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OAK
@BAL		2
3
NYY
@CHW		4
5
CAL
@CLE		5
1
KCR
@DET		7
8
BOS
@MIL		0
5
WSA
@MIN		7
1
PIT
@LAD		4
0
CHC
@MON		10
2
STL
@NYM		6
3
HOU
@PHI		6
3
CIN
@SDP		2
4
ATL
@SFG		1
2
Wednesday, July 28, 1971
, Tiger Stadium
Attendance: 10,928, Time of Game: 2:47
Royals
7
52-47
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
2nd, 10 GB
 at Tigers
8
53-49
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
3rd, 10½ GB
W: Dean Chance (4-6)
L: Jim York (5-5)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  1  0   1  0  3   0  0  2    7 10  1
Tigers          1  0  1   0  0  0   2  0  4    8 10  0
Winning Run scored with 1 out

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Freddie Patek SS 2 1 1 2 3 1 .265 .682 0.203 1.24 0.224 -0.022 2.0 4 2 SB
Paul Schaal 3B 5 0 0 0 0 2 .262 .778 -0.143 1.28 0.000 -0.143 -1.6 0 1
Amos Otis CF 4 1 1 1 1 1 .317 .873 0.040 0.70 0.092 -0.053 0.5 4 0 SB
Cookie Rojas 2B 5 0 1 0 0 2 .311 .791 -0.047 0.59 0.021 -0.068 -0.0 3 4
Lou Piniella LF 5 1 1 1 0 1 .264 .660 0.093 0.70 0.109 -0.015 0.7 1 0
Bob Oliver RF 5 2 2 0 0 1 .232 .587 0.041 1.21 0.112 -0.071 0.1 2 0
Chuck Harrison 1B 4 1 3 3 0 0 .192 .558 0.289 1.54 0.319 -0.030 2.3 4 1 HR
Ed Kirkpatrick C 4 1 1 0 0 1 .228 .655 -0.024 1.32 0.048 -0.072 -0.5 6 1
Paul Splittorff P 3 0 0 0 0 1 .045 .170 -0.030 1.58 0.035 -0.065 -0.3 1 0
   Ted Abernathy P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.034 1.24 0.000 -0.034 -0.3 0 0
   Jim York P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .731 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 38 7 10 7 4 11 .263 .675 0.388 1.09 0.960 -0.573 2.9 25 9
HR: C Harrison (2, off L Cain; 6th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to LF).
TB: C Harrison 6; B Oliver 2; A Otis; F Patek; L Piniella; E Kirkpatrick; C Rojas.
RBI: C Harrison 3 (17); F Patek 2 (24); A Otis (56); L Piniella (31).
2-out RBI: F Patek 2.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 3 for 12.
Fielding
DP: 1. C Harrison-F Patek-P Splittorff.
E: E Kirkpatrick (5).
Baserunning
SB: A Otis (32, 2nd base off L Cain/B Freehan); F Patek (35, 2nd base off L Cain/B Freehan).

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Aurelio Rodriguez 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .233 .645 -0.075 1.01 0.000 -0.075 -0.6 2 2
   Gates Brown PH-LF 1 1 1 2 0 0 .429 1.160 0.129 1.78 0.129 0.000 2.1 0 0 HR,HBP
Tony Taylor 2B 3 2 2 1 0 0 .247 .644 0.180 0.83 0.200 -0.021 1.5 3 2 HR,SB
   Dalton Jones PH-3B 0 0 0 1 2 0 .263 .722 0.224 3.32 0.224 0.000 1.2 0 1
   Joe Niekro PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 .211 .549 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Al Kaline RF 3 1 1 3 1 1 .296 .890 0.759 2.46 0.824 -0.065 -0.1 0 0 HR,SF
Willie Horton LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 .274 .787 -0.055 1.82 0.062 -0.117 -0.1 0 0
   Dean Chance P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Bill Freehan C 3 0 0 0 1 1 .276 .817 -0.111 1.52 0.017 -0.128 -0.6 9 0
Norm Cash 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .284 .949 -0.103 1.32 0.030 -0.132 -0.8 9 1 GDP
Mickey Stanley CF 3 1 2 0 0 0 .284 .684 -0.010 1.23 0.085 -0.094 -0.1 3 1 CS
   Jim Northrup PH-CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .290 .843 -0.030 1.20 0.000 -0.030 -0.1 0 0
Ed Brinkman SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 .217 .554 -0.034 1.18 0.024 -0.058 -0.3 1 4
   Dick McAuliffe PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 .189 .619 0.043 0.82 0.043 0.000 0.4
Les Cain P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .185 .437 -0.062 1.24 0.000 -0.062 -0.5 0 1
   Ike Brown PH-2B 1 1 1 0 0 0 .278 .865 0.072 1.34 0.072 0.000 0.7 0 1
   Kevin Collins PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .917 -0.039 1.73 0.000 -0.039 -0.3
Team Totals 32 8 10 8 5 6 .312 1.004 0.888 1.55 1.710 -0.821 2.4 27 13
HR: T Taylor (3, off P Splittorff; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF); G Brown (3, off T Abernathy; 9th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF); A Kaline (9, off J York; 9th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).
