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Municipal Stadium, Attendance: 10,762 |
Tuesday, July 4, 1972 Time of Game: 2:08 |
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Tigers
0
37-31
Lost 3
2nd, 1 GB
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
Royals 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 1 7 0
W: Roger Nelson (2-2), L: Bill Slayback (1-2) |
Royals
1
34-35
Won 1
4th, 11½ GB
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Batting Stats
Detroit Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str PO A Details D McAuliffe 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .225 .688 1 1 A Rodriguez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .594 0 3 J Northrup RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .256 .657 6 0 SB B Freehan C 4 0 1 0 0 1 .283 .784 4 1 N Cash 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .256 .804 8 0 W Horton LF 2 0 0 0 1 0 .238 .743 1 0 M Stanley CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .228 .655 2 0 E Brinkman SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .194 .512 2 2 B Slayback P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 0 2 G Brown PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .237 .700 0 0 F Scherman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077 .220 0 0 Totals 31 0 4 0 1 4 24 9
Batting Events
TB: D McAuliffe; J Northrup; N Cash; B Freehan.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 2.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. D McAuliffe-E Brinkman-N Cash.
E: B Slayback (1).
Baserunning Events
SB: J Northrup (2, 2nd base off R Nelson/E Kirkpatrick).
Kansas City Royals AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str PO A Details F Patek SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .604 2 3 A Otis CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 .305 .762 5 0 SB L Piniella LF 3 0 2 0 1 0 .314 .800 3 0 R Scheinblum RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .331 .858 2 0 GDP J Mayberry 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .300 .857 8 1 E Kirkpatrick C 1 0 0 0 3 0 .299 .878 4 0 CS C Rojas 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .295 .706 0 1 B Floyd 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .185 .432 2 1 R Nelson P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .500 1 3 SH Totals 28 1 7 0 5 4 27 9
Batting Events
SH: R Nelson (1, off B Slayback).
TB: A Otis 2; J Mayberry 2; L Piniella 2; C Rojas.
GIDP: R Scheinblum (6).
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 1 for 8.
Baserunning Events
SB: A Otis (12, 2nd base off B Slayback/B Freehan).
CS: E Kirkpatrick (4, 2nd base by F Scherman/B Freehan).
Pitching Stats
Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit-Str Ct·Sw·Lk GB·FB·LD· ? GmSc IR-IS LevI WPA B Slayback, L (1-2) 7 7 1 1 4 4 0 1.93 31 - · · 7· 9· 0· 7 59 - 1.11 0.13 F Scherman 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.60 3 - · · 1· 1· 0· 0 0-0 0.53 0.02 Totals 8 7 1 1 5 4 0 34 - · · 8·10· 0· 7 -
Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit-Str Ct·Sw·Lk GB·FB·LD· ? GmSc IR-IS LevI WPA R Nelson, W (2-2) 9 4 0 0 1 4 0 1.06 32 - · · 9·14· 0· 4 82 - 1.20 0.66 Totals 9 4 0 0 1 4 0 32 - · · 9·14· 0· 4 -
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.
Other Info
Umpires:
HP - Jim Odom, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Frank Umont.
Time of Game: 2:08.
Attendance: 10,762.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.
