With Paul Spllttorff pitching a three-hitter, the Royals gained one of their rare victories over Mickey Lolich, knocking out the veteran lefthander in the sixth inning and defeating the Tigers, 8-2. Lolich had beaten the Royals eight times, including twice earlier this season, and had lost to them only once previously. Freddie Patek hit a double and single off Lolich, scored two runs and drove in one. [The Sporting News]
Kansas City Royals 8, Detroit Tigers 2

Game Played on Wednesday, July 5, 1972 (Night game) at Municipal Stadium

Tigers       0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   2  3  1
Royals       3  0  0    0  0  3    2  0  x  -   8 13  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taylor 2b             4   0   2   2     0   1   .324      Patek ss              5   2   2   1     0   1   .234
Kaline rf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .240      Otis cf               4   1   1   1     0   0   .304
Freehan c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .277      Piniella lf           3   0   1   0     0   0   .314
Horton lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .231        Hovley pr,lf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .228
Jata 1b               4   0   0   0     0   1   .254      Scheinblum rf         4   1   2   1     1   0   .335
Stanley cf            3   1   0   0     1   1   .224      Mayberry 1b           5   0   1   1     0   1   .298
Rodriguez 3b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .228      Rojas 2b              4   1   1   0     0   2   .294
Brinkman ss           3   1   1   0     0   2   .196      May c                 3   2   2   0     1   1   .244
Lolich p              0   0   0   0     1   0   .083      Floyd 3b              3   1   2   1     1   0   .206
  Seelbach p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Splittorff p          3   0   1   1     0   0   .233
  I. Brown ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .226
  Perranoski p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Zachary p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   2   3   2     4   7             Totals               35   8  13   6     3   5

Time of Game: 2:46   Attendance: 11,297
Left on Base: Tigers 5, Royals 9
DP: Tigers 0, Royals 0
Errors: Jata
Doubles: Patek (16), Scheinblum 2 (8)
Stolen Bases: Otis (13), Patek (17)
Sacrifice Hits: Lolich (5), Splittorff (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Otis (4)
Hit by Pitch: Piniella (7,by Seelbach)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lolich L(13-6)          5.1  10   6   6   2   5   0  28   2.53
Seelbach                0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.56
Perranoski              0.1   3   2   2   1   0   0   5   7.56
Zachary                 1.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   1.98
Totals                  8    13   8   8   3   5   0  41

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff W(8-4)       9     3   2   2   4   7   0  34   2.41
Totals                  9     3   2   2   4   7   0  34

Hit by Pitch: Seelbach (2)
Wild Pitches: Lolich (6), Seelbach (4)

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Frank Umont, 3B - Jim Odom


TIGERS 1ST: Taylor struck out; Kaline flied out to left; Freehan
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Patek doubled to left; Otis singled to center [Patek
to third]; Otis stole second [Patek scored (error by Jata)];
Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first); Scheinblum doubled
to left [Otis scored]; Mayberry singled to center [Scheinblum
scored]; Rojas popped to first in foul territory; May struck
out; 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Royals 3.

TIGERS 2ND: Horton grounded out (third to first); Jata struck
out; Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, Royals 3.

ROYALS 2ND: Floyd grounded out (third to first); Splittorff
flied out to center; Patek flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, Royals 3.

TIGERS 3RD: Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first);
Brinkman struck out; Lolich walked; Taylor singled to left
[Lolich to second]; Kaline grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Royals 3.

ROYALS 3RD: Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); Piniella
singled to center; Scheinblum walked [Piniella to second];
Mayberry struck out; Rojas struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 0, Royals 3.

TIGERS 4TH: Freehan flied out to right; Horton was called out on
strikes; Jata grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, Royals 3.

ROYALS 4TH: May singled to left; Floyd singled to right [May to
second]; Splittorff forced May (pitcher to shortstop) [Floyd to
second]; Lolich threw a wild pitch [Splittorff to second, Floyd
to third]; Patek struck out; Otis grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Royals 3.

TIGERS 5TH: Stanley walked; Rodriguez was called out on strikes;
Brinkman singled to right [Stanley to second]; Lolich out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Brinkman to second, Stanley
to third]; Taylor singled to left [Brinkman scored, Stanley
scored]; Kaline walked [Taylor to second]; Freehan flied out to
right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 2, Royals 3.

ROYALS 5TH: Piniella grounded out (second to first); Scheinblum
doubled to left; Mayberry flied out to center; Rojas struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Royals 3.

TIGERS 6TH: Horton flied out to right; Jata flied out to center;
Stanley was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
2, Royals 3.

ROYALS 6TH: May singled to left; Floyd walked [May to second];
Splittorff out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Floyd to
second, May to third]; Patek singled to left [Floyd to third,
May scored]; SEELBACH REPLACED LOLICH (PITCHING); Patek stole
second; Seelbach threw a wild pitch [Patek to third, Floyd
scored]; Otis hit a sacrifice fly to right [Patek scored];
Piniella was hit by a pitch; HOVLEY RAN FOR PINIELLA; Scheinblum
flied out to center; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Royals 6.

TIGERS 7TH: HOVLEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Rodriguez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Brinkman struck out; I. BROWN
BATTED FOR SEELBACH; I. Brown walked; Taylor forced I. Brown
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Royals 6.

ROYALS 7TH: PERRANOSKI REPLACED I. BROWN (PITCHING); Mayberry
flied out to center; Rojas singled to left; May walked [Rojas to
second]; Floyd singled to center [May to second, Rojas scored];
Splittorff singled to left [Floyd to second, May scored];
ZACHARY REPLACED PERRANOSKI (PITCHING); Patek flied out to left;
Otis flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 2,
Royals 8.

TIGERS 8TH: Kaline grounded out (third to first); Freehan flied
out to center; Horton grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Royals 8.

ROYALS 8TH: Hovley grounded out (shortstop to first); Scheinblum
flied out to center; Mayberry grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Royals 8.

TIGERS 9TH: Jata popped to first in foul territory; Stanley
flied out to center; Rodriguez grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Royals 8.
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