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Royals
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
April 29, 1973
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Kansas City Royals, played on April 29, 1973 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 29, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 29, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Wayne Simpson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Joe Coleman |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 16,245 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 47 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Maloney 1B: Jim Evans 2B: John Rice 3B: Russ Goetz |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| John Mayberry | First Baseman |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | Right Fielder |
| Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
| Gail Hopkins | DH |
| Paul Schaal | Third Baseman |
| Fran Healy | Catcher |
| Jack McKeon | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Northrup | Center Fielder |
| Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
| Gates Brown | DH |
| Norm Cash | First Baseman |
| Duke Sims | Catcher |
| Rich Reese | Left Fielder |
| Dick McAuliffe | Second Baseman |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
| Ed Brinkman | Shortstop |
| Billy Martin | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
April 29, 1973
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Coleman
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Coleman
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Coleman
Otis hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Northrup. Otis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mayberry vs. Coleman
Mayberry hits a fly ball into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Simpson
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Simpson
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Simpson
Brown hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Simpson
Cash hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Brown moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sims vs. Simpson
Sims takes first base on ball four. Cash moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Reese vs. Simpson
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Coleman
Kirkpatrick hits a fly ball into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Coleman
Piniella strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopkins vs. Coleman
Hopkins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Simpson
McAuliffe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Simpson
There goes McAuliffe. The throw from Healy and he is out, Rojas applying the tag. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Simpson
Rodriguez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Simpson
Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brinkman for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Coleman
Schaal hits a popup towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Healy vs. Coleman
Healy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Coleman
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Coleman
Rojas hits a fly ball into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Simpson
Northrup hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Simpson
Kaline hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis. Kaline reaches second base with a double. Northrup goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Simpson
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kaline moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cash vs. Simpson
The umpire calls a balk on Simpson Kaline scores. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Simpson
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cash for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sims vs. Simpson
Sims hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sims for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Coleman
Otis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Coleman
Mayberry hits a fly ball into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkpatrick vs. Coleman
Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Otis moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Piniella vs. Coleman
Piniella hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Simpson
Reese strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Simpson
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Simpson
Rodriguez takes first base on ball four. McAuliffe moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brinkman vs. Simpson
Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopkins vs. Coleman
Hopkins hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Coleman
Schaal hits a fly ball into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Healy vs. Coleman
Healy hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Northrup. Healy reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Patek vs. Coleman
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Simpson
Northrup hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Simpson
There's a wild pitch. Northrup moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kaline vs. Simpson
Kaline hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Northrup moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brown vs. Simpson
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Northrup tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Simpson
Cash hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Coleman
Rojas hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Coleman
Otis hits a popup towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Coleman
Mayberry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirkpatrick vs. Coleman
Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mayberry moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Piniella vs. Coleman
Coleman spins and fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Coleman. Mayberry moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Piniella vs. Coleman
Piniella hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mayberry scores. Kirkpatrick moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hopkins vs. Coleman
Hopkins hits a popup towards third. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sims vs. Simpson
Sims takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Simpson
Reese bunts towards the mound. Simpson fields it and throws to first for the out. Sims moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McAuliffe vs. Simpson
McAuliffe hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis. McAuliffe reaches second base with a double. Sims scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Bird
Doug Bird now pitching.
Rodriguez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brinkman vs. Bird
Brinkman is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Coleman
Jim Northrup now playing left field. Mickey Stanley now playing center field. Rich Reese now playing first base.
Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Healy vs. Coleman
Healy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Coleman
Patek hits a line drive into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Coleman
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Jackson
Mike Jackson now pitching.
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Northrup for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Jackson
Kaline takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Jackson
Frank Howard pinch hits for Gates Brown.
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Coleman
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Coleman
Mayberry hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Coleman
Kirkpatrick hits a popup towards third. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Burgmeier
Tom Burgmeier now pitching.
Stanley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sims vs. Burgmeier
Sims hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Burgmeier
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Burgmeier
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Burgmeier
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Coleman
Piniella hits a line drive into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopkins vs. Coleman
Hopkins takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schaal vs. Coleman
Schaal hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Stanley. Schaal reaches second base with a double. Hopkins moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Healy vs. Coleman
Healy hits a fly ball into left field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Patek vs. Coleman
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/29/1973 -- Kansas City at Detroit (D)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Patek F, ss 5 0 0 0 Northrup J, cf-lf 4 2 2 0
Rojas C, 2b 4 0 0 0 Kaline A, rf 3 1 1 1
Otis A, cf 4 0 2 0 Brown G, dh 2 0 1 1
Mayberry J, 1b 3 1 0 0 Howard F, ph 1 0 0 0
Kirkpatrick E, rf 4 0 1 0 Cash N, 1b 3 0 1 0
Piniella L, lf 4 0 1 1 Stanley M, cf 1 1 1 0
Hopkins G, dh 3 0 0 0 Sims D, c 2 2 1 2
Schaal P, 3b 4 0 2 0 Reese R, lf-1b 3 0 0 0
Healy F, c 4 0 2 0 McAuliffe D, 2b 3 0 2 1
Rodriguez A, 3b 3 0 0 0
Brinkman E, ss 3 0 0 0
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35 1 8 1 28 6 9 5
Kansas City 000 001 000 -- 1
Detroit 002 011 02x -- 6
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Simpson W (L) 5.1 7 4 4 4 1
Bird D 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Jackson M 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Burgmeier T 1.0 2 2 2 0 0
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Coleman J (W) 9.0 8 1 0 2 1
E -- Coleman J
DP -- Kansas City 2
LOB -- Kansas City 9, Detroit 5
2B -- Otis A, Kaline A, Healy F, McAuliffe D, Schaal P
HR -- Sims D
CS -- McAuliffe D
SH -- Reese R
SF -- Brown G
WP -- Simpson W
Balk -- Simpson W
T -- 2:47
A -- 16245
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