SF: A Kaline (3, off T Abernathy).
HBP: G Brown (1, by T Abernathy).
TB: T Taylor 5; A Kaline 4; G Brown 4; M Stanley 2; D McAuliffe; I Brown; W Horton; N Cash.
GIDP: N Cash (5).
RBI: A Kaline 3 (31); G Brown 2 (11); W Horton (48); T Taylor (15); D Jones (10).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 4.
Fielding
PB: B Freehan (3).
Outfield Assists: M Stanley (P Splittorff at 3rd base).
Baserunning
SB: T Taylor (3, 2nd base off P Splittorff/E Kirkpatrick).
CS: M Stanley (2, 2nd base by P Splittorff/E Kirkpatrick).

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Paul Splittorff 6.1 7 4 3 3 5 1 2.62 27 47 -0.005 1.09 0.0
Ted Abernathy, H (4) 2 2 3 3 2 1 1 2.32 11 2 2 -0.078 2.49 -2.4
Jim York, BS (2), L (5-5) 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 2.84 1 1 1 -0.805 4.54 0.0
Team Totals 8.1 10 8 7 5 6 3 7.56 39 47 3 3 -0.888 1.09 -2.4

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Les Cain 7 7 5 4 3 10 1 4.04 32 52 -0.318 1.18 -1.8
Dean Chance, W (4-6) 2 3 2 2 1 1 0 3.36 10 0 0 -0.070 0.80 -1.1
Team Totals 9 10 7 6 4 11 1 6.00 42 52 0 0 -0.388 1.55 -2.9
Balks: None.
WP: L Cain (3).
HBP: T Abernathy (3; G Brown).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Hank Soar, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Merle Anthony.
Time of Game: 2:47.
Attendance: 10,928.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 62° F, Wind 14mph out to Rightfield, Night.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         Detroit Tigers
1 Freddie Patek SS 1 Aurelio Rodriguez 3B
2 Paul Schaal 3B 2 Tony Taylor 2B
3 Amos Otis CF 3 Al Kaline RF
4 Cookie Rojas 2B 4 Willie Horton LF
5 Lou Piniella LF 5 Bill Freehan C
6 Bob Oliver RF 6 Norm Cash 1B
7 Chuck Harrison 1B 7 Mickey Stanley CF
8 Ed Kirkpatrick C 8 Ed Brinkman SS
9 Paul Splittorff P 9 Les Cain P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b9 6-7 1 1-- RR DET A. Kaline J. York 80% 100% Home Run; Niekro Scores
t6 2-2 0 12- RRR KCR C. Harrison L. Cain -25% 12% Home Run; Piniella Scores/unER; Oliver Scores
b7 2-5 1 123 R DET D. Jones T. Abernathy 13% 38% Walk; Stanley Scores; Brown to 3B; Brown to 2B
b3 1-1 1 --- R DET T. Taylor P. Splittorff 13% 66% Home Run
t2 0-1 2 123 R KCR F. Patek L. Cain -11% 47% Walk; Oliver Scores; Harrison to 3B; Splittorff to 2B

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Les Cain facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O KCR F. Patek L. Cain 2% 52% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 --- O KCR P. Schaal L. Cain 1% 54% Popfly: 2B
t1 0-0 2 --- KCR A. Otis L. Cain -1% 52% Walk
t1 0-0 2 1-- KCR C. Rojas L. Cain -1% 51% Otis Steals 2B
t1 0-0 2 -2- O KCR C. Rojas L. Cain 3% 55% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Paul Splittorff facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O DET A. Rodriguez P. Splittorff -2% 52% Popfly: 2B
b1 0-0 1 --- DET T. Taylor P. Splittorff 2% 55% Single to LF
b1 0-0 1 1-- DET A. Kaline P. Splittorff 5% 60% Taylor Steals 2B; Taylor to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
b1 0-0 1 --3 DET A. Kaline P. Splittorff 2% 61% Walk
b1 0-0 1 1-3 RO DET W. Horton P. Splittorff 2% 63% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Taylor Scores/unER
b1 1-0 2 1-- DET B. Freehan P. Splittorff 2% 65% Walk; Horton to 2B
b1 1-0 2 12- O DET N. Cash P. Splittorff -4% 61% Lineout: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 1.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Tigers' Les Cain facing 5-6-7
t2 0-1 0 --- KCR L. Piniella L. Cain -4% 57% Single to LF
t2 0-1 0 1-- O KCR B. Oliver L. Cain 4% 61% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t2 0-1 1 1-- KCR C. Harrison L. Cain -4% 57% Single to LF; Oliver to 2B
t2 0-1 1 12- O KCR E. Kirkpatrick L. Cain 5% 62% Strikeout Looking
