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 1
Game Played on Wednesday, May       3, 1972 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
Royals       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.