A two-out, two-run single by Ed Brinkman in the second inning provided the Tigers with a 2-1 victory over the Royals in a one-hour, 52-minute pitching duel between Lerrin LaGrow and Steve Busby. Al Kaline led off the second with a single for the 2,885th hit of his career, moving him into 17th place on the all-time list ahead of Zack Wheat. Willie Horton also singled. An intentional pass to Jerry Moses with one out loaded the bases before Brinkman came up with two away and laced his single. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 2, Kansas City Royals 1
Game Played on Wednesday, May       1, 1974 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Tigers       0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  2
Royals       0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Sharon cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .360      Patek ss              4   0   2   0     0   0   .280
Sutherland 2b         4   0   1   0     0   1   .282      Rojas 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .306
Northrup rf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .214      Otis cf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .246
Kaline dh             4   1   2   0     0   2   .305      Mayberry 1b           3   0   0   0     1   1   .211
Horton lf             4   1   1   0     0   2   .260      Healy c               4   0   2   0     0   0   .283
Stanley 1b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .217      Wohlford lf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .321
Moses c               1   0   0   0     1   1   .417      McRae dh              3   0   0   0     0   0   .309
Rodriguez 3b          3   0   0   0     0   1   .165      Pinson rf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .258
Brinkman ss           3   0   1   2     0   0   .213      White 3b              2   1   0   0     0   0   .333
LaGrow p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Solaita ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                            Gonzalez 3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
                                                          Busby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   2   6   2     1   8             Totals               32   1   5   0     1   2

Time of Game: 1:53   Attendance:  9,146
Left on Base: Tigers 4, Royals 5
DP: Tigers 1, Royals 0
Errors: Stanley 2
Triples: Healy (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Moses (1)
GIDP: Rojas (6)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
LaGrow W(2-2)           9     5   1   0   1   2   0  33   3.18
Totals                  9     5   1   0   1   2   0  33

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Busby L(3-3)            9     6   2   2   1   8   0  33   3.94
Totals                  9     6   2   2   1   8   0  33

Wild Pitches: LaGrow 2 (3)

Umpires: HP - Art Frantz, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Ron Luciano


TIGERS 1ST: Sharon grounded out (second to first); Sutherland
popped to first in foul territory; Northrup flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Patek singled to left; Rojas grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Patek out at second]; Otis
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Royals 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Kaline singled to center; Horton singled to center
[Kaline to second]; Stanley grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Kaline to third, Horton to second]; Moses was walked
intentionally; Rodriguez popped to shortstop; Brinkman singled
to left [Kaline scored, Horton scored, Moses to second]; Sharon
struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry grounded out (second to first); Healy
tripled to right; Wohlford struck out; McRae grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Royals 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Sutherland popped to first; Northrup grounded out
(first to pitcher); Kaline struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Pinson singled to center; White forced Pinson
(shortstop unassisted); LaGrow threw a wild pitch [White to
second]; Patek grounded out (pitcher to first); Rojas reached on
an error by Stanley [White scored (error by Stanley) (unearned)
(no RBI)]; Otis forced Rojas (third to second); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H,
2 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Royals 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Horton struck out; Stanley lined to right; Moses
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Royals 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Mayberry walked; LaGrow threw a wild pitch [Mayberry
to second]; On a bunt Healy grounded out (catcher
unassisted); Fran Healy called for interference when he ran
into his own batted ball; Wohlford grounded out (third to
first); McRae flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
2, Royals 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Rodriguez flied out to left; Brinkman lined to
center; Sharon flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 2, Royals 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Pinson grounded out (first to pitcher); White flied
out to left; Patek flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 2, Royals 1.

TIGERS 6TH: Sutherland was called out on strikes; Northrup
grounded out (third to first); Kaline singled to right; Horton
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Royals 1.

ROYALS 6TH: Rojas flied out to center; Otis grounded out (second
to first); Mayberry grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Royals 1.

TIGERS 7TH: Stanley singled to center; Moses out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to first) [Stanley to second]; Rodriguez struck out;
Brinkman grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 2, Royals 1.

ROYALS 7TH: Healy grounded out (third to first); Wohlford
grounded out (pitcher to first); McRae flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Royals 1.

TIGERS 8TH: Sharon popped to second; Sutherland singled to
center; Northrup flied out to center; Sutherland was picked off
first (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2,
Royals 1.

ROYALS 8TH: Pinson grounded out (second to first); SOLAITA
BATTED FOR WHITE; Solaita flied out to left; Patek singled to
right; Rojas grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 2, Royals 1.

TIGERS 9TH: GONZALEZ REPLACED SOLAITA (PLAYING 3B); Kaline
struck out; Horton grounded out (third to first); Stanley popped
to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Royals 1.

ROYALS 9TH: Otis popped to catcher in foul territory; Mayberry
struck out; Healy singled to left; Wohlford forced Healy
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Royals 1.