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Scores
Standings
CHW
@BOS		1
6
CLE
@CAL		10
8		 
(11)
KCR
@DET		4
14
MIN
@NYY		3
0
BAL
@OAK		5
2
MIL
@TEX		3
0
NYM
@ATL		12
2
SDP
@CHC		8
5
PHI
@CIN		3
7
MON
@HOU		3
2		 
(10)
LAD
@PIT		2
3
SFG
@STL		8
3
Wednesday, July 18, 1973
, Tiger Stadium
Attendance: 19,256, Time of Game: 2:52
Royals
4
52-46
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
2nd, 2½ GB
 at Tigers
14
49-45
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
4th, 3½ GB
W: Joe Coleman (15-8)
L: Steve Busby (7-10)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  0   1  2  0   1  0  0    4  8  1
Tigers          0  0  1   5  6  0   2  0  X   14 18  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 1 0 0 .237 .664 -0.065 0.68 0.002 -0.067 0.2 2 2 HR
   Gail Hopkins 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .275 .794 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.2 1 0
Cookie Rojas 2B 1 1 0 0 2 0 .255 .661 0.006 0.78 0.046 -0.040 0.3 0 1 CS
   Frank White 2B-SS 1 0 1 0 1 0 .236 .551 0.003 0.04 0.003 0.000 0.5 0 0
Amos Otis CF 2 0 0 0 1 1 .287 .846 0.000 0.91 0.040 -0.040 0.3 3 0
   Steve Hovley CF 2 0 1 0 0 0 .256 .650 -0.002 0.05 0.000 -0.002 0.0 1 0
Kurt Bevacqua 1B-2B 5 1 1 1 0 1 .280 .719 0.086 0.80 0.111 -0.026 0.3 9 2
Ed Kirkpatrick RF 2 0 1 1 1 0 .298 .805 0.063 1.28 0.098 -0.035 0.4 3 0 SF
Rick Reichardt DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 .259 .682 -0.079 1.33 0.000 -0.079 -1.1 SH
Lou Piniella LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 .244 .648 0.023 0.72 0.030 -0.007 0.4 2 0
Paul Schaal 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 .277 .773 -0.020 1.15 0.025 -0.045 -0.8 0 1 GDP
   Hal McRae 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .521 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.1 0 2
Fran Healy C 3 1 1 0 0 0 .251 .653 -0.056 1.16 0.021 -0.076 -0.5 2 1
   Carl Taylor C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .588 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.2 1 0
Steve Busby P
   Bruce Dal Canton P
   Steve Mingori P
   Gene Garber P
Team Totals 32 4 8 4 6 2 .250 .703 -0.041 0.80 0.376 -0.417 -0.6 24 9
HR: F Patek (3, off J Coleman; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
SF: E Kirkpatrick (4, off J Coleman).
SH: R Reichardt (3, off J Coleman).
TB: F Patek 4; L Piniella 2; F Healy; S Hovley; E Kirkpatrick; F White; K Bevacqua.
GIDP: P Schaal (10).
RBI: L Piniella (47); K Bevacqua (28); F Patek (28); E Kirkpatrick (40).
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 0 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. K Bevacqua-F Patek.
E: P Schaal (17).
Baserunning
CS: C Rojas (2, 2nd base by J Coleman/D Sims).

