Royals @ Tigers
May 9, 1971

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Bottom 9 R H E
Royals 6 9 1
Tigers 2 6 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Royals 6 9 1
Tigers 2 6 0

Jim Northrup Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .327
OBP .750 .412
At Bats 2 104
Hits 1 34
• Singles 1 22
• Doubles 0 8
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 2 15
RBI’s 0 21

Tom Burgmeier Season Stats

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1 1 2
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Tiger Stadium - May 9, 1971
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Out
Tom Burgmeier
Ed Kirkpatrick
Gail Hopkins
Cookie Rojas
Paul Schaal
Freddie Patek
Joe Keough
Amos Otis
Bob Oliver
Jim Northrup

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Royals 6 9 1 12
Detroit Tigers 2 6 0 10
Winning Pitcher Tom Burgmeier
Losing Pitcher Joe Niekro
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Gail Hopkins
Attendance 25,570
Time of Game 2 hours 59 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burgmeier fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Rodriguez hits a line drive towards short. Patek reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 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 9 Burgmeier strikes out.
Top 9 Oliver strikes out.
Top 9 There goes Schaal. The throw from Freehan and he is safe. Schaal steals second.
Top 9 Schaal takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Jim Hannan now pitching. Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Ike Brown pinch hits for Daryl Patterson. Brown is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Brinkman strikes out.
Bottom 8 Stanley strikes out.
Top 8 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.
Top 8 Kirkpatrick takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Otis hits a line drive into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Keough hits a line drive into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Freehan hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hopkins settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Horton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Cash hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hopkins scoops it up and throws to first, with Burgmeier covering, for the out.
Top 7 Patek hits a popup towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Burgmeier takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 There's a wild pitch. Schaal moves to second.
Top 7 Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Rojas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Daryl Patterson now pitching. Hopkins hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Tom Burgmeier now pitching. Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Patek fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 6 Rodriguez takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 McAuliffe hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 The ball gets by Kirkpatrick for a passed ball. Brown moves to second.
Bottom 6 Gates Brown pinch hits for Bill Zepp. Brown hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Otis hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Northrup. Otis reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Keough hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Patek is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Stanley hits a fly ball into left field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Jim York now pitching. Freehan strikes out.
Bottom 5 There's a wild pitch. Horton moves to second.
Bottom 5 Horton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Cash hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 5 Northrup takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Wright strikes out.
Top 5 Oliver is walked intentionally.
Top 5 Schaal is called out on strikes.
Top 5 There's a wild pitch. Rojas moves to second.
Top 5 Rojas takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Bill Zepp now pitching. 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.
Bottom 4 McAuliffe is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Kevin Collins pinch hits for Bill Denehy. Collins hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Rojas reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Brinkman hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Stanley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Kirkpatrick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to second for the out. Oliver scores. Wright moves to third.
Top 4 Keough takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Patek bunts towards the mound. Denehy fields it and throws to first for the out. Oliver moves to third. Wright moves to second.
Top 4 Bill Denehy now pitching. Wright takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Oliver hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Northrup. Oliver reaches second base with a double. Schaal goes all the way around to score.
Top 4 Schaal takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Freehan hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Horton strikes out.
Bottom 3 Cash takes first base on ball four. Northrup moves to second.
Bottom 3 Northrup hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Rodriguez hits a fly ball into left field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Rojas hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Hopkins hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Kirkpatrick hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Stanley. Kirkpatrick reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 McAuliffe hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Niekro strikes out.
Bottom 2 Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek misplays the ball. That's an error on Patek.
Bottom 2 Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Keough hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 2 Patek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wright moves to second.
Top 2 Wright hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Freehan strikes out.
Bottom 1 Horton takes first base on ball four. Rodriguez moves to third. Northrup moves to second.
Bottom 1 Cash hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Northrup takes first base on ball four. Rodriguez moves to second.
Bottom 1 Rodriguez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
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 Schaal hits a line drive into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Hopkins hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Stanley who is chasing the ball. Hopkins reaches third base with a triple. Keough scores. Otis scores. Kirkpatrick goes all the way around to score.
Top 1 Kirkpatrick takes first base on ball four. Keough moves to third. Otis moves to second.
Top 1 Otis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Keough moves to second.
Top 1 Keough takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Patek hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.