Lineups
Detroit Tigers Kansas City Royals 1. Dick McAuliffe 2B 1. Freddie Patek SS 2. Aurelio Rodriguez 3B 2. Amos Otis CF 3. Jim Northrup RF 3. Lou Piniella LF 4. Bill Freehan C 4. Richie Scheinblum RF 5. Norm Cash 1B 5. John Mayberry 1B 6. Willie Horton LF 6. Ed Kirkpatrick C 7. Mickey Stanley CF 7. Cookie Rojas 2B 8. Ed Brinkman SS 8. Bobby Floyd 3B 9. Bill Slayback P 9. Roger Nelson P
Top 5 Plays
Glossary · Click headers to sort · CSV · PRE · View Pitches · wWE and wWPA Explanation| Inn | Out | RoB | R/O | Pit(cnt) | wWPA | wWE | Score | @Bat | Batter | Pitcher | Play Description |
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| b1 | 2 | 12- | R | 12% | 67% | 0-0 | KCR | J. Mayberry | B. Slayback | Single to P; Scheinblum to 3B; Otis Scores/Adv on E1/No RBI | |
| t4 | 2 | 123 | O | 10% | 71% | 0-1 | DET | M. Stanley | R. Nelson | Groundout: P-1B | |
| b5 | 1 | -23 | O | -7% | 74% | 1-0 | KCR | J. Mayberry | B. Slayback | Foul Flyball: 1B | |
| t9 | 0 | --- | O | 6% | 93% | 0-1 | DET | J. Northrup | R. Nelson | Flyball: LF | |
| b3 | 2 | 123 | O | -6% | 65% | 1-0 | KCR | C. Rojas | B. Slayback | Groundout: 3B-1B |
Play By Play
Glossary · Click headers to sort · CSV · PRE · View Pitches · Box Score Explanation · wWE and wWPA Explanation| Inn | Out | RoB | R/O | Pit(cnt) | wWPA | wWE | Score | @Bat | Batter | Pitcher | Play Description |
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| Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Roger Nelson facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| t1 | 0 | --- | O | 2% | 52% | 0-0 | DET | D. McAuliffe | R. Nelson | Strikeout | |
| t1 | 1 | --- | O | 1% | 53% | 0-0 | DET | A. Rodriguez | R. Nelson | Flyball: CF | |
| t1 | 2 | --- | -1% | 52% | 0-0 | DET | J. Northrup | R. Nelson | Single to LF | ||
| t1 | 2 | 1-- | -1% | 51% | 0-0 | DET | B. Freehan | R. Nelson | Northrup Steals 2B | ||
| t1 | 2 | -2- | O | 3% | 54% | 0-0 | DET | B. Freehan | R. Nelson | Strikeout | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Bill Slayback facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| b1 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 52% | 0-0 | KCR | F. Patek | B. Slayback | Groundout: 3B-1B | |
| b1 | 1 | --- | 2% | 55% | 0-0 | KCR | A. Otis | B. Slayback | Single to CF | ||
| b1 | 1 | 1-- | 2% | 57% | 0-0 | KCR | L. Piniella | B. Slayback | Otis Steals 2B | ||
| b1 | 1 | -2- | O | -3% | 53% | 0-0 | KCR | L. Piniella | B. Slayback | Flyball: RF | |
| b1 | 2 | -2- | 1% | 54% | 0-0 | KCR | R. Scheinblum | B. Slayback | Walk | ||
| b1 | 2 | 12- | R | 12% | 67% | 0-0 | KCR | J. Mayberry | B. Slayback | Single to P; Scheinblum to 3B; Otis Scores/Adv on E1/No RBI | |
| b1 | 2 | 1-3 | 2% | 68% | 1-0 | KCR | E. Kirkpatrick | B. Slayback | Walk; Mayberry to 2B | ||
| b1 | 2 | 123 | O | -6% | 62% | 1-0 | KCR | C. Rojas | B. Slayback | Flyball: RF | |
| 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 1. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Roger Nelson facing 5-6-7 | |||||||||||
| t2 | 0 | --- | O | 2% | 65% | 0-1 | DET | N. Cash | R. Nelson | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| t2 | 1 | --- | O | 1% | 66% | 0-1 | DET | W. Horton | R. Nelson | Flyball: RF | |
| t2 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 67% | 0-1 | DET | M. Stanley | R. Nelson | Groundout: P-1B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 1. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tigers' Bill Slayback facing 8-9-1 | |||||||||||
| b2 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 65% | 1-0 | KCR | B. Floyd | B. Slayback | Strikeout | |