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jim Northrup LF 4 0 2 0 1 0 .266 .724 -0.122 1.02 0.035 -0.157 -0.9 3 0 SH
Mickey Stanley CF 6 2 2 2 0 0 .233 .663 0.212 0.80 0.234 -0.023 0.8 2 0 HR
Gates Brown DH 3 1 2 3 0 0 .250 .720 0.224 1.19 0.254 -0.030 2.7 HR
   Frank Howard PH 2 1 0 0 1 0 .252 .728 0.001 0.07 0.001 0.000 -0.4 IW
Duke Sims C 4 3 3 2 1 0 .272 .803 0.037 0.60 0.074 -0.036 2.5 2 1 HR,2B
Dick McAuliffe 2B 4 2 3 4 1 0 .277 .820 -0.001 0.60 0.089 -0.090 3.2 3 2 HR,2B,GDP
Al Kaline RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .206 .584 -0.075 0.74 0.000 -0.075 -0.8 5 0
   Dick Sharon RF 1 0 1 1 0 0 .243 .735 0.000 0.01 0.000 0.000 0.8 2 0
Norm Cash 1B 5 2 2 0 0 2 .241 .810 0.026 0.53 0.056 -0.030 -0.1 6 1
   Tony Taylor 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 .575 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 3 0
Aurelio Rodriguez 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 .220 .612 0.021 0.63 0.041 -0.020 0.1 0 1 SH
Ed Brinkman SS 3 2 1 0 1 0 .260 .681 0.134 0.78 0.134 0.000 1.8 0 5 SH
Joe Coleman P 1 1
Team Totals 39 14 18 12 6 3 .462 1.354 0.457 0.69 0.918 -0.461 9.9 27 11
2B: D McAuliffe (15, off G Garber); D Sims (10, off S Busby).
HR: D McAuliffe (8, off S Mingori; 5th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to RF); M Stanley (11, off S Busby; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); G Brown (8, off S Busby; 4th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to RF); D Sims (7, off G Garber; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).
SH: E Brinkman (9, off B Dal Canton); A Rodriguez (6, off S Busby); J Northrup (1, off S Mingori).
IBB: F Howard (2, by S Mingori).
TB: D McAuliffe 7; D Sims 7; M Stanley 5; G Brown 5; N Cash 2; J Northrup 2; E Brinkman; A Rodriguez; A Kaline; D Sharon.
GIDP: D McAuliffe (1).
RBI: D McAuliffe 4 (36); G Brown 3 (27); M Stanley 2 (34); D Sims 2 (25); D Sharon (8).
2-out RBI: D McAuliffe 4; G Brown 3; M Stanley; D Sims.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 7 for 14.
Fielding
DP: 2. D Sims-D McAuliffe; E Brinkman-D McAuliffe-N Cash.
E: D McAuliffe (5).

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Steve Busby, L (7-10) 3.2 9 6 6 3 2 2 4.72 22 18 -0.319 1.38 -3.3
Bruce Dal Canton 0.1 2 3 0 1 0 0 3.83 5 1 1 -0.109 0.43 -3.1
Steve Mingori 2 4 3 3 1 0 1 6.41 11 1 1 -0.029 0.08 -2.6
Gene Garber 2 3 2 2 1 1 1 4.15 10 0 0 -0.001 0.00 -1.0
Team Totals 8 18 14 8 6 3 4 9.00 48 18 2 2 -0.458 0.80 -9.9
B Dal Canton faced 3 batters in the 5th inning.

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Joe Coleman, W (15-8) 9 8 4 3 6 2 1 3.57 40 53 0.042 0.80 0.6
Team Totals 9 8 4 3 6 2 1 3.00 40 53 0.042 0.69 0.6
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: S Mingori (2; F Howard).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Merle Anthony, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Frank Umont.
Time of Game: 2:52.
