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@BAL		3
6
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@DET		3
5
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@MIL		4
3
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@MIN		1
7
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@NYY		6
2
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@TEX		7
0
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2
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@LAD		3
2
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@PIT		1
5
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1
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@SFG		11
4
CIN
@STL		12
2
Saturday, July 15, 1972
, Tiger Stadium
Attendance: 28,727, Time of Game: 2:25
Royals
3
41-40
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
4th, 10 GB
 at Tigers
5
45-35
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
1st
L: Dick Drago (7-9)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  0   0  0  0   2  1  0    3  8  0
Tigers          0  2  0   0  1  0   2  0  X    5 10  1

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Freddie Patek SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 .235 .609 0.008 0.80 0.049 -0.042 0.2 1 6 SB
Amos Otis CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .311 .808 -0.043 0.83 0.025 -0.067 -0.4 3 0
Richie Scheinblum RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 .336 .875 0.050 0.92 0.092 -0.042 0.8 2 0
Lou Piniella LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .315 .829 -0.028 1.16 0.072 -0.101 -0.1 4 0 GDP
John Mayberry 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .284 .811 -0.143 1.51 0.000 -0.143 -1.1 9 0
Ed Kirkpatrick C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .306 .898 0.117 1.07 0.167 -0.049 1.1 2 0
Cookie Rojas 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 .287 .695 0.180 1.01 0.198 -0.019 1.0 3 3 SB
Bobby Floyd 3B 2 0 0 0 0 2 .190 .449 -0.058 1.16 0.000 -0.058 -0.5 0 0
   Steve Hovley PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 .565 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Bobby Knoop PH-3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .211 .555 -0.159 3.40 0.000 -0.159 -0.8 0 0
Dick Drago P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .047 .192 -0.034 0.71 0.000 -0.034 -0.3 0 0
   Jerry May PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .215 .634 -0.120 4.36 0.000 -0.120 -0.5
   Mike Hedlund P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316 .632 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Tom Burgmeier P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .667 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ted Abernathy P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 34 3 8 2 0 4 .235 .471 -0.230 1.18 0.603 -0.834 -0.6 24 9
TB: R Scheinblum 2; C Rojas 2; A Otis; F Patek; L Piniella; E Kirkpatrick.
GIDP: L Piniella (18).
RBI: C Rojas (37); R Scheinblum (37).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 3 for 8.
Fielding
PB: E Kirkpatrick (6).
Baserunning
SB: C Rojas (2, 2nd base off T Timmermann/B Freehan); F Patek (19, 2nd base off F Scherman/B Freehan).

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Dick McAuliffe 2B 4 0 0 0 1 0 .230 .690 -0.093 0.77 0.007 -0.100 -1.2 2 4
Aurelio Rodriguez 3B 5 1 1 0 0 0 .233 .604 -0.013 1.07 0.099 -0.111 -0.1 0 1 2B
Jim Northrup RF 3 1 3 2 0 0 .272 .707 0.246 1.25 0.247 -0.001 2.3 4 0 2B,SH
Bill Freehan C 2 1 1 1 2 0 .276 .770 0.051 0.99 0.082 -0.031 1.0 4 0 2B
Norm Cash 1B 3 0 1 1 1 0 .255 .809 0.061 0.78 0.075 -0.014 1.0 11 0 2B
Willie Horton LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .245 .719 -0.110 1.06 0.000 -0.110 -1.7 2 0
   Wayne Comer LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Mickey Stanley CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .223 .667 0.015 0.47 0.040 -0.025 -0.3 3 0
Ed Brinkman SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 .199 .518 0.040 0.64 0.062 -0.022 0.0 1 3
Tom Timmermann P 3 0 1 0 0 1 .105 .276 0.069 0.90 0.081 -0.012 0.6 0 1
   Fred Scherman P 1 0 1 0 0 0 .111 .269 0.005 0.11 0.005 0.000 0.2 0 0
Team Totals 33 5 10 4 4 1 .303 .803 0.271 0.87 0.698 -0.426 1.8 27 9
2B: A Rodriguez (14, off M Hedlund); B Freehan (12, off D Drago); N Cash (6, off T Burgmeier); J Northrup (7, off D Drago).
