Royals 7-8 Tigers (Jul 28, 1971)

KCR

DET

1

0

1

2

1

0

3

0

1

4

1

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5

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6

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7

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7

8

H

10

E

1

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W: D. Chance

L: J. York

Current Series

Royals

4

Tigers

5

Game 1

Final

Royals

7

Tigers

8

Game 2

Final

Royals

9

Tigers

10

Game 3

Final

1971 AL West

KCR DET

Team	W	L	PCT	GB
Athletics	101	60	.627
Royals	85	76	.528	16.0
White Sox	79	83	.488	22.5
Angels	76	86	.469	25.5
Twins	74	86	.463	26.5
Brewers	69	92	.429	32.0

Team	W	L	PCT	GB
Orioles	101	57	.639
Tigers	91	71	.562	12.0
Red Sox	85	77	.525	18.0
Yankees	82	80	.506	21.0
Senators	63	96	.396	38.5
Indians	60	102	.370	43.0

Game Summary

The Detroit Tigers squeaked out a win over the Kansas City Royals, 8 to 7, on July 28, 1971.

Game Info

July 28, 1971

KCR

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
Freddie Patek F. Patek SS	2	1	1	2	3	1	.500	.800	.500
Paul Schaal P. Schaal 3B	5	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000
Amos Otis A. Otis CF	4	1	1	1	1	1	.250	.400	.250
Cookie Rojas C. Rojas 2B	5	0	1	0	0	2	.200	.200	.200
Lou Piniella L. Piniella LF	5	1	1	1	0	1	.200	.200	.200
Bob Oliver B. Oliver RF	5	2	2	0	0	1	.400	.400	.400
Chuck Harrison C. Harrison 1B	4	1	3	3	0	0	.750	.750	1.500
Ed Kirkpatrick E. Kirkpatrick C	4	1	1	0	0	1	.250	.250	.250
Paul Splittorff P. Splittorff P	3	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
Ted Abernathy T. Abernathy P	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
Jim York J. York P	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
Totals	38	7	10	7	4	11

DET

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
Aurelio Rodriguez A. Rodriguez 3B	3	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
Gates Brown G. Brown PH-LF	1	1	1	2	0	0	1.000	1.000	4.000
Tony Taylor T. Taylor 2B	3	2	2	1	0	0	.667	.667	1.667
Dalton Jones D. Jones PH-3B	0	0	0	1	2	0	-	1.000	-
Joe Niekro J. Niekro PR	0	1	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
Al Kaline A. Kaline RF	3	1	1	3	1	1	.333	.400	1.333
Willie Horton W. Horton LF	4	0	1	1	0	1	.250	.250	.250
Dean Chance D. Chance P	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
Bill Freehan B. Freehan C	3	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.250	.000
Norm Cash N. Cash 1B	4	0	1	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250
Mickey Stanley M. Stanley CF	3	1	2	0	0	0	.667	.667	.667
Jim Northrup J. Northrup PH-CF	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Ed Brinkman E. Brinkman SS	2	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.333	.000
Dick McAuliffe D. McAuliffe PH	1	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000
Les Cain L. Cain P	2	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000
Ike Brown I. Brown PH-2B	1	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000
Kevin Collins K. Collins PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Totals	32	8	10	8	5	6

Batting

HR: C. Harrison

RBI: C. Harrison 3, A. Otis, F. Patek 2, L. Piniella

Baserunning

SB: A. Otis, F. Patek

Batting

HR: G. Brown, A. Kaline, T. Taylor

RBI: G. Brown 2, W. Horton, D. Jones, A. Kaline 3, T. Taylor

Baserunning

SB: T. Taylor

CS: M. Stanley

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Paul Splittorff P. Splittorff	6.1	7	4	3	3	5	1	4.26
Ted Abernathy T. Abernathy	2.0	2	3	3	2	1	1	13.50
Jim York J. York (L)	0.0	1	1	1	0	0	1	-
Totals	8.1	10	8	7	5	6	3

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Les Cain L. Cain	7.0	7	5	4	3	10	1	5.14
Dean Chance D. Chance (W)	2.0	3	2	2	1	1	0	9.00
Totals	9.0	10	7	6	4	11	1

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
Freddie Patek F. Patek SS	2	1	1	2	3	1	.500	.800	.500
Paul Schaal P. Schaal 3B	5	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000
Amos Otis A. Otis CF	4	1	1	1	1	1	.250	.400	.250
Cookie Rojas C. Rojas 2B	5	0	1	0	0	2	.200	.200	.200
Lou Piniella L. Piniella LF	5	1	1	1	0	1	.200	.200	.200
Bob Oliver B. Oliver RF	5	2	2	0	0	1	.400	.400	.400
Chuck Harrison C. Harrison 1B	4	1	3	3	0	0	.750	.750	1.500
Ed Kirkpatrick E. Kirkpatrick C	4	1	1	0	0	1	.250	.250	.250
Paul Splittorff P. Splittorff P	3	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
Ted Abernathy T. Abernathy P	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
Jim York J. York P	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
Totals	38	7	10	7	4	11

Batting

HR: C. Harrison

RBI: C. Harrison 3, A. Otis, F. Patek 2, L. Piniella

Baserunning

SB: A. Otis, F. Patek

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Paul Splittorff P. Splittorff	6.1	7	4	3	3	5	1	4.26
Ted Abernathy T. Abernathy	2.0	2	3	3	2	1	1	13.50
Jim York J. York (L)	0.0	1	1	1	0	0	1	-
Totals	8.1	10	8	7	5	6	3

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
Aurelio Rodriguez A. Rodriguez 3B	3	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
Gates Brown G. Brown PH-LF	1	1	1	2	0	0	1.000	1.000	4.000
Tony Taylor T. Taylor 2B	3	2	2	1	0	0	.667	.667	1.667
Dalton Jones D. Jones PH-3B	0	0	0	1	2	0	-	1.000	-
Joe Niekro J. Niekro PR	0	1	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
Al Kaline A. Kaline RF	3	1	1	3	1	1	.333	.400	1.333
Willie Horton W. Horton LF	4	0	1	1	0	1	.250	.250	.250
Dean Chance D. Chance P	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
Bill Freehan B. Freehan C	3	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.250	.000
Norm Cash N. Cash 1B	4	0	1	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250
Mickey Stanley M. Stanley CF	3	1	2	0	0	0	.667	.667	.667
Jim Northrup J. Northrup PH-CF	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Ed Brinkman E. Brinkman SS	2	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.333	.000
Dick McAuliffe D. McAuliffe PH	1	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000
Les Cain L. Cain P	2	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000
Ike Brown I. Brown PH-2B	1	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000
Kevin Collins K. Collins PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Totals	32	8	10	8	5	6

Batting

HR: G. Brown, A. Kaline, T. Taylor

RBI: G. Brown 2, W. Horton, D. Jones, A. Kaline 3, T. Taylor

Baserunning

SB: T. Taylor

CS: M. Stanley

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Les Cain L. Cain	7.0	7	5	4	3	10	1	5.14
Dean Chance D. Chance (W)	2.0	3	2	2	1	1	0	9.00
Totals	9.0	10	7	6	4	11	1

52-47 KCR

DET 53-49

Current Series

1971 AL West

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