Attendance: 19,256.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 84° F.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         Detroit Tigers
1 Freddie Patek SS 1 Jim Northrup LF
2 Cookie Rojas 2B 2 Mickey Stanley CF
3 Amos Otis CF 3 Gates Brown DH
4 Kurt Bevacqua 1B 4 Duke Sims C
5 Ed Kirkpatrick RF 5 Dick McAuliffe 2B
6 Rick Reichardt DH 6 Al Kaline RF
7 Lou Piniella LF 7 Norm Cash 1B
8 Paul Schaal 3B 8 Aurelio Rodriguez 3B
9 Fran Healy C 9 Ed Brinkman SS
Steve Busby P Joe Coleman P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b4 2-1 2 12- RRR DET G. Brown S. Busby 22% 90% Home Run; Brinkman Scores; Stanley Scores
b4 1-1 2 1-3 R DET M. Stanley S. Busby 12% 68% Single to CF; Cash Scores; Brinkman to 2B
b3 0-0 0 --- R DET M. Stanley S. Busby 11% 67% Home Run
b3 1-0 0 12- OO DET D. McAuliffe S. Busby -9% 66% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS; Brown to 3B
b4 1-1 1 1-3 O DET J. Northrup S. Busby -8% 56% Popfly: SS

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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' Joe Coleman facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O KCR F. Patek J. Coleman 2% 52% Foul Flyball: 1B
t1 0-0 1 --- KCR C. Rojas J. Coleman -2% 50% Walk
t1 0-0 1 1-- OO KCR A. Otis J. Coleman 5% 55% Double Play: Strikeout, Rojas Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Steve Busby facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- DET J. Northrup S. Busby 3% 58% Single to CF
b1 0-0 0 1-- O DET M. Stanley S. Busby -2% 57% Groundout: SS-1B; Northrup to 2B
b1 0-0 1 -2- O DET G. Brown S. Busby -3% 54% Groundout: SS-1B; Northrup to 3B
b1 0-0 2 --3 O DET D. Sims S. Busby -4% 50% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Joe Coleman facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O KCR K. Bevacqua J. Coleman 2% 52% Strikeout
t2 0-0 1 --- KCR E. Kirkpatrick J. Coleman -3% 50% Walk
t2 0-0 1 1-- O KCR R. Reichardt J. Coleman 3% 53% Flyball: RF
t2 0-0 2 1-- KCR L. Piniella J. Coleman -3% 50% Single to CF; Kirkpatrick to 3B
t2 0-0 2 1-3 KCR P. Schaal J. Coleman -2% 48% Walk; Piniella to 2B
t2 0-0 2 123 O KCR F. Healy J. Coleman 8% 55% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Steve Busby facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- DET D. McAuliffe S. Busby 4% 59% Walk
b2 0-0 0 1-- O DET A. Kaline S. Busby -3% 55% Flyball: CF
b2 0-0 1 1-- O DET N. Cash S. Busby -3% 52% Strikeout
b2 0-0 2 1-- DET A. Rodriguez S. Busby 2% 54% Single to RF; McAuliffe to 2B
b2 0-0 2 12- DET E. Brinkman S. Busby 3% 58% Walk; McAuliffe to 3B; Rodriguez to 2B
b2 0-0 2 123 O DET J. Northrup S. Busby -8% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Joe Coleman facing 1-2-3
t3 0-0 0 --- O KCR F. Patek J. Coleman 3% 53% Foul Flyball: RF
t3 0-0 1 --- O KCR C. Rojas J. Coleman 2% 54% Flyball: LF
t3 0-0 2 --- O KCR A. Otis J. Coleman 1% 56% Lineout: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Steve Busby facing 2-3-4
b3 0-0 0 --- R DET M. Stanley S. Busby 11% 67% Home Run
b3 1-0 0 --- DET G. Brown S. Busby 3% 70% Single to CF
b3 1-0 0 1-- DET D. Sims S. Busby 5% 75% Walk; Brown to 2B
b3 1-0 0 12- OO DET D. McAuliffe S. Busby -9% 66% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS; Brown to 3B
b3 1-0 2 --3 O DET A. Kaline S. Busby -4% 62% Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 1.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Tigers' Joe Coleman facing 4-5-6
t4 0-1 0 --- KCR K. Bevacqua J. Coleman -5% 58% Single to RF
