Royals @ Tigers
July 16, 1972

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Top 9 R H E
Royals 0 5 0
Tigers 2 5 0
Top 9 R H E
Royals 0 5 0
Tigers 2 5 0

Ed Kirkpatrick Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .309
OBP .667 .427
At Bats 2 175
Hits 1 54
• Singles 1 38
• Doubles 0 9
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 1 35
RBI’s 0 24

Bill Slayback Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 3 0
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Tiger Stadium - July 16, 1972
Out
Bill Slayback
Bill Freehan
Norm Cash
Dick McAuliffe
Aurelio Rodriguez
Ed Brinkman
Wayne Comer
Mickey Stanley
Jim Northrup
Ed Kirkpatrick

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Royals 0 5 0 6
Detroit Tigers 2 5 0 2
Winning Pitcher Bill Slayback
Losing Pitcher Roger Nelson
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Norm Cash
Attendance 38,514
Time of Game 2 hours 3 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kirkpatrick for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Piniella hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 McAuliffe hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Slayback hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Brinkman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Kirkpatrick settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Ken Wright now pitching. Stanley hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Kirkpatrick settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Scheinblum hits a fly ball into left field. Comer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Otis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Patek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Patek for the out.
Top 8 Wayne Comer now playing left field. Steve Hovley pinch hits for Roger Nelson. Hovley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Horton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Cash takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Bobby Knoop now playing third base. Freehan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Gail Hopkins pinch hits for Bobby Floyd. Hopkins strikes out.
Top 7 Rojas hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Mayberry hits a popup towards short. Brinkman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Northrup strikes out.
Bottom 6 Rodriguez hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 McAuliffe hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Slayback is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Piniella is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Scheinblum hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 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.
Bottom 5 Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brinkman for the out.
Bottom 5 Stanley strikes out.
Bottom 5 Horton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Patek strikes out.
Top 5 Nelson strikes out.
Top 5 Floyd hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Cash strikes out.
Bottom 4 There goes Northrup. The slide. Kirkpatrick applies the tag. Northrup is out.
Bottom 4 Freehan bunts towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Freehan for the out. Northrup moves to third.
Bottom 4 Northrup hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis. Northrup reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Rojas hits a line drive into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Kirkpatrick takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Mayberry hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Horton. Mayberry reaches second base with a double. Piniella moves to third.
Top 4 Piniella hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Scheinblum hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Otis hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Rodriguez strikes out.
Bottom 3 McAuliffe hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Slayback hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Patek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Slayback fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Nelson strikes out.
Top 3 Floyd strikes out.
Bottom 2 Brinkman strikes out.
Bottom 2 Stanley hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Horton strikes out.
Bottom 2 Cash hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Kirkpatrick hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Freehan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Mayberry is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Freehan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 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. Rodriguez moves to third.
Bottom 1 Rodriguez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Scheinblum. Rodriguez reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 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.
Top 1 Piniella hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Scheinblum 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 third.
Top 1 There goes Otis. The throw from Freehan and he is safe. Otis steals second.
Top 1 Otis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Patek hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.