SH: J Northrup (2, off M Hedlund).
TB: J Northrup 4; A Rodriguez 2; N Cash 2; B Freehan 2; E Brinkman; M Stanley; T Timmermann; F Scherman.
RBI: J Northrup 2 (18); B Freehan (38); N Cash (36).
2-out RBI: J Northrup 2.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 4 for 13.
Fielding
DP: 1. E Brinkman-D McAuliffe-N Cash.
E: J Northrup (2).

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dick Drago, L (7-9) 6 7 3 3 3 1 0 2.44 28 44 -0.145 0.99 -0.6
Mike Hedlund 0.1 1 2 1 1 0 0 4.13 3 0 0 -0.056 0.94 -0.7
Tom Burgmeier 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.19 1 2 2 -0.092 1.03 -1.5
Ted Abernathy 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.27 6 1 0 0.022 0.19 1.0
Team Totals 8 10 5 4 4 1 0 4.50 38 44 3 2 -0.271 1.18 -1.8
T Burgmeier faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Tom Timmermann, W (7-7) 6.1 6 2 2 0 3 0 2.67 25 56 -0.112 0.99 -0.5
Fred Scherman, S (9) 2.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 2.91 9 2 0 0.341 1.68 1.1
Team Totals 9 8 3 3 0 4 0 3.00 34 56 2 0 0.229 0.87 0.6
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Red Flaherty, 3B - Bill Haller.
Time of Game: 2:25.
Attendance: 28,727.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         Detroit Tigers
1 Freddie Patek SS 1 Dick McAuliffe 2B
2 Amos Otis CF 2 Aurelio Rodriguez 3B
3 Richie Scheinblum RF 3 Jim Northrup RF
4 Lou Piniella LF 4 Bill Freehan C
5 John Mayberry 1B 5 Norm Cash 1B
6 Ed Kirkpatrick C 6 Willie Horton LF
7 Cookie Rojas 2B 7 Mickey Stanley CF
8 Bobby Floyd 3B 8 Ed Brinkman SS
9 Dick Drago P 9 Tom Timmermann P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b2 0-0 2 123 RR DET J. Northrup D. Drago 20% 78% Single to LF; Timmermann to 3B; Brinkman Scores; Stanley Scores
t7 1-3 1 -23 R KCR C. Rojas T. Timmermann -17% 53% Single to RF; Rojas to 2B/Adv on throw; Kirkpatrick to 3B; Piniella Scores
t7 0-3 1 12- R KCR E. Kirkpatrick T. Timmermann -17% 71% Single to RF; Kirkpatrick to 2B/Adv on E9; Piniella to 3B; Scheinblum Scores/No RBI
t7 2-3 1 -23 O KCR B. Knoop F. Scherman 16% 69% Flyball: CF
t7 2-3 2 -23 O KCR J. May F. Scherman 12% 81% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)

Play By Play

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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' Tom Timmermann facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O KCR F. Patek T. Timmermann 2% 52% Flyball: 1B
t1 0-0 1 --- KCR A. Otis T. Timmermann -2% 50% Single to CF
t1 0-0 1 1-- O KCR R. Scheinblum T. Timmermann 3% 52% Flyball: 2B
t1 0-0 2 1-- O KCR L. Piniella T. Timmermann 2% 54% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Dick Drago facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O DET D. McAuliffe D. Drago -2% 52% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b1 0-0 1 --- O DET A. Rodriguez D. Drago -1% 51% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- DET J. Northrup D. Drago 1% 52% Single to RF
b1 0-0 2 1-- DET B. Freehan D. Drago 2% 54% Walk; Northrup to 2B
b1 0-0 2 12- DET N. Cash D. Drago 3% 57% Walk; Northrup to 3B; Freehan to 2B
b1 0-0 2 123 O DET W. Horton D. Drago -7% 50% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Tom Timmermann facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- O KCR J. Mayberry T. Timmermann 2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- O KCR E. Kirkpatrick T. Timmermann 1% 54% Flyball: SS
