John Hiller recorded his 20th save of the season, pitching the last 2 2/3 innings in relief of Mike Strahler, as the Tigers shut out the Royals, 3-0. Aurelio Rodriguez, Willie Horton and Mickey Stanley delivered run-scoring hits for the Tigers in their victory over Dick Drago. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 3, Kansas City Royals 0
Game Played on Sunday, July      8, 1973 (Day game) at Royals Stadium
Tigers       0  0  0    1  0  0    1  1  0  -   3 12  0
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  9  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Northrup rf,lf        4   0   1   0     1   0   .250      Patek ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .238
Stanley cf            5   1   3   1     0   0   .240      Rojas 2b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .264
G. Brown dh           4   0   2   0     1   0   .244      Otis cf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .292
Horton lf             5   1   2   1     0   1   .342      Mayberry 1b           3   0   1   0     1   1   .302
  Sharon rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .212        White pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .221
N. Cash 1b            3   0   0   0     2   1   .240      Kirkpatrick rf        2   0   2   0     0   0   .305
  Reese 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .140        Bevacqua ph,rf      2   0   0   0     0   0   .276
Freehan c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .267      Piniella lf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .239
McAuliffe 2b          4   1   1   0     1   0   .261      Hovley dh             2   0   0   0     0   0   .259
Rodriguez 3b          4   0   1   1     0   0   .224        Wohlford ph,dh      1   0   0   0     0   1   .242
Brinkman ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .268      Schaal 3b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .280
Strahler p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Healy c               3   0   3   0     0   0   .260
  Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Drago p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Dal Canton p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   3  12   3     5   2             Totals               31   0   9   0     1   3

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance: 24,912
Left on Base: Tigers 14, Royals 5
DP: Tigers 3, Royals 0
Doubles: Horton (7)
Caught Stealing: Rojas (1), Healy (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Rodriguez (4)
GIDP: Piniella 2 (15), Bevacqua (3)
Hit by Pitch: Freehan (7,by Drago)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Strahler W(3-2)         6.1   7   0   0   0   2   0  22   2.64
Hiller SV(20)           2.2   2   0   0   1   1   0  10   1.28
Totals                  9     9   0   0   1   3   0  32

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Drago L(9-8)            7.2  11   3   3   4   2   0  38   3.64
Dal Canton              1.1   1   0   0   1   0   0   6   3.81
Totals                  9    12   3   3   5   2   0  44

Hit by Pitch: Drago (6)
Wild Pitches: Drago (3), Dal Canton (5)

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Red Flaherty, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Bill Kunkel


TIGERS 1ST: Northrup grounded out (shortstop to first); Stanley
grounded out (second to first); G. Brown singled to center;
Horton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Patek flied out to left; Rojas singled; Rojas was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); Otis popped to
catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Royals 0.

TIGERS 2ND: N. Cash popped to shortstop; Freehan was hit by a
pitch; McAuliffe lined to shortstop; Rodriguez flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry was called out on strikes; Kirkpatrick
singled to right; Piniella grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Kirkpatrick out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Royals 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Brinkman singled to center; Northrup forced Brinkman
(second to shortstop); Stanley flied out to left; G. Brown
forced Northrup (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Hovley grounded out (first to pitcher); Schaal flied
out to center; Healy singled to center; Healy was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Royals 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Horton singled to left; Drago threw a wild pitch
[Horton to second]; N. Cash struck out; Freehan flied out to
left; McAuliffe walked; Rodriguez singled [Horton scored,
McAuliffe to second]; Brinkman flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Patek grounded out (second to first); Rojas was
called out on strikes; Otis singled to left; Mayberry grounded
out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Royals
0.

TIGERS 5TH: Northrup singled to center; Stanley singled to right
[Northrup to third]; G. Brown grounded out (catcher to first)
[Stanley to second]; Horton popped to catcher; N. Cash was
walked intentionally; Stanley was picked off second (pitcher to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Kirkpatrick singled to center; Piniella grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Kirkpatrick out
at second]; Hovley grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Royals 0.

TIGERS 6TH: Freehan grounded out (third to first); McAuliffe
grounded out (first to pitcher); Rodriguez flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Schaal grounded out (second to first); Healy singled
to center; Patek flied out to left; Rojas forced Healy (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Royals 0.

TIGERS 7TH: Brinkman grounded out (third to first); Northrup
grounded out (second to first); Stanley singled to center; G.
Brown singled to center [Stanley to second]; Horton doubled to
left [Stanley scored, G. Brown to third]; N. Cash was walked
intentionally; Freehan popped to shortstop; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Tigers 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 7TH: Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); Mayberry
singled to center; HILLER REPLACED STRAHLER (PITCHING); BEVACQUA
BATTED FOR KIRKPATRICK; Bevacqua forced Mayberry (third to
second); Piniella flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 2, Royals 0.

TIGERS 8TH: BEVACQUA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); McAuliffe
singled to right; Rodriguez out on a sacrifice bunt (first
unassisted) [McAuliffe to second]; Brinkman flied out to left;
Northrup was walked intentionally; Stanley singled to left
[McAuliffe scored, Northrup to third, Stanley to second (on
throw)]; DAL CANTON REPLACED DRAGO (PITCHING); G. Brown was
walked intentionally; Horton grounded out (third to first); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 3, Royals 0.

ROYALS 8TH: NORTHRUP CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); SHARON
REPLACED HORTON (PLAYING RF); WOHLFORD BATTED FOR HOVLEY;
Wohlford was called out on strikes; Schaal singled to center;
Healy singled to left [Schaal to second]; Patek grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Schaal to third, Healy to second]; Rojas
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers
3, Royals 0.

TIGERS 9TH: N. Cash popped to third in foul territory; Freehan
singled; Dal Canton threw a wild pitch [Freehan to second];
McAuliffe flied out to left; Rodriguez flied out to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Royals 0.

ROYALS 9TH: REESE REPLACED N. CASH (PLAYING 1B); Otis grounded
out (third to first); Mayberry walked; WHITE RAN FOR MAYBERRY;
Bevacqua grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [White out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3,
Royals 0.