A double by Amos Otis and single by John Mayberry in the fourth inning provided the Royals with a 1-0 victory over the Tigers behind the pitching of Bruce Dal Canton, Tom Burgmeier and Ken Wright. Dal Canton was lifted in the eighth after walking Dick McAuliffe.

Burgmeier, relieving, grabbed a bunt by Aurelio Rodriguez and forced McAuliffe at second. Wright took over and yielded a single by Al Kaline, but then struck out Willie Horton and retired Norm Cash on a pop fly to end the threat. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 1, Detroit Tigers 0
Game Played on Friday, July      14, 1972 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Royals       0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  3  0
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              4   0   0   0     0   2   .235      McAuliffe 2b          1   0   0   0     3   0   .235
Otis cf               3   1   1   0     1   0   .312      Rodriguez 3b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .233
Scheinblum rf         3   0   0   0     1   0   .333      Northrup rf           3   0   1   0     0   0   .261
  Hovley pr,rf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .220        Comer rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Piniella lf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .316        Kaline ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .275
Mayberry 1b           2   0   1   1     2   0   .288        Taylor pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .328
Rojas 2b              2   0   0   0     2   1   .284        I. Brown rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .293
May c                 3   0   0   0     1   2   .217      Horton lf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .252
Floyd 3b              4   0   1   0     0   3   .194      Cash 1b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .254
Dal Canton p          2   0   0   0     0   0   .125      Haller c              4   0   1   0     0   0   .207
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Stanley cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .223
  Wright p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Brinkman ss           3   0   1   0     0   2   .198
                                                            Freehan ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .274
                                                          Coleman p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .111
                                                            G. Brown ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .230
                                                            Seelbach p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .182

Totals               28   1   3   1     7  10             Totals               31   0   4   0     4   5

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance: 28,327
Left on Base: Royals 8, Tigers 8
DP: Royals 0, Tigers 0
Doubles: Otis (15)
Stolen Bases: Otis (16)
Sacrifice Hits: Dal Canton (2)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dal Canton W(5-3)       7     3   0   0   4   3   0  28   2.94
Burgmeier               0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.19
Wright SV(1)            1.2   1   0   0   0   2   0   6   1.50
Totals                  9     4   0   0   4   5   0  35

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Coleman L(11-8)         7     3   1   1   4   8   0  28   2.19
Seelbach                2     0   0   0   3   2   0   8   3.21
Totals                  9     3   1   1   7  10   0  36

Wild Pitches: Seelbach (5)

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


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

TIGERS 1ST: McAuliffe walked; Rodriguez lined to left; Northrup
flied out to center [McAuliffe to second]; Horton walked; Cash
made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Tigers 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Piniella made an out to second; Mayberry popped to
third in foul territory; Rojas walked; May popped to first in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Haller grounded out (third to first); Stanley popped
to catcher in foul territory; Brinkman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Tigers 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Floyd struck out; Dal Canton flied out to center;
Patek grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Coleman grounded out (shortstop to first); McAuliffe
walked; Rodriguez was called out on strikes; Northrup lined to
first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Tigers 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Otis doubled to left; Scheinblum made an out to
second; Piniella was called out on strikes; Mayberry singled to
right [Otis scored]; Rojas walked [Mayberry to second]; May
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Horton made an out to third; Cash grounded out
(first unassisted); Haller flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 1, Tigers 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Floyd struck out; Dal Canton flied out to center;
Patek grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); Brinkman
struck out; Coleman grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Tigers 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Otis walked; Otis stole second; Scheinblum made an
out to shortstop; Piniella flied out to right; Mayberry was
walked intentionally; Rojas struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 6TH: McAuliffe grounded out (second to first); Rodriguez
flied out to right; Northrup singled to center; Horton forced
Northrup (shortstop to second); Jim Northrup ejected by 2B
umpire Bill Kunkel; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Tigers
0.

ROYALS 7TH: COMER REPLACED NORTHRUP (PLAYING RF); May struck
out; Floyd singled to center; Dal Canton out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Floyd to second]; Patek struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 7TH: Cash made an out to shortstop; Haller singled to
right; Stanley flied out to left; Brinkman singled to shortstop
[Haller to second]; G. BROWN BATTED FOR COLEMAN; G. Brown
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1,
Tigers 0.

ROYALS 8TH: SEELBACH REPLACED G. BROWN (PITCHING); Otis flied
out to center; Scheinblum walked; HOVLEY RAN FOR SCHEINBLUM;
Seelbach threw a wild pitch [Hovley to second]; Piniella flied
out to center; Mayberry was walked intentionally; Rojas forced
Mayberry (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 8TH: HOVLEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); McAuliffe
walked; BURGMEIER REPLACED DAL CANTON (PITCHING); Rodriguez
forced McAuliffe (pitcher to shortstop); WRIGHT REPLACED
BURGMEIER (PITCHING); KALINE BATTED FOR COMER; Kaline singled to
left [Rodriguez to third]; TAYLOR RAN FOR KALINE; Horton was
called out on strikes; Cash made an out to catcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Tigers 0.

ROYALS 9TH: I. BROWN REPLACED TAYLOR (PLAYING RF); May walked;
May was picked off first (catcher to second); Floyd was called
out on strikes; Wright was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 9TH: Haller grounded out (first to pitcher); Stanley
struck out; FREEHAN BATTED FOR BRINKMAN; Freehan popped to third
in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Tigers 0.