Turning in his ninth straight complete game, Mickey Lolich gained the victory when the Tigers scored in the 11th inning to defeat the Royals, 3-2. The Tigers' first two runs came in the first inning without benefit of a hit on four walks issued by Bruce Dal Canton and an error by George Brett. Hal McRae homered with a man on base to tie the score in the third.

In the 11th, Dick Sharon walked but was thrown out trying to score on a double by Jim Northrup, who advanced to third on the play at the plate. After a walk to Bill Freehan, Aurelio Rodriguez singled to drive in Northrup with the winning run. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 3, Kansas City Royals 2
Game Played on Sunday, June      16, 1974 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
Royals       0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  -   2 11  1
Tigers       2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  -   3  7  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              5   0   2   0     0   0   .240      Stanley cf            4   1   0   0     1   2   .230
Rojas 2b              4   1   1   0     1   0   .296      Sutherland 2b,ss      5   0   0   0     0   0   .278
Otis cf               5   0   1   0     0   2   .271      Kaline dh             4   1   1   0     1   0   .286
Mayberry 1b           5   0   0   0     0   2   .264      Horton lf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .293
McRae dh              4   1   2   2     1   2   .318        Sharon lf           0   0   0   0     1   0   .224
Wohlford lf           5   0   2   0     0   1   .281      Northrup rf           5   1   2   0     0   0   .226
Cowens rf             5   0   1   0     0   1   .250      Freehan 1b            3   0   0   1     2   1   .280
Brett 3b              3   0   2   0     0   1   .246      Rodriguez 3b          5   0   2   1     0   1   .244
  Scheinblum ph       1   0   0   0     0   1   .155      Moses c               2   0   0   0     0   0   .192
  White 3b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .220        G. Brown ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .222
Healy c               5   0   0   0     0   1   .250        Lamont c            1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Dal Canton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Brinkman ss           3   0   1   0     0   1   .203
                                                            N. Cash ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .212
                                                            Knox 2b             0   0   0   0     0   0   .407
                                                          Lolich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               43   2  11   2     2  11             Totals               37   3   7   2     6   6

Time of Game: 3:00   Attendance: 15,446
Left on Base: Royals 10, Tigers 8
DP: Royals 3, Tigers 0
Errors: Brett
Doubles: Wohlford 2 (7), Northrup (6)
Home Runs: McRae (9)
Stolen Bases: Otis (12)
Caught Stealing: Patek (8)
GIDP: Sutherland 2 (9), Horton (5)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dal Canton L(3-4)      10.2   7   3   2   6   6   0  43   2.91
Totals                 10.2   7   3   2   6   6   0  43

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lolich W(8-7)          11    11   2   2   2  11   1  45   3.29
Totals                 11    11   2   2   2  11   1  45

Passed Balls: Healy (8)
Wild Pitches: Lolich (6)

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Hank Soar, 3B - Art Frantz


ROYALS 1ST: Patek singled to center; On a bunt Rojas singled to
third [Patek to second]; Otis struck out; Mayberry popped to
shortstop; McRae walked [Patek to third, Rojas to second];
Wohlford flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 0,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Stanley walked; Sutherland grounded out (shortstop
to first) [Stanley to second]; Kaline walked; Horton walked
[Stanley to third, Kaline to second]; Northrup popped to second;
Freehan walked [Stanley scored, Kaline to third, Horton to
second]; Rodriguez reached on an error by Brett [Kaline scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Horton to third, Freehan to second]; Moses
grounded out (third to first); 2 R (1 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
Royals 0, Tigers 2.

ROYALS 2ND: Cowens was called out on strikes; Brett singled to
left; Healy struck out; Patek forced Brett (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 2ND: Brinkman singled to left; Stanley flied out to
right; Sutherland grounded into a double play (shortstop to
first) [Brinkman out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
0, Tigers 2.

ROYALS 3RD: Rojas walked; Otis struck out; Mayberry struck out;
McRae homered [Rojas scored]; Wohlford struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 3RD: Kaline singled to left; Horton grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Kaline out at
second]; Northrup grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Tigers 2.

ROYALS 4TH: Cowens singled to left; Brett struck out; Healy
flied out to right; Patek forced Cowens (third to second); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 4TH: Freehan struck out; Rodriguez popped to shortstop in
foul territory; Moses grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Tigers 2.

ROYALS 5TH: Rojas popped to first in foul territory; Otis
grounded out (third to first); Mayberry lined to shortstop; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Brinkman struck out; Stanley struck out but advanced
to first on a passed ball; Sutherland grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Stanley out at second]; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Tigers 2.

ROYALS 6TH: McRae struck out; Wohlford doubled to left; Cowens
reached on a fielder's choice [Wohlford out at third (pitcher to
shortstop), Cowens to second (on throw to 3b)]; Brett singled to
shortstop [Cowens to third]; Healy popped to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 6TH: Kaline popped to third; Horton struck out; Northrup
singled to center; Freehan grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Tigers 2.

ROYALS 7TH: Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); Rojas
grounded out (shortstop to first); Otis singled to left; Otis
stole second; Mayberry grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 7TH: Rodriguez singled to center; G. BROWN BATTED FOR
MOSES; G. Brown singled to left [Rodriguez to second]; Brinkman
popped to catcher in foul territory; Stanley struck out;
Sutherland forced Rodriguez (third unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Royals 2, Tigers 2.

ROYALS 8TH: LAMONT REPLACED G. BROWN (PLAYING C ); McRae was
called out on strikes; Wohlford doubled to left; Cowens grounded
out (shortstop to first); SCHEINBLUM BATTED FOR BRETT; Lolich
threw a wild pitch [Wohlford to third]; Scheinblum struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 8TH: WHITE REPLACED SCHEINBLUM (PLAYING 3B); Kaline
grounded out (third to first); Horton flied out to center;
Northrup grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 2, Tigers 2.

ROYALS 9TH: SHARON REPLACED HORTON (PLAYING LF); Healy grounded
out (second to first); Patek singled to center; Patek was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop to first); Rojas popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 9TH: Freehan flied out to left; Rodriguez struck out;
Lamont flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2,
Tigers 2.

ROYALS 10TH: Otis lined to left; Mayberry struck out; McRae
singled to right; Wohlford forced McRae (shortstop to second); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 10TH: N. CASH BATTED FOR BRINKMAN; N. Cash grounded out
(first unassisted); Stanley popped to catcher in foul territory;
Sutherland popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2,
Tigers 2.

ROYALS 11TH: KNOX REPLACED N. CASH (PLAYING 2B); SUTHERLAND
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Cowens flied out to right; White
grounded out (shortstop to first); Healy flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 11TH: Kaline grounded out (shortstop to first); Sharon
walked; Northrup doubled [Sharon out at home (center to second
to catcher)]; Freehan walked; Rodriguez singled to left
[Northrup scored, Freehan to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 2, Tigers 3.