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Tigers
@ Royals
Municipal Stadium
May 14, 1972
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Detroit Tigers, played on May 14, 1972 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 14, 1972 |
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Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 14, 1972 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Coleman |
Home Starting Pitcher | Al Fitzmorris |
Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
City | Kansas City |
State | MO |
Attendance | 10,326 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Nestor Chylak 1B: Larry Barnett 2B: Dave Phillips 3B: Jim Evans |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jim Northrup | Center Fielder |
Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
Gates Brown | Left Fielder |
Bill Freehan | Catcher |
Norm Cash | First Baseman |
Willie Horton | Right Fielder |
Dick McAuliffe | Second Baseman |
Ed Brinkman | Shortstop |
Joe Coleman | Pitcher |
Billy Martin | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
Richie Scheinblum | Right Fielder |
Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
Cookie Rojas | Second Baseman |
John Mayberry | First Baseman |
Paul Schaal | Third Baseman |
Ed Kirkpatrick | Catcher |
Al Fitzmorris | Pitcher |
Bob Lemon | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Tigers
@ Royals
Municipal Stadium
May 14, 1972
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Fitzmorris
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Fitzmorris
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Fitzmorris
Brown hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Fitzmorris
There goes Brown. The throw from Kirkpatrick and he is safe. Brown steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Freehan vs. Fitzmorris
Freehan hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Coleman
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman misplays the ball. That's an error on Brinkman. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Coleman
There goes Patek. The throw from Freehan and he is safe. Patek steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Otis vs. Coleman
Otis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Horton throws the ball in to Brinkman who tags Otis trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Patek moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Scheinblum vs. Coleman
Scheinblum hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cash races for the ball and makes the catch. There goes Patek. The throw to the plate, AND Patek is out, for the double play. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Fitzmorris
Cash hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Fitzmorris
Horton hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Kirkpatrick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAuliffe vs. Fitzmorris
McAuliffe takes first base on ball four. Cash moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brinkman vs. Fitzmorris
Brinkman hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Coleman vs. Fitzmorris
Coleman hits a fly ball into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Coleman
Piniella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Coleman
Rojas strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Coleman
Mayberry hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schaal vs. Coleman
Schaal takes first base on ball four. Piniella moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kirkpatrick vs. Coleman
Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Piniella scores. Schaal moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fitzmorris vs. Coleman
Fitzmorris 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
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Fitzmorris
Northrup hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Fitzmorris
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Fitzmorris
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Fitzmorris
There goes Rodriguez. The throw from Kirkpatrick and he is out, Rojas applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 1
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 -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Coleman
Otis 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 -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheinblum vs. Coleman
Scheinblum takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Coleman
Piniella strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Fitzmorris
Freehan hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Fitzmorris
Cash hits a popup towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Fitzmorris
Horton hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Fitzmorris
McAuliffe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brinkman vs. Fitzmorris
Brinkman hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, 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 -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Coleman
Mayberry hits a popup towards short. Brinkman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Coleman
Schaal is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Fitzmorris
Coleman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northrup vs. Fitzmorris
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Fitzmorris
Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Fitzmorris
Brown hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rodriguez moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Freehan vs. Fitzmorris
Freehan hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Coleman
Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash fields the ball and throws to Coleman covering. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fitzmorris vs. Coleman
Fitzmorris hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Freehan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Coleman
Patek hits a line drive towards first. Cash catches it and steps on first to double up Kirkpatrick. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Fitzmorris
Cash hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Fitzmorris
Horton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Fitzmorris
McAuliffe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brinkman vs. Fitzmorris
Brinkman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McAuliffe moves to third. Brinkman moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Coleman vs. Fitzmorris
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Coleman
Otis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scheinblum vs. Coleman
Scheinblum hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Otis moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Piniella vs. Coleman
Piniella is hit by the pitch. Otis moves to third. Scheinblum moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rojas vs. Coleman
Rojas hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Otis tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mayberry vs. Coleman
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards second base. McAuliffe fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. Scheinblum moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Schaal vs. Coleman
Schaal hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Fitzmorris
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Fitzmorris
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Fitzmorris
Brown hits a popup towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 1 - Royals, 2
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 -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitzmorris vs. Coleman
Fitzmorris takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Coleman
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Fitzmorris
Freehan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Fitzmorris
Cash hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Fitzmorris
Horton hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAuliffe vs. Fitzmorris
McAuliffe hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Fitzmorris
Brinkman hits a line drive into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Coleman
Mickey Stanley now playing center field. Jim Northrup now playing right field. Willie Horton now playing left field.
Otis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scheinblum vs. Scherman
Fred Scherman now pitching.
There goes Otis. The throw from Freehan and he is out, McAuliffe applying the tag. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheinblum vs. Scherman
Scheinblum hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Scherman
Piniella takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rojas vs. Scherman
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Piniella moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mayberry vs. Scherman
Mayberry hits a line drive into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scherman vs. Fitzmorris
Scherman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Fitzmorris
Northrup hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Abernathy
Ted Abernathy now pitching.
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Abernathy
There goes Northrup. The throw from Kirkpatrick and he is out, Rojas applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaal vs. Scherman
Schaal hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirkpatrick vs. Scherman
Kirkpatrick hits a popup towards the mound. Scherman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knoop vs. Scherman
Bobby Knoop pinch hits for Ted Abernathy.
Knoop hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/14/1972, game 1 -- Detroit at Kansas City (D) Detroit AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI Northrup J, cf-rf 5 0 2 0 Patek F, ss 4 0 0 0 Rodriguez A, 3b 5 0 1 0 Otis A, cf 4 1 3 0 Brown G, lf 4 0 2 0 Scheinblum R, rf 3 0 1 0 Stanley M, cf 0 0 0 0 Piniella L, lf 2 1 1 0 Freehan B, c 4 1 1 0 Rojas C, 2b 3 0 1 1 Cash N, 1b 4 0 1 0 Mayberry J, 1b 4 0 0 0 Horton W, rf-lf 4 1 1 1 Schaal P, 3b 3 0 0 0 McAuliffe D, 2b 1 1 1 2 Kirkpatrick E, c 4 0 2 1 Brinkman E, ss 4 0 1 0 Fitzmorris A, p 2 0 0 0 Coleman J, p 3 0 1 0 Abernathy T, p 0 0 0 0 Scherman F, p 1 0 0 0 Knoop B, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 3 11 3 30 2 8 2 Detroit 000 100 020 -- 3 Kansas City 010 001 000 -- 2 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Coleman J (W)* 7.0 7 2 2 3 3 Scherman F (S) 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Fitzmorris A (L) 8.1 11 3 3 3 0 Abernathy T 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 * Pitched to 1 batter in 8th E -- Brinkman E DP -- Detroit 3, Kansas City 1 LOB -- Detroit 8, Kansas City 7 HR -- Horton W, McAuliffe D SB -- Brown G, Patek F CS -- Rodriguez A, Otis A, Northrup J SF -- Rojas C HBP -- by Coleman J (Piniella L) T -- 2:35 A -- 10326
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