Tigers @ Royals
May 8, 1973

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Tigers 1 8 3
Royals 7 11 1
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Bill Freehan Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .337
OBP .667 .406
At Bats 3 86
Hits 2 29
• Singles 2 26
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 9
RBI’s 0 3

Paul Splittorff Season Stats

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Royals Stadium - May 8, 1973
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Single
Paul Splittorff
Jerry May
John Mayberry
Cookie Rojas
Paul Schaal
Freddie Patek
Lou Piniella
Amos Otis
Ed Kirkpatrick
Bill Freehan
Willie Horton
Al Kaline
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kaline scores.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Horton hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis. Horton reaches second base with a double. Kaline moves to third.
Top 9 Kaline hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Patek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Schaal hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 8 Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Stanley. Kirkpatrick reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 McRae hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Taylor hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Brinkman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Sims hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Piniella hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Timmermann fields it and throws to first for the out. Rojas moves to second.
Bottom 7 Otis hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman misplays the ball. That's an error on Brinkman.
Top 7 Howard hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 The ball gets by May for a passed ball. Freehan moves to second.
Top 7 Freehan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Horton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Patek hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Tom Timmermann now pitching. Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Kirkpatrick hits a line drive to center field. That will be extra bases. Stanley chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards the plate. Sims fumbles the ball. That's a triple and an error on Sims. McRae goes all the way around to score. Kirkpatrick moves all the way to home.
Bottom 6 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Rodriguez strikes out.
Top 6 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Piniella hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Mayberry hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Otis hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Rojas hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Sims strikes out.
Top 5 Howard is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Patek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fryman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 May takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Brinkman. Schaal moves to second.
Bottom 4 Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards first. Freehan scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McRae for the out.
Top 4 Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Horton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Kaline hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Mayberry hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 There goes Otis. The throw from Sims and he is safe. Otis steals third.
Bottom 3 The umpire calls a balk on Fryman Otis moves to second.
Bottom 3 Otis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Rojas hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Rodriguez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Taylor hits a line drive into right field. Kirkpatrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Patek hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 May hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Schaal hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kirkpatrick scores.
Bottom 2 Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Stanley. Kirkpatrick reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Sims hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis. Sims reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 2 Freehan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Piniella hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Mayberry hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rojas tags and scores.
Bottom 1 Otis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rojas moves to third.
Bottom 1 Rojas hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Horton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal juggles the ball. That's an error on Schaal. Kaline goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned.
Top 1 Kaline takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Taylor hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.