Paul Schaal and Amos Otis batted in three runs apiece, each having a homer among his hits, to lead the Royals to a 10-2 victory over Tigers. A two-run homer by Norm Cash saved the Tigers from being shut out at the hands of Dick Drago. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 10, Detroit Tigers 2
Game Played on Monday, July      16, 1973 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Royals       0  2  1    0  2  1    0  2  2  -  10 11  0
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   2  7  2


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              4   2   1   0     1   0   .237      Northrup lf           4   0   2   0     0   0   .262
Rojas 2b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .259      Kaline rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .206
  Floyd 2b            0   1   0   1     1   0   .360      G. Brown dh           3   1   1   0     1   0   .243
Otis cf               4   2   2   3     1   1   .287      N. Cash 1b            4   1   2   2     0   0   .242
Mayberry 1b           3   0   1   0     2   0   .300      Freehan c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .259
Kirkpatrick rf        3   2   0   0     2   2   .296      McAuliffe 2b          3   0   0   0     1   0   .263
Reichardt dh          3   0   1   0     0   0   .270      Stanley cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .231
  McRae ph,dh         2   1   2   0     0   0   .181      Rodriguez 3b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .218
Piniella lf           5   0   1   1     0   1   .237      Brinkman ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .261
Schaal 3b             3   2   2   3     2   0   .282      Strahler p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Healy c               5   0   1   0     0   0   .256        Scherman p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Drago p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Fryman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Farmer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34  10  11   8    10   4             Totals               32   2   7   2     2   2

Time of Game: 2:48   Attendance: 27,360
Left on Base: Royals 8, Tigers 5
DP: Royals 2, Tigers 4
Errors: Brinkman 2
Home Runs: Schaal (6), Otis (17), N. Cash (14)
Stolen Bases: Patek 3 (20), Otis (12), Floyd (1)
Caught Stealing: Reichardt (4), Otis (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Floyd (1)
GIDP: Piniella 2 (20), Healy (3), Kaline (6), Stanley (7)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Drago W(10-9)           9     7   2   2   2   2   1  34   3.75
Totals                  9     7   2   2   2   2   1  34

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Strahler L(3-3)         4.1   5   5   3   4   2   2  21   3.48
Scherman                0.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   2   5.73
Miller                  1.1   1   1   1   1   0   0   7   4.15
Fryman                  2     3   2   2   3   1   0   9   5.84
Farmer                  1     2   2   2   1   0   0   6   3.49
Totals                  9    11  10   8  10   4   2  45

Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Frank Umont, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Merle Anthony


ROYALS 1ST: Patek popped to first; Rojas walked; Otis struck
out; Mayberry grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Northrup grounded out (first unassisted); Kaline was
called out on strikes; G. Brown grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Tigers 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Kirkpatrick walked; Reichardt reached on an error by
Brinkman [Kirkpatrick to second]; Piniella grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Kirkpatrick to
third, Reichardt out at second]; Schaal homered (unearned)
[Kirkpatrick scored (unearned)]; Healy grounded out (third to
first); 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: N. Cash singled to right; Freehan flied out to
right; McAuliffe walked [N. Cash to second]; Stanley forced
McAuliffe (first to shortstop) [N. Cash to third]; Rodriguez
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals
2, Tigers 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Patek popped to third in foul territory; Rojas
grounded out (shortstop to first); Otis homered; Mayberry
singled to right; Kirkpatrick forced Mayberry (second to
shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Brinkman grounded out (shortstop to first); Northrup
singled to center; Kaline grounded into a double play (pitcher
to shortstop to first) [Northrup out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 3, Tigers 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Reichardt singled to center; Piniella was called out
on strikes while Reichardt was caught stealing second (catcher
to second); Schaal singled to center; Healy grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: G. Brown singled to second; N. Cash popped to
shortstop; Freehan grounded out (third to first) [G. Brown to
second]; McAuliffe flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 3, Tigers 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Patek walked; Patek stole second; Rojas grounded out
(second to first) [Patek to third]; Otis was walked
intentionally; SCHERMAN REPLACED STRAHLER (PITCHING); Otis stole
second; Mayberry walked; Kirkpatrick struck out; MILLER REPLACED
SCHERMAN (PITCHING); Reichardt reached on an error by Brinkman
[Patek scored (no RBI), Otis scored, Mayberry to third,
Reichardt to second]; Piniella flied out to right; 2 R, 0 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Royals 5, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 5TH: FLOYD REPLACED ROJAS (PLAYING 2B); Stanley grounded
out (third to first); Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to
first); Brinkman was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 5, Tigers 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Schaal walked; Healy singled to left [Schaal to
second]; Patek forced Healy (third to shortstop) [Schaal to
third]; Patek stole second; Floyd hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Schaal scored]; Otis flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 6, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 6TH: Northrup grounded out (second to first); Kaline
grounded out (shortstop to first); G. Brown walked; N. Cash
homered [G. Brown scored]; Freehan popped to first; 2 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 6, Tigers 2.

ROYALS 7TH: FRYMAN REPLACED MILLER (PITCHING); Mayberry walked;
Kirkpatrick struck out; MCRAE BATTED FOR REICHARDT; McRae
singled to left [Mayberry to second]; Piniella grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [McRae out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 6, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 7TH: MCRAE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); McAuliffe flied
out to left; Stanley flied out to center; Rodriguez grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 6, Tigers 2.

ROYALS 8TH: Schaal walked; Healy grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Schaal out at second]; Patek
singled to shortstop; Floyd walked [Patek to second]; Patek
stole third and Floyd stole second; Otis singled to left [Patek
scored, Floyd scored]; Otis was picked off and caught stealing
second (pitcher to shortstop to first to second to first); 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 8, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 8TH: Brinkman popped to third; Northrup singled to
shortstop; Kaline singled to third [Northrup to second]; G.
Brown lined to left [Northrup to third]; N. Cash flied out to
left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 8, Tigers 2.

ROYALS 9TH: FARMER REPLACED FRYMAN (PITCHING); Mayberry flied
out to left; Kirkpatrick walked; McRae singled to right
[Kirkpatrick to third]; Piniella singled to center [Kirkpatrick
scored, McRae to third]; Schaal forced Piniella (shortstop to
second) [McRae scored]; Healy flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Royals 10, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 9TH: Freehan singled to left; McAuliffe popped to third
in foul territory; Stanley grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Freehan out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 10, Tigers 2.