doubles: Freehan (6) Triples: Kaline 2 (2) Home Runs: Stanley (2), Horton (2) GIDP: Schaal (2), Kaline (2) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Splittorff L(2-2) 6 7 5 5 0 1 2 24 1.93 Montgomery 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 8 3.38 Totals 8 9 6 6 0 2 2 32 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lolich W(4-1) 9 10 1 1 2 3 0 37 2.08 Totals 9 10 1 1 2 3 0 37 Wild Pitches: Lolich (3) Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Jim Honochick ROYALS 1ST: Schaal made an out to second; Rojas singled to left; Otis singled to left [Rojas to second]; Piniella made an out to second; Mayberry singled to left [Rojas scored, Otis to second]; Oliver lined to third; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: Taylor grounded out (shortstop to first); Rodriguez singled to center; Kaline grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Rodriguez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 0. ROYALS 2ND: Hansen lined to third; May walked; Splittorff popped to first; Schaal flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 0. TIGERS 2ND: Freehan flied out to center; Horton lined to center; Cash grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 0. ROYALS 3RD: Rojas grounded out (third to first); Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); Piniella made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 0. TIGERS 3RD: Stanley struck out; Brinkman grounded out (second to first); Lolich grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 0. ROYALS 4TH: Mayberry struck out; Oliver singled to third; Hansen made an out to second; May forced Oliver (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 0. TIGERS 4TH: Taylor flied out to right; Rodriguez singled to left; Kaline flied out to center; Freehan doubled to left [Rodriguez scored]; Horton flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 1. ROYALS 5TH: Splittorff struck out; Schaal made an out to third; Rojas singled to left; Otis forced Rojas (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 1. TIGERS 5TH: Cash flied out to left; Stanley homered; Brinkman flied out to center; Lolich lined to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 2. ROYALS 6TH: Piniella singled to left; Mayberry lined into a double play (shortstop to shortstop to first) [Piniella out at first]; Oliver popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 2. TIGERS 6TH: Taylor flied out to left; Rodriguez singled to right; Kaline tripled to left [Rodriguez scored]; Freehan grounded out (shortstop to first); Horton homered [Kaline scored]; Cash grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 5. ROYALS 7TH: Hansen grounded out (shortstop to first); KNOOP BATTED FOR MAY; Knoop singled to right; SCHEINBLUM BATTED FOR SPLITTORFF; Lolich threw a wild pitch [Knoop to second]; Scheinblum grounded out (shortstop to first); Schaal grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 5. TIGERS 7TH: KIRKPATRICK REPLACED KNOOP (PLAYING C ); MONTGOMERY REPLACED SCHEINBLUM (PITCHING); Stanley flied out to right; Brinkman popped to first in foul territory; Lolich grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 5. ROYALS 8TH: Rojas grounded out (shortstop to first); Otis singled to left; Piniella singled to left [Otis to second]; Mayberry grounded out (first to pitcher) [Otis to third, Piniella to second]; Oliver struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 5. TIGERS 8TH: Taylor flied out to right; Rodriguez struck out; Kaline tripled to left; Freehan singled to left [Kaline scored]; Horton grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 6. ROYALS 9TH: Hansen grounded out (third to first); Kirkpatrick walked; HOPKINS BATTED FOR MONTGOMERY; Hopkins singled to center [Kirkpatrick to second]; Schaal grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Hopkins out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 6. |
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