Tigers @ Royals
May 8, 1973

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Top 9 R H E
Tigers 2 9 3
Royals 7 11 1
Top 9 R H E
Tigers 2 9 3
Royals 7 11 1

Frank Howard Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .189
OBP .000 .250
At Bats 3 37
Hits 0 7
• Singles 0 5
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 3
RBI’s 0 3

Paul Splittorff Season Stats

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4 1 0
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Royals Stadium - May 8, 1973
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Paul Splittorff
Jerry May
John Mayberry
Cookie Rojas
Paul Schaal
Freddie Patek
Lou Piniella
Amos Otis
Ed Kirkpatrick
Frank Howard
Bill Freehan
Willie Horton

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Detroit Tigers 2 9 3 4
Kansas City Royals 7 11 1 6
Winning Pitcher Paul Splittorff
Losing Pitcher Woodie Fryman
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Paul Schaal
Attendance 13,065
Time of Game 2 hours 12 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kaline scores.
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.