The Tigers ended their four-game losing streak by defeating the Royals, 7-0, behind the pitching of Joe Coleman, who doled out six hits. The Tigers collected 13 hits, including a triple and two singles by Tony Taylor, who scored three runs. Bill Freehan knocked in three with a single and double. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 7, Kansas City Royals 0
Game Played on Thursday, July      6, 1972 (Night game) at Municipal Stadium
Tigers       1  1  0    0  2  3    0  0  0  -   7 13  1
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Horton lf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .234      Patek ss              4   0   1   0     0   0   .235
  Northrup ph,lf      2   0   0   0     0   0   .253      Otis cf               4   0   0   0     0   2   .300
Taylor 2b             5   3   3   0     0   1   .336      Keough lf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .194
Kaline rf             3   2   2   0     2   1   .248      Scheinblum rf         4   0   1   0     0   0   .333
Freehan c             4   1   2   3     1   1   .282      Mayberry 1b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .297
Rodriguez 3b          5   0   3   1     0   1   .235      Kirkpatrick c         3   0   0   0     1   0   .293
Cash 1b               4   0   0   0     1   2   .251      Rojas 2b              3   0   1   0     0   1   .294
Stanley cf            5   1   1   0     0   1   .224      Floyd 3b              2   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Brinkman ss           4   0   1   2     1   0   .197        Taylor ph,3b        1   0   0   0     0   1   .280
Coleman p             4   0   0   0     0   2   .103      Rooker p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .111
                                                            Fitzmorris p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
                                                            Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                            Hovley ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .225
                                                            Abernathy p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hopkins ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .188
                                                            Wright p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   7  13   6     5   9             Totals               32   0   6   0     1   7

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance: 11,201
Left on Base: Tigers 10, Royals 6
DP: Tigers 0, Royals 1
Errors: Stanley, Floyd
Doubles: Rodriguez (10), Freehan (11), Keough (1), Scheinblum (9)
Triples: Stanley (3), Taylor (3)
Stolen Bases: Kaline (1), Patek (18)
Caught Stealing: Mayberry (1)
GIDP: Coleman (2)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Coleman W(10-7)         9     6   0   0   1   7   0  33   2.17
Totals                  9     6   0   0   1   7   0  33

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rooker L(4-6)           4    10   4   4   1   5   0  22   4.34
Fitzmorris              1.1   3   3   2   3   1   0  10   3.75
Burgmeier               0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.41
Abernathy               2     0   0   0   1   1   0   7   1.59
Wright                  1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   0.00
Totals                  9    13   7   6   5   9   0  44

Wild Pitches: Coleman (6)

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


TIGERS 1ST: Horton grounded out (second to first); Taylor
singled to right; Kaline singled to left [Taylor to second];
Freehan struck out; Rodriguez doubled to left [Kaline to third,
Taylor scored]; Cash struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers
1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Patek grounded out (pitcher to first); Otis struck
out; Keough grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 1, Royals 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Stanley tripled to right; Brinkman singled to right
[Stanley scored]; Coleman grounded into a double play (pitcher
to shortstop to first) [Brinkman out at second]; Horton singled
to left; Taylor struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Scheinblum made an out to third; Mayberry flied out
to left; Kirkpatrick flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 2, Royals 0.

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

ROYALS 3RD: Rojas singled to center; Floyd made an out to
pitcher; Rooker struck out; Patek grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Royals 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Brinkman grounded out (pitcher to first); Coleman
was called out on strikes; Horton made an out to first; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Otis flied out to right; Keough doubled to left;
Scheinblum flied out to right; Mayberry was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Royals 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Taylor singled to left; Kaline singled to left
[Taylor to second]; Freehan singled to left [Kaline to third,
Taylor scored]; FITZMORRIS REPLACED ROOKER (PITCHING); Rodriguez
grounded out (third to first) [Freehan to second]; Cash was
walked intentionally; Stanley made an out to second; Brinkman
walked [Kaline scored, Freehan to third, Cash to second];
Coleman struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 4, Royals 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Kirkpatrick flied out to right; Rojas grounded out
(second to first); Floyd made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 4, Royals 0.

TIGERS 6TH: NORTHRUP BATTED FOR HORTON; Northrup grounded out
(second to first); Taylor tripled to center; Kaline walked;
Freehan doubled to left [Kaline scored, Taylor scored];
Rodriguez singled to left [Freehan scored (error by Floyd)
(unearned) (no RBI), Rodriguez to third]; BURGMEIER REPLACED
FITZMORRIS (PITCHING); Cash grounded out (pitcher to first);
Stanley grounded out (second to first); 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 7, Royals 0.

ROYALS 6TH: NORTHRUP STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); HOVLEY BATTED
FOR BURGMEIER; Hovley grounded out (second to first); Patek
grounded out (second to first); Otis grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 7, Royals 0.

TIGERS 7TH: ABERNATHY REPLACED HOVLEY (PITCHING); Brinkman
grounded out (pitcher to first); Coleman flied out to right;
Northrup grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 7, Royals 0.

ROYALS 7TH: Keough struck out; Scheinblum doubled to right;
Coleman threw a wild pitch [Scheinblum to third]; Mayberry made
an out to shortstop; Kirkpatrick walked; Rojas was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 7, Royals 0.

TIGERS 8TH: Taylor flied out to center; Kaline walked; Kaline
stole second; Freehan flied out to center; Rodriguez struck out
(catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 7, Royals 0.

ROYALS 8TH: TAYLOR BATTED FOR FLOYD; Taylor struck out; HOPKINS
BATTED FOR ABERNATHY; Hopkins singled to left [Hopkins to second
(error by Stanley)]; Patek singled to left [Hopkins to third];
Patek stole second; Otis struck out; Keough flied out to right;
0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 7, Royals 0.

TIGERS 9TH: TAYLOR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); WRIGHT REPLACED
HOPKINS (PITCHING); Cash struck out; Stanley struck out;
Brinkman made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 7,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 9TH: Scheinblum grounded out (second to first); Mayberry
singled to right; Kirkpatrick flied out to left; Mayberry was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 7, Royals 0.