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.