| b2 | 1 | --- | O | -1% | 64% | 1-0 | KCR | R. Nelson | B. Slayback | Groundout: 3B-1B | |
| b2 | 2 | --- | O | -1% | 64% | 1-0 | KCR | F. Patek | B. Slayback | Flyball: RF | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 1. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Roger Nelson facing 8-9-1 | |||||||||||
| t3 | 0 | --- | O | 2% | 66% | 0-1 | DET | E. Brinkman | R. Nelson | Flyball: CF | |
| t3 | 1 | --- | O | 2% | 68% | 0-1 | DET | B. Slayback | R. Nelson | Strikeout | |
| t3 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 69% | 0-1 | DET | D. McAuliffe | R. Nelson | Flyball: SS | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 1. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tigers' Bill Slayback facing 2-3-4 | |||||||||||
| b3 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 67% | 1-0 | KCR | A. Otis | B. Slayback | Flyball: LF | |
| b3 | 1 | --- | 2% | 69% | 1-0 | KCR | L. Piniella | B. Slayback | Walk | ||
| b3 | 1 | 1-- | O | -2% | 67% | 1-0 | KCR | R. Scheinblum | B. Slayback | Strikeout | |
| b3 | 2 | 1-- | 2% | 69% | 1-0 | KCR | J. Mayberry | B. Slayback | Single to RF; Piniella to 3B | ||
| b3 | 2 | 1-3 | 2% | 71% | 1-0 | KCR | E. Kirkpatrick | B. Slayback | Walk; Mayberry to 2B | ||
| b3 | 2 | 123 | O | -6% | 65% | 1-0 | KCR | C. Rojas | B. Slayback | Groundout: 3B-1B | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 1. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Roger Nelson facing 2-3-4 | |||||||||||
| t4 | 0 | --- | O | 3% | 68% | 0-1 | DET | A. Rodriguez | R. Nelson | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| t4 | 1 | --- | O | 2% | 69% | 0-1 | DET | J. Northrup | R. Nelson | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| t4 | 2 | --- | -2% | 68% | 0-1 | DET | B. Freehan | R. Nelson | Single to CF | ||
| t4 | 2 | 1-- | -3% | 65% | 0-1 | DET | N. Cash | R. Nelson | Single to RF; Freehan to 2B | ||
| t4 | 2 | 12- | -4% | 61% | 0-1 | DET | W. Horton | R. Nelson | Walk; Freehan to 3B; Cash to 2B | ||
| t4 | 2 | 123 | O | 10% | 71% | 0-1 | DET | M. Stanley | R. Nelson | Groundout: P-1B | |
| 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 1. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tigers' Bill Slayback facing 8-9-1 | |||||||||||
| b4 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 69% | 1-0 | KCR | B. Floyd | B. Slayback | Flyball: CF | |
| b4 | 1 | --- | O | -1% | 68% | 1-0 | KCR | R. Nelson | B. Slayback | Strikeout Looking | |
| b4 | 2 | --- | O | -1% | 67% | 1-0 | KCR | F. Patek | B. Slayback | Flyball: CF | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 1. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Roger Nelson facing 8-9-1 | |||||||||||
| t5 | 0 | --- | O | 3% | 70% | 0-1 | DET | E. Brinkman | R. Nelson | Groundout: P-1B | |
| t5 | 1 | --- | O | 2% | 72% | 0-1 | DET | B. Slayback | R. Nelson | Strikeout | |
| t5 | 2 | --- | -2% | 70% | 0-1 | DET | D. McAuliffe | R. Nelson | Single to RF | ||
| t5 | 2 | 1-- | O | 3% | 73% | 0-1 | DET | A. Rodriguez | R. Nelson | Groundout: 3B-1B | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 1. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tigers' Bill Slayback facing 2-3-4 | |||||||||||
| b5 | 0 | --- | 3% | 76% | 1-0 | KCR | A. Otis | B. Slayback | Single to LF | ||
| b5 | 0 | 1-- | 5% | 81% | 1-0 | KCR | L. Piniella | B. Slayback | Single to RF; Otis to 2B | ||
| b5 | 0 | 12- | O | 0% | 81% | 1-0 | KCR | R. Scheinblum | B. Slayback | Groundout: 1B unassisted; Piniella to 2B; Otis to 3B | |
| b5 | 1 | -23 | O | -7% | 74% | 1-0 | KCR | J. Mayberry | B. Slayback | Foul Flyball: 1B | |
