After walking three straight times, Dick McAuliffe smashed a two-run homer in the eighth inning to provide the Tigers with a 3-2 victory in the opener of a doubleheader, but the Royals ended a five-game losing streak by winning the nightcap, 8-4. Willie Horton also homered for the Tigers in the lidlifter to account for their first run.

The Royals trailed in the second game, 4-2, going into the fifth inning when Freddie Patek walked, Amos Otis singled and Richie Scheinblum hit his first major league homer since whacking one while with the Indians July 20, 1969. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 3, Kansas City Royals 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, May       14, 1972 (Day game) at Municipal Stadium
Tigers       0  0  0    1  0  0    0  2  0  -   3 11  1
Royals       0  1  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  8  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Northrup cf,rf        5   0   2   0     0   0   .150      Patek ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .224
Rodriguez 3b          5   0   1   0     0   1   .279      Otis cf               4   1   3   0     0   0   .221
G. Brown lf           4   0   2   0     0   0   .382      Scheinblum rf         3   0   1   0     1   0   .267
  Stanley cf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .370      Piniella lf           2   1   1   0     1   1   .341
Freehan c             4   1   1   0     0   0   .338      Rojas 2b              3   0   1   1     0   1   .258
Cash 1b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .364      Mayberry 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .214
Horton rf,lf          4   1   1   1     0   0   .214      Schaal 3b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .181
McAuliffe 2b          1   1   1   2     3   0   .213      Kirkpatrick c         4   0   2   1     0   0   .294
Brinkman ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .271      Fitzmorris p          2   0   0   0     1   0   .167
Coleman p             3   0   1   0     0   0   .200        Abernathy p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Scherman p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Knoop ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .400

Totals               35   3  11   3     3   1             Totals               30   2   8   2     4   3

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance: 10,326
Left on Base: Tigers 8, Royals 7
DP: Tigers 3, Royals 1
Errors: Brinkman
Home Runs: Horton (3), McAuliffe (1)
Stolen Bases: G. Brown (1), Patek (6)
Caught Stealing: Rodriguez (1), Northrup (2), Otis (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Rojas (2)
GIDP: Northrup (3), Patek (1)
Hit by Pitch: Piniella (4,by Coleman)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Coleman W(5-2)          7     7   2   2   3   3   0  29   2.36
Scherman SV(4)          2     1   0   0   1   0   0   7   0.73
Totals                  9     8   2   2   4   3   0  36

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fitzmorris L(0-2)       8.1  11   3   3   3   0   2  37   1.64
Abernathy               0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0.00
Totals                  9    11   3   3   3   1   2  38

Hit by Pitch: Coleman (4)

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Jim Evans


TIGERS 1ST: Northrup grounded out (third to first); Rodriguez
grounded out (shortstop to first); G. Brown singled to right; G.
Brown stole second; Freehan lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Patek reached on an error by Brinkman; Patek stole
second; Otis singled to right [Patek to third, Otis out at
second (right to catcher to shortstop)]; Scheinblum hit into a
double play (first to catcher) [Patek out at home]; 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Royals 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Cash singled to right; Horton popped to catcher in
foul territory; McAuliffe walked [Cash to second]; Brinkman
flied out to left; Coleman flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Tigers 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Piniella singled to left; Rojas struck out; Mayberry
flied out to left; Schaal walked [Piniella to second];
Kirkpatrick singled to center [Piniella scored, Schaal to
third]; Fitzmorris grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Royals 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Northrup singled to center; Rodriguez forced
Northrup (third to second); G. Brown flied out to center;
Rodriguez was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Royals 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); Otis
grounded out (second to first); Scheinblum walked; Piniella
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Royals 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Freehan lined to center; Cash popped to first;
Horton homered; McAuliffe walked; Brinkman flied out to left; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Royals 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Rojas grounded out (shortstop to first); Mayberry
made an out to shortstop; Schaal was called out on strikes; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Royals 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Coleman singled to center; Northrup grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Coleman out at
second]; Rodriguez singled to left; G. Brown singled to right
[Rodriguez to third]; Freehan flied out to left; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Royals 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Kirkpatrick singled to first; Fitzmorris popped to
catcher in foul territory; Patek lined into a double play (third
to third to first) [Kirkpatrick out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 1, Royals 1.

TIGERS 6TH: Cash flied out to center; Horton made an out to
second; McAuliffe walked; Brinkman singled to left [McAuliffe to
third, Brinkman to second (on throw)]; Coleman grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Royals 1.

ROYALS 6TH: Otis singled to left; Scheinblum singled to right
[Otis to second]; Piniella was hit by a pitch [Otis to third,
Scheinblum to second]; Rojas hit a sacrifice fly to left [Otis
scored]; Mayberry forced Piniella (second unassisted)
[Scheinblum to third]; Schaal popped to third in foul territory;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Royals 2.

TIGERS 7TH: Northrup grounded out (shortstop to first);
Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first); G. Brown made an
out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Royals 2.

ROYALS 7TH: Kirkpatrick flied out to center; Fitzmorris walked;
Patek grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Fitzmorris out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Royals 2.

TIGERS 8TH: Freehan singled to left; Cash made an out to second;
Horton lined to center; McAuliffe homered [Freehan scored];
Brinkman lined to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Royals
2.

ROYALS 8TH: STANLEY REPLACED G. BROWN (PLAYING CF); NORTHRUP
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); HORTON CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING LF); Otis singled to left; SCHERMAN REPLACED COLEMAN
(PITCHING); Otis was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Scheinblum made an out to second; Piniella walked; Rojas singled
to third [Piniella to second]; Mayberry lined to center; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 3, Royals 2.

TIGERS 9TH: Scherman made an out to second; Northrup singled to
left; ABERNATHY REPLACED FITZMORRIS (PITCHING); Rodriguez struck
out; Northrup was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Royals 2.

ROYALS 9TH: Schaal made an out to second; Kirkpatrick made an
out to pitcher; KNOOP BATTED FOR ABERNATHY; Knoop grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Royals 2.