t2 0-0 2 --- O KCR C. Rojas T. Timmermann 1% 55% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Dick Drago facing 7-8-9
b2 0-0 0 --- DET M. Stanley D. Drago 4% 59% Single to SS
b2 0-0 0 1-- DET E. Brinkman D. Drago 6% 65% Single to LF; Stanley to 2B
b2 0-0 0 12- DET T. Timmermann D. Drago 8% 73% Single to P/Bunt; Brinkman to 2B; Stanley to 3B
b2 0-0 0 123 O DET D. McAuliffe D. Drago -7% 66% Flyball: SS
b2 0-0 1 123 O DET A. Rodriguez D. Drago -8% 58% Flyball: 2B
b2 0-0 2 123 RR DET J. Northrup D. Drago 20% 78% Single to LF; Timmermann to 3B; Brinkman Scores; Stanley Scores
b2 2-0 2 1-3 O DET B. Freehan D. Drago -3% 74% Flyball: RF
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 2.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Tigers' Tom Timmermann facing 8-9-1
t3 0-2 0 --- O KCR B. Floyd T. Timmermann 2% 77% Strikeout
t3 0-2 1 --- O KCR D. Drago T. Timmermann 1% 78% Flyball: LF
t3 0-2 2 --- O KCR F. Patek T. Timmermann 1% 79% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Royals' Dick Drago facing 5-6-7
b3 2-0 0 --- O DET N. Cash D. Drago -1% 78% Flyball: RF
b3 2-0 1 --- O DET W. Horton D. Drago -1% 77% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b3 2-0 2 --- O DET M. Stanley D. Drago -1% 76% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 2.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Tigers' Tom Timmermann facing 2-3-4
t4 0-2 0 --- O KCR A. Otis T. Timmermann 2% 79% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 0-2 1 --- O KCR R. Scheinblum T. Timmermann 2% 80% Flyball: CF
t4 0-2 2 --- O KCR L. Piniella T. Timmermann 1% 81% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Royals' Dick Drago facing 8-9-1
b4 2-0 0 --- O DET E. Brinkman D. Drago -1% 80% Flyball: LF
b4 2-0 1 --- O DET T. Timmermann D. Drago -1% 79% Strikeout
b4 2-0 2 --- DET D. McAuliffe D. Drago 1% 80% Walk
b4 2-0 2 1-- O DET A. Rodriguez D. Drago -1% 79% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 2.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Tigers' Tom Timmermann facing 5-6-7
t5 0-2 0 --- O KCR J. Mayberry T. Timmermann 3% 81% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t5 0-2 1 --- O KCR E. Kirkpatrick T. Timmermann 2% 83% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t5 0-2 2 --- KCR C. Rojas T. Timmermann -2% 81% Single to RF
t5 0-2 2 1-- KCR B. Floyd T. Timmermann -1% 80% Rojas Steals 2B
t5 0-2 2 -2- O KCR B. Floyd T. Timmermann 4% 84% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Royals' Dick Drago facing 3-4-5
b5 2-0 0 --- DET J. Northrup D. Drago 4% 88% Double to RF
b5 2-0 0 -2- R DET B. Freehan D. Drago 5% 93% Double to LF; Northrup Scores
b5 3-0 0 -2- O DET N. Cash D. Drago -0% 93% Groundout: 2B-1B; Freehan to 3B
b5 3-0 1 --3 O DET W. Horton D. Drago -2% 91% Foul Flyball: C
b5 3-0 2 --3 O DET M. Stanley D. Drago -1% 89% Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 3.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Tigers' Tom Timmermann facing 9-1-2
t6 0-3 0 --- O KCR D. Drago T. Timmermann 2% 91% Flyball: CF
t6 0-3 1 --- O KCR F. Patek T. Timmermann 1% 92% Strikeout
t6 0-3 2 --- O KCR A. Otis T. Timmermann 1% 93% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Royals' Dick Drago facing 8-9-1
b6 3-0 0 --- O DET E. Brinkman D. Drago -1% 93% Flyball: CF
b6 3-0 1 --- O DET T. Timmermann D. Drago -0% 92% Flyball: LF