t2 0-1 2 12- KCR P. Splittorff L. Cain -4% 58% Strikeout, Wild Pitch; Oliver to 3B; Harrison to 2B; Splittorff to 1B
t2 0-1 2 123 R KCR F. Patek L. Cain -11% 47% Walk; Oliver Scores; Harrison to 3B; Splittorff to 2B
t2 1-1 2 123 O KCR P. Schaal L. Cain 8% 55% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Royals' Paul Splittorff facing 7-8-9
b2 1-1 0 --- DET M. Stanley P. Splittorff 4% 59% Single to CF
b2 1-1 0 1-- O DET E. Brinkman P. Splittorff -6% 53% Stanley Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b2 1-1 1 --- O DET E. Brinkman P. Splittorff -2% 51% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 1-1 2 --- O DET L. Cain P. Splittorff -1% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 1.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Tigers' Les Cain facing 3-4-5
t3 1-1 0 --- O KCR A. Otis L. Cain 2% 52% Strikeout
t3 1-1 1 --- O KCR C. Rojas L. Cain 2% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 1-1 2 --- O KCR L. Piniella L. Cain 1% 55% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Royals' Paul Splittorff facing 1-2-3
b3 1-1 0 --- O DET A. Rodriguez P. Splittorff -2% 53% Strikeout Looking
b3 1-1 1 --- R DET T. Taylor P. Splittorff 13% 66% Home Run
b3 2-1 1 --- O DET A. Kaline P. Splittorff -1% 64% Strikeout
b3 2-1 2 --- O DET W. Horton P. Splittorff -1% 63% Flyball: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 2.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Tigers' Les Cain facing 6-7-8
t4 1-2 0 --- O KCR B. Oliver L. Cain 3% 66% Strikeout
t4 1-2 1 --- KCR C. Harrison L. Cain -3% 63% Single to CF
t4 1-2 1 1-- KCR E. Kirkpatrick L. Cain -5% 58% Single to RF; Harrison to 2B
t4 1-2 1 12- O KCR P. Splittorff L. Cain 6% 64% Bunt Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Kirkpatrick to 2B
t4 1-2 2 12- RO KCR F. Patek L. Cain -8% 56% Single to CF; Kirkpatrick Scores; Splittorff out at 3B/CF-1B-3B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Tied 2-2, Royals' Paul Splittorff facing 5-6-7
b4 2-2 0 --- O DET B. Freehan P. Splittorff -3% 53% Strikeout Looking
b4 2-2 1 --- DET N. Cash P. Splittorff 3% 56% Single to CF
b4 2-2 1 1-- O DET M. Stanley P. Splittorff -3% 53% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b4 2-2 2 1-- DET E. Brinkman P. Splittorff 2% 55% Walk; Stanley to 2B
b4 2-2 2 12- O DET L. Cain P. Splittorff -5% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 2.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Tied 2-2, Tigers' Les Cain facing 2-3-4
t5 2-2 0 --- O KCR P. Schaal L. Cain 3% 53% Strikeout
t5 2-2 1 --- O KCR A. Otis L. Cain 2% 55% Popfly: SS
t5 2-2 2 --- O KCR C. Rojas L. Cain 1% 56% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Tied 2-2, Royals' Paul Splittorff facing 1-2-3
b5 2-2 0 --- O DET A. Rodriguez P. Splittorff -3% 53% Popfly: 2B
b5 2-2 1 --- O DET T. Taylor P. Splittorff -2% 51% Lineout: RF
b5 2-2 2 --- O DET A. Kaline P. Splittorff -1% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 2.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Tied 2-2, Tigers' Les Cain facing 5-6-7
t6 2-2 0 --- KCR L. Piniella L. Cain -5% 45% Strikeout, Passed Ball; Piniella to 1B
t6 2-2 0 1-- KCR B. Oliver L. Cain -8% 37% Single to LF; Piniella to 2B
t6 2-2 0 12- RRR KCR C. Harrison L. Cain -25% 12% Home Run; Piniella Scores/unER; Oliver Scores
t6 5-2 0 --- O KCR E. Kirkpatrick L. Cain 1% 13% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 5-2 1 --- O KCR P. Splittorff L. Cain 1% 14% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 5-2 2 --- KCR F. Patek L. Cain -1% 13% Walk
t6 5-2 2 1-- KCR P. Schaal L. Cain -1% 13% Patek Steals 2B
t6 5-2 2 -2- O KCR P. Schaal L. Cain 2% 14% Strikeout
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-5, Royals' Paul Splittorff facing 4-5-6