t4 0-1 0 1-- KCR E. Kirkpatrick J. Coleman -7% 51% Single to 2B; Bevacqua to 2B
t4 0-1 0 12- O KCR R. Reichardt J. Coleman 1% 51% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Bevacqua to 3B; Kirkpatrick to 2B
t4 0-1 1 -23 RO KCR L. Piniella J. Coleman 1% 52% Groundout: SS-1B; Bevacqua Scores
t4 1-1 2 -2- O KCR P. Schaal J. Coleman 4% 56% Flyball: LF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Royals' Steve Busby facing 7-8-9
b4 1-1 0 --- DET N. Cash S. Busby 4% 60% Single to RF
b4 1-1 0 1-- O DET A. Rodriguez S. Busby -2% 58% Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; Cash to 2B
b4 1-1 1 -2- DET E. Brinkman S. Busby 6% 64% Single to LF; Cash to 3B
b4 1-1 1 1-3 O DET J. Northrup S. Busby -8% 56% Popfly: SS
b4 1-1 2 1-3 R DET M. Stanley S. Busby 12% 68% Single to CF; Cash Scores; Brinkman to 2B
b4 2-1 2 12- RRR DET G. Brown S. Busby 22% 90% Home Run; Brinkman Scores; Stanley Scores
b4 5-1 2 --- DET D. Sims S. Busby 1% 91% Double to CF
Bruce Dal Canton replaces Steve Busby pitching
b4 5-1 2 -2- R DET D. McAuliffe B. Dal Canton 3% 94% Single to CF; Sims Scores
b4 6-1 2 1-- O DET A. Kaline B. Dal Canton -0% 94% Flyball: CF
5 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 6.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-6, Tigers' Joe Coleman facing 9-1-2
t5 1-6 0 --- KCR F. Healy J. Coleman -2% 92% Single to LF
t5 1-6 0 1-- O KCR F. Patek J. Coleman 2% 94% Flyball: RF
t5 1-6 1 1-- KCR C. Rojas J. Coleman -2% 92% Walk; Healy to 2B
t5 1-6 1 12- KCR A. Otis J. Coleman -4% 87% Walk; Healy to 3B; Rojas to 2B
t5 1-6 1 123 R KCR K. Bevacqua J. Coleman -6% 81% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Healy Scores; Rojas to 3B; Otis to 2B
t5 2-6 1 123 RO KCR E. Kirkpatrick J. Coleman 3% 84% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Rojas Scores/unER
t5 3-6 2 12- O KCR R. Reichardt J. Coleman 4% 89% Flyball: RF
2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Tigers 6.
Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-3, Royals' Bruce Dal Canton facing 7-8-9
b5 6-3 0 --- DET N. Cash B. Dal Canton 1% 90% Single to CF
b5 6-3 0 1-- DET A. Rodriguez B. Dal Canton 2% 92% Walk; Cash to 2B
b5 6-3 0 12- RR DET E. Brinkman B. Dal Canton 5% 97% Reached on E5/Sacrifice Bunt; Cash Scores/No RBI/unER; Rodriguez Scores/No RBI/unER; Brinkman to 1B
Steve Mingori replaces Bruce Dal Canton pitching
b5 8-3 0 1-- O DET J. Northrup S. Mingori -0% 96% Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Brinkman to 2B
b5 8-3 1 -2- O DET M. Stanley S. Mingori -1% 96% Groundout: 3B-1B
Frank Howard pinch hits for Gates Brown (DH) batting 3rd
b5 8-3 2 -2- DET F. Howard S. Mingori 0% 96% Intentional Walk
b5 8-3 2 12- R DET D. Sims S. Mingori 2% 98% Single to CF; Brinkman Scores/unER; Howard to 2B
b5 9-3 2 12- RRR DET D. McAuliffe S. Mingori 2% 100% Home Run; Howard Scores/Team unER; Sims Scores/Team unER; McAuliffe Scores/Team unER
b5 12-3 2 --- DET A. Kaline S. Mingori 0% 100% Single to LF
b5 12-3 2 1-- O DET N. Cash S. Mingori -0% 100% Flyball: CF
6 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Tigers 12.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-12, Tigers' Joe Coleman facing 7-8-9
Dick Sharon replaces Al Kaline playing RF batting 6th
t6 3-12 0 --- KCR L. Piniella J. Coleman -0% 99% Single to CF
t6 3-12 0 1-- OO KCR P. Schaal J. Coleman 0% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t6 3-12 2 --- O KCR F. Healy J. Coleman 0% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Tigers 12.
Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 12-3, Royals' Steve Mingori facing 8-9-1
Carl Taylor replaces Fran Healy playing C batting 9th
Frank White replaces Cookie Rojas playing 2B batting 2nd
Steve Hovley replaces Amos Otis playing CF batting 3rd
b6 12-3 0 --- O DET A. Rodriguez S. Mingori -0% 100% Flyball: RF
b6 12-3 1 --- O DET E. Brinkman S. Mingori -0% 100% Flyball: LF
b6 12-3 2 --- DET J. Northrup S. Mingori 0% 100% Single to 3B
b6 12-3 2 1-- O DET M. Stanley S. Mingori -0% 100% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Tigers 12.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-12, Tigers' Joe Coleman facing 1-2-3
t7 3-12 0 --- R KCR F. Patek J. Coleman -0% 100% Home Run
t7 4-12 0 --- KCR F. White J. Coleman -0% 99% Walk
t7 4-12 0 1-- O KCR S. Hovley J. Coleman 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B; White to 2B
t7 4-12 1 -2- O KCR K. Bevacqua J. Coleman 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 4-12 2 -2- O KCR E. Kirkpatrick J. Coleman 0% 100% Groundout: 1B-P
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Tigers 12.
Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 12-4, Royals' Gene Garber facing 3-4-5
Gene Garber replaces Steve Mingori pitching
Hal McRae replaces Paul Schaal playing 3B batting 8th
b7 12-4 0 --- O DET F. Howard G. Garber -0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 12-4 1 --- R DET D. Sims G. Garber 0% 100% Home Run
b7 13-4 1 --- DET D. McAuliffe G. Garber 0% 100% Double to CF
b7 13-4 1 -2- R DET D. Sharon G. Garber 0% 100% Single to RF; McAuliffe Scores
b7 14-4 1 1-- O DET N. Cash G. Garber 0% 100% Strikeout
b7 14-4 2 1-- O DET A. Rodriguez G. Garber 0% 100% Flyball: RF
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Tigers 14.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-14, Tigers' Joe Coleman facing 6-7-8
Tony Taylor replaces Norm Cash playing 1B batting 7th
t8 4-14 0 --- O KCR R. Reichardt J. Coleman 0% 100% Flyball: RF
t8 4-14 1 --- O KCR L. Piniella J. Coleman 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 4-14 2 --- O KCR H. McRae J. Coleman 0% 100% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Tigers 14.
Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 14-4, Royals' Gene Garber facing 9-1-2
Gail Hopkins replaces Freddie Patek (SS) playing 1B batting 1st
Kurt Bevacqua moves from 1B to 2B
Frank White moves from 2B to SS
b8 14-4 0 --- O DET E. Brinkman G. Garber 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 14-4 1 --- DET J. Northrup G. Garber 0% 100% Walk
b8 14-4 1 1-- O DET M. Stanley G. Garber 0% 100% Flyball: CF
b8 14-4 2 1-- O DET F. Howard G. Garber -0% 100% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Tigers 14.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-14, Tigers' Joe Coleman facing 9-1-2
t9 4-14 0 --- O KCR C. Taylor J. Coleman 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 4-14 1 --- O KCR G. Hopkins J. Coleman 0% 100% Flyball: RF
t9 4-14 2 --- KCR F. White J. Coleman 0% 100% Single to 3B
t9 4-14 2 1-- KCR S. Hovley J. Coleman 0% 100% Single to RF; White to 2B
t9 4-14 2 12- O KCR K. Bevacqua J. Coleman 0% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Tigers 14.

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