b6 3-0 2 --- O DET D. McAuliffe D. Drago -0% 92% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 3.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Tigers' Tom Timmermann facing 3-4-5
t7 0-3 0 --- KCR R. Scheinblum T. Timmermann -4% 88% Single to RF
t7 0-3 0 1-- KCR L. Piniella T. Timmermann -7% 81% Single to CF; Scheinblum to 2B
t7 0-3 0 12- O KCR J. Mayberry T. Timmermann 6% 87% Lineout: 1B
t7 0-3 1 12- R KCR E. Kirkpatrick T. Timmermann -17% 71% Single to RF; Kirkpatrick to 2B/Adv on E9; Piniella to 3B; Scheinblum Scores/No RBI
t7 1-3 1 -23 R KCR C. Rojas T. Timmermann -17% 53% Single to RF; Rojas to 2B/Adv on throw; Kirkpatrick to 3B; Piniella Scores
Fred Scherman replaces Tom Timmermann pitching and batting 9th
Steve Hovley pinch hits for Bobby Floyd (3B) batting 8th
Bobby Knoop pinch hits for Steve Hovley batting 8th
t7 2-3 1 -23 O KCR B. Knoop F. Scherman 16% 69% Flyball: CF
Jerry May pinch hits for Dick Drago (P) batting 9th
t7 2-3 2 -23 O KCR J. May F. Scherman 12% 81% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
2 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Royals' Mike Hedlund facing 2-3-4
Mike Hedlund replaces Jerry May (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Bobby Knoop moves from PH to 3B
b7 3-2 0 --- DET A. Rodriguez M. Hedlund 5% 86% Double to LF
b7 3-2 0 -2- O DET J. Northrup M. Hedlund -0% 86% Bunt Groundout: 2B-1B/Sacrifice; Rodriguez to 3B
b7 3-2 1 --3 DET B. Freehan M. Hedlund 1% 87% Walk
Tom Burgmeier replaces Mike Hedlund pitching and batting 9th
b7 3-2 1 1-3 R DET N. Cash T. Burgmeier 5% 92% Passed Ball; Freehan to 2B; Rodriguez Scores
b7 4-2 1 -2- R DET N. Cash T. Burgmeier 4% 96% Double to LF; Freehan Scores/unER
Ted Abernathy replaces Tom Burgmeier pitching and batting 9th
b7 5-2 1 -2- O DET W. Horton T. Abernathy -1% 95% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 5-2 2 -2- O DET M. Stanley T. Abernathy -1% 95% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 5.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-5, Tigers' Fred Scherman facing 1-2-3
Wayne Comer replaces Willie Horton playing LF batting 6th
t8 2-5 0 --- KCR F. Patek F. Scherman -4% 91% Single to 2B
t8 2-5 0 1-- KCR A. Otis F. Scherman -1% 90% Patek Steals 2B
t8 2-5 0 -2- O KCR A. Otis F. Scherman 4% 93% Strikeout
t8 2-5 1 -2- R KCR R. Scheinblum F. Scherman -5% 88% Single to LF; Patek Scores
t8 3-5 1 1-- OO KCR L. Piniella F. Scherman 7% 95% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Tigers 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-3, Royals' Ted Abernathy facing 8-9-1
b8 5-3 0 --- O DET E. Brinkman T. Abernathy -0% 95% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 5-3 1 --- DET F. Scherman T. Abernathy 0% 95% Single to LF
b8 5-3 1 1-- O DET D. McAuliffe T. Abernathy -1% 95% Flyball: LF
b8 5-3 2 1-- O DET A. Rodriguez T. Abernathy -0% 94% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Tigers 5.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-5, Tigers' Fred Scherman facing 5-6-7
t9 3-5 0 --- O KCR J. Mayberry F. Scherman 3% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 3-5 1 --- O KCR E. Kirkpatrick F. Scherman 2% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 3-5 2 --- O KCR C. Rojas F. Scherman 1% 100% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Tigers 5.

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