Wednesday July 5, 1972
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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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