The first pitcher in the major leagues to win 15 games this season, Mickey Lolich reached that mark when the Tigers defeated the Royals, 6-4. The Tigers sent 10 men to bat in the first inning and provided Lolich with a five-run lead against Paul Splittorff, who was stopped on his personal five-game winning streak.

Ed Brinkman drove in two runs with a single and then accounted for another RBI in the third with a bunt that scored Ike Brown, who doubled and stole third. Amos Otis and Rochie Scheinblum homered in the ninth for the Royals. [The Sporting News]

Detroit Tigers 6, Kansas City Royals 4

Game Played on Thursday, July 13, 1972 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium

Royals       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  3  -   4 11  0
Tigers       5  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   6  7  1


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              5   1   3   0     0   0   .238      Rodriguez 3b          4   1   1   0     0   0   .236
Otis cf               5   1   2   2     0   0   .311      Stanley cf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .227
Scheinblum rf         5   2   2   1     0   0   .338      Freehan c             3   1   0   0     1   1   .276
Piniella lf           5   0   2   0     0   0   .320      Horton lf             4   1   2   1     0   0   .257
Mayberry 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .287        Comer lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Rojas 2b              4   0   1   1     0   1   .286      Jata rf               1   1   0   0     1   1   .239
May c                 4   0   0   0     0   0   .225        Northrup ph,rf      2   0   0   0     0   0   .260
Floyd 3b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .191      Cash 1b               2   0   1   1     1   0   .259
Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .239      I. Brown 2b           3   2   1   0     1   0   .293
  Fitzmorris p        1   0   1   0     1   0   .211      Brinkman ss           3   0   1   3     0   0   .197
  Knoop ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .216      Lolich p              3   0   1   0     1   1   .094
  Hedlund p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .316
  Schaal ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .215

Totals               39   4  11   4     1   4             Totals               28   6   7   5     6   3

Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance: 17,987
Left on Base: Royals 10, Tigers 6
DP: Royals 1, Tigers 1
Errors: Cash
Doubles: Piniella (19), Rodriguez (13), Horton (6), I. Brown (2), Cash (5)
Home Runs: Otis (7), Scheinblum (7)
Stolen Bases: Patek (19), I. Brown (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Brinkman (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Cash (2)
GIDP: Piniella (17), Rodriguez (6)
Hit by Pitch: Mayberry (2,by Lolich)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff L(9-5)       0.2   3   5   5   3   0   0   8   2.82
Fitzmorris              5.1   4   1   1   1   3   0  20   3.54
Hedlund                 2     0   0   0   2   0   0   8   4.01
Totals                  8     7   6   6   6   3   0  36

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lolich W(15-6)          9    11   4   4   1   4   2  41   2.58
Totals                  9    11   4   4   1   4   2  41

Hit by Pitch: Lolich (5)
Wild Pitches: Splittorff (3), Fitzmorris (3)

Umpires: HP - Red Flaherty, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Bill Kunkel


ROYALS 1ST: Patek singled to left; Patek stole second; Otis
grounded out (third to first); Scheinblum reached on an error by
Cash; Piniella grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Scheinblum out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Rodriguez doubled to center; Stanley grounded out
(third to first) [Rodriguez to third]; Freehan walked; Horton
singled to center [Freehan to second, Rodriguez scored];
Splittorff threw a wild pitch [Horton to second, Freehan to
third]; Jata walked; Cash hit a sacrifice fly to left [Freehan
scored]; I. Brown walked [Horton to third, Jata to second];
Brinkman singled to center [I. Brown to third, Jata scored,
Horton scored]; FITZMORRIS REPLACED SPLITTORFF (PITCHING);
Fitzmorris threw a wild pitch [I. Brown scored]; Lolich walked
[Brinkman to second]; Rodriguez made an out to second; 5 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Tigers 5.

ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry grounded out (second to first); Rojas
struck out; May grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 0, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 2ND: Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); Freehan
struck out; Horton doubled to center; Jata was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Tigers 5.

ROYALS 3RD: Floyd was called out on strikes; Fitzmorris singled
to shortstop; Patek singled to center [Fitzmorris to second];
Otis flied out to right; Scheinblum flied out to right; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 3RD: Cash grounded out (second to first); I. Brown
doubled to right; I. Brown stole third; Brinkman out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [I. Brown scored]; Lolich
struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Tigers 6.

ROYALS 4TH: Piniella made an out to second; Mayberry was hit by
a pitch; Rojas flied out to left; May flied to left in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 4TH: Rodriguez lined to third; Stanley grounded out
(pitcher to first); Freehan flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 0, Tigers 6.

ROYALS 5TH: Floyd grounded out (third to first); Fitzmorris
walked; Patek flied out to right; Otis singled to left
[Fitzmorris to second]; Scheinblum made an out to second; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 5TH: Horton grounded out (shortstop to first); NORTHRUP
BATTED FOR JATA; Northrup grounded out (second to first); Cash
doubled to right; I. Brown grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Tigers 6.

ROYALS 6TH: NORTHRUP STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Piniella
singled to left; Mayberry popped to catcher in foul territory;
Rojas singled to right [Piniella to second]; May popped to third
in foul territory; Floyd was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 6TH: Brinkman grounded out (pitcher to first); Lolich
singled to right; Rodriguez grounded into a double play (third
to second to first) [Lolich out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 0, Tigers 6.

ROYALS 7TH: KNOOP BATTED FOR FITZMORRIS; Knoop flied out to
right; Patek grounded out (second to first); Otis flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 7TH: HEDLUND REPLACED KNOOP (PITCHING); Stanley walked;
Freehan flied out to left; Horton flied out to left; Northrup
forced Stanley (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 0, Tigers 6.

ROYALS 8TH: Scheinblum singled to left; Piniella doubled to
right [Scheinblum to third]; Mayberry made an out to second;
Rojas reached on a fielder's choice [Scheinblum scored, Piniella
to third]; May flied out to center; Floyd forced Rojas
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 8TH: Cash walked; I. Brown lined to right; Brinkman
forced Cash (shortstop to second); Lolich flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Tigers 6.

ROYALS 9TH: COMER REPLACED HORTON (PLAYING LF); SCHAAL BATTED
FOR HEDLUND; Schaal was called out on strikes; Patek singled to
left; Otis homered [Patek scored]; Scheinblum homered; Piniella
flied out to center; Mayberry grounded out (second to first); 3
R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4, Tigers 6.

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