| b5 | 2 | -23 | O | -5% | 69% | 1-0 | KCR | E. Kirkpatrick | B. Slayback | Flyball: RF | |
| 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 1. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Roger Nelson facing 3-4-5 | |||||||||||
| t6 | 0 | --- | O | 3% | 73% | 0-1 | DET | J. Northrup | R. Nelson | Flyball: SS | |
| t6 | 1 | --- | O | 2% | 75% | 0-1 | DET | B. Freehan | R. Nelson | Flyball: LF | |
| t6 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 77% | 0-1 | DET | N. Cash | R. Nelson | Groundout: 1B-P | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 1. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tigers' Bill Slayback facing 7-8-9 | |||||||||||
| b6 | 0 | --- | 3% | 80% | 1-0 | KCR | C. Rojas | B. Slayback | Single to RF | ||
| b6 | 0 | 1-- | O | -3% | 77% | 1-0 | KCR | B. Floyd | B. Slayback | Flyball: RF | |
| b6 | 1 | 1-- | O | -1% | 76% | 1-0 | KCR | R. Nelson | B. Slayback | Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Rojas to 2B | |
| b6 | 2 | -2- | O | -3% | 73% | 1-0 | KCR | F. Patek | B. Slayback | Groundout: P-1B | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 1. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Roger Nelson facing 6-7-8 | |||||||||||
| t7 | 0 | --- | O | 4% | 77% | 0-1 | DET | W. Horton | R. Nelson | Flyball: CF | |
| t7 | 1 | --- | O | 3% | 80% | 0-1 | DET | M. Stanley | R. Nelson | Flyball: CF | |
| t7 | 2 | --- | O | 2% | 81% | 0-1 | DET | E. Brinkman | R. Nelson | Flyball: 3B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 1. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tigers' Bill Slayback facing 2-3-4 | |||||||||||
| b7 | 0 | --- | O | -1% | 80% | 1-0 | KCR | A. Otis | B. Slayback | Strikeout | |
| b7 | 1 | --- | 2% | 82% | 1-0 | KCR | L. Piniella | B. Slayback | Single to LF | ||
| b7 | 1 | 1-- | OO | -3% | 78% | 1-0 | KCR | R. Scheinblum | B. Slayback | Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 1. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Roger Nelson facing 9-1-2 | |||||||||||
| Gates Brown pinch hits for Bill Slayback (P) batting 9th | |||||||||||
| t8 | 0 | --- | O | 5% | 83% | 0-1 | DET | G. Brown | R. Nelson | Flyball: LF | |
| t8 | 1 | --- | O | 3% | 87% | 0-1 | DET | D. McAuliffe | R. Nelson | Flyball: 3B | |
| t8 | 2 | --- | O | 2% | 89% | 0-1 | DET | A. Rodriguez | R. Nelson | Flyball: RF | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 1. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tigers' Fred Scherman facing 5-6-7 | |||||||||||
| Fred Scherman replaces Gates Brown (PH) pitching and batting 9th | |||||||||||
| b8 | 0 | --- | O | -1% | 88% | 1-0 | KCR | J. Mayberry | F. Scherman | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| b8 | 1 | --- | 1% | 89% | 1-0 | KCR | E. Kirkpatrick | F. Scherman | Walk | ||
| b8 | 1 | 1-- | O | -2% | 87% | 1-0 | KCR | C. Rojas | F. Scherman | Kirkpatrick Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS) | |
| b8 | 2 | --- | O | -0% | 87% | 1-0 | KCR | C. Rojas | F. Scherman | Flyball: RF | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 1. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Roger Nelson facing 3-4-5 | |||||||||||
| t9 | 0 | --- | O | 6% | 93% | 0-1 | DET | J. Northrup | R. Nelson | Flyball: LF | |
| t9 | 1 | --- | O | 4% | 97% | 0-1 | DET | B. Freehan | R. Nelson | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| t9 | 2 | --- | O | 3% | 100% | 0-1 | DET | N. Cash | R. Nelson | Flyball: CF | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Royals 1. | |||||||||||
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