b6 2-5 0 --- DET W. Horton P. Splittorff 5% 19% Single to 2B
b6 2-5 0 1-- O DET B. Freehan P. Splittorff -4% 15% Lineout: SS
b6 2-5 1 1-- OO DET N. Cash P. Splittorff -5% 9% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 2.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-2, Tigers' Les Cain facing 3-4-5
t7 5-2 0 --- O KCR A. Otis L. Cain 1% 10% Foul Flyball: 1B
t7 5-2 1 --- O KCR C. Rojas L. Cain 1% 11% Strikeout
t7 5-2 2 --- O KCR L. Piniella L. Cain 0% 11% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-5, Royals' Paul Splittorff facing 7-8-9
b7 2-5 0 --- DET M. Stanley P. Splittorff 5% 16% Single to LF
b7 2-5 0 1-- O DET E. Brinkman P. Splittorff -4% 11% Flyball: RF
Ike Brown pinch hits for Les Cain (P) batting 9th
b7 2-5 1 1-- DET I. Brown P. Splittorff 7% 19% Single to RF; Stanley to 3B
Ted Abernathy replaces Paul Splittorff pitching and batting 9th
Gates Brown pinch hits for Aurelio Rodriguez (3B) batting 1st
b7 2-5 1 1-3 DET G. Brown T. Abernathy 7% 25% Hit By Pitch; Brown to 2B
Dalton Jones pinch hits for Tony Taylor (2B) batting 2nd
b7 2-5 1 123 R DET D. Jones T. Abernathy 13% 38% Walk; Stanley Scores; Brown to 3B; Brown to 2B
b7 3-5 1 123 RO DET A. Kaline T. Abernathy -4% 35% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Brown Scores; Brown to 3B
b7 4-5 2 1-3 O DET W. Horton T. Abernathy -11% 24% Strikeout
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 4.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-4, Tigers' Dean Chance facing 6-7-8
Dean Chance replaces Willie Horton (LF) pitching and batting 4th
Ike Brown moves from PH to 2B
Dalton Jones moves from PH to 3B
Gates Brown moves from PH to LF
t8 5-4 0 --- KCR B. Oliver D. Chance -3% 21% Single to RF
t8 5-4 0 1-- O KCR C. Harrison D. Chance 3% 24% Lineout: CF
t8 5-4 1 1-- O KCR E. Kirkpatrick D. Chance 1% 25% Groundout: SS-1B; Oliver to 2B
t8 5-4 2 -2- O KCR T. Abernathy D. Chance 3% 28% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 4-5, Royals' Ted Abernathy facing 5-6-7
b8 4-5 0 --- O DET B. Freehan T. Abernathy -6% 22% Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 4-5 1 --- O DET N. Cash T. Abernathy -4% 18% Groundout: 2B-1B
Jim Northrup pinch hits for Mickey Stanley (CF) batting 7th
b8 4-5 2 --- O DET J. Northrup T. Abernathy -3% 15% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Tigers 4.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-4, Tigers' Dean Chance facing 1-2-3
Jim Northrup moves from PH to CF
t9 5-4 0 --- KCR F. Patek D. Chance -2% 13% Walk
t9 5-4 0 1-- O KCR P. Schaal D. Chance 1% 14% Groundout: 2B-1B; Patek to 2B
t9 5-4 1 -2- R KCR A. Otis D. Chance -7% 7% Single to LF; Patek Scores
t9 6-4 1 1-- KCR C. Rojas D. Chance -2% 5% Single to CF; Otis to 3B
t9 6-4 1 1-3 RO KCR L. Piniella D. Chance -1% 3% Groundout: 3B-1B; Otis Scores; Rojas to 2B
t9 7-4 2 -2- O KCR B. Oliver D. Chance 0% 4% Groundout: SS-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 7, Tigers 4.
Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 4-7, Royals' Ted Abernathy facing 8-9-1
Dick McAuliffe pinch hits for Ed Brinkman (SS) batting 8th
b9 4-7 0 --- DET D. McAuliffe T. Abernathy 4% 8% Single to RF
Kevin Collins pinch hits for Ike Brown (2B) batting 9th
b9 4-7 0 1-- O DET K. Collins T. Abernathy -4% 4% Flyball: CF
b9 4-7 1 1-- RR DET G. Brown T. Abernathy 6% 10% Home Run; McAuliffe Scores
b9 6-7 1 --- DET D. Jones T. Abernathy 9% 20% Walk
Jim York replaces Ted Abernathy pitching and batting 9th
Joe Niekro pinch runs for Dalton Jones (3B) batting 2nd
b9 6-7 1 1-- RR DET A. Kaline J. York 80% 100% Home Run; Niekro Scores
4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 7, Tigers 8.

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